Does anyone REALLY, TRULY like Texas as a vacation destination?
 

Seriously. ?

South Padre Babeeeee!!!!!

No, thank you very much for asking.<BR>Houston is an envirnmental cesspool with near aquatic levels of humidity and no character.<BR>Dallas is all about pomposity and materialism...sad thing is that Dallas' day in the sun turned to dusk about 15 years ago and no one there seems to realize it yet.<BR>No gripe with Austin from me, but it's a pretty non-texas feeling town.<BR>San Antonio is OK too. Even though English is spoken only as a second language there.

Dorrie,<BR><BR>If you hate Texas, except for Austin...<BR><BR>You are just another griper from the far left. <BR><BR>If you hate Texas, including Austin...<BR><BR>Then you're so left, you're left out.

Agree with you there, X...<BR><BR>A commited lefty thinking about a place like Texas is like a devout Wahhabi Muslim thinking about Las Vegas...<BR><BR>It's a slap in the face, but he really can't do anything about it.

Have enjoyed several trips around Texas over the years; including Big Bend, Guadalupe Mountains, San Antonio, Corpus Christi, bluebonnet season, lakes region, etc, etc.<BR><BR>Yes, I am serious -- I really, truly like Texas as a vacation destination.<BR><BR>If you hate Texas (and I presume you do), then just don't go there.

Texas as a vacation destination? No way.<BR>I consider Texas an oversized Oklahoma---who vacations in Oklahoma??

I would rather be slowly tortured with toothpicks being shoved under my fingernails. Honestly.

Yup, I love it in Texas... go there every chance I get.<BR><BR>

I was in Dallas last year... lots of art museums, which I especially love...<BR><BR>and I really like the culture.<BR><BR>San Antonio is fun, too...

Forgot to say...<BR><BR>All that good Mex food is really worth a visit.

Texas?<BR><BR>Sure, I went there a couple of years ago, to Big Bend.<BR><BR>Had a great time.

Nothing like going to Austin for the South by Southwest music festival. Wouldn't miss it...<BR><BR>Austin is a pretty spectacular town, now that I think about it.

Jim, I'll let you have SXSW... I usually make time to go down for the Van Cliburn... too bad it's not every year.

I've always felt Texans were a friendly, warmhearted people. But they have no patience for jerks, the pompous, the arrogant...<BR><BR>So, if you're basically an a*h*, they're not going to like you much... and very soon you're going to hate them.<BR><BR>Must be what happened to some of these posters.

Nah, that's not it joebob. People just don't like Texas because its not an interesting place to visit. Simple as that.

I live in Texas (Austin) so, I can't comment about vacationing here but, I know for a fact there isn't a better state in the union that I would want to live. To compare Texas to Oklahoma is pure ignorance.

I'm as right as they come.<BR>No on abortion, yes on religious rights, pro big business, anti government, anti social services, pro personal responsibility.<BR>And I really don't like Texas.<BR>Would never go there on vaction.<BR>Have been there many times on business.

Agree that Dallas has burned out - pretty much it's the country's largest assemblage of cookie cutter, me-too just past trendy places, all wrapped up in a thick layer of pretense. A very well developed sense of denial is importnat to taking the place seriously, too - best example being Plano, the &quot;desirable&quot; suburb with horrible problems with teen drug addiction and suicide. <BR>Fort Worth, on the other hand, is actually a great place to visit. Lots of history, and great museums.<BR>Houston? Well, it's a fabulous place to shop and eat during the six weeks of the year when the weather is tolerable (if the air pollution isn't too bad.) Don't look for history though - in Houston, a building is &quot;historic&quot; if the paint is dry.<BR>Austin is not for everyone, but if you're locked into frat boy fantasy life it is close to Nirvana.<BR>San Antonio is the cleanest city in northern Mexico. It's a terrific way to experience another culture without needing a passport. And the foood (all types, not just TexMex) is great. <BR>El Paso - why bother?<BR>Texas beaches - except South Padre, they're pretty abysmal - brown water, lots of tar balls.

Ha!!<BR>LOL Flyboy.<BR>Great summary.