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Re: Looking for locations

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Originally Posted by Hove (Post 6450272)

The Neo Nazis went to Ohio I believe.

gulp :(

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Originally Posted by Hove (Post 6450258)

Well I do have Canada above

Yeah. That makes 7 though. :p

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Originally Posted by Steerpike (Post 6448842)

If you're considering Washington State or Oregon, then don't forget Northern California. Lefter-leaning than the northern neighbors, ......

I don't know......can anywhere be lefter leaning than Eugene?

And talking of Nazis, how about this?

http://www.katu.com/news/local/19665984.html

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Originally Posted by ugacrew (Post 6448377)

Missouri beats you with a number of 8 states surrounding :D Missouri has the record along with Tennessee.

Arkansas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Nebraska
Iowa
Illinois
Kentucky
Tennessee

Yeah, but with states you wouldn't necessarily want to drive to :p

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Originally Posted by Bob (Post 6451086)

Yeah, but with states you wouldn't necessarily want to drive to :p

Ain't that the truth. Illinois being the exception. One word, Chicago. My homestate is Virginia and I've got plans to go back as we speak. Just for a vacay but it will be good time nonetheless.

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Google best place and you get 2,3800,000 hits.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q...=Google+Search

I like California's Central Coast from Monterey to Santa Barbara. Particularly around San Luis Obispo.

http://www.bestplaces.net/docs/studi...tplaces05.aspx

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Originally Posted by surly (Post 6455077)

Central Coast is gorgeous, and super laid-back. I didn't mention it because it's a very high price location - Santa Barbara must be one of the most expensive towns in the country; at least Northern California is a bit cheaper. If you are going to look at Central Coast, you have to take a peek at "Cambria" too - lovely little town.

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Originally Posted by farmerwife (Post 6450608)

I don't know......can anywhere be lefter leaning than Eugene?

What IS the deal with Eugene? On a recent Oregon vacation, I got out of the car in downtown Eugene and was immediately hounded by 'homeless' youth for donations. I sidestepped one group of youths, only to encounter another and another, all asking for 'help'. After about 30 minutes of this, I returned to the car and left town, heading inland.

I've been in the Bay Area for a LONG time, and seen my share of homeless, but there was something very disturbing about these homeless kids in Eugene (and other towns in Oregon, come to think of it). While the homeless in the Bay Area look to be truly down on their luck, these kids in Oregon appeared to be 'homeless by choice' - I couldn't decide whether they were 'bored rich kids' or truly the victims of some unfortunate circumstances. I did a bit of research on returning home, and read one kid saying, 'all I want is a few acres of land where I can grow vegetables and be self-sufficient' ... a few acres of land ... in coastal America ... mind boggling ...

Re: Looking for locations

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Originally Posted by julii2020 (Post 6443992)

Ok, so Iâ€™m not much of a poster, but I do read this forum quite regularly. Iâ€™m hoping you can give me some advice. Our story in a nutshell: I did the BUNAC summer camp thing in upstate NY in the 80s, met the man of my life, eloped, got US citizenship and lived in the Hudson Valley & Manhattan until 2004, when we moved back to the UK. Iâ€™m glad we tried living in England, but neither of us really love it here and Iâ€™m itching to leave and get back to somewhere having open vistas, with fewer drunken nutjobs and traffic jams.

So, we are planning to come back to the States in the next year or two, but we are having trouble deciding on some locations to research.

We both love the Catskills â€“ mountains, country living, quaint villages, leftish local politics, yet within a few hours of a big city/ for when we need the occasional dose of culture/airports.

However, I just canâ€™t face those long cold winters, so weâ€™re looking for ideas for similar alternatives further south or west.

Does anyone have any suggestions?

Hi there

Have a look at citydata.com...they have a forum for all the states and some of the towns and cities within them...we found this an absolute mine of information...good luck.

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Iâ€™ve always thought the North West and Northern CA sound lovely, but weâ€™ve never been out there, so I think an exploratory trip is needed. I might have to do some convincing of my NY born DH though â€“ he seems a bit more keen on the East. In the interests of balance â€“ any suggestions for mid-Atlantic towns/villages/areas?