Originally Posted by lapin_windstar

How about Denver? I know you said that you thought it was too cold, but come on, you'd get fantastic scenery and four seasons, wouldn't you? where's the fun in sitting in Austin where it's too hot and humid for 1/4 of the year to step outside?

Perhaps more usefully - you might want to see if there's somewhere with a public transport system that's at least half-decent. You have kids and it would be a decade before they would be able to drive themselves anywhere (legally), even if that were desireable. If you end up in the middle of nowhere, you could end up spending hundreds/thousands of hours driving your kids around. But maybe you already do this so it wouldn't be a problem.

I've often idly considered college towns as somewhere that could be nice to live: you'd get decent bars, bookshops and it could hopefully be a bit more funky that the average town. Anyone here have any experience of Athens, GA, Berkeley, CA or any of the New England college towns?

BTW, this month's edition of Outside has the 30 best towns to live in for outdoor sports etc. Quite a few of the other mags have similar rankings.

Originally Posted by Richardowen

We'll have light-rail in Austin soon

Originally Posted by neojynx

As I was saying before my dratted keybard sturted plying ap.. Thanks to Richard and all for the relevant infos.

I think we are going to rent for 6 months (to see how we get on) and then move or stay or rent or buy, but by then should have a feel of the area.

I will have to get a feel for how good Bergstrom airport is for my work, I might have to move to nearby Dallas - FW if not, but until we go, we wont know.

I have previous experience with heat having spent time in Florida, Georgia and SCarolina, I do hate mosquitos :-(

But I would like to start out near to Austin and see how things go. Thanks all - again.

- Garry

Originally Posted by Richardowen

We'll have light-rail in Austin soon

Originally Posted by Sugarmooma

Hope it's better than the one in Houston

Originally Posted by Sugarmooma

Hope it's better than the one in Houston

Originally Posted by neojynx

I dont wish to throw the cat amongst... but hey why not.

I am due to move to the US (through my work), with the one proviso, I cant move to the NE of the US.

My work will always be at the end of a flight, be it east or west coast, north or south.

THEREFORE... I have sort of made a decision to move to Texas (nr Austin). My feelings are that TX is mid US and thus would be a good location for us to move to. We are also looking at the weather, cost of living, schooling for my 2 daughters (5 n 7), etc etc..

I would love comments from both Americans and non Americans on my choice of location..

I am sort of looking at (specifically) San Marcos, TX, it looks nice on the Interweb

I have looked at AZ (too expensive), UT (too mormon), OK (too many tornados), KS (too much wheat). etc etc.. the north is too damn cold btw...

I await any interesting replies.

thanks

- Garry

Originally Posted by surly

All comes down to personal preferences but just putting in a word for San Francisco. OK now lets hear about the earthquakes.

Originally Posted by neojynx

THEREFORE... I have sort of made a decision to move to Texas (nr Austin). My feelings are that TX is mid US and thus would be a good location for us to move to. We are also looking at the weather, cost of living, schooling for my 2 daughters (5 n 7), etc etc..

Originally Posted by Pony

Do you like humidity? Do you like bugs? Do you like rednecks? Do you like dry counties? Do you like periods were it rains for 2 weeks solid? Do you prefer duallies to a car? Can you hit one of your 12 spent beer cans at 100 ft?
Answer yes to all of these and y'all LOVE Texas

Originally Posted by surly

SF probably the most liberal city in the US.

Originally Posted by Pony