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I understand that, but I think you confused her when you initially said:
"If you're coming from UK, you can't fly into Charleston, WV. It doesn't have customs and immigration officers. Neither does the airport at Huntington. You have to fly into an American airport that has the designation IAP (International Airport)."
Plus the only foreign destinations for Pittsburgh's so-called international airport are Paris and Toronto if I'm not mistaken. So it would take at least one connection to get to the US from the UK anyways. Might as well fly into Morganton, Charleston, or Huntington from a New York or Washington DC airport.
I'm probably just nitpicking at your choice of words, but I didn't want lovelifex to be confused as it seemed she was from her last post.
"so-called international airport"?
The airport offers service to the United States, Canada, Mexico, Caribbean, and Europe. That seems pretty international to me. You are correct that it does not at this time have flights arriving directly from London, so Washington would provide the closest direct flight.
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the first things that strike me are how that would never, ever happen at an English Uni.. We're way too shy and we don't have the sound systems! Neighbours hate those
It reminds me of that airport advert where people are greeted by a random bunch of guys singing in the arrivals lounge!
Definately be sure to check the towns out and pick the town that suits you. As to the more to do debate, again, to take opinions out of the equation all you have to do is look at the lists posted in the other thread to see which has more using the same criteria. Twice as much in fact. Also notice how many events were based in Huntington and how many you have to travel to Pittsburgh to go to in the previous post.
And Kennywood, while a nice park, is also more of a nostalgic park and certainly not to the level of Kings Island, Disney World or Universal Studios (the last two are about the same time away via direct flight).
With regards to performing arts, Marshall has been listed as having one of the top 50 performing arts programs in the nation and offers its own symphony as well. So if you like symphony music, 2 are actually based in Huntington.
For art, you don't need to wait for a new museum to be constructed in Huntington. Even after the WVU gallery is constructed, the Huntington Museum of Art will still be the premier art museum in the state due to its size and the quality of the collection that they have. This is in addition to the Birke Art Gallery and Gallery 842 which are run by Marshall.
With regards to the lakes listed on the Huntington site, most are 2 hours or less away with several being much closer in fact.
And with regards to this paragraph:
If fewer people want to be in Huntington, why does it have nearly 20,000 more residents? And as posted previously, if you are looking into teaching, there are more teaching jobs located in Cabell County (public and private schools) and the teachers are also paid better here, not to mention the lower cost of living in Huntington.
To be sure that this doesn't turn into the typical thread between the two of us, if you have any other quesions, feel free to PM me and I'll do my best to help. If I answer here, I'll do my best to keep it short and concise. I think arguments for the two towns have been well laid out so you have plenty of info to choose from and to look at the merits of the towns themselves. There are MANY other threads where these points have been argued ad nauseum as well should you need more info. Good luck in choosig your new home as a big move like this is always a tough decision. We would love to have you here in Huntington. Cabell Huntington Convention and Visitors Bureau highlighting Huntington, Barboursvil
Tim
Tim, I think you know that we're confusing the issue here by talking "city limits". Much of Morgantown's population is located outside of the city limits. Cabell and Monongalia counties have approximately the same populations, but Monongalia is actually growing. And, Monongalia has more people working.
WEST VIRGINIA COUNTY DATA
Civilian Labor Force Total Employment
Cabell 42,770
Monongalia 47,260
Unemployment Rates
Cabell 7.7%
Monongalia 5.7%
OTHER IMPORTANT DATA
Monongalia County (Morgantown)
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 83.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 32.4%
Adult Diabetes Rate 8.5%
Median Age 29
Cabell County (Huntington)
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 80.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 20.9%
Adult Diabetes Rate 13.9%
Median Age 37
Morgantown is a younger, better educated, healthier city.
The flight I was looking at is a one-stop one, that's a connecting flight isn't it? Jeez, all this travel stuff is so confusing haha
I've yet to meet a brit who isn't partial to a good Earl Gray Tea!
A moment ago I watched Jamie Oliver's food revolution, Huntington looked so beautiful and the community spirit was amazing. Did that programme change anything or do the kids still get pizza for breakfast?
To most people around here, UK stands for University of Kentucky on first thought. That is what the post was referring to, merely stated in jest.
With regards to the flight, after doing a bit of research you may want to consider flying into Detroit. Delta is switching the connector for Huntington from Cincinnatti to Detroit in the early Spring of this year. It looks like there are direct flights to Detroit from the UK. Once the service switch happens, you will only need one stop at Detroit to come directly into Huntington with no extra drive. Here are the links about that:
If you like tea, we have a couple of places that you might want to visit while in Huntington. The Old Village Roaster on 4th Ave serves Earl Grey and they also roast their own coffee in old Victorian roasters in the back of the store. Then we also have a store at the Huntington Mall called TeaCo. My wife is a big fan of both.
Jamie Oliver's show did indeed change things here in Huntington. School lunches are prepared mostly from scratch with fresh ingredients and our schools are the only ones in the entire US to be able to make that claim. The Kitchen that he established is still going strong and many classes for cooking lessons are completely full. There have also been new stores that have opened to offer foods that are more fresh and a new local food pantry just opened to offer healthier food to those on fixed or lower incomes. The show was definately fun while it was here and I went to a couple of the events that they had. It did indeed show the beauty and spirit that Huntington has. That experience was just another thing to help ensure that Huntington has a brighter future. If you get a chance, you might also watch the movie "We are Marshall" as most of it was filmed here as well.
Thanks guys - I'm going to get the film up now & let it load, and watch it later.
When you said about the old victorian coffee roasters, I thought of my dad straight away. I wonder if I could bring him back the bottled smell of good coffee? Haha!
The airport offers service to the United States, Canada, Mexico, Caribbean, and Europe. That seems pretty international to me. You are correct that it does not at this time have flights arriving directly from London, so Washington would provide the closest direct flight.
I suppose I meant that all "international" airports are not equal and just because it is labeled as international doesn't mean you can necessarily get there from a given foreign locale. For example, the Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport doesn't even offer service outside the continental US. At least Pittsburgh has them beat.
Pittsburgh has a whole lot of places beat. I'm no fan of the yinzers, but their town is a nice city for a big one. I wouldn't want to live there, but I'm glad it is close by. As far as airports are concerned, NYC, Boston, DC, and Miami probably have the most international flights on the East Coast. All the other towns are distant seconds. But a person could catch a train from London to Paris and get a direct flight to Pittsburgh... not saying that would be the best way to go. I would think DC would be the best considering the intended destinations. It affords the chance to visit the Nation's Capitol, and is a scenic drive to Morgantown. And, from there, as Tim pointed out, it is a 3 hour drive to Huntington.
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