Well-Actually War Trall BainIhrno Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 You may or may not know, based on how much you've chatted with me, that I like travelling quite a bit. I'm curious as to where you've been. Don't have many cities, as I've only started seeing the USA since 2008 and can't travel all the time Favorites Myrtle Beach, SC - A nice small town, with friendly people and quite a bit to do, as well as great restaurants. Like Minneapolis, MN - Great city, lots of fun attractions (even though the Water Park of America wasn't that good), and good food. Madison, WI - Also a great town, smaller, but nice to look around. Phoenix, AZ - While it was a very sprawled city, it had interesting flora and fun things to do. So-So Orlando, FL - fun attractions, but sprawled and very expensive. It does contain Aquatica, maybe in my opinion the best water park. I haven't been to Disney much, though, because of the high costs. Dislike New York, NY - I know I'm in the minority here, but I thought the place is old, ugly, and crowded. There's stuff to do, but the 'unique' stuff doesn't interest me that much. Erie, PA - The downtown is old and looks ugly, and the rest of the place is just lots of commercial, and there's very little to actually do. They do have a good water park though. Least Favorites Southampton, NY - dull and uninteresting, and seemed really old. ---- Yeah, I personally don't care much for these older cities. I've also been to Washington DC, Philadelphia PA, Louisville, KY and Charlotte, NC but for the first two it's been when I was kid/teen, and for the latter two, I didn't really go into the cities. I'm hoping to go to DC next summer on my own. What places do you like/dislike? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unflappable Drayk Nicothodes Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 Favourites Great Barrington, MA – Not a ton of things to actually do, but it's beautiful and has some of the best restaurants I've ever been to. Woodstock, CT – This is mainly for prettiness and because the best goats in the world(in my very biased opinion) live here. Also, I'm convinced time works differently here. Québec City, Québec – This was the best city to just get lost in. Like Boston, MA – The symphony is great, and I've generally had a good time on my über-short visits. The roads(not the drivers) confuse me though. Can anyone explain the single lane road, orphaned sidewalk, 4 lane road, orphaned sidewalk, single lane road thing to me? New York, NY – It's really overwhelming and I don't see it as pretty(also, Times Square is awful), but I've gone to it often enough and had a good enough time there every time that I probably don't dislike it. Athens, GA – I went there when my cousin got married, and outside the hall, these two guys had randomly dressed up as a butterfly and a butterfly catcher and chased each other around. Any place where that happens earns points. Carlisle, PA – I get to play spot-the-rocker and get free food. It doesn't get into favourites cause it's in the middle of nowhere. So-so Indianpolis, IN – I wasn't overly fond of Indianapolis but it has an awesome children's museum. Washington DC – It's okay, but I haven't seen anything to really win me over. Annapolis, MD – The harbour is nice to walk around, but other than that I find it a bit dull. Dislike Baltimore, MD – This is an awful city. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Dantius Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 FAVORITE: Chicago, IL. LIKE: Chapel Hill, NC. AMIBIVALENT: Most cities in the USA that I have not spent prolonged periods of time in, Albany, NY. REALLY DISLIKE: New York City, NY. Also, the entire state of California. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Randomizer Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 Like Chicago, IL - It's where I grew up and there's plenty to do there from museums, parks, sports, food, entertainment. Dislike Phoenix, AZ - Where I am now. It's hot. sprawled out, public transportation is horrible, and the drivers are insane. Examples of extremely bad driving are shaving while driving and using the steering wheel as a writing surface to fill in a large sheet of paper because someone can't park to write. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Aoslare Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 FAVORITES Chicago, IL Oxford, UK LIKE San Francisco, CA Ann Arbor, MI London, UK SO-SO Oakland, CA Madison, WI Boston, MA New York, NY New Haven, CT Manchester, NH DISLIKE Indianapolis, IN Cleveland, OH LEAST FAVORITE Charleston, WV Carlisle, PA Washington, DC Los Angeles, CA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Aoslare Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 Originally Posted By: Nicothodes Boston, MA – The symphony is great, and I've generally had a good time on my über-short visits. The roads(not the drivers) confuse me though. Can anyone explain the single lane road, orphaned sidewalk, 4 lane road, orphaned sidewalk, single lane road thing to me? I'm not sure which one you're talking about, but the answer is either: - They wanted to run the T above ground, but didn't want to slow it down by putting it directly into traffic (as they have done elsewhere) - They wanted to allow high speeds on a major transportation artery that also has numerous side streets and residential parking; the two single lane roads help with the turns and parking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Trenton. Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 Shayder, the isle of bigal. I do not care if its in a game, its still beautiful. The pool of water in the middle of town, the library, the inn, the mall like place, the temple, witch would be like a church. If it was a real town, I would move there immediatly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall BainIhrno Posted September 11, 2011 Author Share Posted September 11, 2011 I really need to go to Chicago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Tyranicus Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 Originally Posted By: HOUSE of S LEAST FAVORITE Carlisle, PA You're never going to let that parking ticket go, are you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unflappable Drayk ĐªгŦĦ Єяŋϊε Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 Originally Posted By: Tyranicus Originally Posted By: HOUSE of S LEAST FAVORITE Carlisle, PA You're never going to let that parking ticket go, are you? if thats why he hates it, I fully agree with him. i have on occasion wished death and destruction on locales that hit me with a parking ticket. (actually mainly on alternate side parking tickets, but same subject) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Callie Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 I've pretty much been limited to the west coast. Favorites Seattle, WA Chicago, IL Reno, NV Like Las Vegas, NV Vancouver, BC Portland, OR Tacoma, WA Bellingham, WA So-So Sacramento, CA San Francisco, CA Stockton, CA Vancouver, WA Ellensburg, WA Yakima, WA Dislike Fresno, CA San Jose, CA Santa Cruz, CA Modesto, CA Tracy, CA San Diego, CA Phoenix, AZ La Grande, OR Ontario, OR Least Favorites Los Angeles, CA Anaheim, CA Bakersfield, CA Oakland, CA Antioch, CA Nogales, AZ/Sonora, Mexico Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Alorael at Large Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 An odd bunch. Let's see... Favorites Seattle, WA Ann Arbor, MI Boston, MA Like San Francisco, CA Washington, DC: The subway is lovely. So-so Berkeley, CA Salt Lake City, UT Annapolis, MD St. Louis, MO Dislike Tampa, FL Orlando, FL New York, NY Baltimore, MD Chicago, IL Least Favorites Oakland, CA Omaha, NE Las Vegas, NV —Alorael, who has no strong rationale for some of these. Sometimes just passing through made a positive or negative impression. He will say that he has an urban upper limit, and Chicago and NYC definitely exceed those. They're fun briefly, but he wouldn't want to spend long there. He's never been to LA, but from what he hears it would be similar but worse. Relatedly, good public transit is a cardinal virtue for cities. Being pedestrian and bike-friendly helps. (No comment on why having pedestrians is good...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Dikiyoba Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 How can you guys spend enough time in all these cities to have an opinion on them? Originally Posted By: Randomizer Dislike Phoenix, AZ - Where I am now. It's hot. sprawled out, public transportation is horrible, and the drivers are insane. Ditto for Prescott, AZ if you replace "hot" with "blatantly racist". Strong dislike (which means it sucks to be living in it for 2/3 of the year). In Oregon: Portland is okay, but I don't think I've ever been there alone and not gotten lost. Bend seems pretty fun. Lincoln City is always crowded with terrible trafficc, but I usually have to pass through it when I'm heading to the coast. Dikiyoba. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Callie Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 Originally Posted By: Dikiyoba How can you guys spend enough time in all these cities to have an opinion on them? I figure spending at least the greater part of the day in a city is enough to judge, and my family has dragged me around to a lot of places. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Sarachim Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 Attention, everyone but Nico: New York does not like you, either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Dikiyoba Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 Originally Posted By: Sarachim Attention, everyone but Nico: New York does not like you, either. But Dikiyoba hasn't even been there! Why is New York so mean? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Dantius Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 Originally Posted By: Sarachim Attention, everyone but Nico: New York does not like you, either. This is why people do not like New York. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Trenton. Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 Because the people in newyork is mean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Goldengirl Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 This list is far from the definitive log of my travels, but I hope it will capture the highlights. Favorites Minneapolis, MN and St. Paul, MN - lots to do, lots to see, friendly feel to the Twin Cities. Love the baseball team, too. Washington, DC - for tourists and history nerds, there's a lot to do. The Library of Congress is the most beautiful building I've ever seen NOLA (New Orleans, LA) - best cuisine, music, and general culture I've seen. It's also steeped in history. Like Strum, WI - small town, great pie place Portland, OR - lots to do (including Powell's Bookstore), great cultural scene, but the visibility of poverty in the city saddens me Milwaukee, WI - good-sized city with a good-sized history to it Seattle, WA - see Portland Boise, ID - friendly people, with a cultural atmosphere of being small and country while at the same time being a city Walla Walla, WA - small city with a beautiful liberal arts college that helps drive a unique cultural feeling that other small cities wouldn't necessarily have Monterrey, CA - smaller city, but so much to do. I was only there in the summer, though; it did have the appearance of a tourist town. So-So Chicago, IL - almost to like, but not quite. Great city, but it's so easy to take a wrong turn and then spend seven billion hours (that's a scientific figure) navigating slow-moving traffic to get to where you were trying to go Palo Alto, CA - for hosting Stanford, the city did not seem that great. I got lost my fair share in this town. Venice, FL - yes, it's Florida, so it's automatically got some prestige from its environment. Too rich and old, though. Dislike Grand Junction, CO - the town is poor and the streets have names like "G 3/4th Street". Both of these make me sad. Atlanta, GA - when I visited, there was a crime spree going on, so I felt unsafe the whole time. Gave me a tainted view of the city. Least Favorites Geneseo, IL - small, boring, and unfortunate to get trapped in Detroit Lakes, MN - any town that floods while I'm in it is not good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyshakk Koan Karoka Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 Originally Posted By: Trenton Uchiha, shaper servile. Because the people in newyork is mean. My grandma isn't mean, even though she lives in New York. Aside from the creepy visions, horrid nightmares, and scary images I see when I go to her house... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Sarachim Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 Originally Posted By: Dikiyoba Originally Posted By: Sarachim Attention, everyone but Nico: New York does not like you, either. But Dikiyoba hasn't even been there! Why is New York so mean? Okay, I just called the mayor, and he agreed to move you to our so-so list until you come visit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Cairo Jim Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 I haven't been many places, but heere it goes. FAVOURITES: Coolum Beach-QLD. It's got some of the nicest beaches and being in town nice, even if there isn't that much to do. Caloundra-QlD. It's got some nice beaches and stuff, and a reasonable amount of stuff to do. DISLIKES: I am very not keen on going down to Melbourne or anywhere in Victoria for that matter. The majority of people I've met from there were either really annoying, or arrogant. Or both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Lilith Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 Originally Posted By: Cairo Jim I am very not keen on going down to Melbourne or anywhere in Victoria for that matter. The majority of people I've met from there were either really annoying, or arrogant. Or both. that is exactly why melbourne is the best city actually it is the best city because i live there but it would be pretty good even if i didn't Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Cairo Jim Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 I dunno about that. Even your football is wierd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Callie Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 Originally Posted By: Cairo Jim I dunno about that. Even your football is wierd. Well Americans think your football is weird! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Cairo Jim Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 We play 3 different codes of footy here. That's not including soccer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk nikki. Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 Originally Posted By: HOUSE of S FAVORITES Oxford, UK Yay! FAVORITES Oxford Manchester Paris LIKE London Shrewsbury Salford Baltimore, MD SO-SO Brighton Plymouth DISLIKE Southampton LEAST FAVORITE Nottingham Derby That kind of makes it look like I'm really easy to please, but I'm not - I'm just neutral about most places. (Also, apart from Paris, and Baltimore (which I like mainly for the harbour), these are all English places.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Aoslare Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 Goldenking: How in the world did you get lost in Palo Alto? It's not large, it's divided all over the place by easily recognizable major thoroughfares, even train tracks that run curvelessly through the entire peninsula for easy comparison, and there's lots of signage. But I see someone suggested Shayder. Are we doing fictional cities, too? If so I could make a list something like this: FAVORITE Formello Phlan Nobilia LIKE Minas Tirith Abajan Mysidia Cantlin Aitos HomeTown SO-SO Stancia Termina Narshe Misuto DISLIKE Fargabaad Oracleberry Rising Fountain Head Twoson LEAST FAVORITE Rabanastre Yoshi's Island Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Lilith Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 is that meant to be taken as a commentary on the quality of the games from which those places come or just on how nice each of those places would be to live in because if you hate Yoshi's Island i have suuuch a bone to pick with you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Alorael at Large Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 Formello is nice for Avernum, but I'd still rather not live in a cave and live on mushrooms and lizard meat. —Alorael, who also thinks the type of world and the mood of the setting says a lot. Anywhere in the Culture is paradise. Ptolus is full of horrors, but there are heroes to take care of the problem and it's not a bad place to live. Los Angeles is full of vampires and crime, and you really don't want to be there even if there are modern amenities; your only protection is more vampires. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ineffable Wingbolt Tirien Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 Originally Posted By: Lilith because if you hate Yoshi's Island i have suuuch a bone to pick with you Cue angry mob time. I'll get the pitchforks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall BainIhrno Posted September 12, 2011 Author Share Posted September 12, 2011 Would Formello improve for you if the Empire decided to have food trade agreements with Avernum? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unflappable Drayk ĐªгŦĦ Єяŋϊε Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 actually if i lived in avernum it would probably be in my own tower somewhere off the beaten path. (assuming i was a magician of some power) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Triumph Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 One of my favorite fictional towns was Ebonheart, in Morrowind. Mabe Village in LoZ: Link's Awakening was a pleasant place, in its way. I enjoyed Lemuria in Golden Sun: The Lost Age. Oh, and Shadow Valley Fort is pretty cool too. I'm there are other lovely fictional cities I've encountered, those are just a few that come to mind this morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Alorael at Large Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 Originally Posted By: BainIhrno Would Formello improve for you if the Empire decided to have food trade agreements with Avernum? Yes, but not so much that I'd live there by choice. It's still in a cave. And it's not the same as eating fresh things that require sunlight. —Alorael, who would rather not live in an isolated tower even as a powerful mage unless he got portals to town with it. Isolation sounds great until you need groceries, or help rotating the crystals on your resonance engine, or want to meet someone for dinner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Dantius Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 Originally Posted By: Triumph One of my favorite fictional towns was Ebonheart, in Morrowind. Mabe Village in LoZ: Link's Awakening was a pleasant place, in its way. I enjoyed Lemuria in Golden Sun: The Lost Age. Oh, and Shadow Valley Fort is pretty cool too. I'm there are other lovely fictional cities I've encountered, those are just a few that come to mind this morning. The Imperial City in Oblivion would actually be a beautiful place to live, if a bit small for the capital of the entire known world. It sucks that the house you can buy there is literally a shack on an island in the corner of the slums and not a gigantic mansion inside the city proper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyshakk Koan Karoka Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 Originally Posted By: Alorael or want to meet someone for dinner. Well, you can make your own someone to have dinner with. You can just tell all your friends that that person came from a faaaaaaaar away land. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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