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I live in Tampa now, but my family is in Raleigh, NC. I like large, cosmopolitan cites (Tampa is not..lol) but I'd like to be close to my family (i.e. a few hours via train or car). I figure anything up to an 8 hour drive is okay, but I'm having trouble figuring out which cities fit that bill since I'm not from the area.
I looked at Columbus, DC, Baltimore, and Charlotte. So far, DC is winning out but it's SO expensive. I don't drive either, so I have to live in the city.
have you ever considered Augusta,Savannah,atlanta,-Georgia or Knoxville,Tenessee
Ashville,Winston-Salem,-NC or The Hampton Roads area of Virginia most of these cities are really not "cosmopolitan" but are significantly better than Tampa.
most of these cities are with in about 5 hours of Raleigh.
i dont know much about these cities because i dont live in that region but i just happen to know they arent that far from Raleigh.
Virginia Beach looks wonderful, never even thought of it, but it seems to lack in public transportation which is important to me since I am unable to drive.
I've looked at Raleigh, but again the public transportation is insufficient. It seems like all the cities around NC are pretty much the same. So that's why I decided I could live a few hours away and still make the trip a couple times a month to allow myself to live in a city that I'll be happy in. Even DC bugs me as it's got huge crime problems and it lacks the cityscape I like (skyscrapers, vibrant downtown area).
If I could find a Denver near my family, I'd be happy. I've looked around the web A BUNCH today and realized it's just not going to happen. I'll have to make a compromise and either continue to live far away from my kids or live nearby in say DC or Charlotte.
DC does have good nightlife, although no skyscrapers.
What is it about Denver that you like? The outdoorsiness? If so, try maybe Asheville. It's a small city, but it kind of reminds of a Denver.
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