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Old 05-18-2005 | 02:00 PM
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Originally Posted by F1s2000,May 18 2005, 12:21 PM
Yeah and your beaches are soooooo clean. And how about the great New York fresh air.

I don't know about work but Key west is a great place to live. Well I don't think anyone works in Key west anyway.
Actually, Long Island has, what are considered by many, the most beautiful beaches in the world. There are miles upon miles of undeveloped, white-sand beaches. Not many places in the world can claim such parameters. I hate looking at houses, hotels, or boardwalks when I'm trying to relax.

Taken from www.drbeach.org (see #5):

America's Top Beaches for 2004 are:

1. Hanauma Bay, Oahu, HI - National Winner
2. Fort De Soto Park, FL
3. Ocracoke Island, NC
4. Caladesi Island State Park, FL
5. Main Beach, East Hampton, NY <---- See, NY does have nice beaches
6. Hanalei Bay, Kauai, HI
7. Crescent Beach, Siesta Key, FL
8. Coast Guard Beach, Cape Cod, MA
9. Cape Florida State Park, FL
10. Coronado Beach, CA

And from National Geographic's Ranking of Best Beaches:

8. East Hampton Main Beach, NY
A 300-year-old easement protects this broad coastline from tacky development. The stretch of coarse sand along Main Beach, abutted by grassy dunes, attracts both celebrities and hoi polloi.

Sorry to take it off topic, but I had to defend LI beaches since I grew up on the beach there.

On topic - I'd move to Vegas if it were for a short time period. Anything longer than a year, and one or more of 3 things would be certain:

1. I'd go broke
2. I'd be dead
3. I'd be some stripper's baby daddy
Old 05-18-2005 | 02:38 PM
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Old 05-18-2005 | 05:08 PM
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I been all over and if there is one place I'd love to live it would be NYC.
The first time i saw that skyline flying into LaGuardia.... it was like magic.

For now though, I'll stick to the Brew-City. Milwaukee is my home and always will be. There is more culture here than most outsiders realize. There is always something going on here. And the lake keeps the weather moderate...no extremes.
Old 05-18-2005 | 05:49 PM
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[QUOTE=THE4TH,May 18 2005, 10:00 AM] You should obviously pick the city you want to move to depending on your life or plans ahead.
Old 05-18-2005 | 06:11 PM
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I've asked myself the same question the last couple of years. I could have moved anywhere in the country and still probably can. While I've not been to every great city in the US, my choice is my current home -- Los Angeles, CA. In particular, I like the Hollywood / Fairfax area where I live. My second choice would probably be by Central Park in New York, but my girlfriend wouldn't move out there with me so that was an easy choice. Third, I'd live in San Francisco. Hawaii is great for vacations but there nothing to do there if you're a resident, outside of Honolulu. But Honolulu feels like a copy of LA so I'll stick to the original.

Los Angeles has my favorite weather in the country. When it was 9 degrees and snowing 2-3ft a day in Pittsburgh, PA I was sipping a watermelon martini by a pool. New York was right about to get hit by a blizzard if I remember correctly. For much of the year LA is 74-78 degrees with no clouds in the sky. It's perfect. I don't ever put my top up and in winter sunscreen is mandatory.

LA is a car town, which I like. I hate the traffic like everyone else, but I also love the road network here. San Franciso and NY are just not the same for a car guy.

The restaurants, nightclub, industry events, etc are fantastic. I can walk to 50 of the best restaurants around and live next door to a gorgeous open-air high-end shopping center and a massive park. Sure, Manhattan has this in spades but what NY also has is congestion, tempers, attitude, permanent shadows from the buildings and what I feel is a generally colder living environment. In that regard, LA is a bit more like Europe where people walk around, know their neighbors, and enjoy a curbside cafe meal for a couple hours. My part of town combines the benefits of LA with a little taste of the big city. But when I have kids I'm sure my thoughts will change completely.
Old 05-18-2005 | 06:41 PM
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Originally Posted by honda606,May 17 2005, 09:54 PM
Denver would be my first choice. All kinds of ski resorts within a few hours of town and more microbreweries than you can handle...assuming you like good brew as much as myself. A good friend of mine lives in Colorado Springs, about 45-60 mins. south, and I make it a point to visit at least twice a year.
Yes Colorado does win!!
Old 05-18-2005 | 07:11 PM
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well as for me its Hawaii.

-Beaches everywhere. There might be nicer beaches, maybe. but, for me a good beach is one with lots of girl. and as far as i've seen there are more girls per square inch of beach in Waikiki than anywhere i've seen. if you don't like the people just drive 10-15 min, and your alone.

-Nightlife - lots to do always

-Weather varies form 65 to 90 through out the year, <- perfect for convertibles. Pluse the warm climate offen makes the girls wear more revealing clothing. (i never noticed this until a friend from Seattle pointed it out during a visit, but it's true!!!)

-But the BEST thing about hawaii is the People. Most are very friendly, and i love the local accent the girls have.


Old 05-18-2005 | 07:15 PM
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Only Cons about Hawaii are:

- High Cost of Living
- Lower Salary, i get paid 10-15% less then my mainland counterparts
- Christmas is warm, so it doesn't feel quit like christmas. mmm only if it would snow 2 weeks out of the year.
Old 05-18-2005 | 07:48 PM
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No doubt Cali is awesome but I can't afford it right now, just getting out of college... I can definately see myself in San Diego a few, 20 or so, years down the line when ive got myself all set-up.

cold weather is fine with me, actually to me 50 degrees is perfect for driving with the top down... but i LOVE to drive and I don't want to move to a place where I have to store away the cool car and drive a beater for half the year. How is Denver in that regard? I hear the snow melts really fast and you can drive in a RWD sports car year-round for the most part... is that true?

I don't have any kids, I'm an entrepreneur/investor so i won't really be working for anyone so the job is no biggie, im a night-time person, like a really lively atmosphere and a city that doesn't shut down at midnight (at least on the weekends), big modern buildings, big shopping all that. I hate the really "old-west" type small-towns, id get depressed and die lol.
Old 05-18-2005 | 09:53 PM
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If any of you are moving to San Diego, hit me up, we can find you a great place!

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