Foo - Where should I move to?

I gotta get outta town. I'll be moving in the summer. Requirements: On the ocean is great, near is good. University. Mountains in close proximity is a priority ( big ones, I live in CO). I need seasons. I also do not like big cities. I live in a town of 150,000 and that's about the biggest size.

So far, Arcada, CA, Eugene, OR, Portland, OR. Any other places I should consider? Any pluses or minuses of the these places? Any help would be great! Thanks.

Contra Costa County, CA.

http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=10024

Golconda, NV.

Contra Costa County, CA.

http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=10024

Any special reason? ;)

Bum****, Egypt.

Golconda, NV.

although closer to the ocean than I am now, it's still a bit far for my tastes, plus, I've already lived in the absolute middle of nowhere....

Bum****, Egypt.

I do like Pagosa Springs, but it's not really what I'm looking for. ;)

Any special reason? ;)

It's got all the attributes you listed.

I gotta get outta town. I'll be moving in the summer. Requirements: On the ocean is great, near is good. University. Mountains in close proximity is a priority ( big ones, I live in CO). I need seasons. I also do not like big cities. I live in a town of 150,000 and that's about the biggest size.

So far, Arcada, CA, Eugene, OR, Portland, OR. Any other places I should consider? Any pluses or minuses of the these places? Any help would be great! Thanks.

Try Coastal North Carolina. Duke and UNC. Appalchian Mountains and Atlantic Ocean. Not oo many big cities. Good quality of life and low taxes. Take trips to New York or down to Florida as you are right in between. Just my .02 cents!

Give Canada a shot. Outskirts of Vancouver, smallish towns, close to the ocean. Bring some women.

Very south Az?

Arcada, CA = fog in summer, lots of rain in winter. They do have the best police blotter I've ever seen though. http://arcataeye.com/index.php?module=pagesetter&tid=2&topic=7
Eugene is about an hour from a cold and foggy ocean. Portland > 150,000 population.

San Luis Obispo and Contra Costa County, (East of the tunnel) meet all your requirements, (except seasons, then again no where on the west coast near the ocean has seasons.)

Tsukuba, Japan (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsukuba)

On the ocean is great, near is good: Near
University: Yes
Mountains in close proximity is a priority ( big ones, I live in CO).: Near Mt. Tsukuba, Japan Alps just a train ride away
I need seasons: Yes
I also do not like big cities: Pop. 207,000

There are probably lots of small cities in Japan that meet your requirements, actually. Small cities in China might meet your requirements except for the population. Weather also tends to suck. 150,000 is tiny for China, which means very few Western-style comforts.

Also:
- Chile: Los Angeles (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles,_Chile) -- This is probably right about perfect for you, given your requirements (and I've got family there :D) Edit: Dang, university might be a problem, but I'm sure you can find one nearby... Edit 2: There you go (http://www.losangeles.cl/comuna/educacion/colegios.htm)!
- Northern Italy, a town near Milan?
- Andorra

And I don't mean these suggestions (entirely) in jest -- think outside the box!

Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Big river, river delta, join a rowing club.

Christchurch, NZ.:p

Has distinct seasons, has two universities, beside the sea, about 2hrs drive from the Southern Alps, pop about 300,000 though (often seems smaller as you run into people you know), people generally friendly, government paid emergency care and subsidized health care (except dentistry).

It's what you are looking for in your new home.:D

ummm, how about NC? :D

Bayonne.

based on your criteria I'd say northwest. OR, Norcal. I've only been to SF and Portland but man I could def. live there in heartbeat.

Isn't the water cold on the west coast?

Juneau AK

Houghton, MI ;) da UP, eh!

Next to the biggest freshwater ocean in the world. University. Mounta... big hills. Lots of snow in the winter, warm mild summers. Population ~10,000.

There ya go.

Houghton, MI ;) da UP, eh!

Next to the biggest freshwater ocean in the world. University. Mounta... big hills. Lots of snow in the winter, warm mild summers. Population ~10,000.

There ya go.

No women

Juneau AK

no women

I do like Pagosa Springs, but it's not really what I'm looking for. ;)

Heck, it's three days by horse just to see the unincorporated outskirts of BFE from here...using a telescope. :p

Mount Corpus Christi is kinda hard to find, but the Texas Gulf Coast offers a semblence of the ocean. That is all.

The Carolinas might be worth considering. Atlantic Ocean, Mountains, colleges out the wazoo. Small southern town feeling can be found minutes from major cites.

Western Kansas ....Close to a feedlot. :innocent:

Russia.

KIN YA HEAR IT MUN!?!?!?!?!

Why it's Frank! Mr. Sinatra!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-K9QBR1uXc

This is where you should live!!!!

:thumb:

Emoville. (http://emoville.proboards106.com/index.cgi)

KIN YA HEAR IT MUN!?!?!?!?!

Why it's Frank! Mr. Sinatra!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-K9QBR1uXc

This is where you should live!!!!

:thumb:

Yes, perfect, meets all the criteria... :p

If you like to collect the sports candy, you might move here (http://www.lazytown.com/).

KIN YA HEAR IT MUN!?!?!?!?!

Why it's Frank! Mr. Sinatra!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-K9QBR1uXc

This is where you should live!!!!

:thumb:

Okay now you KNOW you have me here at 7:54 in the morning singin' this song at the top of my lungs in my bike room, hair brush as a mic, feet kicking, hand motions and all, right?

Okay now you KNOW you have me here at 7:54 in the morning singin' this song at the top of my lungs in my bike room, hair brush as a mic, feet kicking, hand motions and all, right?

:lol: I have an awesome image running through my head, know. ;)

Okay now you KNOW you have me here at 7:54 in the morning singin' this song at the top of my lungs in my bike room, hair brush as a mic, feet kicking, hand motions and all, right?

NEEEE-EEEEEWWWW YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORRRKKKKKKKKKKKKKK!!!

(me too)

Washington or Oregon. Just go a little north or south of Seattle, WA or Portland, OR and you should get your smaller city requirement met.

Why mess around with half measures.

http://www.hawaiiaviation.us/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/Honolulu.jpg

My wife and I thought of PA - also for Lamplight's relocation....

I gotta get outta town. I'll be moving in the summer. Requirements: On the ocean is great, near is good. University. Mountains in close proximity is a priority ( big ones, I live in CO). I need seasons. I also do not like big cities. I live in a town of 150,000 and that's about the biggest size.

So far, Arcada, CA, Eugene, OR, Portland, OR. Any other places I should consider? Any pluses or minuses of the these places? Any help would be great! Thanks.

Unless things have changed greatly, CA is obscenely expensive, and I think OR is trying to discourage immigration.

North Carolina seems like a good choice.

http://www.evergreen.edu/

For those suggesting east coast...

Yes, there are "mountains" on the east coast, but it isn't the same as west coast mountains.

Out here, many areas called mountains are like the west coast foot hills. They may be better elsewhere, but in the mid-Atlantic and Northeast the areas labeled as mountains on a map aren't anything like the Cascades, Olympics, Sierra Nevada... or various other west coast ranges. And forget about comparing them to the the Rockies.

Just look at a topological map of the US...

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/USA_topo_en.jpg/800px-USA_topo_en.jpg

similar vicinity (to Evergreen):

http://www.uvic.ca/

similar (absolute) latitude:

http://www.utas.edu.au/

Puerto Rico...Ocean, Mountains (well, if 5,000 ft. can be called a mtn.), big and small cities to enjoy, tropically warm all year long, and mofongo. What's not to like?

Very south Az?

Like Nogales?

Houghton, MI ;) da UP, eh!

Next to the biggest freshwater ocean in the world. University. Mounta... big hills. Lots of snow in the winter, warm mild summers. Population ~10,000.

There ya go.

That'll work nicely if you want to have to drive around in a deep snow mobile and have your nuts get frost bitten and fall off. :notamused:

Puerto Rico...Ocean, Mountains (well, if 5,000 ft. can be called a mtn.), big and small cities to enjoy, tropically warm all year long, and mofongo. What's not to like?

Which is why I posted the picture of Honolulu - which has the additional advantage of having the native language of Japanese. :p

Which is why I posted the picture of Honolulu - which has the additional advantage of having the native language of Japanese. :p

and costs, oh, I dunno....10X what PR does. :p

Olympia, WA
2-4 year colleges, 1-2 year college
On Puget Sound 1.5 hours from Pacific Ocean 1.5 hours to awesome skiing,

look into Christchurch. Though I heard various immigration policies around the world are embarrasing and something to avoid

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canarias
I've been there and the scenery just tells you get your bike get your bike. It comes like a message from the gods.

Sounds exactly like something near northern Italy...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rijeka
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trieste
I'm not so sure about the amount of english language education there though.

Boulder :p

The city of Olympus Mons. It's near a fair-sized mountain (88,000 feet), has your choice of blistering heat or frigid cold, and will have an ocean nearby once the terraforming is complete (or if we find an ancient alien atmosphere generator). If you get in while the getting's good, the population is very low!