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.

Cassie, there are a lot of beef injected whoromoans in Houston where I live.

Yes, especially the Hill Country, Big Bend, Davis Mountains, and Guadalupe Mountains.

I was born and raised in Dallas; now I live in Connecticut and travel down to visit my folks twice a year.<BR><BR>I don't like Dallas anymore. The Northeast is so much nicer, imo, to settle in or visit. <BR><BR>However, in a state as large and populous as TX, there are things to do and places to see:<BR><BR>San Antonio is actually pretty fun for a short visit,<BR><BR>Austin is pretty cool too, especially if you dig music,<BR><BR>Dallas/Ft. Worth have the arts, but let's admit we don't pick our destination cities for their natural science museums. The only cool thing about Dallas these days are the NBA Mavericks and mexican food,<BR><BR>Houston - keep it, that's the one TX city I can't stand, though I am a Rice Owl football fan.<BR><BR>Someday I'd like to visit Big Bend Nat'l Park, but it's not a top priority.

HobbyWizard, if you've found a home in Connecticut, more power to you. <BR><BR>I have relatives in Connecticut, actually... and I don't like it there... too remote and out of the way. Too suburban. Nothing to do except watch TV. It takes 2 hours to get to New York, for example. <BR><BR>I live in Dallas and I like it for its urbanity, its urban lifestyle and its size. And size, basically, matters. <BR><BR>Since Dallas grew by one and a half million people in the last 10 years, I'd assume a lot of people agree with me that Dallas and Texas is not only a good place to visit, but to live, for as long as possible.<BR><BR>BTW, the way you word your preferences for Connecticut sounds like you're speaking for everybody, not just yourself.

Too funny, me. &quot;I don't like it there [Connecticut]... too remote and out of the way. Too suburban. Nothing to do except watch TV. It takes 2 hours to get to New York, for example.&quot; <BR><BR>How long does it take to get from Dallas to New York?<BR>

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It may be hot but it is still San Antonio to me!!!

Okay for a night or two.

TGIF: Two hours by plane.

I will agree with the Hobby Wizard.<BR>Connecticut offers a great balance of greenspace, land, and access to NYC if you live in the southwest corner.<BR><BR>Dallas is an ugly, geographically bland, cement spot in the middle of nowhere.<BR>NYC offers more restaurants, entertainmnet and shopping than the whole of Texas. So if you can live just beyond the city, you get the suburban and urban benefits all at once.<BR><BR>Dallas?<BR>Well...it's better than El Paso.

Connecticut is a land of inflated real estate, inflated salaries, and cold winters. I left the Northeast and have never looked back.