OT: best city

JohnInCarolina

Thought it might be fun to take things in a slightly different direction.  I mean no disrespect, @henapple.  Although someone will probably say Tampico and this thread will similarly go nonlinear.  

Anyway... in the US for me, it's New York.  I love the big city and try to get there at least once a year.  Chicago would be a close second (especially in the fall), and I'm also partial to Santa Fe.

Internationally, I've been very fortunate to visit some pretty cool places for work.  Barcelona, Vienna, Capri - all very cool places.  

tjosborne

OMAHA!!! that I've been to anyway. I'm sure it's a ways down there.

stemc33

Sheridan, WY of course. That's why I live near it.

I would say Denver, CO for a large city.

Any of the beach cities in Orange County are also nice.

Heidelberg, Germany is tops for a foreign country city.

Wolfpack

Let's see: Charleston, SC Savannah, Ga San Diego, CA Bald Head Island, NC New York City Rockport, MA There are a bunch of others- too many amazing places in the US. International would be another big list.

gdenby

Guess I'm pretty much a small town boy. I've visited the NYC area and LA several times, and tho' they were great trips, I was sort of overwhelmed. Chicago is a favorite. I've really enjoyed Portland, OR. Traverse City, MI, during the summer is great.

badinfluence

@stemc33‌ i would agree with sharidon. Very nice area. I also like sheboygan wisconsin.

Jeremiah

Though not a city, the NC mountains are my personal heaven on earth. Preferably a cabin (rental for now (damn student loans)) somewhere between Asheville and Boone.
This picture was taken yesterday (via Facebook)

piney

Jeremiah, I know the feeling, I can look out my window and see Table Rock, Grandfather, Hawksbill, and at times the Linn Cove Viaduct with other wonderful scenery.

piney

However, sometimes we get cold weather

Foghorn

Poipu, Kauai

St. Augustine, FL

Mickey

Just spent a week in Aspen. My new #1.

piney

Mickey...beautiful

dmchicago

We currently live in Chicago which is an amazing place to live except for winter.

So we have our house on the market and are moving back to our favorite city: Austin, TX.

JohnInCarolina

@Jeremiah - I love that part of the country too.  We've been to the area a few times and it's amazing.

SGH

I'm pretty fond of my 2 little spots on the map. Just this side of Mobile, Alabama and the other, just this side of Biloxi, Mississippi. Pretty friendly little places.

grege345

Not much of a city but wellsboro pennsylvania is one of the friendliest places I have ever been.

Hunter1881

I am a fan of Louisville Kentucky myself. But am also not well travelled.

Ladeback69

For the center of the country KC is pretty nice place it live, but if I had to pick somewhere else it would be any where in the Colorado mountains.

nolaegghead

New Orleans, bitches!

Unless you hate cultural and racial diversity, and a little crime here and there.  Keeps you on your toes.

The Cen-Tex Smoker

dmchicago said:

We currently live in Chicago which is an amazing place to live except for winter.

So we have our house on the market and are moving back to our favorite city: Austin, TX.

Come On down. It's as good as everyone says.

tarheelmatt

@JohnInCarolina‌, got to be the OBX!

MJG

I second the Outer Banks of North Carolina.

henapple

nolaegghead said:

New Orleans, bitches!

Unless you hate cultural and racial diversity, and a little crime here and there.  Keeps you on your toes.

I hate cultural and racial diversity. ...to many white people make me nervous.

nolaegghead

All the old white people on this forum make me very nervous.

henapple

You should be...we're crazy

SGH

Hey brother Nola, I'm both old and white. Do I make you nervous? Little ole harmless me

nolaegghead

@SGH - Physically, I'm not intimidated by anyone old and white.  I just get nervous about how they vote. I encourage all old white farts on this forum to not vote.  It's all gonna be alright.  Have a lovely meat coma - drink some scotch and eat a 28 oz prime ribeye and crank on FOX news, lay back in your easy chair (don't forget your 81 mg aspirin!) and ride the fear-coaster ride!!!  Then fall asleep and all will be snuggles and fireplaces and santa. 

henapple

It'll all be snuggles till the current administration ignores ISIL and Ebola a little longer. JV team....?

henapple

Dammit nola..quit being political.

SGH

@nolaegghead‌
I think I should be nervous of you. Why? Your are 3 months older than me and whiter

nolaegghead

Ok, ok, ok.  I'll stop being political.  I'll be a sheep and bleet BBQ wisdom and my usual science based pragmatism that everyone hates.  I'm not a slave to fashion.