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I am a artist/writer and am looking for some more of a peaceful place where I can be free to create but also inspired. A cool city/town with a nice vibe. I have been to both cities multiple times. LA has the beach and nice weather, bad traffic. Nashville is in the south and seems to come with good and bad things (like everywhere) but seems like a creative city with very friendly people. I have work I can do in either city. I am in Dallas now and I have to get out of here! It was 105 degrees at around noon today! I get light headed and by body kind of goes into shock. I am ok with 80s & low 90s but man! There are some nice people here but overall it's not for me. I have considered smaller Santa Barbara, CA but that is pricey. I have also considered Asheville, NC. I like some of the beaches in FL and they are very peaceful for writers/artists but not the oil spill... I would really like to be by the ocean because it is so peaceful. Suggestions and comments are much appreciated!!
oh and I someone posted this link form Gwyneth Paltrow's blog. I guess she lived in Nashville for a few months. She gives fun insight into some of the interesting spots....
You'll encounter heat in Nashville also, just not to the degree that you find in Dallas. Nashville is a beautiful city with a nice vibe so you can't go wrong being creative.
Sure, LA has traffic, but if you want to be close to the beach then you won't be dealing with freeway traffic. And speaking of heat, or lack of it. It's just after 12 Noon here in the LA area and my windows are wide open with a cool breeze and sunny skies. Temp is 67 degrees at the beach at Santa Monica...70 here at my place four miles inland and I've yet to turn on the a/c this summer.
I am a artist/writer and am looking for some more of a peaceful place where I can be free to create but also inspired. A cool city/town with a nice vibe. I have been to both cities multiple times. LA has the beach and nice weather, bad traffic. Nashville is in the south and seems to come with good and bad things (like everywhere) but seems like a creative city with very friendly people. I have work I can do in either city. I am in Dallas now and I have to get out of here! It was 105 degrees at around noon today! I get light headed and by body kind of goes into shock. I am ok with 80s & low 90s but man! There are some nice people here but overall it's not for me. I have considered smaller Santa Barbara, CA but that is pricey. I have also considered Asheville, NC. I like some of the beaches in FL and they are very peaceful for writers/artists but not the oil spill... I would really like to be by the ocean because it is so peaceful. Suggestions and comments are much appreciated!!
It was not 105 degrees in Dallas, we only hit 100 degrees in Dallas 2 times.
I love both cities. Nashville's cost of living is significantly lower than LA's but LA has near perfect weather and coastline. That's basically what it boils down to. Both cities are wonderful for creative people (I write music for a living myself).
My preference is LA between the two, but Nashville is really pretty too.
The only thing to be cautious of is that LA is expensive. You dont really grasp it until you live there. Just make sure you will be in a position to support yourself. Most artists like to live in the Melrose, Central Hollywood, or on the Westside (Santa Monica, Venice, West Hollywood, Westwood). But if you have the means, do check LA out.
Im just getting used to the heat in Dallas myself. I have a high tolerance for it, so its not a big deal. The winters on the other hand....
You'll encounter heat in Nashville also, just not to the degree that you find in Dallas. Nashville is a beautiful city with a nice vibe so you can't go wrong being creative.
Sure, LA has traffic, but if you want to be close to the beach then you won't be dealing with freeway traffic. And speaking of heat, or lack of it. It's just after 12 Noon here in the LA area and my windows are wide open with a cool breeze and sunny skies. Temp is 67 degrees at the beach at Santa Monica...70 here at my place four miles inland and I've yet to turn on the a/c this summer.
Sounds great! Enjoy it! Thanks for the comments too.
Maybe it was LESS than 105, meaning 105 would be worse!
The humidity in Dallas was around 100-105 degrees.
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