The people are excellent and very friendly. It's a laid back, slower paced city that has everything you need within a short distance. Home prices are actually affordable. Great dining, boating, fishing and shopping. Highly recommended.
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By A Yahoo! Contributor, 06/20/06
Sahadi Cafe is a must for any one that visits this area. The over all selection of nonfried food, and the salads will impress any traveler.
McAllen offers many interesting things to do: Mexico is just minutes away (liquor and souvenirs are cheap there), South Padre Island is only an hour east (very fun Gulf Coast beach), you will find any restaurant you can think of (my favorites are Khan's Mongolian Grill and Chili's), and there are a good number of pretty walking trails. The ...
I went to McAllen, TX in Feb '06 the weather that time of the year is quite nice:) I plan on going back at least once a year!
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beautiful
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 12/19/05
I love everything about this city! The weather, to die for! Hey I come from Nebraska, in March there is still a chance of a good snow storm! I loved how Mexico was just a short drive a way. The beach was only an hour away! What more could you want. The people were friendly, the mall was very cool. And the best thing was, I could afford stuff, ...
When you advertise that you are the home of free long distance, local calls and wireless high speed internet, then you must deliver those services. Microtel has this on the cover of its system brochure and numerous places within the publication. When we we forced to evacuate Corpus Christi due to hurricane Rita, we chose the Microtel Inn in ...
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Still have morals
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 08/07/05
Everything is great at the Rio grande valley, this is one of the places that you can say still is good place to raise a family. There is alot of fun thing to do and get done. It is very organized and keeped clean.
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BORING
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 06/30/05
THERE IS NOTHING TO DO IN MCALLEN, TEXAS. IT IS SO BORING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Very Organized City
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 05/26/05
I like this place because there is alot to do like go to the beach to south padre island or go to mexico .. everything is close to this city. mcallen has great stores , malls , hot weather and lots of great food. It is also a very low crime city . Whenever i get a chance i will go and visit again.
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I HAVE TO GO BACK AGAIN
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 03/05/05
I LIKED EVERY SINGLE THINK LIKE THE SHOPPING PLACES ,BEAUTIFUL HOTELS, SPECIALLY THE WARM WEATHER, AND IT IS VERY CLOSE TO A ZOO AND SOUTH PADRE ISLAND
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