Best place in the world to live

Where do you think is the best place to live...............I'm ready to get out of Jersey, I don't really have a destination in mind, but i have a few places i would like to live.

Arizona, Texas, Florida, South Carolina..........

It's time for a change.

Problems....All of my family basically lives in New Jersey, my girlfriend of 4 almost 5 years, does not want to move. Hmmmm! I have some decisions make.....

Anyway, where do you guys live? Where would you like to live?


Thanks Tyree-

Austin Texas, destination 09?

New Zealand!

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Oh...realisticly...

I like Florida :D It's nice here...except the other drivers.

come to so cal. warm weather, warm women....i mean...ahem

If I was rich and could pick a destination to move my whole family it would be california, now the city is still undecided I love frisco and the los angeles area.

Mississippi here but would love to live in Denver or ......Ireland

Scotland (Near Inverness, Loch Ness) - Wonderful people, amazing scenery the only downside is the weather.

Southern Cali, I love it here. I dont think i could ever leave.

You got it right LewDogg, Born and rasied here in the 805! not leavin

You love da 'Boys, come home to Dallas!

I can speak for two of the states you've mentioned. If you head for Arizona...go to Tucson. Absolutely gorgeous city set in a bowl surrounded by mountains on all sides. All the conveniences of a big city, but still a very small-town feel and no other large cities around it. If you're outside of Tucson, you're out in the country and it's very nice. Unlike most big cities where they just sprawl right into one another. It's not as hot as Phoenix and much much prettier.

If you head for Texas, I would highly recommend San Antonio. It's more sprawly than Tucson is, but still not as bad as most big cities. Tons of stuff to see and do around here and only a couple hours away from some very nice beaches.

With hubby in the Air Force, I've lived in a lot of different cities. Tucson is at the top of my list of cities I'd want to live in. San Antonio is second on the list. :D

I definitely wouldn't suggest Florida...I lived there until I was 12 and I had enough of that! Hot, humid and the same scenery from North to South FL. Palm Meadow bushes and ferns are nice and all...for the first 30 miles ;)

I like New England (I live in MA), but I haven't really been West of Pennsylvania (except for Alaska--but we flew in), so I can't speak to those other places. My brother's in Colorado a couple hours from Denver and he loves it there!

I would try Arizona or one of the other Southwestern States.

I was born and raised in the 909, now i live in the 562 haha

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You love da 'Boys? come home to Dallas!

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I always thought that of Texans.. LOL! Stay where you are just more South LOL...

Austin born... Houston (and out parts) raised! I Love Texas! BUT... we do get crazy heat... not the hottest, but when coupled with the humidity... :rolleyes: I'd love to move back to Austin one day.. or maybe outer Dallas??? I REALLY wanna go to Australia and Colorado... My hub's fam is in Maine! WOW... that place is amazing too!!! AND they sell LOBSTER on the side of the ROAD! :O *I think I'm drooling*
Isn't Florida and Cali monster expensive!?!?!

Texas heat and humidity is a killer but good to keep snakes in. I loved Illinois but I'm a farm boy so its a good place. I love my town, some of the people are real snobs but other wise its good. Best highschool football is in Texas! Best colleges too. But illinois has the best NFL team though... LOL.

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Austin born... Houston (and out parts) raised! I Love Texas! BUT... we do get crazy heat... not the hottest, but when coupled with the humidity... :rolleyes: I'd love to move back to Austin one day.. or maybe outer Dallas??? I REALLY wanna go to Australia and Colorado... My hub's fam is in Maine! WOW... that place is amazing too!!! AND they sell LOBSTER on the side of the ROAD! :O *I think I'm drooling*
Isn't Florida and Cali monster expensive!?!?!

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yeah cali is expensive, but worth it, no snow, but you can get to it if you want.


just put it this way. i can snowbaord, ski, surf, and lay on the beach in the same day. then drive to vegas for the night (only like 5 hour drive)

I have a feeling this website may be a little slanted, but I thought it was great when we were looking to get up and go.

www.findyourspot.com

For me it's a toss up. Both are places I've lived.

Whitehorse, Yukon - if you can get past the deep dark cold months, it's simply an amazing place. Scenery that blows your mind - soaking in a outdoor hotsprings in the depths of a Yukon winter while gazing at snowcaps....it's hard to describe that. People that are some of the warmest and friendliest I've ever met and oddly enough the best Greek restaurant I've ever eaten at. An odd juxtaposition....the world's best moussaka and dolmathes in a restaurant next door to a bar so rough they had the tables bolted to the floor and the chairs chained to the tables. That's the Yukon for ya! LOL

Gore Bay, Manitoulin Island - a jewel of an island, small and intimate with a resident deer population greater than the human folk (other than during tourist season LOL) but close enough to Sudbury, Ontario to get away once in awhile. Fishing like you would not believe - Rainbow and Lake trout, huge Chinook Salmon, Splake, just to name a few. Everyone knew everyone and my older kids pretty much ran free there. My soul loved that simple, beautiful place.

Columbus, Ohio... I will never forget that city or how much I loved living there. It has such a diverse culture. The Gallery hops on Friday evenings were great! It helps that it's a college town... but everyone was always so open and nice, too! I like Indianapolis okay, but it doesn't have that same feel.

Prague, CZ... what can I say? There is SO much culture there! Seriously, every building standing has a story behind it. And sitting in Old Towne square sipping a glass of wine, watching the clock tower and the people... there ain't nothin to compare.

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yeah cali is expensive, but worth it, no snow, but you can get to it if you want.


just put it this way. i can snowbaord, ski, surf, and lay on the beach in the same day. then drive to vegas for the night (only like 5 hour drive)

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NICE!!!! Although, I must add that we too have a beach!!! (But Galveston has nothing on yours I'm sure :P)

But we are close to New Orleans!!!! :fest:

Talk about good eats! :D

Jo, both of those places sound amazing!!!

I have lived in Florida for 16 years and I hate yet love it. It is practically all I have known.

I also lived in Montana and North Carolina for a couple of months each. I don't remember Montana much but North Carolina I love.

BUT....If I could choose my dream location that would be Norway..

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You love da 'Boys, come home to Dallas!

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:rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by JASBALLS

I always thought that of Texans.. LOL! Stay where you are just more South LOL...

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no i can't take it here anymore.........especially now that i know your only an hour away! lol

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Originally Posted by patthesnakeman

yeah cali is expensive, but worth it, no snow, but you can get to it if you want.


just put it this way. i can snowbaord, ski, surf, and lay on the beach in the same day. then drive to vegas for the night (only like 5 hour drive)

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talk about choices.........i can't afford cali though!

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For me it's a toss up. Both are places I've lived.

Whitehorse, Yukon - if you can get past the deep dark cold months, it's simply an amazing place. Scenery that blows your mind - soaking in a outdoor hotsprings in the depths of a Yukon winter while gazing at snowcaps....it's hard to describe that. People that are some of the warmest and friendliest I've ever met and oddly enough the best Greek restaurant I've ever eaten at. An odd juxtaposition....the world's best moussaka and dolmathes in a restaurant next door to a bar so rough they had the tables bolted to the floor and the chairs chained to the tables. That's the Yukon for ya! LOL

Gore Bay, Manitoulin Island - a jewel of an island, small and intimate with a resident deer population greater than the human folk (other than during tourist season LOL) but close enough to Sudbury, Ontario to get away once in awhile. Fishing like you would not believe - Rainbow and Lake trout, huge Chinook Salmon, Splake, just to name a few. Everyone knew everyone and my older kids pretty much ran free there. My soul loved that simple, beautiful place.

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sounds like heaven!

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Originally Posted by ivylea77

I have a feeling this website may be a little slanted, but I thought it was great when we were looking to get up and go.

www.findyourspot.com

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that website is pretty helpful ........thanks! :sweeet:

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Originally Posted by reediculous

talk about choices.........i can't afford cali though!

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yeah its pricey......3.17 for gas

1500 for a two bedroom

If you are looking for a change of scenery but still want that "east coast" feel Chack out Northern Virginia.

Me personally, Its a toss up between Savannah,GA, Charleston, SC, and Hilton Head Island, SC

I live in Northern Georgia....(2 hour drive to TN, and or SC/NC border and 3 hours to the Florida border. I love it here! Yes Hot and Humid weather, not so cold winters, except it is this past week. Just 3 weeks ago, we had 80 degree weather in Dec!!! I have lived in Oceanside California - Aurora, Illinois - Maryland, Virginia(near MD, and DC)

I took that findmyspot quiz, apparently I am destined for arkansas, tennessee, mississippi, New Mexico and some good ol Louisiana! But mostly Arkansas, it came up like 8 times lol!

Chris had mostly Texas, but we were pretty interested in New Mexico. All four seasons, mild weather, sounds good to me.

But I had to re think my original response, anywhere in the world? Japan is my top pick. Then Crete, then Egypt. Just for the culture and landscape mostly. I could do without the violence surrounding the middle east. :)

I was born in Chicago, live in Chicago, and I will die in Chicago.

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Scotland (Near Inverness, Loch Ness) - Wonderful people, amazing scenery the only downside is the weather.

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Hi,

And what exactly is wrong with being able to practice your swiming on dry land occasionally?!?!?! :taz::P


dr del

I personally love Florida. After living in Erie, PA for the first 15 years of my life, I know snow and I hate it. The only bad season is Summer, which is opposite in the north(only good season is summer). It is very hot and humid during the summer. It also rains everyday, veyr hard, but only for maybe an hour then it sunny again. In November - April it is 60-80 degrees around 60-70% humidity.

I can't tell you how much I love being able to wear shorts and a shirt all year round. Its all ways nice outside. It is literally ALWAYS sunny. You get maybe 1 day every 3 months where it is cloudy.

I eventually will live in Tampa, which I think is one of the best cities in FL.


And perfect snake weather.

Also if you don't mind views like this(Taken by me moments ago):
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...01234062_l.jpg

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Hi,

And what exactly is wrong with being able to practice your swiming on dry land occasionally?!?!?! :taz::P


dr del

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That's because I can't swim :8:

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Originally Posted by Brimstone111888

I personally love Florida. After living in Erie, PA for the first 15 years of my life, I know snow and I hate it. The only bad season is Summer, which is opposite in the north(only good season is summer). It is very hot and humid during the summer. It also rains everyday, veyr hard, but only for maybe an hour then it sunny again. In November - April it is 60-80 degrees around 60-70% humidity.

I can't tell you how much I love being able to wear shorts and a shirt all year round. Its all ways nice outside. It is literally ALWAYS sunny. You get maybe 1 day every 3 months where it is cloudy.

I eventually will live in Tampa, which I think is one of the best cities in FL.


And perfect snake weather.

Also if you don't mind views like this(Taken by me moments ago):
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...01234062_l.jpg

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thats is some view!

One thing I forgot to mention is that everything down here is a little more expensive. Not Cali expensive, but higher then normal. Ave apartment is usually 500-850 for a 1 bed. 800-1500ish for a 2 bed. Ranch style houses with 3 beds, 2 bath, pool, garage usually run around 150-400k.

Gas is 3.15.

Average pay around here more then makes up for it. Target cashiers make $9.50 starting, so if you got some good experience and education you could find a great job down here easy, since it is always expanding.

Just in my local area there have been 2-3 new High schools built just to keep up the demands for the influx of people.

And as Nathen said, the drivers are TERRIBLE.....I feel like I am back in Ohio......

Funny you ask that question because I saw in the news a few days ago about a survey that was done in Canada to figure out what city had the happiest people.

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/newfoundlan...-atlantic.html

My city is #1 BABY! WOOOO! I'm SOOOO happy to live next to a Nuclear Power Plant, and LNG Terminal and a hand full of different Irving Refineries. It must be the Moosehead Brewery that makes people so happy in this city. That or Mr (Oil) Irving paid off whoever did this survery to attract people here.

But in any case, SAINT JOHN, NB is the BEST place to live.
and Moncton NB which is like 1h and 1/2 drive away is tied for 4th, so we NBers must be really happy people.

So come on over to NB and do some whale watchin and eat some seaweed! Then you'll agree, we are the best place in the World to live.

Yea... trying to get away from snow. Lived here for 22 years. Had enough of it. I'm moving far south/southwest baby! My skin color demands more sun!!! I'm supposed to look like an Indian, not an Eskimo!

Check out remote northern Cali (couple hundred miles above San Francisco), Oregon, San Juan Islands (off mainland Washington) and Vancouver, BC.
Great places to live and grow!!

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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...01234062_l.jpg

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How am I supposed to made a snow man outta that stuff?? Or maybe make a snow ball, how about a sand ball in your face. lol
That is a beauty shot though, but if there was snow on the trees that would be even better!

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Yea... trying to get away from snow. Lived here for 22 years. Had enough of it. I'm moving far south/southwest baby! My skin color demands more sun!!! I'm supposed to look like an Indian, not an Eskimo!

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Eskimo is an Indian?? or Inuit. They have brown skin. It's probably from the frost bite but it still looks nice and tan!

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Eskimo is an Indian?? or Inuit. They have brown skin. It's probably from the frost bite but it still looks nice and tan!

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Eskimo and Native American are both tan, but we're different races. Just like Mexican and Latina are different. Or Dominican and Cuban.
LOL, I'm not all up on the hispanic differences, so sorry if I made a mistake.

Anyways, it's my understanding that my tribe lived in what is now Yosemite National Park, and parts of central California. So bring on the sunshine!!!

Tuscon is definitely prettier then Phoenix, I have too many in-laws living there though. :O :P I for one am not a fan of Phoenix. This pretty much sums it up for me. It was nice for a couple of years, but before long... ew. I look forward to getting out of here!

My little family's current dream is to move to Portland Oregon. Stuff keeps coming up though, and it keeps looking longer and longer in coming. But we MISS rain. Rain, mountains and ocean both in driving distance, GREENness, all around pretty with lots of artsy communities and the like... Mmm, Portland...

Rain is over rated! Wait till you see the forecast of 80 and thank the heavens, take a shower, and leave for the day to walk outside and get drenched with that muggy air that perpetuates the "green" land and makes you sweat buckets. Give me desert any day!

Ireland - either North or South - I have lived in both.

I have also lived in the US - Nebraska (Omaha), Arizona (Tempe) and Colorado (Denver).

While Ireland will always be home if I was picking somewhere that I have experienced it would definitely be Denver - waking up to see the rockies every day was unreal and being a biker (motorcycle) heading into the rockies on Sunday mornings during summer was to die for!!

I have noticed people taking about cost and saw gas in California at $3.17 - try about $9 a gallon in N Ireland :(

Tony

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come to so cal. warm weather, warm women....i mean...ahem

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agreed! southern california woooooo!

Connie, what nation?

I have to put in a plug for both NC where I was raised - you have mountains in the west, ocean in the east and if you live in the middle of the state (the Triad - Greensboro/Winston-Salem/High Point area) you are just hours away from both.

I currently live in metro Atlanta - the winters, except for a few shockingly cold days, is mild and the summers aren't all that bad (trying to forget the 100+ degree days this summer) either. And I personally like being near a big city - there's always SOMETHING to do. We're 2 hours from Chattanooga, 2 hours from Birmingham, 5 hours from Savannah and 8 hours from DAYTONA!!!!!!

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Connie, what nation?

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Well, I will be thoroughly surprised if you've ever heard of them. :oops:

The Ione band of Miwoks. I can trace my lineage back quite a ways, but unfortunately, registration for my tribe was stopped sometime in the 60's, so I am not officially a part of my tribe. That sucks.:(