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Topic: Travels and Impressions

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Re: Travels and Impressions
« Reply #252 on: June 11, 2023, 08:48:49 PM »
Where is a place you've been and would really like to return to and spend more time?

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Re: Travels and Impressions
« Reply #253 on: June 13, 2023, 10:39:29 AM »
On the job in the Bay Area this week. A number of the cities comprising the Greater Bay Area are surprisingly run-down:

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Re: Travels and Impressions
« Reply #254 on: June 13, 2023, 10:43:45 AM »
That's icky.
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Re: Travels and Impressions
« Reply #255 on: June 13, 2023, 10:48:17 AM »
Last time I was in San Jose (late 2021) it was a lot more icky than I remember it... 


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Re: Travels and Impressions
« Reply #256 on: June 13, 2023, 10:53:38 AM »
This road is pretty icky also, but has the saving grace of some awesome ethnic restaurants ... Buford Highway ...




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Re: Travels and Impressions
« Reply #257 on: June 13, 2023, 11:25:33 AM »
This road is pretty icky also, but has the saving grace of some awesome ethnic restaurants ... Buford Highway ...

Yep. When I lived back there in Marietta, it was the best place to get actually GOOD Mexican food. 

I'm sure there were some places in the middle of Atlanta, but at least Buford Hwy was easier to get to from the 'burbs and find parking etc...

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Re: Travels and Impressions
« Reply #258 on: June 13, 2023, 11:43:33 AM »
Not only Mex, but all manner of Asian as well.  The local Mex place a block from me is "OK", but not great.  I've heard of some really good ones maybe 3 miles away.

As for Asian, I don't have to walk far at all for it.

A new place is about to open that has some prospects of being good, it's not Tex-Mex of course.

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Re: Travels and Impressions
« Reply #259 on: June 13, 2023, 11:48:59 AM »
A new place is about to open that has some prospects of being good, it's not Tex-Mex of course.
Here in SoCal, we usually prefer Mexican food to Tex-Mex... 

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Re: Travels and Impressions
« Reply #260 on: June 14, 2023, 12:29:39 AM »
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Re: Travels and Impressions
« Reply #261 on: June 14, 2023, 07:18:21 PM »
Heading to San Antonio in Oct to visit in-laws... Any local expertise on things to do / places to see? 

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Re: Travels and Impressions
« Reply #262 on: June 15, 2023, 11:17:31 AM »
I've never been there so no help from me. My wife was there on business and said it was a nice place, but that was 20 years ago or more.
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Re: Travels and Impressions
« Reply #263 on: June 15, 2023, 11:26:57 AM »
We stayed one night on the River Walk, thought it was interesting, but touristy, as one might expect.  Toured the Alamo, as I remember.

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Re: Travels and Impressions
« Reply #264 on: June 15, 2023, 12:13:54 PM »
Here in SoCal, we usually prefer Mexican food to Tex-Mex...
Both are delicious, but yeah, I've tried the California attempts at Tex-Mex and I wouldn't bother eating it, either.
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Heading to San Antonio in Oct to visit in-laws... Any local expertise on things to do / places to see?

River Walk is fun but obviously touristy, Alamo tour is interesting.
Lots of excellent Tex-Mex of course. :)

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Re: Travels and Impressions
« Reply #265 on: June 15, 2023, 01:32:56 PM »
One of the best, um, "Mexicanish" meals I ever had was in LA, it was red snapper and something.


 

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