If you could move anywhere in your country? [Archive]

Sailor Steve

08-21-13, 10:54 AM

I like the mountains and the climate where I am, but I really miss the ocean. I grew up in Redondo Beach, California, and most of my summers were spent swimming and surfing. When a breeze blows off the Great Salt Lake, even in mid-winter, it's like I'm back at King Harbor on a beautiful salty day.

My sister says the beaches are too crowded these days. I suspect that what I really miss is my teen years. The fact is there are a bunch of places I've seen and read about that I wouldn't mind living at. Salt Lake City is just one of them.

Herr-Berbunch

08-21-13, 10:58 AM

In my country? The Lake District. Traffic is slow, weather isn't usually the best, but the views are stunning and there's lots more outdoorsy type stuff to do than here. :yep:

One day . . .

Edit: If we can expand to any country, New Zealand - as long as there is a decent t'interweb connection.

Ducimus

08-21-13, 11:07 AM

I couldn't be much happier then where I am right now. I think the only way it could improve is if we went to an area that was more rural where we could keep large animals. Horses, goats, maybe a cow, etc. I wouldn't mind being more self sufficient, my wife loves large animals, and we both love living in a small town where everybody knows everybody. That said, If we could keep a goat or a horse where we're living now, it couldn't get much better.

Skybird

08-21-13, 11:10 AM

Either far in the North, in Lübeck, and living within some good amount of the Hanseatic atmosphere.

Or far in the south in a natural, isolated place in the Bavarian forests or alms, away from bigger cities, with forest and mountains close by when looking out of the window.

The middle of Germany in between these two poles practically does not exist for me. :haha:

Jimbuna

08-21-13, 11:17 AM

Lake District for me as well but if another country it would be Australia because I have more family there than I have in the UK these days and the added bonus would be the ability to go and torment my mate TarJak :)

AVGWarhawk

08-21-13, 11:22 AM

I like where I live. I do not like the state of MD though. Put me anywhere there is nothing but lonely country roads, deciduous woodlands, rolling hills and mountainsides. Sleepy little town. WV, KY, etc.

WernherVonTrapp

08-21-13, 02:15 PM

If New Jersey didn't have it's hand in my pocket every time I turned around, I probably would've stayed in the NW mountain regions. It really is a beautful state when you get into the rural areas, away from the cities, swamps and Pine Barrens.
As it is, I now live in the mountains of PA and I'm glad I moved here. I'll never go back to Jersey again. I was raised in a big city and always wanted to move as far away from the city as possible. I've always been content in whatever situation I have found myself in, but I'm particularly content with my new home.:yep:
http://i1045.photobucket.com/albums/b456/archangel501/b82fad95-128c-465f-a19d-67c2eedbbb99_zps88df13d5.jpg

AVGWarhawk

08-21-13, 02:21 PM

PA is a nice state. My folks lived there for 25 years. My sister is still there outside of York.

Stealhead

08-21-13, 02:24 PM

I was raised in a rural area and live in one now.I have been to many different places in my time and I do not by default say that city life is bad city dwellers can have just as strong a sense of community as anyone else.

Living in a rural area has its disadvantages for example good work can be hard to find and many people drive to an urban area for work to me that is inefficient.You have to be self employed or part of a small business or retired.There is also an illusion that crime is lower in rural areas perhaps certain types of crime but drug use is rampant in rural areas just as much as it is in urban ones.Some rural communities have been torn apart by drugs like meth.

The place where you live is what you make to a large extent.No one place is a true utopia. I am fairly confident that I can find many places in the world where I would be content and not all of them are in the US.

Red October1984

08-21-13, 05:19 PM

Sounds like a lot of you guys want what's in Southern Missouri. :)

Love it....and I don't want to move.... I just want a decent internet connection out here in the woods off of an old road. :woot:

u crank

08-21-13, 05:52 PM

I hope I never have to leave the place I now call home. Small Island on Canada's east coast. 140,000 people. I tolerate most of them. :O:

What I like about it? Close to the ocean. You don't have to go very far in any direction to see water. Very low crime rate. Very little pollution. I live in an urban area but a five minute drive will get me out in the farm country. People are extremely friendly and helpful. Winters are cold but in summer it's a paradise. Right now at about 7:30 PM it's 24 C/77 F with a nice south west breeze. The spring and fall are nice as well.

It's also home. My sister and two brothers live here as well as most of my wife's family. I've seen the other side. Lived in Toronto for seven years. That was enough.

There is no place like home. :yep:

CaptainMattJ.

08-21-13, 06:20 PM

Certainly not this town. Northern California or Arrowhead would be my number one choice. I love the mountains here, the wildlife, the climate, the ocean. Id live close to lake Tahoe or up north near the redwoods, or id live in Malibu in spite of all the snobs. If i lived closer to PCH i would take advantage of it as often as i could, its probably one of the most amazing and scenic routes in the country.

Outside of California i would probably live in Oregon or Vermont.

Oberon

08-21-13, 06:24 PM

em2nought

08-21-13, 08:13 PM

Keep seeing really beautiful photos from where that chick on horseback charged the grizzly to save a kid. http://www.swanmountainoutfitters.com/ I'd like to live there for awhile at least. Too fracking hot in FL. whew

The bi-level in PA looks nice, but I think PA is mostly socialists now? Isn't Harrisburg bankrupt?

WernherVonTrapp

08-21-13, 09:13 PM

The bi-level in PA looks nice, but I think PA is mostly socialists now? Isn't Harrisburg bankrupt?
It's a Raised Ranch, though I suppose it does look a little like a Bi-Level in some respects. You'd have to ask Wolferz about any type of PA history, bankruptcies, etc.. I just got here but Wolferz is a PA veteran.:up:

Platapus

08-22-13, 06:39 PM

Like Odysseus, I want to start walking inland from Washington DC with a Powerpoint presentation in my hand. When I meet someone who asks me, "what's that", I will buy a house. :D

August

08-22-13, 07:18 PM

Alaska

http://images.nationalgeographic.com/wpf/media-live/photos/000/336/cache/michael-melford-book-hidden-alaska-river_33611_600x450.jpg

BrucePartington

08-22-13, 07:42 PM

Alaska

Indeed one of my choices if I lived in North America. My kind of place.
Very nice, despite freezing my behind off in winter.

Jimbuna

08-23-13, 04:52 AM

Alaska
http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/articles/photos_alaska/idyllic-alaska-by-walt-k.jpg

Yes, I could certainly give that place a try :cool:

Buddahaid

08-23-13, 09:30 AM

Kent would be tempting, but the costs are just too high. The scenic areas of the UK are usually too remote for someone who relies on public transport, and the more remote the region the less likely it is to find employment.

I do miss Kent though...particularly around the Weald...

http://www.theagedp.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/Weald-a1.jpg

That looks quite a bit like Sonoma County California. I can't say that I've ever visited anyplace that inspired me to move from home. Sure there have been attractions but the sum of the pros and cons just never was any better.

WernherVonTrapp

08-23-13, 09:41 AM

That looks quite a bit like Sonoma County California.
It also reminds me of Sussex, NJ.

AVGWarhawk

08-23-13, 10:00 AM

I believe most of America looks the same in many areas.

nikimcbee

08-23-13, 10:16 AM

Puget Sound.:yeah: (except for all of the nuclear weapons aimed there.:dead:)

nikimcbee

08-23-13, 10:23 AM

Yes, I could certainly give that place a try :cool:

Wish granted.
Your Alaska holiday starts December 1st.
Your Alaska holiday destination is..... Barrow, Alaska.

Jimbuna

08-23-13, 03:03 PM

Wish granted.
Your Alaska holiday starts December 1st.
Your Alaska holiday destination is..... Barrow, Alaska.

Must be a joke in this somewhere knowing you ya little bugga :hmm2:

BrucePartington

08-23-13, 03:39 PM

Must be a joke in this somewhere knowing you ya little bugga :hmm2:
It's just the northernmost town in Alaska, overlooking the warm and sunny waters(?) of the icy artic wasteland. Well within the artic circle by the looks of it.

Jimbuna

08-24-13, 02:08 PM

Ah, right...

Platapus

08-24-13, 03:43 PM

Alaska

My one and only vacation as an adult was an Alaskan Cruise. It was literally indescribably beautiful. We simply ran out of words to describe how beautiful some parts of Alaska are. :yep:

August

08-24-13, 05:05 PM

My one and only vacation as an adult was an Alaskan Cruise. It was literally indescribably beautiful. We simply ran out of words to describe how beautiful some parts of Alaska are. :yep:

A cruise sounds like a nice way to see the sights but I want to make a trip into the back country to see this place:

http://www.nps.gov/lacl/historyculture/proennekes-cabin.htm

I'm a big fan of this guy.

STEED

08-25-13, 04:33 AM

If I could I would split my time, six months in the The Lake District and six months in the Scottish Highlands away from much of the human race that is possible.

Jimbuna

08-25-13, 06:57 AM

My one and only vacation as an adult was an Alaskan Cruise. It was literally indescribably beautiful. We simply ran out of words to describe how beautiful some parts of Alaska are. :yep:

My lad is semi regularly in Alaskan waters on cruise ships visiting such places as Hubbard Glacier and he rates the area very highly.

Wolferz

08-25-13, 08:46 AM

It's a Raised Ranch, though I suppose it does look a little like a Bi-Level in some respects. You'd have to ask Wolferz about any type of PA history, bankruptcies, etc.. I just got here but Wolferz is a PA veteran.:up:
I'm a Kentucky woodsman. Not a Pennsylvania veteran. Oh the slur, sir!. :haha: I haven't done a great deal of exploration in this state. I kind of landed in this one spot in the Butler valley and haven't travelled around too much. I'm here for the duration so it doesn't matter where I'd like to live.

Harrisburg is a state capitol and a large city, so yeah, it's broke.:nope: Best of all, it's a good ways south of us, Wern. Like Pissburgh...err Pittsburgh is a good ways west of us.:up:

In moving from Paterson, NJ have you adapted to the culture shock and the quiet serenity yet?:)

Monkey's Eyebrow, Ky is a nice spot I'd like to sit a spell in.