"If your idea of fun is taking a week off from work and heading out west to a dude ranch, theCitizen is not for you. If you lost your wallet last summer in a complicated scam run by some junkie from Berlin, theCitizen might be for you. If you are the junkie from Berlin, welcome to theCitizen."
http://www.thecitizenguide.com/guides.htm
They review Cities and Municipalities near as I can figure...
I've lived near Montreal most of my life, but I'm not qualified to review the City - that said, I do love it (I may get my Masters at McGill) - and I thought the review was pretty good particularly Poutine - I guess it's like anything - it can be served nasty (non-cheese type fake pretend gravy) or tasty - full of the heartstopping goodness that made it popular - either way - you never see this on the cuisine shows....but I don't know how it holds up with cities I haven't been to..yet.
Excerpts:
Montreal -
Avoid: The underground city - a confusing 20 mile array of shopping mall tunnels taking you places you don’t wanna go-office buildings, high end hotels, sterile coffee shops and moms’ clothing stores.
(A personal note - I got thrown out of a dance club, perfectly sober, for wearing sneakers - they were dark - but they had the Adidas stripes.).
LA -
Avoid
Believing what people tell you.
Suicide Mission
Live in L.A. longer than 10 years. You may still be breathing, but, baby, something inside you has died.
Disclaimer
L.A. is what you make of it. If you already think you hate the place, you’re probably going to hate it. If you want to have fun, there is fun to be had.
But, truly, the most popular activity in L.A. is eschewing community in favor of self-obsession. [c'mon - is that so?]
Austin
"Austin has brought you such hits as party at the moon tower, Randal "Pink" Floyd, Wooderson, 6th street, Stevie Ray Vaughan, open container fair play, naked bongos, Beavis and Butthead, and the Slacker." [that's enough - I like Austin]
If you are a liberal, Austin is the only county in Texas that did not vote for Bush. But keep an open mind Lefty. Shooting guns while drinking and driving is an amusement for everyone.
Food
I'm a Vegetarian - Being a vegetarian in Texas is not simple. You need to be increadibly explicit while ordering. And even after that you are guaranteed to at the very least get beef broth all over your dish. There are two restaurants in Austin that cater to the vegetarian.
I liked the review of Peer (spelled Pierre) the capital of South Dakota...
"If you like whiskey, beer, guns, hunting and fishing you’ll fit right in. If your personal motto is, “Leave your neighbor alone. The poor bastard has enough trouble already.” so much the better. If not, keep driving. You’ll save wear and tear on yourself and the entire populace of South Dakota. But if getting full of whiskey and driving your car down main street while shooting at street lights is something you’ve always secretly wanted to try, keep reading. You may have found paradise on earth right here in good old South Dakota."
What do you think?
p.s. - modified this because I screwed up the subject line...
