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*On a small piece of property outside of Port Townsend, WA
*Anywhere on the central California coast, like San Luis Obispo
*Barcelona
*London
*NYC
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Not my first choice, but I could live here:
*Duluth, MN / Superior, WI
*Stillwater, MN
*St. Peter, MN
*Boulder, CO
*Reno/Truckee/Lake Tahoe area
*Vancouver Island or one of the San Juan Islands in WA
*Little Rock/Conway Arkansas or Branson area in Missouri
*Cleveland, OH
*Chelan/Methow Valley/Twisp/Winthrop WA
*Cape Cod or Long Island (my imaginary life is to write books on the beach by day and tend bar at a local dive at night and say things like, "What'll it be, hon?")
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These would be a stretch, but ok:
*Wenatchee/Leavenworth/Ellensburg WA
*Sedona, AZ
*Portland, OR (love to visit, wouldn't want to live there)
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Never been, but curious about:
*Zug, Switzerland (obviously)
*Yorkshire/Dales/Lake District in the UK
*Sweden
*Istanbul
*Morocco
*Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
*A coastal town in Kenya
*New Zealand
*Atlanta
*South Carolina
*Belem or Sao Luis, Brazil (was there as a teenager, would like to go back as an adult)
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Refuse to live and pay taxes here:
*Texas
*Florida
*Idaho
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*Would consider moving to any U.S. swing state where my vote actually counted.
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*I need to live near a body of water - ocean, inlet, lake, river. I'm not built for prairie/desert/plains life.
I absolutely 100% could live in a place.
*Madison, WI
*Port Washington, WI
*Valetta, Malta
*Orajestand, Aruba
*San Diego
*Hood River, Oregon
*Portland
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I wouldn’t make it a point to live here, but it would not be the end of the world if I had to.
*London
*Anguilla
*Milwaukee
*Outer Banks, NC
*Charleston, SC
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I couldn’t (or just don’t want to) live there, but will go back multiple times for extended periods.
*Nassau
*Saint Martin
*Grand Cayman
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Cities I have yet to visit and can’t wait to see:
It's a long list. lol. Two off the top of my head:
*Pittsburgh, PA
*Panama City, Panama
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I won’t go out of my way to visit again.
*Memphis
*Punta Cana
*Florida
Would live in
Zurich (Switzerland) area
Lenzerheide - Switzerland, mountains but not all year
Barcelona
Mallorca
Franschhoek area in South Africa - we want to rent at Val De Vie
Could live in
London
Want to visit and explore
Nashville
Portugal
I have not been out of our country much, so my list may be short in comparisons to others.
I absolutely 100% could live in a place:
*Southport, North Carolina
*Kauai, Hawaii
*San Jose del Cabo, Mexico
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I wouldn't make it a point to live here, but not end of the world:
*Maui, Hawaii
*Folsom, California
*Santa Barbara, California
*Auburn, Alabama
*Des Moines, Iowa
*Lincoln, Nebraska
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I couldn't (or just don't want to) but will go back multiple times for extended periods:
*(Home home) Lincoln / Ithaca, Nebraska
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Cities I have yet to visit and cannot wait to see:
*Dublin, Ireland
*Edinburgh, Scotland
*Vienna, Austria
*Florence, Italy
*Sydney, Australia
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I won't go out of my way to visit again:
*Waikiki, Honolulu, Hawaii
*Los Angeles, California (sorry Rocco)
*Houston, Texas
100% could live here:
*Seattle
*Hudson Valley, NY
*On a small piece of property outside of Port Townsend, WA
*Anywhere on the central California coast, like San Luis Obispo
*Barcelona
*London
*NYC
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Not my first choice, but I could live here:
*Duluth, MN / Superior, WI
*Stillwater, MN
*St. Peter, MN
*Boulder, CO
*Reno/Truckee/Lake Tahoe area
*Vancouver Island or one of the San Juan Islands in WA
*Little Rock/Conway Arkansas or Branson area in Missouri
*Cleveland, OH
*Chelan/Methow Valley/Twisp/Winthrop WA
*Cape Cod or Long Island (my imaginary life is to write books on the beach by day and tend bar at a local dive at night and say things like, "What'll it be, hon?")
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These would be a stretch, but ok:
*Wenatchee/Leavenworth/Ellensburg WA
*Sedona, AZ
*Portland, OR (love to visit, wouldn't want to live there)
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Never been, but curious about:
*Zug, Switzerland (obviously)
*Yorkshire/Dales/Lake District in the UK
*Sweden
*Istanbul
*Morocco
*Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
*A coastal town in Kenya
*New Zealand
*Atlanta
*South Carolina
*Belem or Sao Luis, Brazil (was there as a teenager, would like to go back as an adult)
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Refuse to live and pay taxes here:
*Texas
*Florida
*Idaho
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*Would consider moving to any U.S. swing state where my vote actually counted.
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*I need to live near a body of water - ocean, inlet, lake, river. I'm not built for prairie/desert/plains life.
These are all great. Including a few by email.
Sadly, not enough to compile data. But worth a shot.
I love the responses, especially Jen's swing state comment.
There really is something to be said for places like Cleveland, Pittsburgh and, yes, Buffalo.