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I'm going to Salzburg

By rallain on July 24, 2010.

WOMWorld/Noika has invited me to travel to Salzburg Austria and visit with the Felix and the Red Bull Stratos team. I am pumped up.

Why? Why oh why you might ask. Well, I guess it is for several reasons.

Really, it is win-win-win. And trust me, I will find some good stuff to blog about.

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Congratulations! That is awesome (and I'm jealous)! BTW, thanks for the Real/Fake "nomination." I still have to go through your older posts and add to the collection.

Really, it is win-win-win.

and RedBull is not Pepsi.

wow! that will be a *lot* of fun. looking forward to the posts.