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Why would you live in a city just to visit another city near by?
Two reasons. First of all, it's always fun to visit other cities. One of the reasons I'm happy in Des Moines is that it's surrounded in all directions by very different cities - Minneapolis, Iowa City, Chicago, St. Louis, Kansas City, Omaha, and Sioux Falls. Each one is enough different from Des Moines that visiting is a great diversion. Spending a weekend in another city is an easy, affordable option if you have a travel bug and can't plan or afford a full-scale vacation.
Also, when you are on vacation, it makes the driving that much easier. No matter where you're headed from north-central Colorado, it's going to be a long drive.
Two reasons. First of all, it's always fun to visit other cities. One of the reasons I'm happy in Des Moines is that it's surrounded in all directions by very different cities - Minneapolis, Iowa City, Chicago, St. Louis, Kansas City, Omaha, and Sioux Falls. Each one is enough different from Des Moines that visiting is a great diversion. Spending a weekend in another city is an easy, affordable option if you have a travel bug and can't plan or afford a full-scale vacation.
Also, when you are on vacation, it makes the driving that much easier. No matter where you're headed from north-central Colorado, it's going to be a long drive.
I understand, but by those standards, Denver also has many quick vacation spots near by (Though not near another large city). I'm not disagreeing with Charlotte having more options for short trips, but I personally don't think it's a big problem when you are living in a city just for the amenities that city offers.
I understand, but by those standards, Denver also has many quick vacation spots near by (Though not near another large city). I'm not disagreeing with Charlotte having more options for short trips, but I personally don't think it's a big problem when you are living in a city just for the amenities that city offers.
But neither city has everything. And Charlotte is much closer to the beach and larger cities--definite pluses.
I understand, but by those standards, Denver also has many quick vacation spots near by (Though not near another large city). I'm not disagreeing with Charlotte having more options for short trips, but I personally don't think it's a big problem when you are living in a city just for the amenities that city offers.
Yes, and they're all fairly similar. From Denver, you can easily get to smaller culturally similar cities like Boulder and to mountain cities like Estes Park, and that's fantastic, but it's also not all that big a leap from Denver itself. Charlotte is an easy trip from Atlanta, Charleston and the Carolina coast, colonial Virginia, and the Smoky Mountains.
The point is that sometimes you need a change of scenery, even if you're living in an outstanding city like Denver, and head-to-head, Charlotte gives you many more options in that respect, plain and simple. It's one category. Denver sweeps the rest.
Although I'm vocal in my opinion of Charlotte, I'd prefer to live there than Denver because its closer to other cities. Ive never visited Denver but most people have told me it is a very nice city, I've never heard of it being a dirty city. Charlotte is also a nice, clean city, with many amenities but Denver is in another league than Charlotte is. It's like comparing Chicago to Houston or Philadelphia to Raleigh, it can't happen. I put Denver in a league with Minneapolis, Seattle, etc, Charlotte is in the league of Austin.
SN: I voted for neither because they both have advantages and disadvantages that hold me back from choosing.
Location was one of the things asked for. Some of us are actually able to look at the individual criteria and make a judgment as to who wins in each category.
Some of us have actually visited been to both cities. I have actually lived in both so, I'm pretty sure I actually know what I'm talking about. Denver wins out. End of story.
BTW, one can argue that being an hour to 3.5 hours away from other larger cities is a disadvantage for some cities. Denver's isolation is a huge advantage whereas Charlotte's close proximity to other large cities has and will hurt when it comes to certain things. If you're one who likes to spend time in cities other than your own, then Charlotte wins out in that department.
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