Best (and Worst) city you have been to

[nvanprooyen]

Oh and LOL at the "highlights" of Central Fl....what's that a titty club with a generous buffet for lunch?

And yet, 60 million people come here a year: http://media.visitorlando.com/press...lion-Visitors-Sets-New-Record-For-US-Tourism/

But that's not even the point. Most tourists miss some of the best central FL has to offer and get stuck in the tourist trap that is International Drive / Lake Buena Vista (and I'm PERFECTLY fine with them all staying there). Don't get me wrong, the parks are fun. I'm an annual premium passholder to all the Disney parks and we go a lot, but the best parts of living here are off the beaten path a little.

Take the multiple springs for example. Rainbow, Wekiwa, Blue (only to name a few) are all amazingly beautiful places.

Want to grab dinner and drinks someplace not touristy / insanely busy? Head downtown Winter Park. A bunch of fantastic restaurants / sidewalk cafes, shopping etc in a beautiful setting.

Want to basically be on your own private beach? Canaveral national seashore is tranquil and fucking beautiful. One of my favorite places in the world.

Grab some dinner at JB's on the Indian River at the end of the day, less than a half mile outside the gates of the park.

This is the view from the outside deck on the Indian River (ocean is about 1000 feet the other direction, it's on a very thin peninsula).

It's especially fun when you turn on the news and see everyone else buried in snow / freezing their asses off. This is only a small list of what's here. I could go on and on. Is this the best place in the world to live? Certainly not. But it's pretty god damn good.

 

[Omeletpants]

Spoken like a fat man! I'm guessing you're sporting an ~XXXXL sweatshirt?

P.S. - you don't have to be a hippy to eat well/healthy.

And everyone that eats an onion loaf doesnt have a heart attack, dope

 

[HeHateMe]

Also, Cincy haters don't know how to have fun. Coney Island is super chill, great for kids and people watching. The chili parlors (even skyline) are awesome and cheap. Graeters Ice Cream? **** YEAH. Good German places everywhere, the children's museum kicks Navy Pier's asshole shut, people are super friendly and the ghettos are shrinking fast. WAY less segregated than Chicago. Best NFL tailgate I ever went to was a Bengals game, best college tailgate was a Bearcats game.

 

[CRM 114]

Also, Cincy haters don't know how to have fun. Coney Island is super chill, great for kids and people watching. The chili parlors (even skyline) are awesome and cheap. Graeters Ice Cream? **** YEAH. Good German places everywhere, the children's museum kicks Navy Pier's asshole shut, people are super friendly and the ghettos are shrinking fast. WAY less segregated than Chicago. Best NFL tailgate I ever went to was a Bengals game, best college tailgate was a Bearcats game.

I've been to Cincy. Not as bad as I thought.

 

[RacerX]

And everyone that eats an onion loaf doesnt have a heart attack, dope

Dope? LOL, you are confusing me with the many unwashed and undereducated posters.

Yeah, you fat-ass, I meant what I said: next time you are enjoying your Hackney's onion brick look around you and ask yourself why the clientele resembles a herd of elephants/rhinos. Fat & dumb food =>>> = fat & dumb people.

 

[theOHIOSTATE!]

I've been to Cincy. Not as bad as I thought.

Graeter's is the best Ice Cream i've ever eaten.

I could take or leave everything else, and I am not a huge fan of German cuisine outside Schnitzel and really cold beer.

It's basically a bunch of upwardly mobile Kentuckians and/southern Ohio folks who are super conservative and hate anything different from what they know.

If that's your scene, you'll live it; if you are looking for anything more than that, you are SOL in Cincy.

 

[truthbedamned]

And yet, 60 million people come here a year: http://media.visitorlando.com/press...lion-Visitors-Sets-New-Record-For-US-Tourism/

But that's not even the point. Most tourists miss some of the best central FL has to offer and get stuck in the tourist trap that is International Drive / Lake Buena Vista (and I'm PERFECTLY fine with them all staying there). Don't get me wrong, the parks are fun. I'm an annual premium passholder to all the Disney parks and we go a lot, but the best parts of living here are off the beaten path a little.

Take the multiple springs for example. Rainbow, Wekiwa, Blue (only to name a few) are all amazingly beautiful places.

Want to grab dinner and drinks someplace not touristy / insanely busy? Head downtown Winter Park. A bunch of fantastic restaurants / sidewalk cafes, shopping etc in a beautiful setting.

Want to basically be on your own private beach? Canaveral national seashore is tranquil and fucking beautiful. One of my favorite places in the world.

Grab some dinner at JB's on the Indian River at the end of the day, less than a half mile outside the gates of the park.

This is the view from the outside deck on the Indian River (ocean is about 1000 feet the other direction, it's on a very thin peninsula).

It's especially fun when you turn on the news and see everyone else buried in snow / freezing their asses off. This is only a small list of what's here. I could go on and on. Is this the best place in the world to live? Certainly not. But it's pretty god damn good.

I just came back from Miami. 95 degrees with 110 percent humidity. Even worse than Illinois. All those places look fantastic to visit. In January......not July.

 

[nvanprooyen]

I just came back from Miami. 95 degrees with 110 percent humidity. Even worse than Illinois. All those places look fantastic to visit. In January......not July.

Yeah, this time of year is brutal if you're not doing something in the water. Winters are great though. Days are sunny and clear usually range from the high 60s to low 80s with a few cold snaps in between.

 

[theOHIOSTATE!]

Yeah, this time of year is brutal if you're not doing something in the water. Winters are great though. Days are sunny and clear usually range from the high 60s to low 80s with a few cold snaps in between.

I did outside Daytona in late March/April at a family friends condo, and the weather was absolutely breathtaking....but yeah, I sweat too much to live down there full time.

 

[HeHateMe]

Graeter's is the best Ice Cream i've ever eaten.

I could take or leave everything else, and I am not a huge fan of German cuisine outside Schnitzel and really cold beer.

It's basically a bunch of upwardly mobile Kentuckians and/southern Ohio folks who are super conservative and hate anything different from what they know.

If that's your scene, you'll live it; if you are looking for anything more than that, you are SOL in Cincy.

Very myopic per usual. Maybe Chicago has made me more appreciative of other shitty cities but I love Cincinnati.