Huffington Post blogger spends 24 hours in San Antonio, decides it's the 'new Austin'

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A Huffington Post blogger spent her day roaming around San Antonio, or as she has dubbed it, “the new Austin.”

Sidonie Sawyer, a “Franco-American Hybrid Journalist,” said she spent 24 hours exploring the Alamo City and found it has “changed a lot from the Mexican outpost it once was, to a more sophisticated venue” in the post.

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“We never even ate Mexican food,” she added.

We’re not sure why not indulging in one of the facets of the Alamo City that make it so great is celebrated, but Sawyer continues and explains why San Antonio is becoming more and more like its I-35 neighbor.

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“The city is now baptized the new Austin, as many large IT companies have chosen San Antonio over Austin, for less traffic, more space, less high prices, and more working force,” the tourist said.

Along with not noshing on tacos, the blogger purposely did not visit sites like the River Walk, the Alamo and the Tower of the Americas and instead opted for the Pearl Brewery, the Blue Star Art Complex and the Alamo Quarry Market.

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The European adventurer particularly enjoyed Bakery Lorraine, “where French macarons really taste French,” the “town center” of the Quarry and the food trucks of South Town, which “totally grants the status of cool city to the new San Antonio.”

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