well. i've never been to NC....but i used to live in Austin
Austin is pretty cool; live music galore, girls galore, bars galore, 6th st.,
hill country riding basically on your back yard, hippie hollow, cool neighborhoods
like the one on South Congress, the only place in Texas where you are not outnumbered by Republicans, did i mentioned the girls?, groovy sensual yet sophisticated cultural ambiance (whatever that means), Alamo Draft House,
Kerbey Lane and Magnolia cafe, tamale house #3 @ airport blvd. (try their Migas plate on a sat. morning!), Dog and Duck thursdays (i hope they still have them), hot girls, AF1 Racing @ N. Lamar right across from the Ducati Austin Guys, you are a great 1.5 hour back road ride away from SA...we can party!!
On the other hand,...is ridicously overpriced (that's why i live in SA), traffic is
as bad as in the Bay Area (if not worse), it's growing faster that it can cope with,
the hot chicks all have a boyfriend that plays in a band... there's no one with a Guzzi there.
so there you have it,...NC anyone?