Normally I wouldn't make a post like this, but I seem to recall alot of people around here being from that area, so what the heck.
We may be moving to that area in a few months, and are trying to plan out the apartment scouting/job interview short trip we'll be taking in a month or so. I have a few questions for those of you who know the area:
How easy is it to get around by taxi or public transportation? Neither of us is 25 yet, so if we fly in, that'd be our only option for getting around. Otherwise we have to drive (looks like about 14 hours of driving to get there).
As far as housing goes, we're looking for 1br apartments in the $600 - $800/mo. range. I've heard that durham is a sh!thole but cheap, chapel hill can be a bit pricey, but haven't heard anything about raleigh. Anybody with hot tips on affordable, good areas to live in? The female who allows me to associate with her will be a grad student at duke, so if any places offer deals to grad students we should be able to take advantage of them.
how is rush hour? if I'm living in one city and working in another, commuting might be an issue.
TIA
We may be moving to that area in a few months, and are trying to plan out the apartment scouting/job interview short trip we'll be taking in a month or so. I have a few questions for those of you who know the area:
How easy is it to get around by taxi or public transportation? Neither of us is 25 yet, so if we fly in, that'd be our only option for getting around. Otherwise we have to drive (looks like about 14 hours of driving to get there).
As far as housing goes, we're looking for 1br apartments in the $600 - $800/mo. range. I've heard that durham is a sh!thole but cheap, chapel hill can be a bit pricey, but haven't heard anything about raleigh. Anybody with hot tips on affordable, good areas to live in? The female who allows me to associate with her will be a grad student at duke, so if any places offer deals to grad students we should be able to take advantage of them.
how is rush hour? if I'm living in one city and working in another, commuting might be an issue.
TIA