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I like it in AZ. But I live in the west valley so not downtown unless flying or a ball game.
The summers are tough but most of the year is good. I'm a golfer and spend a lot of time outside worshiping the sun god. Golf in the morning and pool in the afternoon.
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my wife wants us to move to tempe. I haven't been okay with it but I told her the next place we move is her choice, circumstances willing. and that's the big thing. can't move somewhere cold when you are old and have stalagtite hemmorhoids and no job lined up.
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ew. Tucson all the way boss. Like the difference between dallas and austin. But az is great.
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Tucson stays at least 7-10 deg cooler than phx all the time. And we got 11k foot mountains. You can drive 20 min and be in the woods and 30 deg cooler. And the beach in mexico is only a 3 hour drive.
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Same deal in flagstaff. Way cooler and nice to be in the trees. Go hang at a snow covered resort all weekend then come home and jump in the pool. AZ is a unique place. My job will be taking me to Tucson a couple times a month. If you have any must sees down there let me know.
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Flag is at almost 7000 feet. Its like 30 deg cooler all the time. And cold as **** in the winter. Great town tho. Prescott is great too.
In Tucson, check out 4th ave and also club congress and the rest of downtown. As far as food, there is not a lot that is exceptional besides mexican. Best tacos in town are at a place called pico de gallo. There is fancy hipster mexican too that is great. There is one pretty damn good vietnamese place and a 3 above average indian places. decent thai.
In Tucson, check out 4th ave and also club congress and the rest of downtown. As far as food, there is not a lot that is exceptional besides mexican. Best tacos in town are at a place called pico de gallo. There is fancy hipster mexican too that is great. There is one pretty damn good vietnamese place and a 3 above average indian places. decent thai.
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Will check out 4th ave next trip and club congress if I can. Not to bad a drive down but I'm north west of Phoenix which makes going south a *****. But easy to shoot to Vegas. Appreciate the info Fly.
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Check out wet beaver creek and west clear creek. they are just north of phx and amazing places to go swim and do something outside during the summer. Just hike in early in the day.
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I feel the same way about Dallas; there's no culture there.
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Yep, I live about 35 miles north of Dallas and maybe go there once or twice a year. No reason too.
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Damn whippersnapper. I went to club congress in 1994
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The problem in Phoenix is ASU party culture for the young or Scottsdale/Paridise Valley for the old rich, celebrity or pro athlete which I am non of the above. They also have massive retired communities like Sun City which don't allow children. Just a bunch of golf carts running all over bar hopping. I read Sun City has the highest STD rate in the state but it's only people on Social Security going bar to bar making the most out of their golden years... LOL...
Just North about 90 minutes you do have the largest forest in AZ and the highest mountain ranges in the state, skiing and snow lodges another half hour and you're at Grand Canyon National Park. Your about 3 hours from Vegas and 6 hours from San Diego. Phoenix has all the major pro teams, tour level golf including the TPC courses in Scottsdale, a couple of decent lakes and hiking, even had the Super Bowl which was pretty cool. All in all it's pretty good if you enjoy a desert climate and can take the heat for 100 days. Then you can enjoy hiking, golf and the rest of the outdoor stuff at 55/65 degrees all winter long. Just remember... June-Mid Sep... HOT...
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Best: Phoenix, Az
Worst: Green Bay, Wi (Couldn't even imagine what it would be like walking around up there on a weekly basis in all my Bear gear)
Worst: Green Bay, Wi (Couldn't even imagine what it would be like walking around up there on a weekly basis in all my Bear gear)
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Its one of the last remaining great rock and roll hotels, like the phoenix in san fran
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Best? Nashville, TN
Worst? Either St. Louis or Orlando
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Worst? Either St. Louis or Orlando
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The Allentown neighborhood of Buffalo is actually pretty decent (nice bars, tattoo parlors, shops, etc.), but the rest of the city is pretty much just a giant shithole. I lived in a southern suburb there for a couple years and that was pretty much the only area of the city proper I liked. I guess that's to be expected from a town that went from a population of 2.2 million people down to 900k though (half the city is empty and most of the old industry is crumbling).
But anyways, best would probably be Vienna, Salzburg, or Geneva if I'm going to go international. Domestic is kind of hard because there are plenty of things to appreciate in a lot of cities: Philly has a fun nightlife and great history...dunno though, most of the larger cities I've been to are enjoyable if you have the right guide. Probably go with Savannah if I were to choose a southern city. SF is nice but all the hippies get on my nerves.
Worst is a tossup between Detroit, Buffalo, Duluth, and Cleveland domestically...they're all crumbling but have some minor charm if you find the right area. Foreign I'd have to go with Johannesburg, SA even though I had a fucking amazing time there. If you're well off and white it's great and there's tons of shit to do, but if you're poor and black you probably live in a trash filled shanty town and are going to die a protracted AIDS related death. One of the locals there told me "you know, you could move into one of the townships [shanty towns] and live like a king while fucking everything that moves; but you'll definitely die of AIDS in about a decade."
But anyways, best would probably be Vienna, Salzburg, or Geneva if I'm going to go international. Domestic is kind of hard because there are plenty of things to appreciate in a lot of cities: Philly has a fun nightlife and great history...dunno though, most of the larger cities I've been to are enjoyable if you have the right guide. Probably go with Savannah if I were to choose a southern city. SF is nice but all the hippies get on my nerves.
Worst is a tossup between Detroit, Buffalo, Duluth, and Cleveland domestically...they're all crumbling but have some minor charm if you find the right area. Foreign I'd have to go with Johannesburg, SA even though I had a fucking amazing time there. If you're well off and white it's great and there's tons of shit to do, but if you're poor and black you probably live in a trash filled shanty town and are going to die a protracted AIDS related death. One of the locals there told me "you know, you could move into one of the townships [shanty towns] and live like a king while fucking everything that moves; but you'll definitely die of AIDS in about a decade."
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I forgot about Normandy, France. Went there about a year and a half ago and was just blown away. Seeing all of the history on the beaches is pretty surreal; leftover German bunkers, huge craters from dropped bombs, and of course the American memorial cemetary. The place will leave you with goosebumps.
