00:00With over 35 destinations directly in and out of Austin, American Airlines was
00:06the easy choice for our Essence escapes getaway. What's up everybody? I'm Deshonda
00:12Brown and I'm an associate editor at Essence.com and I'm about to meet up
00:16with my dope travel influencer friend, Sierra Johnson, and we're about to link
00:20so we can tear up Austin together. So stay tuned because we got a lot for y'all.
00:25Hello sis. Hey girl. How are you? I'm good. How are you? I'm good. I love the dress. Thank you so much. Welcome to Texas. Thank you so much.
00:33So are you ready to go? Alex is outside. I'm ready. All right. Let's do this. Let's go.
00:43We're in Austin, Texas' own Browns BBQ food truck. It's my first time ever in Austin, ever in Texas at that and it was a great way to kick off my trip.
00:52Hey. Hi. Welcome to Browns BBQ. So what would you say are some of your specialties? Because I see a lot on the menu.
00:58Yeah, we do all traditional BBQ but I would say our top sellers are gonna be brisket, pork ribs, and then turkey.
01:03This looks amazing. It does. I thought the food was amazing. I thought it was incredible. As a Texan, you know, I always am looking for the best BBQ and so this was awesome. A great way to kick off the trip.
01:15Yo, the peach cobbler is like the thing you have to get. Like it's immaculate. And don't leave without the cabbage. Or the coleslaw. Basically try it all.
01:27This is, you know, outside of my comfort zone, you know. But I'm very glad that I'm doing this because I get to get in my exercise. I get to see some natural trees that's not turf.
01:42Right. I like this for me. I love this for me. And that's what travel is all about. Facts. Stepping out of your comfort zone, trying new things. So. And just being. I love this for you. I love this for me too.
01:52What? This is in Austin. This is one of my favorite things about Austin is that it has both a blend of nature and city. So you get the best of both worlds.
02:06You can go 10 minutes down the road and you'll be in downtown Austin in the city. So it's just this perfect balance, which makes it a really great city to visit.
02:22So it is day two of our Austin adventure and we're starting the morning off with some paddle boarding. I'm facing my childhood fears today. I'm extremely afraid of water. I only bathe and shower. That's as close to water as I get. So I'm going to go ahead and trust you with this because I don't do water. But let's see how the day goes.
02:44Have I steered you wrong thus far? No. All right. Let's go. Okay.
02:56I had a blast. I love anytime I can be out on the water. What did you think? I liked it. I would definitely do it again. I feel like once I got out of my own head, I started to do very well. It was good. I liked it. I would do it again.
03:08So what's next? We're finna do some rooftop yoga so we can stretch out the hamstrings, the biceps, the triceps, all the steps.
03:14Oh, let's go. You ready? Yeah.
03:16Oh, that's a skyline view. Wow. Oh, you must be Anne-Marie. I am Anne-Marie. Nice to meet you. Nice to meet you. Welcome to rooftop yoga. Thank you.
03:33Let the front side of your left hip open. Look towards your thighs now. Dome your back. Plank to downward facing dog. Palms together.
03:45Thank you again so much. This was so well needed. Thank you so much. Thank you.
03:52All right. So you ready to go check out some culture? Yeah. Let's go. All right.
04:03We just spent two days here in Austin, Texas, and we just ended it at the George Washington Carver Museum.
04:12I had a great time, and I actually learned a lot, and I love the fact that we learned so much about black history within the state of Texas specifically.
04:19Being from Texas, this means a lot to me. You know, I have not seen this side of Austin, and so it's been a really great privilege to witness it.
04:29It was so small and intimate, but there was so much history jam-packed on every wall, every portrait, every artist.
04:36It's like every piece of art within the museum had a story to tell, and I was willing to listen to it.
04:42This trip was made possible by American Airlines.
04:45The American Airlines Admirals Club at Austin Bergstrom International Airport was warm, welcoming, spacious, and comfortable. It was the perfect topper to our Austin experience.
05:01So, Austin, overall verdict?
05:05I would come back. I would definitely want to come for, like, a longer stint and period of time. Like, I would probably try at least four to five days.
05:13Oh, absolutely. I would do it a little longer. Yeah.
05:16And I see why you come back all the time.
05:18Thank you for coming along to explore Austin with me. I think it was a great adventure, and I'm glad you had a really good time, too.
05:24Honestly, Sierra, I couldn't have done this without you, and thank you so much Essence Escapes.
05:28And thank you, American Airlines.
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