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    Introduction

    by Frommers Travel Guides

    286 miles S of San Antonio; 366 miles SW of Houston; 531 miles S of Dallas; 815 miles SE of El Paso South Padre Island is a resort town at the southern tip of this long, long barrier island. Any farther south and you would be in Mexico. Th... Continue reading »

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    Planning a trip

    by Frommers Travel Guides

    Getting There By Plane -- The closest airports are the Brownsville/South Padre Island International Airport (tel. 956/542-4373; www.flybrownsville.com) in Brownsville (about 28 miles southwest) and the Valley International Airport (tel. 95... Continue reading »

Traveler Photos of South Padre Island

Christy McDonald AKA Pirate Queen of South Padre Island by Gulfscapes. Today, a cold front came in: temperature drop from 84F to 54F in half an hour and strong winds. Message in a bottle? Na, just sand. Must be a spring break fossil.... Sand drifts
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