I was in Austin in the last couple of weeks, and I wasn't blown away. It's interesting because I hear all this stuff about Austin and how amazing it is, and it was "OK" but not particularly noteworthy.
I like the vibe of hanging out in a lot of college towns in the Southern US. Auburn, Charlottesville, Chapel Hill, Blacksburg, Tempe, Austin, etc. You get much more liberal or moderate politics compared to the state, and have cool places to eat and outdoorsy stuff to do. I don't know that anyone is going to be blown away by those on a vacation, but they all feel very live-able, with Austin being more of a real city.
NYC is far too hectic for me, nice to visit but I could never live there, but there are lots of really nice places in pre/(hopefully) post Trump New York State that arent NYC.
I've only ever been to Dallas and not even that much of it so I cant really say.
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The World Ends when you're dead. Until then, you've got more punishment in store. - Flames Fans
If you thought this season would have a happy ending, you haven't been paying attention.
Houston is so weird. The building code allows for some really odd choices and the rush hour traffic is atrocious.
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Pylon on the Edmonton Oilers:
"I am actually more excited for the Oilers game tomorrow than the Flames game. I am praying for multiple jersey tosses. The Oilers are my new favourite team for all the wrong reasons. I hate them so much I love them."
