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Old 02-27-2008, 02:29 PM
 
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I've lived in Baltimore now for almost three years. Grew up in Pittsburgh, went to college in St. Augustine, Florida. I'm not sure where to move next. I'm hoping this next move sticks. Here are the reasons I want to leave
Baltimore:
* living outside of the city is too expensive for what you get (no acreage)
* it's ghetto in AND outside of the city
* not close enough to good ski resorts (always travel back to seven springs, pa near pittsburgh) - want to live IN the mountains

What I like about Baltimore:
* the people, restaurants, bars, city life, music events, sport events, movie theatres, weather

Why not move back to Pittsburgh:
* gloomy
* people who live there are not very well-rounded/traveled

Why not St. Augustine:
* love the size of the town and the restaurants/bars, but no mountains, and the people are weird (i fit in better with northern and midwestern ppl)

For my next move,
Wants/Needs:

* job market doesn't matter - i work from home/bf works for enterprise
* 4 seasons
* snowboarding within 1 or 2 hrs
* sunny - can't stand Pittsburgh's gloominess, but Baltimore and St. Augustine had enough sunny days (more than 25 clear days a year Best Places to Live 2007 - Money Magazine)
* mountains AND trees (i like foliage)
* affordable to buy house in the woods or land (up to $300K)
* city conveniences within 30 minutes
* local bars, restaurants, boutiques
* 25-35 year olds - able to make friends around my age

My bf and I are very active ppl. Our favorite things are going to music venues/festivals, movies, hiking, biking, rafting, snowboarding, trying new restaurants, but we want a cabin in the woods with a fireplace and a nice yard for our dog...

Where do you think we should move???

THANKS!
Lola
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Old 02-27-2008, 03:13 PM
 
Location: Huntersville/Charlotte, NC and Washington, DC
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St Louis, Kansas City, Knoxville, Charlotte?
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Old 02-27-2008, 04:36 PM
 
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Tidewater area (Hampton, Va Beach , Norfolk) is nice.
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Old 02-27-2008, 06:13 PM
 
Location: NC
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Asheville NC sounds like it might suit you.
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Old 02-27-2008, 07:16 PM
 
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Upstate NY?
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Old 02-27-2008, 09:30 PM
 
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West coast?
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Old 03-02-2008, 04:49 PM
 
Location: near New London, NH
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Parts of Vermont, Maine and New Hampshire?
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Old 03-02-2008, 05:26 PM
 
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I second Asheville. Don't move to Charlotte. No one who isn't 40 years old, with two SUV's and and handfull of kids feels at home in Charlotte. Everyone likes Asheville though, and it's in the mountains, which you'll like.
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Old 03-02-2008, 06:33 PM
 
Location: Huntersville/Charlotte, NC and Washington, DC
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I second Asheville. Don't move to Charlotte. No one who isn't 40 years old, with two SUV's and and handfull of kids feels at home in Charlotte. Everyone likes Asheville though, and it's in the mountains, which you'll like.
i'm with you on Charlotte (even though i suggested it). That place is turning into NoVA 2.0.

Winston-Salem and Columbia are two towns i like.
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