I was discussing this with friend earlier. I'm torn between Austin and Charleston, two cities I'd move to tomorrow. What say you? What's your favorite city/place to go to?
Monterey CA lived there for 4 years and loved every minute of it. However, I really like Canandaigua NY during the summer especially this time of year. finally Savannah just a cool place to hangout.
so much history on the mall and surrounding areas so much for a family to do.
Lived there (NOVA) for 5+ years rarely went into the city, been back 4 times with my kids and loved it - every time was different.
but also love
Newport, RI (got married there)
NYC around Christmas time
Vegas any time
New Orleans for a guy's weekend
SF is always fun
loved Seattle
Boston is my hometown now, but I still love visiting the city since I live in the suburbs
Nashville
Austin
Denver (more so in winter - and really the mountains outside Denver)
Miami is nuts, expensive, but just people watch in Miami is worth the price of getting there
San Diego, only been once, but it was great
New Haven, if I want a pizza
a lot of great places to visit in the US, but DC is my favorite.
Hawaii is pretty great for obvious reasons. Charleston for the history and charm, San Francisco, San Diego, Chicago...all have their great aspects.
Glacier National Park, Yosemite, Redwood Highway, and Blue Ridge Parkway for scenery. Alaska is in its own class for a totally different experience. One thing is for sure: Americans need to discover America. It's an amazing country.
Also enjoy:
San Diego - Zoo, Seaworld, right on the water and with access to aircraft carriers - can literally walk to airport.
St. Louis - Arch, Grant Farm - Baseball downtown, Miss. River
San Antonio - Alamo, Riverwalk
NYC - tourist haven
Chicago - Miracle Mile, Lake M, don't go in the winter!
Seattle - Space Needle, downtown, wharf
Orlando - Disney and much more
Minneapolis - Mall of America, skywalks throughout the city
Least Favorite:
Vegas - too much smut on the strip (great for 20 yr olds)
NOLA - city smells like puke and shit/good and bad parts - again, great for younger adults.
Detroit - love it by the river but that place is so depressed - airport 40 miles from downtown
Dallas - very spread out - love the airport
KC - not much to do in the city but eat BBQ -freakin airport 50 miles away!
Atlanta - homeless all over downtown, a lot of crime. too bad because they built the downtown real nice for the Olympics - lived there for 20 years and watched it go to hell
Buffalo - does it ever get above 60 degrees? Snow measured in feet, not inches - should be named the windy city, not Chicago!
Albany - lived there for 5 years and hated it, cold and snowy
Central California Coast
Sierra Nevada Mountains
Northern California Forests & Streams
San Diego
Yellowstone
Rocky Mountains
Oregon Coast
Montana Trout Streams
New Mexico High Desert
Cascade Mountains / Crater Lake
Colorado Front Range
Coeur d'Alane Idaho
But sometimes the fog and mists linger from the night before. And if you come early...right when it opens at 7:00am, you might see the sunbeams light up the mist, as if it was another place, another time. Then, as if out of legend, you see those amazing animals and their riders spring out the mists.
As if the legends of old and ghosts of champions past can't resist one more lap around a legendary track. You're in another time, another place, for just a moment, something you'll never forget:
Hard to pick one city in Hawaii, but I thought the big island was the best for overall scenery and things to do.
Williamsburg, VA: I lived there for three years, but its a great city to visit and live. A place I'd love to go back to when I retire. It has a ton of American History, its a college town, a small town surrounded by larger ones.
The Nation's Oldest City. Savannah, Charleston, Boston have nothing when it comes to history. Heck, Jamestown was just being founded when St. Augustine was undergoing urban renewal.
and moved out West, I cannot stand the humidity in the Summer (both North and South) and the cold in the Winter.
I could never see myself ever living anywhere East of the Rockies (I don't count the Front Range area of Denver, Colorado Springs, Santa Fe etc.)
Hawaii is great to visit, but I wouldn't want to live there (too small, too humid). Alaska is also great to visit in the Summer, but too cold and too dark / gloomy in the Winter.
If the political climate and economics / taxes in California continue to worsen, I'd guess Arizona would be my next choice.
Columbia River Gorge. If you've been there, you know...
Second; I mentioned before how amazing Breakfast at Saratoga Race Track is,even if it's a bright sunny day.
But sometimes the fog and mists linger from the night before. And if you come early...right when it opens at 7:00am, you might see the sunbeams light up the mist, as if it was another place, another time. Then, as if out of legend, you see those amazing animals and their riders spring out the mists.
As if the legends of old and ghosts of champions past can't resist one more lap around a legendary track. You're in another time, another place, for just a moment, something you'll never forget:
I prefer visiting vastly different from home (upstate NY).
doesn't get more different or prettier than Utah/Arizona.
If it's got to be a city, make it one of the old eastern seaboard cities that still has the old prominently displayed: Newport, RI, Charleston and Savannah are nice examples.
Columbia River Gorge. If you've been there, you know...
Second; I mentioned before how amazing Breakfast at Saratoga Race Track is,even if it's a bright sunny day.
But sometimes the fog and mists linger from the night before. And if you come early...right when it opens at 7:00am, you might see the sunbeams light up the mist, as if it was another place, another time. Then, as if out of legend, you see those amazing animals and their riders spring out the mists.
As if the legends of old and ghosts of champions past can't resist one more lap around a legendary track. You're in another time, another place, for just a moment, something you'll never forget:
Awesome post.
I agree, awesome post. A little bit of the poet John? You have enticed me to try this. I did plan on going up to Saratoga/Lake George in August but I didn't know about the breakfast. There's no way I cannot try this now.
If it's got to be a city, make it one of the old eastern seaboard cities that still has the old prominently displayed: Newport, RI, Charleston and Savannah are nice examples.
Still no mention of St. Augustine. Of the three examples that are cited above, the oldest is Newport (1639). St. Augustine still has them beat with it's founding in 1565. Nearly 85 years of existence before Newport's founding.
Lake Placid, NY
San Fran
San Diego is the best place to be in Southern California.
Also, San Diego.
nobody retires and moves up north.
Lived there (NOVA) for 5+ years rarely went into the city, been back 4 times with my kids and loved it - every time was different.
but also love
Newport, RI (got married there)
NYC around Christmas time
Vegas any time
New Orleans for a guy's weekend
SF is always fun
loved Seattle
Boston is my hometown now, but I still love visiting the city since I live in the suburbs
Nashville
Austin
Denver (more so in winter - and really the mountains outside Denver)
Miami is nuts, expensive, but just people watch in Miami is worth the price of getting there
San Diego, only been once, but it was great
New Haven, if I want a pizza
a lot of great places to visit in the US, but DC is my favorite.
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The south is GOAT, tbh.
nobody retires and moves up north.
May have something to do with being old and winters not really being a match?
Glacier National Park, Yosemite, Redwood Highway, and Blue Ridge Parkway for scenery. Alaska is in its own class for a totally different experience. One thing is for sure: Americans need to discover America. It's an amazing country.
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The south is GOAT, tbh.
nobody retires and moves up north.
And for good reason! Not just the weather, though, that is one factor. :)
Also, San Diego.
Been to Kauai, I'll take Maui.
San Diego - Zoo, Seaworld, right on the water and with access to aircraft carriers - can literally walk to airport.
St. Louis - Arch, Grant Farm - Baseball downtown, Miss. River
San Antonio - Alamo, Riverwalk
NYC - tourist haven
Chicago - Miracle Mile, Lake M, don't go in the winter!
Seattle - Space Needle, downtown, wharf
Orlando - Disney and much more
Minneapolis - Mall of America, skywalks throughout the city
Least Favorite:
Vegas - too much smut on the strip (great for 20 yr olds)
NOLA - city smells like puke and shit/good and bad parts - again, great for younger adults.
Detroit - love it by the river but that place is so depressed - airport 40 miles from downtown
Dallas - very spread out - love the airport
KC - not much to do in the city but eat BBQ -freakin airport 50 miles away!
Atlanta - homeless all over downtown, a lot of crime. too bad because they built the downtown real nice for the Olympics - lived there for 20 years and watched it go to hell
Buffalo - does it ever get above 60 degrees? Snow measured in feet, not inches - should be named the windy city, not Chicago!
Albany - lived there for 5 years and hated it, cold and snowy
Sierra Nevada Mountains
Northern California Forests & Streams
San Diego
Yellowstone
Rocky Mountains
Oregon Coast
Montana Trout Streams
New Mexico High Desert
Cascade Mountains / Crater Lake
Colorado Front Range
Coeur d'Alane Idaho
Second; I mentioned before how amazing Breakfast at Saratoga Race Track is,even if it's a bright sunny day.
But sometimes the fog and mists linger from the night before. And if you come early...right when it opens at 7:00am, you might see the sunbeams light up the mist, as if it was another place, another time. Then, as if out of legend, you see those amazing animals and their riders spring out the mists.
As if the legends of old and ghosts of champions past can't resist one more lap around a legendary track. You're in another time, another place, for just a moment, something you'll never forget:
Williamsburg, VA: I lived there for three years, but its a great city to visit and live. A place I'd love to go back to when I retire. It has a ton of American History, its a college town, a small town surrounded by larger ones.
Quiet, peaceful. No street lights or traffic lights.
And of course sun and beach.
Have also enjoyed hiking out West.......Lake Tahoe, Yellowstone/Grand Tetons, and Zion in Utah.
I could never see myself ever living anywhere East of the Rockies (I don't count the Front Range area of Denver, Colorado Springs, Santa Fe etc.)
Hawaii is great to visit, but I wouldn't want to live there (too small, too humid). Alaska is also great to visit in the Summer, but too cold and too dark / gloomy in the Winter.
If the political climate and economics / taxes in California continue to worsen, I'd guess Arizona would be my next choice.
Second; I mentioned before how amazing Breakfast at Saratoga Race Track is,even if it's a bright sunny day.
But sometimes the fog and mists linger from the night before. And if you come early...right when it opens at 7:00am, you might see the sunbeams light up the mist, as if it was another place, another time. Then, as if out of legend, you see those amazing animals and their riders spring out the mists.
As if the legends of old and ghosts of champions past can't resist one more lap around a legendary track. You're in another time, another place, for just a moment, something you'll never forget:
doesn't get more different or prettier than Utah/Arizona.
If it's got to be a city, make it one of the old eastern seaboard cities that still has the old prominently displayed: Newport, RI, Charleston and Savannah are nice examples.
Quote:
Columbia River Gorge. If you've been there, you know...
Second; I mentioned before how amazing Breakfast at Saratoga Race Track is,even if it's a bright sunny day.
But sometimes the fog and mists linger from the night before. And if you come early...right when it opens at 7:00am, you might see the sunbeams light up the mist, as if it was another place, another time. Then, as if out of legend, you see those amazing animals and their riders spring out the mists.
As if the legends of old and ghosts of champions past can't resist one more lap around a legendary track. You're in another time, another place, for just a moment, something you'll never forget:
Awesome post.
I agree, awesome post. A little bit of the poet John? You have enticed me to try this. I did plan on going up to Saratoga/Lake George in August but I didn't know about the breakfast. There's no way I cannot try this now.
City wise... NYC and Seattle are my favorite cities in the USA.
If it's got to be a city, make it one of the old eastern seaboard cities that still has the old prominently displayed: Newport, RI, Charleston and Savannah are nice examples.
Still no mention of St. Augustine. Of the three examples that are cited above, the oldest is Newport (1639). St. Augustine still has them beat with it's founding in 1565. Nearly 85 years of existence before Newport's founding.
You want old prominently displayed? How's this: