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Tucson: I was expecting it to be just another boring medium sized sprawl burg in the desert. It's surprisingly in a very beautiful valley surrounded by scenic mountains and saguaro cacti dotted hills. Downtown seems to be evolving with a new streetcar coming. The city feels eclectic and fairly historic with an old pueblo feel. The U of A campus is also quite attractive. Tucson's a nice city to visit for a weekend.
Phoenix. I've seen described in mostly negative ways. After hiking on South Mountain, eating at several Hispanic restaurants, visiting Tempe and Scottsdale, and watching a Mavs-Suns game, I found it to be pretty nice place.
Atlanta. Another very nice city. Enjoyed being in Piedmont Park, Midtown, Downtown, and catching a couple concerts. The only thing about it that really sucked was the traffic, which is related to the poor road hierarchy.
New Orleans. Never really heard good things about it, but when I got there it was amazing. The best food I've had in the U.S. by far.
I agree 100%. I had the best bbq I've ever tasted at a small restaurant called "The Joint"....there slogan was "Always Smokin."
USA
The first time I went to Philly was in '99, and the city was run down, filthy, and disgusting. I went back ten years later in '09 and fell completely in love.
The first time I went to Buffalo, New York, I was surprised by how strikingly similar it was to the Southside of Chicago. And that's neither good nor bad.
When I was a boy, I was shocked that Houston had pine trees, and lots of them.
Canada
Prior to visiting, I had always imagined that Montreal would be hipper (trendy cocktail lounges, coffee shops with vintage stuff on the walls, cute boutique shopping, lots of independent theaters) than Toronto, and that Toronto would be sleezier (sex clubs, porn shops, hobos everywhere) than Montreal. After visiting, I found the opposite to be true.
London, Ontario is a walkable, vibrant city, with an amazing restaurant and bar scene. Who would have known?
Despite what people say, Quebec City doesn't really feel like Europe. The old part of town, which is not even particularly large, is saturated with cheesy souvenir shops -- it feels like French Disneyland. The rest of the city feels like anywhere else in Canada.
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I visited Philly again recently after a 13 year hiatus, and that city gets way too much hate on this board and nationally. I really do not understand the negative perception of Philadelphia.
I visited Philly again recently after a 13 year hiatus, and that city gets way too much hate on this board and nationally. I really do not understand the negative perception of Philadelphia.
It's a city that I would really like to visit. I don't see why it is looked down on so much either. Maybe a lot of posters on here read all these "best and worst cities" lists put out on the internet. Those are great...except many of them have the sunbelt cities such as Dallas, Atlanta, and Charlotte really high. There's more to a city than just being able to afford a big home and have a lot of spending money.
It's a city that I would really like to visit. I don't see why it is looked down on so much either. Maybe a lot of posters on here read all these "best and worst cities" lists put out on the internet. Those are great...except many of them have the sunbelt cities such as Dallas, Atlanta, and Charlotte really high. There's more to a city than just being able to afford a big home and have a lot of spending money.
My guess is that Philly has some ghetto areas that are not too far from Center City. It would be easy for a tourist to make one wrong turn trying to find a cheese steak, ending up on a gritty block, and then writing off the entire town.
Two American cities that I fell instantly in love with are Savannah Georgia and Portland Oregon. Although they are completely different from each other I love both of them. I like Portland even more than I like Vancouver BC and I REALLY like Van.
Two American cities that I fell instantly in love with are Savannah Georgia and Portland Oregon. Although they are completely different from each other I love both of them. I like Portland even more than I like Vancouver BC and I REALLY like Van.
Ah yes, River St. in Savannah is high on my list of cities that are fun to visit. There's nothing like walking down the cobblestone street admiring the architecture and watching the huge cargo ships come in. What a neat thing.
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