On 2006-08-18 17:50, Skyler wrote:
On 2006-08-18 14:05, sweatmachine wrote:
Hey hey hey! Easy! Just cause Dubya's from Texas don't mean nothin!
Lemme tell you about Texas. Austin and central Texas is amazing, Austin is THE coolest city in Texas. Great nightlife, great scenery, it rarely rains, low crime, good rides everywhere. And then there's the rest of Texas, it's a wasteland. Dallas-sucks Houston-sucks San Antonio -sucks but the Alamo and Riverwalk are cool, everywhere else pretty much sucks too.
Oh and Texas rules. but think of Austin as a mecca in the middle of a dusty hot wasteland. And man is it hot right now, 104 today...
Wow, what a load. I grew up in Houston, went to school at UT in Austin (7 year plan), lived in San Antonio for 7 years as well. I live in D/FW at the moment. All the cities mentioned have their good points and bad. Austin is great if you are a motorcyclist, frat boy, gay, or a tree hugger. The traffic is the absolute WORST in Texas. The cost of living is too. Did I mention the gestapo like APD? Motorcycle cops hiding all over the ***** place. Austin was THE place in Texas until the early Nineties. Once Dell started booming, there went the town.
That being said, IMO San Antonio is THE place now days. It's the perfect spot to cycle. A stones throw from New Braunfels, Fredricksburg, and Bandera. The best part is you don't have to venture out onto 35 to get there, just head west.
Houston has the best restaurants, & adult entertainment. The coast is 45 minutes south. It is anything but dusty. As a matter of fact, it's quite tropical. The tropical humidity & influx of people from all over the world are definate minuses.
Dallas Ft Worth has it's own plus & minuses. Good food, good nightlife, great shopping, easy to travel from, better weather than Austin, SA, & Houston, less bugs, & better roads (IMO). I've only been here a bit over a year, but it's not too bad so far. The biggest issue is finding good places to ride.