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<blockquote data-quote="Thornir Alekeg" data-source="post: 4228700" data-attributes="member: 15651">Well, one thing you can do to get a feel for the &quot;real&quot; Boston is to drive up from the Cape to arrive in the city around 8:30am on a weekday morning.&nbsp; That will give you a nice feel for the traffic around the city.&nbsp; Of course I would only recommend this if you are a good driver not given to panic.&nbsp; Another aspect to keep in mind about Boston is the weather.&nbsp; It certainly is very different from NM.&nbsp; Hot and humid in the summer; cold and damp with snow and ice in the winter.&nbsp; The time you will be visiting is probably one of the better periods of the year, weather-wise.&nbsp; You will probably have warm temperatures with humidity not too high.One more suggestion, pick up a Sunday Boston Globe and take a look at the real estate listings.&nbsp; Costs are pretty high around the area.&nbsp; Sure the pay is probably better than in a &quot;tier 2&quot; city like Albuquerque, but from what I've experienced, it isn't usually so much better as to be a direct offset to the cost of living difference.&nbsp; Oh, and as for Network Bandwidth thing - it very much depends upon where you live - not everyone has the same access.&nbsp; The town I am in has Cable internet that is nice and fast, but notoriously unreliable, or DSL that is considerably slower (max 1.5 MB), but at least has been reliable.&nbsp; FioS isn't available yet and probably won't be for a few years, although it is available in all the surrounding towns.Don't get me wrong, I really enjoy living in the Boston area, and my wife and I hope to remain here for many, many years, but while there are some advantages to the area, it certainly isn't all wonderful.&nbsp; On the touristy side I recommend eating at Durgin Park in the Faneuil Hall Marketplace.&nbsp; Get some Boston baked beans and some Clam Chowder (pronounced chowdah).Enjoy your visit.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Thornir Alekeg, post: 4228700, member: 15651"] Well, one thing you can do to get a feel for the "real" Boston is to drive up from the Cape to arrive in the city around 8:30am on a weekday morning. That will give you a nice feel for the traffic around the city. Of course I would only recommend this if you are a good driver not given to panic. Another aspect to keep in mind about Boston is the weather. It certainly is very different from NM. Hot and humid in the summer; cold and damp with snow and ice in the winter. The time you will be visiting is probably one of the better periods of the year, weather-wise. You will probably have warm temperatures with humidity not too high. One more suggestion, pick up a Sunday Boston Globe and take a look at the real estate listings. Costs are pretty high around the area. Sure the pay is probably better than in a "tier 2" city like Albuquerque, but from what I've experienced, it isn't usually so much better as to be a direct offset to the cost of living difference. Oh, and as for Network Bandwidth thing - it very much depends upon where you live - not everyone has the same access. The town I am in has Cable internet that is nice and fast, but notoriously unreliable, or DSL that is considerably slower (max 1.5 MB), but at least has been reliable. FioS isn't available yet and probably won't be for a few years, although it is available in all the surrounding towns. Don't get me wrong, I really enjoy living in the Boston area, and my wife and I hope to remain here for many, many years, but while there are some advantages to the area, it certainly isn't all wonderful. On the touristy side I recommend eating at Durgin Park in the Faneuil Hall Marketplace. Get some Boston baked beans and some Clam Chowder (pronounced chowdah). Enjoy your visit. [/QUOTE]

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