Stuck sheltering in place like others, not supposed to leave the house let alone the country.
Got me thinking about places in the U.S. I'd like to visit but have not yet.
Oddly I've never been to Seattlle despite living in CA for many years. Dungeness crab is a mike drop shellfish.
Chicago because deep dish pizza and hot dogs dragged through the garden intrigues me.
Milwaukee of all places as I'm a huge fan of traditional German food and beer and that city appears to deliver.
Anybody?
In the past few months I’ve been to San Francisco, Memphis, Nashville, and Austin. Surprisingly, for me Austin is at the bottom of that list. San Francisco at the top. I liked Austin but it was just too young for me. Memphis and Nashville were both a lot of fun.
Overall, my favorite US cities that I’ve visited are San Francisco, Chicago, New Orleans, Portland Maine, Key West, Memphis and Nashville. I can’t wait to go back to San Francisco and its surrounding areas.
Still have Nashville ,nawlins , Portland, Chicago and Austin on my list
And I will marry a round American woman and raise rabbits, and she will cook them for me. And I will have a pickup truck... maybe even a "recreational vehicle."
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We were in San Francisco Super Bowl weekend and loved it. Walked all over the city, took a ferry to Sausalito. Prior to that we went to Napa for a few days - hit wineries, visited Calistoga, loved the whole area. Two years ago we stayed in Sonoma for a week. I think I like the Sonoma side more, but can’t beat either one. Although nothing beats the Thomas Keller restaurants in Napa, except maybe Cotogna in SF. Next time we’re out there I’d like to travel south from SF.
And as others have mentioned I’d also add Sedona to my list of top places I’ve visited in the US.
I dont know. I've heard San Fran is a toilet now.
Do the Grand Canyon as soon as you can. It's awesome and worth it. I did Graceland a year or two ago. Fun visit.
Hawaii and the Florida Keys and perhaps Puerto Rico or some other territories in the Caribbean would be cool. I have never been to DC, I'd like to do that as well.
I'd also love to check out Nashville, Boston, Maine, Louisville, and I've got an odd and very likely incorrect romantic impression of main streets in the midwest.
I've done a ton of pac northwest exploration as we consider moving there frequently, but most places have some sort of vague vibe I just can't shake. Bellingham and Olypmia, WA are currently the front-runners, and I also dig a lot of Puget Sound towns (particularly Poulsbo).
And CR, if you live near the Bay Area, just swing by Zachary's for a deep dish pizza right up there with the Chicago entries.
I dont know. I've heard San Fran is a toilet now.
The homeless-related blight gets all the press and while I'm not going to deny it is there, I'm actually more put off by the culture change I've observed in SF over the past two decades.
It's become a tech bro haven, and it was downright depressing to see all of these historic live music venues replaced by upscale martini bars or whatever. Enter and you'll hear nothing but shitty DJ music and patrons saying the word "like" 50 times a minute.
I used to theorize that if you pulled fifty twenty-somethings in SF and asked them to name their 3 favorite local bands, most would struggle to name more than one (if they could name any at all). Now I bet that's true tenfold.
It just feels like a city of transients.
I'd also love to check out Nashville, Boston, Maine, Louisville, and I've got an odd and very likely incorrect romantic impression of main streets in the midwest.
I've done a ton of pac northwest exploration as we consider moving there frequently, but most places have some sort of vague vibe I just can't shake. Bellingham and Olypmia, WA are currently the front-runners, and I also dig a lot of Puget Sound towns (particularly Poulsbo).
And CR, if you live near the Bay Area, just swing by Zachary's for a deep dish pizza right up there with the Chicago entries.
Lived many years in the Bay Area.
Zachary's pizza is about as meh as you can get.
Perhaps I am just not a fan of deep dish pizza, or any pizza or pie that has a crust reminiscent of cardboard.
Give me a Nellie's or Kinchley's or any number of Manhattan style pies anytime.
That deep dish crap isn't even remotely close to anything you'd find in Italy.
That deep dish crap isn't even remotely close to anything you'd find in Italy.
That might be true, but I have no problem not giving a shit.
As for most all of Americas' destinations I didn't want anything to do with those places where tourists gathered. I was more of a backwater guy. Thinking that is where one gets a true flavor for what's happening and why. The aroma of the different cultures is distinctly different.
As for New Orleans I had a good friend who was on occasion married and for a lifetime associated with Breaux Bridge, La. And him being a real life Cajun he made his money in the cane industry. So when I wanted to do Nawlins I would call and head for Breaux Bridge for long weekend. We didn't go anywhere near the French Quarter but rather the back water stuff. That would be the cities' wards mostly west and south of downtown. That's where the real flavor of New Orleans resides. But you do need a guide to accomplish that.
As for when he wanted to do Houston Galveston I did the same...never go where the tourists go just the opposite. And he needed a guide for that.
Now the reason for not liking Atlanta, I didn't know how to navigate finding those types of things I typically enjoy doing, should have tried to find a guide.
Also the Pacific NW
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Atlanta, San Francisco is all that's left.
I dont know. I've heard San Fran is a toilet now.
The homeless-related blight gets all the press and while I'm not going to deny it is there, I'm actually more put off by the culture change I've observed in SF over the past two decades.
It's become a tech bro haven, and it was downright depressing to see all of these historic live music venues replaced by upscale martini bars or whatever. Enter and you'll hear nothing but shitty DJ music and patrons saying the word "like" 50 times a minute.
I used to theorize that if you pulled fifty twenty-somethings in SF and asked them to name their 3 favorite local bands, most would struggle to name more than one (if they could name any at all). Now I bet that's true tenfold.
It just feels like a city of transients.
It wasn't the press. It was some friends of mine who recently moved from the California area who told me how much SF went down the shitter.
The foliage is very bright green up there. And Portland airport workers smoking pot on their break.
Do the Old Spanish Trail road trip. Start in St. Augustine at the zero mile marker and drive west to San Diego. Drive the original Highway 90 where you can instead of taking the interstate.
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to see Montana.
And I will marry a round American woman and raise rabbits, and she will cook them for me. And I will have a pickup truck... maybe even a "recreational vehicle."
You arrogant ass, you killed us.
We just cancelled a trip to Hawaii - were gonna do a week on Kauai and a week on Big Island. Painful.
Somebody mentioned Glacier NP - yes, absolutely, go. Zion NP, too.
Would love to do an extended RV jaunt in Utah / northern AZ.
Yes! Small, walk everywhere, casual, no chain restaurants (I think there is one subway shop) terrific food and right next to Acadia Nat'l Park. That park has a little bit for everyone and is driving distance to most of the northeast. Unfortunately only about 3 months of decent weather.
A few underrated places that we really like in the NC/SC area are Asheville, NC and Greenville, SC. Both very walkable fun small cities with tons of restaurants, bars/breweries and outdoor stuff to do nearby.
Especially on Sundays, in Sports bars, in the Autumn.
Err, not so much lately...
There are several national parks I've never been to that I'd love to see: Yellowstone, Yosemite, Olympic, Zion, Canyonlands, Glacier.
Key West, FL
How to See the World When You’re Stuck at Home - ( New Window )
It was at a place called the Calderone Club.
I have had great German food there too, but nothing was better than the meal(s) at Calderone.
Pacific NW also.
Been to the Carolinas but never OBX.
2. I'd like to take an RV trip from the Grand Canyon to Yellowstone to Yosemite to Zion and wind up in Vegas and go to something like Battlefield Vegas where you can shoot all kind of exotic firearms/weapons - take my time doing it - a few weeks
3. Alaska - probably a cruise
4. The Dakotas - Mt Rushmore and deadwood maybe Fargo - no burning desire, but I'd like to visit all 50 states eventually and I just need to knock these two off the list
Hawaii and the Florida Keys and perhaps Puerto Rico or some other territories in the Caribbean would be cool. I have never been to DC, I'd like to do that as well.
Before wives and kids this was our way of seeing the country. We saw Buffalo, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, New Orleans, San Francisco (Candlestick and Levi’s Stadiums) and Tampa before families derailed everything.
It was at a place called the Calderone Club.
I have had great German food there too, but nothing was better than the meal(s) at Calderone.
Wow, I ate at the Calderone Club too. It's right next to the Hyatt. And I have only been to Milwaukee once in my life.