Your Leisure

Your Leisure – Entertainment

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI)
“A unique learning community for adults 50+ at TTU” Join a vibrant and interactive learning community and discover the joy of learning in a fun, friendly, and intellectually stimulating environment.”
http://www.depts.ttu.edu/outreach/

KTTZ
South Plains public television – Lubbock, Texas
http://www.kttz.org

Family Research
Find your roots here! Look up your family tree and see where your relatives fit in through history!
http://www.ancestry.com

The Handbook of Texas Online
The Handbook of Texas Online is a multidisciplinary encyclopedia of Texas history, geography, and culture.
http://www.tshaonline.org

SeniorNet
The world’s premier online community and online trainer for older adults. Includes discussions, enrichment
centers and learning.
http://www.seniornet.org

South Plains College
They offer computer training and Internet classes.
http://www.southplainscollege.edu

Texas Lottery
The official Texas Lottery Commission web site. Get the very latest results on lottery numbers and information on scratch offs.
http://www.txlottery.org

Texas Tech Museum
There’s always something for everyone at the Museum! Texas Tech University’s website to inform you on what is going on at the Museum of Texas Tech University.
http://www.depts.ttu.edu/museumttu/

Wired Seniors – Senior Search
“Wherever you want to go today, you can get there from here” is Senior Search’s motto – Try this one out for yourself today!
http://seniorssearch.com

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Your Leisure – Cooking

Recipes Finder
We invite you to search the database of recipes submitted by nutrition and health professionals and organizations. Nutrition educators in the Food Stamp Program and other FNS nutrition assistance programs and their partners are encouraged to use the database to support their nutrition education messages.
http://recipefinder.nal.usda.gov

Cooks.com
Searchable database of recipes.
http://www.cooks.com

Epicurious
The world’s greatest recipe collection.
http://eat.epicurious.com

Mr. Food
Ooh it’s so good!!
http://www.mrfood.com

Robbie’s Recipes
A great source for recipes and cooking tips . . . especially try
the “Copycat Recipes” to learn about your favorite restaurant’s recipes.
http://recipes.robbiehaf.com

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Your Leisure – Travel

Priceline.com
Choose your price on tickets to anywhere in the world!
http://www.priceline.com

Hotel Discounts
Hotel Reservations Network is the Internet’s primary source of discount accommodations worldwide. HRN offers savings of up to 65% off regular hotel rates in some of the world’s most popular and expensive cities.
http://www.hoteldiscounts.com

Travelocity
Travelocity is one of the most powerful one-stop travel sites on the Internet providing secure online reservation capabilities for air, car, hotel and vacation reservations, plus access to a vast database of destination and other travel information
http://www.travelocity.com

Elderhostel
Take an educational adventure for an affordable price.
http://www.elderhostel.org

Recreation.gov
Recreation.Gov is a partnership among federal land management agencies aimed at providing a single, easy-to-use web site with information about all federal recreation areas.
http://www.recreation.gov

National Park Service
Another great site on the national parks in the U.S.
http://www.nps.gov

Dogfriendly.com
Taking your dog on vacation? Search listings of hotels, motels, and inns that will welcome your canine friends.
http://dogfriendly.com

Texas Highways
The travel magazine of Texas.
http://www.texashighways.com

Texas Tourism
Places to go and things to do in Texas.
http://www.traveltex.com