I've been reading the comments under EODTech's post on motivation and I was so impressed with some of the descriptions of the areas that you all live in. I kind of like to hear more. It makes me feel like I'm traveling around the world.
Here's mine. We live in a beautiful desert that blooms magnificently when the monsoons come. Almost everything here is new and southwest looking except for beautiful homes in downtown Phoenix which are huge, beautiful homes that are tree-lined. Palm and orange trees abound. We have beautiful parks that run throughout the city including some desert parks where people go hiking, climbing, bike riding. There are wonderful stores and shopping.
We have two great art gallery areas in Phoenix and Scottdale. And, you can wonder all around the most expensive places in town even if you don't have a dime.
We have a mountain called Camelback that you can see from every part of the city. You'll see people hiking up and down it every day of the week. There are people in the 60s that hike it all the time. Me, I did it once and thought I was going to die. But that was after my first baby.
Coffee shops are big here. They are great places to sit, talk, and open up your laptop. The city is a beautiful place. A short distance away are four different lakes where you can go water skiing, boating, fishing, etc. We are only about an hour away to beautiful mountains. We are only 4 hours away from the Grand Canyon, 2 from Old Tucson, and about 5 to Las Vegas.
The geography of the state varies in immense beauty. You have the deserts, the mountains, water falls, that wonderful canyon, lakes on which you can have houseboats. It is a place of adventure and charm.
My favorite things are the art galleries and the antique shops, ghost towns.
It truly is a beautiful place to live.
Sounds wonderful.
I'm on the NH Coast. Yes, NH has a coast, lol. We have a great town on the water with awesome top notch restaurants and many lovely little shops. New England has some great places, very quaint little towns all around. Of course we have the 4 seasons, and weather changes within minutes sometimes.
I love where I live because I'm an hour from a large town in Maine, an hour from Boston, MA and about 3 hours to Cape Cod. We can be at a mountain for skiing in 40 min or laying on a beach in 10 min.
I love New England but love to travel. As long as there is an ocean, I'd be happy.
What do I love about where I live? I love my mom and the other people that love and care for me. The United States are all beautiful.I live in a small, rural town in the northern part of Connecticut. We are nestled in the foothills of the Berkshire Mountains in an area rich in American history. Many of the homes here were built at the time of the American Revolution and look much the same as they did 200+ years ago. Trees that were planted in the yards when the houses were new are now beautiful old monuments to the past, with gnarly branches and massive trunks. The yards are bordered by rock wall fences that have seen many generations of children playing on them, and lovers sitting on them.I am currently in Wichita, Kansas. Not too much fun here :) We have a great downtown with all sorts of bars and restaurants. Probably the coolest thing we have is a movie theater that will bring all sorts of food and booze right to your seat at the press of a button. We have crazy weather though, I am surprised the meteorologists around here don't get fired. One morning it will be raining, and then clear up to over 100 degrees. Two weeks later there will be an ice storm and hail for three days. It is strange. We can never have a calm sunny day, Mother Nature likes to goof with us. Some say it is always windy here because Nebraska sucks and Oklahoma blows :) I have been here for over 2 years and am in the process of moving to Irvine/Costa Mesa, California. I love the busy city life. Favorite cities I have been to: Washington DC and Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
-JON
It’s been some time since I’ve posted, and thought I’d just jump back in.
I’m in
The canal leads to the
Our parliament buildings are at the centre of town. These beautiful, historic buildings are some
of the very few examples of gothic architecture in
We are also a city of festivals – the Tulip Festival, Winterlude, Blues Fest, Folk Fest, the Chamber Music
Festival, Busker Festival – and national and independent cultural institutions
– museums, theaters and art galleries.
As a small city, it’s quick to escape to the great
outdoors! Only 20 minutes from my doorstep
puts me in the
Oh, I could go on an on!
Here’s our tourism website: http://www.ottawatourism.ca/forms/index.asp?intSite=1&la ng=en
I live In kansas, right on the edge of Fort Riley, on the edge a town with 2 intersections. Our little town is a new member of the "Buffer zone" which now means we not only hear our old familiar artillary fire, but The Helicopters and such do refueling and other exercises over our heads. I live on 168 acres with the house facing town. There isn't much to do here unless you love plants or animals. However there is a huge family atmosphere here because of the Army. The land is beautiful to me even though it looks as flat and as beige as the rest of Kansas. I have lived in Kansas my whole life so I am used to this Barbed wire world that never really seems to move. 6 Years ago I made friends with an Army family from NYC. I have to admit, Life hasn't been the same since! They are the most wonderful and might I add insane family I have ever met!
Because we are at the foot of the mountains we get lots of wildlife. Brushtail and Ringtail possums, parrots galore, we have Crimson Rosellas, Eastern Rosellas, Rainbow Lorikeets, Black Cockatoos, Sulpher Crested Cockatoos, Corellas, Pink and Grey Galahs, King Parrots. And a few weeks ago my hubby found an echidna on the road outside the house!
We went camping to Wilsons Promontory last week. It is the little bit of Victoria that sticks out into the Bass Straight between the mainland and Tasmania. Kangaroos, Wallabies, Womabts and more parrots. We went to the campground cinema and saw Night at the museum and during the intermission the resident wombat waddled up through the seats snuffling around and being petted. Now tell me, where else do you get a wombat in a cinema.
Gotta love Aus.
I live in Windsor, Ontario - right across the river from Detroit. The waterfront is, of course, the nicest part of Windsor. Lake St. Clair is less than 10 minutes from my house. Lake Erie is only 45 minutes away - we have a trailer out there. That is my favourite place because my parents also have a trailer there (they live in Michigan) and during the summer I get to see them every weekend.