I Went To The Richest Place In Texas

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  • There's a part of Texas that you've never seen before. And this place will blow you away.
    I explored Texas Hill Country, including Fredericksburg, Bandera, New Braunfels and San Marcos to show you what life is like there.
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  • @NickJohnson
    @NickJohnson  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +46

    Here's my entire Texas Road Trip Playlist. The Best Texas Playlist ever made: th-cam.com/video/anV40accHfo/w-d-xo.html

    • @rogerburn5132
      @rogerburn5132 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      As Always Nick Brilliant Video Keep Going Always 👍👍👍👍

    • @irishinigami
      @irishinigami 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @NickJohnson just a suggestion, have you considered getting a camera that records at 4K 60fps? The reason is the smoothing when driving. It's a world a difference. For the future, I would greatly appreciate it if you would consider it an option. I am glad that you even do 4K, but because of the driving while recording, I bet a lot of viewers would be happy with the smoothness of 60 fps. Thanks. Love your videos.

    • @bodyloverz30
      @bodyloverz30 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Nick, my grandfather was the President of Dow Well, his ranch was in Canyon Lake, TX. I would spend every weekend from college (91'-96') (TLU Texas Lutheran University, Seguin, TX) at his cattle ranch, on the lake. I miss it so, but "you can't go home again!"

    • @bodyloverz30
      @bodyloverz30 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      New Braunfels, happy times.

    • @bentran7686
      @bentran7686 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hi Nick,
      Please do make a video of Galesburg, IL. We are going there in this summer. I appreciate your video soon.

  • @stripybread3715
    @stripybread3715 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +242

    Nick may not be pregnant, but he never fails to deliver

  • @mikedrown2721
    @mikedrown2721 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +52

    I'm turning 78 later this year and I love your channel. Thanks Nick!😊

    • @NickJohnson
      @NickJohnson  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      Hey Mike! I'll be 48 soon. Right behind you.

    • @BlueAside
      @BlueAside 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      1976 !!🎉

  • @sherrryann
    @sherrryann 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    My uncle built a home in the hill country in Dripping Springs & sold it to a lesbian couple for 5 times what it cost him to build. After 30 or 40 yrs, he couldn't deal w/ the traffic or inflation or leadership in the Austin area. He said his annual property tax & insurance cost more than he used to pay when he had a full mortgage. Said going to work in Austin just wasn't worth the hassle. Got fed up w/ all the bums & tent cities w/in Austin. Built a new house in a national forest in NM & said peace out.

  • @tommyv8777
    @tommyv8777 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +99

    I really enjoy this channel as does my wife. 62 years old in Ohio. Really appreciate your style and respect for the places you visit.

    • @NickJohnson
      @NickJohnson  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

      Ok Tommy! I should come back to Ohio sometime.

    • @robincanter5835
      @robincanter5835 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      I just moved to Ohio from Texas hill country. I was in Bandera in the Medina lake. Lol😂

    • @tommyv8777
      @tommyv8777 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@robincanter5835 Welcome!

    • @neohistoryfan1014
      @neohistoryfan1014 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@NickJohnson you definitely should check out the rubber city and do a video on it.

    • @carolkeith8646
      @carolkeith8646 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      All I've heard is negative out of this gut. Never watch this guy again. Enjoy! I'll leave my spot for you.

  • @xsentrik1107
    @xsentrik1107 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +91

    I'm a long distance truck driver and I have to tell you I love Fredericksburg Texas It has the largest German speaking population!

    • @schmoelenk8983
      @schmoelenk8983 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      Commanche is a cool central tx town w/ similar vibes + plenty of truck parking

    • @AtxMamasita
      @AtxMamasita 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Fredricksburg is terrific. Willie Nelson lives down the road and does gigs here and there at the neighborhood honky tonk. Fredricksburg is now known as the Texas Napa Valley.

    • @JimskiBeatz
      @JimskiBeatz 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Jawohl Sehr Gut Alte !

    • @cphank3722
      @cphank3722 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Used to have a large German speaking population. Now When I visit, I rarely find anyone to speak German with. Last time I went there Austrian tourists heard me attempting German with the wait staff and we made delightful German conversation for hours.

    • @user-st9wh4ed5l
      @user-st9wh4ed5l 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@AtxMamasita hahahahaha texas wine is a sham. And fredericksburg is one big tourist trap

  • @karinday3354
    @karinday3354 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +107

    I have a small family ranch in Texas Hill County. The property taxes in 2022 were $6853, but in 2023, they went up to $12,890!! California is what's happened.

    • @pillarwatch
      @pillarwatch 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      Even their sales taxes are high, who'd want to live there.

    • @Brycesaggiebabe
      @Brycesaggiebabe 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@richardsanty9063 It is a bit of it all.

    • @scotthall9157
      @scotthall9157 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      That didn't happen unless you bought it in 2022, and it's not your homestead, and you don't have an ag exemption.

    • @annjames1837
      @annjames1837 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

      Californians have that effect on every state they invade

    • @loisaustin6200
      @loisaustin6200 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +21

      I'd bet the folks running the snobby elite wineries (wine members only types) are California transplants too.

  • @FredThaSlayer
    @FredThaSlayer 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +46

    I stopped off in Austin back in 2015, then went to Austin and San Antonio last year in October 2023. Austin looked like a totally different city, its crazy how a place can get a whole different vibe in such a small amount of time.

    • @jamesrecknor6752
      @jamesrecknor6752 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      Denver Colorado joins the chat

    • @HampETX903
      @HampETX903 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      @@MbisonBalrogit really looks like California with the hills

    • @CalienteDesign
      @CalienteDesign 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      And it sucks for all of us life long Austinites. It looks like any other big city now and the crime is insane now due to the all the losers who have come here.

    • @davehughesfarm7983
      @davehughesfarm7983 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Its been fooked up since the late 90's. I landscaped there one summer in 1998.

    • @rfink222
      @rfink222 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      And the good weather.@@HampETX903

  • @Meowhsss
    @Meowhsss 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +40

    Most Fredericksburg wineries don’t grow their own grapes, they buy the grapes and make wine. It’s a complete sham.

    • @GadgetMan777
      @GadgetMan777 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      From California no less 😂

    • @user-st9wh4ed5l
      @user-st9wh4ed5l 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      All texas wine is dog shit.

    • @sionnadehr3313
      @sionnadehr3313 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Wild Seed Farms grows their own grapes and also sells a chunk of them to other local wineries. Their wine is good, check them out when you get the chance

  • @KellyJay-zu9vf
    @KellyJay-zu9vf 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +62

    I love binge watching you! Lol My favorite urban explorer!

  • @jnks1905
    @jnks1905 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +28

    You are my kinda tribe, I felt like I was speaking your reviews. It's truly sad what a lot of those towns have become...people make all the difference. It's a hit and miss wherever you go these days. Thank you for what you do.

  • @Not-Ap
    @Not-Ap 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +26

    People build with limestone in Texas because most of Texas uses to be a ancient sea bed back in the era of the dinosaurs. So as a result limestone is relatively cheap and abundant.

  • @TaipanTex
    @TaipanTex 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    Came to San Marcos from Houston/Galveston, where I grew up, to attend the university there back in 1975 when I was just 19 years old. Fell in love with the Texas Hill Country and have lived here ever since just outside San Antonio near Boerne. Can't imagine living anywhere else in the world! Love it here! Boerne, Bandera, Fredericksburg, Blanco, Dripping Springs, Johnson City, and Marble Falls are my favorite Hill Country stomping grounds.

  • @pillarwatch
    @pillarwatch 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +34

    I know someone who bought a house in Round Rock back in the 90's. He could sell it for around a million now.

  • @aightimmaheadout3573
    @aightimmaheadout3573 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +27

    as a german, i love Texas. i love the beautiful cute houses, the gardens, the whole aesthetic

  • @redarrow7088
    @redarrow7088 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    You so called it Nick! The Hill Country used to be nice and quaint with a cowboy edge. As the Caliphornians move in, and jack up real estate prices they screw over the old time residents. Happening everywhere now. My little town outside of Austin was always about 8k residents, now it is 50,000. That $2 mill bungalow...yikes. Now when I go back to TX i never pass through these places because they are gone. Great Videos

  • @drintx5734
    @drintx5734 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +29

    Thanks Nick, Texans love you, too!

  • @faustinreeder1075
    @faustinreeder1075 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +53

    If you own a
    $1 million dollar house up there in hill country expect to pay $30,000.00 a year in property taxes.

    • @rl8571
      @rl8571 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      They can get farm and agricultural exemptions to lower taxes.

    • @mbishop5954
      @mbishop5954 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thats a weird thing to say.... Why?

    • @schmoelenk8983
      @schmoelenk8983 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Not if you're a 100% disabled veteran in TX 😂

    • @01Lenda
      @01Lenda 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      About 5800 Sq ft.

    • @spencerbergquist781
      @spencerbergquist781 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Sounds like they need a proposition 13 back there

  • @Shazzyhtown
    @Shazzyhtown 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +36

    Hill Country is beautiful and a gem in Texas. But man, the pollen and my allergies😮‍💨

    • @mutiny_on_the_bounty
      @mutiny_on_the_bounty 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      What part of California did you move here from?

    • @33Donner77
      @33Donner77 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      When I lived in Texas, my eyes burned for the first time ever from pollen.

    • @Shazzyhtown
      @Shazzyhtown 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      @@mutiny_on_the_bounty from Houston actually. We don't have as much pollen as Central Texas 🙂

    • @Shazzyhtown
      @Shazzyhtown 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@33Donner77 😖😖

    • @SaltySouthTexan
      @SaltySouthTexan 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Cedar trees are a problem if you have allergies. You get a case of cedar fever, you’ll hate the Hill Country

  • @papie5151
    @papie5151 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Love how your narration points out all the snooty but not necessarily worth it Vineyards, restaurants, houses etc. it’s great.

  • @jeffkiess
    @jeffkiess 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Downtown Fredericksburg looks far more Australian to me than German, with the extensive use of verandas. In fact, if I didn't know it, I would have thought Nick had gone to some Australian town. Fascinating. Similar climates and settlement periods, so not surprising. Great video, as usual, Nick!

  • @H8onG
    @H8onG 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

    We visit the hill country almost every summer, different parts keep you busy, but yes bandera is a hidden gem. Most people don’t know you can rent kayaks and go down Medina river and it’s oh so peaceful this time of year before summer. That place is right across the street from Bricks river cafe.

    • @luannecoatsmrfavorismyhero9258
      @luannecoatsmrfavorismyhero9258 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Went to Fredericksburg about 5 years ago. The whole hill country is beautiful. I was there around Easter and it was already hot there. Didn’t see any vineyards. Seemed like a lot more in Canada near Niagara Falls.
      Loved Fred-Town, but it was like Nick said, full of store filled with “stuff “ you don’t need. There’s a Texas style in home interiors in so many stores. You can’t miss it.
      There is every kind of B & B you can imagine, it’s all according to price.
      The real ranches out in the country are very nice, but I’m sure nobody but millionaires own them.
      There were a ton of signs warning you about flash flooding at every curve in the road.
      You should go to this area, just to see this pretty part of Texas.😊

    • @luannecoatsmrfavorismyhero9258
      @luannecoatsmrfavorismyhero9258 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      That was about 15 years ago, not 5.

    • @SaltySouthTexan
      @SaltySouthTexan 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Even Bandera has gotten insane. The River Front motels used to be 99 dollars a night, they got bought out, now they’re $300 a night!

  • @larrylucas5731
    @larrylucas5731 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +43

    The HEB is where my son-in-law worked before COVID-19 got him. RIP Gilbert

    • @NickJohnson
      @NickJohnson  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

      I'm sorry Larry.

    • @schmassbinder
      @schmassbinder 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      He died from the flu? Or the vaccine?

    • @chrisold97
      @chrisold97 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@schmassbinderwhat a trashy disrespectful comment

    • @mares3841
      @mares3841 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      😞

    • @sunnydaze1185
      @sunnydaze1185 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@schmassbinderuncouth.

  • @Badkittys4
    @Badkittys4 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +27

    Cowboy Nick makin my day once again😂Stop the Car!😂😂😂best videos on yt❤😂😂😂😂😂

    • @NickJohnson
      @NickJohnson  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Cowboy Nick rides off into the sunset 😢

  • @OscarGarcia-sk8px
    @OscarGarcia-sk8px 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    When my kids were of school age we spent Spring Breaks in the Hill Country. Later when two of them moved to Austin we would visit often and do day trips to different places like Johnson City, Fredericksburg, Enchanted Rock...etc. They moved back to Houston so I don't get back much. My wife and I loved Kerrville and thought of it as a possible retirement destination. But that is no longer possible. While the price of home in Houston have a double, tripled prices in the Hill Country have increased 7x. From I have read the average price for a home in Fredericksburg is $750K. That dream which seem doable years ago and it is now gone.

    • @NickJohnson
      @NickJohnson  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      It's so sad 😭

  • @user-zx8de8op9l
    @user-zx8de8op9l 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    Thank you for showing us Rhinos instead of Win-os, this video shows us the positive side of Texas. I am soon to 50 and am from the IL/WI boarder on Lake Michigan.I know Wisconsin well, I look forward to your video.

    • @NickJohnson
      @NickJohnson  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      👍👍👆👆I wish I said that myself!

  • @LogicalReasoning-b8t
    @LogicalReasoning-b8t 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    You are outrageous😅 I love when you go back and forth with Mappy! "Can I Shoot it?" And "Sign says I can't film the Boots!" Lol😂

  • @lesliegriffith9830
    @lesliegriffith9830 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Mom and I were in Fredericksburg back in 1992 and it was touristy but not nearly like it looks now. We stayed in a motel right across from Admiral Nimitz boyhood home. We also visited LBJs ranch, boyhood home and grave. Hill county is beautiful. And we tasted wines in San Marcos. I loved all your Texas videos. Brought back memories of past vacations.

    • @NickJohnson
      @NickJohnson  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Ok Leslie!

  • @dannypgrizzle
    @dannypgrizzle 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    Fredericksburg is the epicenter of the Texas subcontinent for Houston expats.

  • @smatty1
    @smatty1 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    The only man to deliver political comedy right down the middle. Genius!

  • @traci3842
    @traci3842 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    You cannot compare Texas vineyards to California. The Napa Valley is so beautiful especially now when all the mustard greens are growing in the vineyards . The green and yellow color is too beautiful for words. Also the wineries themselves are a lot better in appearance. I am not a wine drinker but I visit the area often and I can't get over the beauty of it at this time of year.

    • @CurativeFinance
      @CurativeFinance 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      You’re right! Texas isn’t beautiful compared to California. It’s horrible here. Don’t move here. Don’t tell your friends, either.

    • @traci3842
      @traci3842 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That is what I said. Napa Valley is the most beautiful place Texas is no where near it in comparison. @@colleenpeck6347

    • @a.garcia8086
      @a.garcia8086 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      California 🤮

  • @KCFromTheIE
    @KCFromTheIE 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    the Longneck Manor in Fredericksburg is such a cool place!!!! ❤️ the Texas Hill Country! Great vid, Nick!

    • @NickJohnson
      @NickJohnson  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      It really is! We had fun!!

  • @franzvanjulio5523
    @franzvanjulio5523 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    I appreciate your sincere assessment of things. I don’t think I ever laughed as much during one of your videos. I think I’ll stick with life here outside of Tucson.

  • @mikeweaver238
    @mikeweaver238 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

    What people don’t realize about the wineries is that there are very few of them that are old enough to produce grapes. The grapes that most of them use are brought in from old vineyards in west Texas or Napa. Living here and knowing a couple of owners, they bring in people from Europe a couple of times a year to actually make their wines and use imported grapes.
    Also, a lot of the people who actually work in the stores, restaurants etc don’t live here. Walmart for instance buses people in from San Antonio. A lot of the workers live in Kerrville, Harper and other surrounding communities. They can’t afford to live in Fredericksburg.

    • @arlandgaylor
      @arlandgaylor 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      That’s true. There are a few that do. But I think texas wine is just as good a cali wine, I will say I love Napa valley don’t care for the wine. The French winners are old,,,paid off and the wine is cheaper and taste way better, even though I’m a Texas hill country moto riding dude in my60s now, I’m thinking of leaving my home, way to many people and crime is outta control. Can’t stand the cali and east coast attitudes, and their ugly cali houses they build like over night. Really has messed up my home state. My home town, Austin is now a shit whole, it really makes me sad….

  • @scotthayley1939
    @scotthayley1939 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +23

    heres a strange fact New Braunfels Texas still speaks a dialect brought over from Germany no longer spoken in Germany

    • @cphank3722
      @cphank3722 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Texanisches Deutsch in F.burg and New Braunfels. Contact the Texas German Dialect Project (TGDP) for much more information.

    • @dardenbunn1415
      @dardenbunn1415 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      New Braunfels has something in common with the "German speaking" cantons of Switzerland. Who'd a thunk it.

  • @metalmariopro5850
    @metalmariopro5850 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I love that you ended the series in the Hill Country. I can agree that Texas is not very special and honky tonk like it used to be in the past, but hey you did cover a good amount of places in one month. Much respect to you Nick. Can’t wait for more of your road trips around the country.

    • @NickJohnson
      @NickJohnson  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Ok! 👍👍❤️❤️

  • @Justaguywithtruth
    @Justaguywithtruth 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    Just found a home there with an acre $326k..🤔 Just outside there in Kerriville is less than 300k with a half acre.. New Braunfels is similar.. Beautiful and much safer..less knuckleheads less negative issues.. Stay Positive Brother because the Country has allowed over 300k bad guys to inflitrate (mixed in the masses) and everything is about to change..📕🎪🔍🤔😎🙏💪☝️👍

    • @johnathandaviddunster38
      @johnathandaviddunster38 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@benallmark9671more Americans have been killed BY Americans in AMERICA than ALL the Americans killed in ALL the foreign wars combined that Americans have fought in,mainly thanks to the second amendment .but hey let's blame ALL Americas ills on IMMIGRANTS

    • @01Lenda
      @01Lenda 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@johnathandaviddunster38 Let's correct that.. MORE LIKE 20 MILLION HAVE COME ACROSS, in addition to the 400K flown in. YEA, lots you know. As a retired LEO, the crime from the Cartels has EXPLODED and more are killed by illegals, than legals. Idk where you get your information from, but, it is NOT realistic.

  • @SombreroKnight
    @SombreroKnight 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    I Live in Houston but my dads boss owns a ranch in the hill country that he invites us to once in a while outside of a small town called Utopia south of bandera with a large golf course that had a movie based on it called 7 days in utopia if i remember but it’s a nice and humble town.

    • @SaltySouthTexan
      @SaltySouthTexan 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Utopia is …..a Utopia. Cool water and still small town feel

  • @keithborden4049
    @keithborden4049 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    I enjoyed all the Great Texas videos, being from Texas this video had me laughing the most, fancy wine tasting snobs with the crappy back wine yards 😂
    😱😂😂

  • @MrNiceGuy500
    @MrNiceGuy500 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    My greedy CEO lives in a big mansion in hill country. Some of his workers are like homeless

    • @RayQ101
      @RayQ101 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Welcome to Texas! 😂 Boss gets paid untaxed $1 million, works get paid Texas min wage of $7.25 an hour.

  • @MrNiceGuy500
    @MrNiceGuy500 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    I love visiting hill country

  • @FlopSter-i1o
    @FlopSter-i1o 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    One of my bucket list items is to visit Texas. Everything I've seen/read about it describes an interesting, friendly place (well, most parts, anyway). Plus, I don't have California plates on my car anymore, so if I drove there, I wouldn't be hated.

    • @FlopSter-i1o
      @FlopSter-i1o 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      P.S. : and you're right, Nick, Texas Hill Country isn't Napa level as far as wineries go!

  • @spartanswerve7575
    @spartanswerve7575 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    My GF and I ate at Otto’s one night back in ‘16. Ended up befriending one of the owners who took us to the basement where they had discovered an unopened bottle of whiskey from 1927. Which led to us finishing off the last of a bottle of Pappy 20 year old bourbon. Very memorable night.

  • @AnnC....
    @AnnC.... 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    Nick is tuckered out😂😂😂😂

  • @reuben5570
    @reuben5570 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    We’re from San Antonio and spend lots of time in the Hill country. Next time you’re in Texas go to Garner State Park, its amazing. Texas has hidden gems. Love your channel Nick🇺🇸

    • @NickJohnson
      @NickJohnson  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Ok Reuben!

    • @Aspire-23
      @Aspire-23 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Lost Maples too.

    • @Gabby14597
      @Gabby14597 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Have you tried visiting Weatherford,Texas yet? West of Fort Worth, Texas. Heard it's going to be the future Hollywood, California. Allegedly 🤔
      Texas/USA 🇺🇸

    • @bodyloverz30
      @bodyloverz30 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@NickJohnson You can judge the size of a Texas town, by how many Dairy Queens it has!

    • @chiefswife1212
      @chiefswife1212 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      😂😂😂😂😂😂😂please do not waste your time at GARNER!!!

  • @Spencer02
    @Spencer02 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    I lived in texas all my life, i never been to Fredericksburg. But i sure did love Kerrville Texas, beautiful texas hill county.

    • @HasanibnSabah
      @HasanibnSabah 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Kerrville is unpretentious and nice. I used to drive through and take a dip in the river. I want to retire there one day if I don’t get back home to San Antonio.

    • @dsoule4902
      @dsoule4902 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Kerrville kidnapped me. 😉

    • @MurphyGeo73
      @MurphyGeo73 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I must Visit Spencer, i missed it a couple of year's ago when travelling there for my Vacation from Ireland. Loved Fredericksburg, Went to Luchenbach ! such a cool place.

  • @tgortl
    @tgortl 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    I love this channel so much! Educational and entertaining!

    • @NickJohnson
      @NickJohnson  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      I'm glad ❤️

  • @michaelbishop1
    @michaelbishop1 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    Dirty little secret, many Texas wines are made with California grapes because the heat and drought make for crappy crops.

    • @joeyrosa2244
      @joeyrosa2244 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Tried wines from Texas grapes and was not impressed at all. They have no flavor, soul or substance. A $20 bottle of Cali, Spanish, Chilean, or Argentine wine will blow it out of the water.

  • @ClubhouseRide
    @ClubhouseRide 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Shit howdy! Excellent tour through the Hill Country. Never heard of Fredericksburg before now. Besides all the nice visuals, the amount of time you must spend on research shines through and definitely educates and informs.

  • @paulmadkow9143
    @paulmadkow9143 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I spent a winter in the New Braunfels and Boerne TX area. Real nice area.

  • @pillarwatch
    @pillarwatch 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +29

    Looks nice, now I and 2 million others will move down there, thanks.

    • @01Lenda
      @01Lenda 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Will? Already have.

    • @chrisold97
      @chrisold97 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Don’t worry- people can’t afford it

    • @minarosered6699
      @minarosered6699 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@chrisold97Californians can. One of my students lived in a average size townhome in California and they sold it for a million bucks. They were able to build a huge house in the Hill country. Both parents are tech engineers so they can afford it.

    • @KlubMila0124
      @KlubMila0124 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Lord, please don't let those who move to my state still vote for what has driven them from their hell holes. Amen.

  • @jcghim
    @jcghim 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    I like this channel that you travel with informative talks and reveals the reality of the US.

  • @Brycesaggiebabe
    @Brycesaggiebabe 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    I almost moved to Fredericksburg before they became even more touristy. I love the area, but it has changed so much. Texas hill country is crowded BTW yes not like the big cities, but it keeps getting more populated. I did move somewhere where the population is around 1000. It's getting populated by implants from the hill country.
    and the city if Llano is called Lan-O Texas.
    Yee hah started in town years ago.. The new place started being built 4 years or so ago.
    Anyone wanting to go to wineries that are welcoming with good vines and super friendly go to Williams Chris and Perdenales. Worth the drive! Or Whiskey at Garrison Brothers is a must too.
    Pontotoc Winery on the West end of Main Street is friendly with good wine.
    I love Otto's it is amazing food! I am a foodie though.Old German Bakery is always a win for breakfast, and pastries are great.
    I still visit town often if you cannot tell. Haha

  • @Tacana_Redd_Sox
    @Tacana_Redd_Sox 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Wimberley Texas is nice

  • @bonesandbells
    @bonesandbells 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    The Hill Country still has many areas that aren't terribly expensive; though, plenty of developers that put up wineries and expensive houses. One of the funnier ones to me is Florence, Texas complete with a winery and Tuscan style homes for a fake Florence, Italy. Have a place on Stillhouse Hollow Lake in the Salado area and locals are trying to stop the developers from developing on top of the natural springs. The lakes (Canyon, Travis, Buchanan, and Stillhouse Hollow) are all very rocky and clear, but very prone to drought and aquifers are even worse, but the development just keeps coming.

  • @tressinar
    @tressinar 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    A lot of teachers moved to Austin in the late 30's and 40's. They paid very well.

  • @StevieDee64
    @StevieDee64 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    I live in hill country and we love it! Fredericksburg is an incredibly cool little town

  • @prokhor_zakharov
    @prokhor_zakharov 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    A lot of the vineyards in the hill country got hit hard by the big freeze a few years ago, hence why the vines are so small. Also, lots of the vineyards don't even grow their own grapes on site -- they import them and blend them at the vineyard.
    It's not Napa, but they're trying...

  • @billystpaul8907
    @billystpaul8907 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    It won't be pristine much longer. Everything will become more expensive and the locals that have been there for decades will be forced to leave. Dripping Springs is already changing. But, they do have the best BBQ though...Love the Salt Lick BBQ.

  • @profpigeon5441
    @profpigeon5441 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I love fly fishing, and fly fishing in and around hill country for bass is one of the best things ever. It's beautiful.

  • @rebeccahelga32
    @rebeccahelga32 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Damn, Nick! Never heard of the fancy hills area of Texas. Thanks for your funny AF vids.

  • @rayprevailer8454
    @rayprevailer8454 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Keeping it real. Thanks Nick.

  • @aribasmajian18
    @aribasmajian18 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    It has been a crazy texas journey from crazy hoods in houston to hill country and backwoods communities and the ghost towns of the panhandle and the gulf coast texas offers about everything. The long neck manor was awesome.

  • @Meowhsss
    @Meowhsss 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Been in Texas for over 40 years, moving to Florida next week. Was in Austin for a while, now it’s ruined. Suburbs of San Antonio have become too developed and they are ruined, and soon the rest rest of it will be ruined. Time to go, too busy here now. If Fredericksburg is the Aspen of Texas that says a lot, there will be much better things in Florida.

  • @johnbersuch1767
    @johnbersuch1767 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Your cracking me up Nick... love it!

  • @sj122s
    @sj122s 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    I bust out laughing When you said, I know ruin something else~

  • @lukelozano4870
    @lukelozano4870 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    Been looking forward to this one!

  • @SaltySouthTexan
    @SaltySouthTexan 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    The limestone is a city mandate for any building being built

    • @mritzs5142
      @mritzs5142 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Boring and ugly

  • @btetschner
    @btetschner 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    A+ video!
    Awesome tour through Texas, very interesting to see what it all looks like!

    • @NickJohnson
      @NickJohnson  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      What would it take for an A- video anyways?

    • @btetschner
      @btetschner 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@NickJohnson Maybe a shaky cam?

  • @michaelbishop1
    @michaelbishop1 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    The German towns are well built and tidy. English towns are slummy. It still shows a 150 years later.

  • @Vikingsmoke
    @Vikingsmoke 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I was in Fredericksburg in 2009, there were some wineries but it definitely wasn't pretentious back then.
    And the houses were very affordable.

  • @danielj3010
    @danielj3010 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    "Look at this, totally Fred!" I skipped it in 2021, straight to Big Bend!

  • @Dirt_Road_Diva
    @Dirt_Road_Diva 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I went Fredericksburg for a wine tour and never made it out of the bier gardens 🤦🏻‍♀️ Between the German food and Hefeweizen I was so happy😂

  • @brendawhisenhunt8444
    @brendawhisenhunt8444 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    This was so much fun!! Like petting a purse full of sand. . Lol You're hilarious!

  • @marcus_xlvii
    @marcus_xlvii 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Glad to see no 'worst place...' I'm past burnt on those, but understand it too should be shared. Keep the balance. Very good stuff Nick.

  • @BirdieB88
    @BirdieB88 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    WOW!! Yet again Nick, you’ve blown my little mind mate!! Fricken hill!! I don’t even know what to say! Well , for starters, a big thank you so much showings us around . Really dig it. Big smile on my dial right now. Silver Creek looked pretty out there. Gotta love the German in Texas. Bizarre. Hope the beer was good! Thanks again buddy for the heads up. Definitely give that place a miss!! I want to see the real, not the fabricated. You rock Nick, and team. Thanks again for the look in! Big love from us here in Canberra Australia. ♥️♥️♥️🇦🇺🍺🍺🍺💋

    • @NickJohnson
      @NickJohnson  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I need to come down there and see you guys some time!!
      and oh yeah - where should i visit when I am there? The REAL places??

  • @lesterandrews1894
    @lesterandrews1894 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    hey 👋 Nick
    Les here. that’s my name I just wanted to tell you that I enjoyed your Texas trip that I am a longtime listener and a very big fan of your work. I look forward to revisiting some of your stops in Texas.
    it’s Sunday 3-10-24 & i hope you have a very nice day

    • @NickJohnson
      @NickJohnson  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Hi Les! Hope you have a good start to your spring!

  • @captaincontent6085
    @captaincontent6085 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    26:20 As a german i can say, that pancake dosent look like a german pancake at all. Germans dont eat their pancakes with lemon juice, i prefer applesauce on them.

    • @NickJohnson
      @NickJohnson  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      🥞

    • @Curlyblonde
      @Curlyblonde 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That pancake looked like a potato pancake. The Germans traditionally eat it with applesauce.

  • @allsmilz7234
    @allsmilz7234 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    *Thx4share great content Nick* 👍🇺🇲
    *See U N Wisconsin Mappy*

  • @CanTho2022
    @CanTho2022 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Texas has one of the HIGHEST PROPERTY TAXES & HOA FEES!! It’s NOT worth owning a big house! Next to Houston is Sugarland, Texas…and property tax is more than 3% of appraised value of the house….and they keep raising the appraised value! Most people who already owned their own homes are getting poorer as they age and live on FIXED income!!

    • @mritzs5142
      @mritzs5142 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      This is so true I was shocked when I came back to Texas, to be around family and found out about the property taxes it made me decide not to buy a house here

    • @CanTho2022
      @CanTho2022 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@mritzs5142 ….I live on a a FIX income. My house is near the Beltway 8 & 59 South of Houston. It’s a patio home (meaning it is 1,000sf and has TINY TINY yard). The HOA went from $600 to $980 in 5 years! My property tax is quite HIGH ($2,000). The house is only worth $150,000….explains why I am getting poorer each year!!

  • @EdBball99
    @EdBball99 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Pretty fair review of the Hill Country.. I’m more into hiking than drinking and west of Austin offers some great outdoor recreation areas and is currently (imo) still one of the best places in the US to live... and I’ve been all over. To each their own though, I get why someone visiting Texas would be turned off by visiting some of the (ugly) urban areas and places in East Texas which aren’t much to look at. This 40 minute video was really easy & fun to watch. Safe travels!

    • @diamondbeats2024
      @diamondbeats2024 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hill country was really pretty when I lived there. I def enjoyed it more than I do living in etx again. But alas it is what it is

  • @FlintIronstag23
    @FlintIronstag23 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Fredericksburg Wineries: When you want to have some the pretentiousness of Napa without being among fields of grapevines.

    • @NickJohnson
      @NickJohnson  6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      💥👆👆

  • @jessicabarone6729
    @jessicabarone6729 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Another fantastic video! Thanks for taking us along on your journey!

  • @Amarillo_By_Morning
    @Amarillo_By_Morning 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    It was pretty obvious by like video number three that Nick was not a fan of it here in Texas lol. You’re never gonna have a state with 30 million people in it from people all over the country and world and still maintain its identity like Wyoming that has 500,000 people.

  • @jenaogirl
    @jenaogirl 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I've lived in Galveston, Texas and also in Germany for over 6 years. Even though I'm fluent in German, this video has convinced me never go to Fredericksburg.

    • @NickJohnson
      @NickJohnson  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Wait why?

  • @fintanmcgonagle7509
    @fintanmcgonagle7509 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    I really enjoy your videos, I love all the information you give us, it's great to see so much of the states...
    Thank you..

  • @SharonMiller-po6rp
    @SharonMiller-po6rp 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Loved the Texas series Nick. I get a big kick out of you. Thanks

    • @NickJohnson
      @NickJohnson  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Ok Sharon!

  • @peterasser9571
    @peterasser9571 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    We finally see "The Manager" wow - I'm in love.

  • @waynenguyen9457
    @waynenguyen9457 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I was living in Llano and now Burnet Texas, love the Bluebonnet season here.

  • @patricianorman209
    @patricianorman209 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Thanks a million for showing! U always deliver. I really enjoy your videos! Thank U!!😊

    • @NickJohnson
      @NickJohnson  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Ok Patricia!

    • @patricianorman209
      @patricianorman209 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@NickJohnson 😊🙏

  • @kinart2543
    @kinart2543 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Pre Covid, I spent the evening at the campfire of a Fredricksburg ranch where the home dated back tovthe mid 1800s. An awesome family who had an ancestor kidnapped by Commanches.
    That whole Hill Country and Southern Plains were home to Commanches, some smaller tribes and the Vuffalo.

  • @svjones2911
    @svjones2911 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    According to a few of the Vintners in the area, much of the grape stock for their wines comes from places like...Lubbock. hmmm.

  • @Marvel-Rogue
    @Marvel-Rogue 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    @Nick Johnson 🐎🐫🏞☀ Cute way to start off 📹. Old rich 💰💵💵 that is but they were already in development like years ago Texas was already changing ahead of its time back then like why not it had ALL this crazy undeveloped land so lets built some shit on it 🏫🏡🏠🏥🏚🇺🇸🛣 and there ya go. Thats just my summary my dude.

  • @texlad04
    @texlad04 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Water is a real issue in the Hill Country. The HC is the bottom of a large escarpment (which stops around the north side of San Antonio and is actually an aquifer recharge zone. The area is fairly dry and will look yellow-brown by August. There's probably a limit to how many folks can really live there. Of note, Boerne has had a Mercedes dealer for 2 decades and was particularly popular with athletes, musicians, and other wealthy folks who wanted a ranch getaway.

  • @MBheli621
    @MBheli621 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Only thing worse than snobby wine people are people pretending to be snobby wine people. People can say what they want about Napa and California overall, but the most disrespectful rude service I’ve had were at a winery/wedding venue in Boerne Texas.

  • @spitfirered
    @spitfirered 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I Totally Agree With You Nick About Texas, I Lived In 5 Different Areas In The 70's And 80's With Family There And Some Are Gone, I Find Nothing Good About Texas At All, Though I Really Enjoy Your Travels, You Are Terrific!

    • @Silvercontained
      @Silvercontained 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      What about the food?

  • @willisjefferson5886
    @willisjefferson5886 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Another Gem Nick

  • @zooologist
    @zooologist 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    There are some clone drillers and mood trails down there in Texas. You have to manage some stake boulders and rural scapes just for the flown onion residue. Its rather escaping more than a win team.

    • @wileecoyote5929
      @wileecoyote5929 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      You're fuckin trippin

  • @decacards5250
    @decacards5250 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I'll be visiting TX, from NYC, this summer, on my 50-state travel bucket list.

    • @NickJohnson
      @NickJohnson  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Yay!

    • @decacards5250
      @decacards5250 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@NickJohnson Can't wait to hear about your next trip.

  • @PlayThroughTheGame
    @PlayThroughTheGame 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Province of Québec is 1.668 millions km² and Texas is 695 662 km². It's took you 4000 mi to go around. Our territory is very big.