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Margarita time

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And for the day that’s in it it’s margarita time… and don’t you just wish you had that drinks-making bike to hand?

From your Tex-Mex brunch on your balmy San Antonio morning at the Witte Museum.

It’s how they keep the wheels rolling in the Lone Star State.

The spirit of Tex-Mex

Margaritas truly are the spirit of Tex-Mex, originating in Galveston.

With a little bit of showbiz to the story for adornment.

Twas Balinese Room bartender Santos Cruz who invented the drink for celebrity patron Peggy Lee in 1948.

Peggy whooo

Lee Glee: Peggy Lee

After whom he named the tequila/triple sec/lime juice drink with salt around the rim.

Margarita being the Spanish name for Peggy/Margaret.

Fast forward to 2018 and Todd McCalla, a commercial real estate agent who founded National Margarita Day and National Tequila Day.

Well margarita drinkers are from all walks of life.

Now some tips we’ve picked up along the way to make your Margarita Day go with a zing.

Make a barbie day of it with Margarita Grilled Shrimp.

Marinate your fish in advance in a garlicky, limey, spicy, tequila-and-triple sec mixture.

Larger than life: Tex-Mex

And for dessert a twist on Key Lime Pie is a a Margarita Pie which is laced, you guessed it, with our fave TexMex cocktail.

Of course, in the spirit of the day there’s no limit to what you can do.

Dress yourself in lime and put on some mariachi music.

Basically just have a Margarita time of it.

 

 

America, Caribbean, Culture, Deals

Thanks a reptilian

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Ever since that snake tempted Eve they’ve had the worst wrap but today is their day when we say thanks a reptilian.

And reflect that we seek out our slidey pals around the world.

How else do we explain our endless fascination with the biggest reptile of them all, the donosaur… and nothing slidey there.

Now for an extinct species Dino doesn’t half get around.

And he has adapted to our modern world, taking to the climes and surrounds of Florida and California.

Where he has been known to like petting at Universal Studios Hollywood and Universal Orlando.

Dino saw it

Here Dino: Universal Studios Hollywood

While kids, and big kids alike, love to pore over their bones.

At any number of museums around the world where they are the centrepieces.

Now we all know about the Natural History Museum in New York.

With its own underground stop for those rainy days to entertain the kids and keep them dry.

Dino pals: At the Yale Peabody in New Haven

Dino, we all know looms large in the movie A Night At The Museum.

But did we know that Yale Peabody Museum inspired Jurassic Park author Michael Crichton and that New Haven in Connecticut is Dino central.

Now the big fella and his pals seem to have a habit of following us around.

Slide up: The Maldives

Where it’s reassuring to know that you can mingle with dinosaurs at the Witte Museum in San Antonio, Texas.

While brunching on barbecue and Margaritas.

And Dino’s pals

Turtle peace: Barbados

Now there are millions of reptiles between Big Dino, Terry and Tessie turtle in Barbados.

And Mother Turtle and Gordon the Gecko, my own wee pal from the Maldives.

And they all deserve our respect as they form a key part in the natural cycle and are friendlier than you’d think.

So thanks a reptilian to all of you on your day of appreciation.

From lizards, snakes and chameleons through alligators, crocodiles, tortoises and turtles.