Grandview, WA.....I know it as Grandma's town, you might know it because about ten years ago the wrestling team faced charges for taping a new wrestler's ass cheeks together on the bus....plus it's in the shadow of Hanford and no one likes a three-eyed fish more than me. http://www.grandview.wa.us/

Speaking of three-eyed fish...... http://www.orcity.org/ Oregon City, OR is full of not-so-purdy folks. I don't get it...it's the weirdest assortment of trailers that has a city government and its own school district! Big bangs, stretch pants, and scrunchies are still all the rage here. Ditto Gresham and Estacada, too. It's like stepping into 1987. So weird!

Yreka, CA.....why? Why not just move it all up to Oregon and be done with it? Y'all Yrekans don't really fit in with Californians anyway...it's like you're missing the point of living IN California! http://www.yrekachamber.com/ Ditto Redding. White stretch pants are NOT okay!

Dallas, OR.....ugh. Why DALLAS??? And why is it that you assume everyone else in the country should know that there's a Dallas, Oregon?? Hello? Dallas, TEXAS is the Dallas people most associate with the name DALLAS. And WHY must you all name your freaking children DALLAS?? And the fact that the town was founded by the KKK really adds in your favor. Go Dallas Dragons!! http://www.ci.dallas.or.us/

I also really love New Orleans and NYC. ;)

I so wish that this post could be more internationally flavored but that will have to wait for the future...

NYC - Where to begin. I guess with the food. The pizza, the knishes, italian ices, hot dogs, steak, chinese food. It's all so delicious and plentiful. The Museum of Natural History. Greenwich Village, Central Park, Broadway, the Jazz clubs. Damn, I could go on forever. I love California but there is truly nothing like New York.

Monterey/Carmel/Big Sur - Overwhelming natural beauty everywhere you look. There are wonderful sights like the 17 Mile Drive and the Monterey Aquarium and nothing quite beats a fresh cup of crab and a cold beer on Cannery Row. Still, it is the overwhelming beauty of the region that bring me back time and time again.

San Francisco - I've not spent as much time here as I would prefer but what I have seen, I have adored. It's a charming and welcoming city with plenty to keep one occupied. I wish it wasn't so expensive to live there.

Washington DC - While the city is not without its problems, the historical aspects make it a fascinating place. The Smithsonian alone could keep me occupied for a very long time.

I've always longed to go there. I'm a bit of a history nut, and I'm sure I'd get lost in there for weeks.

Hey, you left out Pacific City, Gervais, Scapoose, and Dufur ;)

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Can't believe I left our Hialeah, Florida..............lived there for 2 months with a Cuban family(and I don't speak a lick of Spanish). .....I did a Zest commercial for a show called Sabo Igante so I guess I spoke a little Spanish(but I don't know what I said) :D

I grew up in the Napa Valley - Napa High School grad, class of 1986. An absolutely perfect place to grow up. The grape vines in October when changing are breath taking when you drive through the Valley. Would love taking bike rides from Napa to Yountville or even St. Helena.

I'm more of a small town guy than a city guy. Went to school in Flagstaff, AZ. While I despise cold, the snow over the largest Pine forest in the world is amazing, as are the San Francisco peaks both when snow capped and when the Aspen trees are changing in the fall.

Never been to Northern Arizona, but it sounds great.

Lol! I've actually been to all these places, and you give great descriptions!:snap:

I thought it was because you loved Texas because GWBush hails from there. :p

Right now I'm painfully homesick for Texas! It realized yesterday it's almost bluebonnet season! Whaaaa! There are few things more beautiful than a field of bluebonnet's...SIGH!

So with that...I'd say Fredricksburg, Tx is one of my favorite towns. Great German food, great shopping, great little honkytonks with great German beer!


New Orleans - the history, the culture, the beauty. I even love the smell!

Anyone ever listen to Mel Torme's California Suite? In Part II, they argue why the West Coast is the Best Coast. Teehee -- They say bialys -- So what?

But I must say, I do love New York City....