Austin

Pros: Great music, mellow attitude, fun things to do
Cons: Traffic's a mess...

Austin is a bit different from other cities in Texas. It's friendlier. Smarter. Nicer. Livelier. Austin is a smaller city than Houston or Dallas, and its got genuine rolling hills to liven up the landscape a bit. There's plenty of good restaurants in...

Pros: Beautiful natural scenery and architecture plus friendly folks
Cons: Traffic gets a little unbearable at times

I have a particular fondness for Austin, Texas. I went to college there and both of my children are nearing there undergraduate degrees at U.T. Austin. I graduated from
Business School at U.T. in 1969 and U.T. Law School in 1971. At that time,...

Pros: vibrant local music scene, good restaurants, people-watching
Cons: lousy transportation system

There's a reaction I get just about every time I give my address to someone over the phone. A disembodied voice on the other end almost always says, "Oh, Austin! I've heard that's a really great town." Well, not exactly -- it comes after I've...

Pros: Fun, Food, and Song
Cons: HOT

While I don't currently live in Austin and haven't for 10 years, I do still call it my home. Located in Central Texas on the edge of the Hill Country, Austin is a rapidly growing city who's major industries are high-tech, music, government, and...

Pros: Good college town, outdoor recreation, scenery and Lake Travis
Cons: Restaurant scene and performing arts scene are lacking; bad traffic; culture is rather infantile

I lived in Austin throughout much of the 1990's. Eventually I got bored, fed-up with certain things, and left willingly. People from Austin (and elsewhere) sometimes have problems understanding this, but basically I figured if I was going to live ...

Pros: Friendly, Laid-Back, A City That Still Works
Cons: Starting To Get Crowded

Review Topic:  Restaurants

Now, you can just blow into town and visit your buds. Or you can give us ten minutes and impress their socks off -- it's your call.

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Pros: Friendly, Laid-Back, A City That Still Works
Cons: Somewhat Provincial

Review Topic:  Sights & Attractions

Planning to visit Austin? Not so fast, Slim. Before you plant Foot One inside this town, Dr. Feelgood must explain a few things. Not to put too fine a point on it, your faithful...

Pros: Everything is new
Cons: Location is remote for some

I've lived in Austin for three years. I'll save my song of praise for this city for another review. The new airport is worthy of a review of its own!

Austin-Bergstrom International Airport opened for business last May. The city government...

Pros: live music, green spaces, restaurants
Cons: traffic, expense

I’ve been living in Austin for a year and a half now. It’s a lovely small city, but has big city problems. Please remember while reading this review that I am writing it from a small town girl’s perspective.

Austin was for many years a...

Pros: Everybody loves it:food/music/climate & more
Cons: Everybody loves it

Austin..I love it! I hate it!

I'm never sure whether I love my hometown or I hate it. Whichever...my feelings about Austin are passionate.

Born and raised in the heart of Texas, my beloved state's capitol city, I lived here until I...

Pros: Lots of activities, good music town, friendly people
Cons: Traffic, crowded restaurants

Austin is the capital city of Texas. It is also home the The University of Texas, a vibrant arts and music community, and a hotbed of technology. But you've heard all this, right? In the past 10 years Austin has acquired an image of a sophisticated...

Pros: Great trails, fun races
Cons: Too many races?

A great running city has plenty of trails, a strong racing scene, and dedicated runners. Austin has all three in abundance.

TRAILS
Within the city limits, there is an extensive series of hike and bike trails. The centerpiece is...

Pros: Lots of fun activities await
Cons: None

Austin, Texas is among my favorite cities. I lived there for four years while in college. I have been back several times sense to visit and enjoy the lakes and scenery. Austin has so much to offer that most travelers will find something they like...

Pros: food, folks, and fun
Cons: sweltering in the summer, potential weight gain!

Ah, Austin...
The city that always brings out the cowgirl in me! It's a side that I keep pretty well hidden as I live in Southern California, but whenever I go to Austin, it's time to dust off the old boots, take the hat off the wall, and pop George...

Pros: Hotbed for Cowboy-owned businesses, growing in popularity for its Internet incubators, cultural center of the Southwest, the place to be at now, one the hottest cities in the USA
Cons: You can't get tired of Live Music...Western lifestyle par excellence...Nothing to complain about

If you are looking for a place with vibrant nightlife to do business, you have Austin, Texas. It is been picked by Fortune 500 and Business 2.0 as one of the hottest places to live and conduct business. When you know that Austin is synonymous with live...