Chilly Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 I live in Austin, happy to answer any questions. Austin & San Antonio are great, I like Dallas too. San Antonio gets the most visitors of any city in Texas, has good attractions like Riverwalk, Alamo, and Sea World. Austin has a great music and bar scene, plus if you like college sports UT is a fun place to watch a game. Dallas has some good stuff too (JFK assassination, Perot museum, etc) but probably isn't as good as Austin / San Antonio. Austin has the best BBQ scene in the country. San Antonio the best Tex Mex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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PromoTheRobot Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 I would avoid East Texas unless you like the beach. Do DFW, Austin, San Antonio, through Big Bend with a stop in Marfa and Fort Davis on your way to El Paso. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon in Pasadena Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 Cool fence! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ice bowl 67 Posted August 3, 2017 Author Share Posted August 3, 2017 On You tube I watched a drive through San Antonio and El Paso. Looked like Super cool cities. There are some mountains around El Paso. San Antonio looked huge with lots of skyscrapers from the interstate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jauronimo Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 I would avoid East Texas unless you like the beach. Do DFW, Austin, San Antonio, through Big Bend with a stop in Marfa and Fort Davis on your way to El Paso. There's a beach in East Texas? We just finished a vacation to Texas. Went to Austin, San Antonio, and then a beach town on the gulf near corpus (Port Aransas). The beach was surprisingly nice. BBQ was great. Tex mex and authentic Mexican we had in Austin and SA was so-so. Have had better Tex mex in Pennsylvania. Have been to Houston and Dallas too for work a bunch and they were meh, but didn't really sight see. Best sushi I ever had was in Houston though, believe it or not. But it was like a $1000 dinner! Where'd you go? Uchi, MF? Next time you're in Houston hit me with a PM and I'll hook you up with where to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevbeau Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 Cool fence! wait...there's a fence? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azalin Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 Austin has the best BBQ scene in the country. San Antonio the best Tex Mex. Anyone headed for San Antonio needs to try some puffy tacos and some of the gorditas that the little old ladies make fresh at literally any outdoor festival or parade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 There's a beach in East Texas? Port Aransas, Padre Islands, Galveston, all in the east of Texas, no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jauronimo Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 Port Aransas, Padre Islands, Galveston, all in the east of Texas, no? Galveston has a beach in the loosest sense of the word. I have not heard South Padre and Corpus referred to as East Texas before. And if Corpus is East Texas then I don't see how Austin, San Antonio, and Dallas qualify as West Texas. Normally, I hear west texas as everything west of San Antonio. Midland and Odessa are West Texas. Vast nothingness is West Texas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jack Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 No steakhouses though. Texans don't care for beef. Except for Whataburger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azalin Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 Except for Whataburger. I have the Whataburger rewards app on my phone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jauronimo Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 Except for Whataburger. I was being as about as facetious as possible. There are more options for burgers, steaks, or beef fajitas in Houston than you can imagine. And the BBQ, well, don't even think about ordering pork*. Its brisket and beef rib or beef sausage. And when you get sick of standard burgers and steakhouses then you hit Fogo De Chao or Texas De Brazil for a change of pace. There has got to be at least 10-15 Brazilian steakhouses in the area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chilly Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 We just finished a vacation to Texas. Went to Austin, San Antonio, and then a beach town on the gulf near corpus (Port Aransas). The beach was surprisingly nice. BBQ was great. Tex mex and authentic Mexican we had in Austin and SA was so-so. Have had better Tex mex in Pennsylvania. Have been to Houston and Dallas too for work a bunch and they were meh, but didn't really sight see. Best sushi I ever had was in Houston though, believe it or not. But it was like a $1000 dinner! Yikes on the Tex Mex, you clearly didn't go to the right places, sorry to hear that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BUFFALOKIE Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 On You tube I watched a drive through San Antonio and El Paso. Looked like Super cool cities. There are some mountains around El Paso. San Antonio looked huge with lots of skyscrapers from the interstate. I have lots of family in El Paso. Trust me, it is NOT a beautiful city. And whoever recommended the drive from San Antonio to El Paso is a sadist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpberr Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 Lots of relatives in Texas and I'm a Spurs fan so I've seen a good bit. My recommendation is to visit Texas in the winter. December/January it's quite pleasant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Miner Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 There's a beach in East Texas? Where'd you go? Uchi, MF? Next time you're in Houston hit me with a PM and I'll hook you up with where to go. Advice on going to Houston. Don't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jauronimo Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 Advice on going to Houston. Don't. Its a better place to live than it is to visit. Much like Buffalo. If you haven't been to Houston since the 80s like many people in this thread, then you'd likely be in for a surprise were you to visit now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 (edited) Its a better place to live than it is to visit. Much like Buffalo. If you haven't been to Houston since the 80s like many people in this thread, then you'd likely be in for a surprise were you to visit now. I'm pretty curious about what Houston looks and lives like. As I posted earlier, #2 in the country in Fortune 1,000 companies and more than #3 and #4 combined I would NOT have guessed that. A ton of money there. Edited August 3, 2017 by Augie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chilly Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 Its a better place to live than it is to visit. Much like Buffalo. If you haven't been to Houston since the 80s like many people in this thread, then you'd likely be in for a surprise were you to visit now. I was there a few months ago and it still sucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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