America is just so damn huge. I am not willing meet up with people that are more than a day's drive from where I live. It would be fine if I had another reason to be in that particular city (visiting family or other friends). I have a good friend that lives in Virginia with his wife and half of my family is in Boston for instance. I have an uncle in LA, but I was just in LA a few months ago haha. I would visit either of the two mentioned places above because my cheap ass could get out of getting a hotel room (sleep at a family member or friend's house ftw).