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Giantsfootball10

(74 posts)
Tue May 1, 2012, 01:33 PM May 2012

Is there a State that you spent a little time there but that State

just felt right to you. For me the state is Baltimore,Maryland. I was in B.M for a short time but it just kind of grew on me. For the time I was there B.M is a nice place.

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Is there a State that you spent a little time there but that State (Original Post) Giantsfootball10 May 2012 OP
Not a state but a some countries: Ireland, New Zealand, and Austria. ohiosmith May 2012 #1
Same here. bikebloke May 2012 #18
West Virginia... skypilot May 2012 #2
not a state fizzgig May 2012 #3
Funny fifthoffive May 2012 #4
i'm a portland kind of girl fizzgig May 2012 #7
Lots of my friends fifthoffive May 2012 #10
i'm drawn to gray, rainy places for some reason fizzgig May 2012 #11
yes - same here dana_b May 2012 #12
Vermont rox63 May 2012 #5
I have only been to New York state once suninvited May 2012 #6
the hudson valley is very beautiful fizzgig May 2012 #8
I'm usally in a BM state every morning. geardaddy May 2012 #9
Not anymore. Chan790 May 2012 #13
Does the State of Denial count? bluedigger May 2012 #14
Born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland, and byeya May 2012 #15
Not a state but London, one of my favorite cities. nt avebury May 2012 #16
I agree. I have visited London twice. Wish I could afford to live there. n/t RebelOne May 2012 #19
Rhode Island back in the day..the 80's angstlessk May 2012 #17
felt very much "at home" in Vermont. annabanana May 2012 #20
I liked Mass. People are friendly in Boston. Food is good. Cambridge is gorgeous. applegrove May 2012 #21
Oregon Generic Brad May 2012 #22
New Mexico. femmocrat May 2012 #23
Jersey bigwillq May 2012 #24

skypilot

(8,851 posts)
2. West Virginia...
Tue May 1, 2012, 01:43 PM
May 2012

...when I was a kid. I don't even remember the name of the town we visited. We were there for two weeks. I still have fond memories.

fifthoffive

(382 posts)
4. Funny
Tue May 1, 2012, 01:51 PM
May 2012

I was going to post the same thing. Specifically Whidbey Island in Washington and the Isle of Arran in Scotland.

fizzgig

(24,146 posts)
7. i'm a portland kind of girl
Tue May 1, 2012, 01:57 PM
May 2012

although whidbey island is a beautiful place. inverness was probably my favorite place in scotland, although i loved all of what i saw and the people were all so welcoming and generous.

fifthoffive

(382 posts)
10. Lots of my friends
Tue May 1, 2012, 02:16 PM
May 2012

love Portland, but every time I've been there, it's been gray and rainy. Whidbey is in the rain shadow of the Olympics and doesn't get much rain.

Not sure why I'm drawn to islands as I don't like boats or water sports of any kind. I really like villages where you can walk or bike. Both Whidbey and Arran offer those.

fizzgig

(24,146 posts)
11. i'm drawn to gray, rainy places for some reason
Tue May 1, 2012, 02:24 PM
May 2012

i've lived my whole life in colorado, 300 days of sunshine a year.

i would love to live somewhere that i didn't have to rely on a car to get around.

dana_b

(11,546 posts)
12. yes - same here
Tue May 1, 2012, 02:24 PM
May 2012

as far as the Pacific northwest is concerned. I live in the Bay Area and I've spent some time up the coast of Northern California too so it all kind of feels like home to me.

rox63

(9,464 posts)
5. Vermont
Tue May 1, 2012, 01:52 PM
May 2012

I've spent a fair amount of time there, but never lived there. I've considered moving up there if I can ever afford to retire.

suninvited

(4,616 posts)
6. I have only been to New York state once
Tue May 1, 2012, 01:54 PM
May 2012

to Binghamton. I LOVED it. I went with a friend of mine who was playing some golf there, and I hiked around a little lake and saw beavers and giant woodpeckers and chipmunks and all kinds of natural beauty.

I always think of this place when I think of New York, and I think New York must be a truly beautiful state!

fizzgig

(24,146 posts)
8. the hudson valley is very beautiful
Tue May 1, 2012, 01:58 PM
May 2012

i've only been outside the city a couple times, but i really enjoyed it

geardaddy

(24,926 posts)
9. I'm usally in a BM state every morning.
Tue May 1, 2012, 02:01 PM
May 2012

but to answer your question I'd say Vermont, NY or (not a state) Wales.

 

Chan790

(20,176 posts)
13. Not anymore.
Tue May 1, 2012, 02:44 PM
May 2012

That was NY for me but I moved to Manhattan, later Brooklyn and Yonkers, and lived there for about 2 years until one of my roommates fucked me over and I had to move away. That was 2 years ago and I can't wait to move back.

bluedigger

(17,085 posts)
14. Does the State of Denial count?
Tue May 1, 2012, 03:10 PM
May 2012

Because I yearn to return there!

But seriously, I relocated to Colorado/the Four Corners after visiting for the first time in the fall of '10. Feels right.

 

byeya

(2,842 posts)
15. Born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland, and
Tue May 1, 2012, 03:24 PM
May 2012

went through the Baltimore City public schools. A pretty good place.

My spot however is the province of Newfoundland and Labrador with my ideal location on the island of Newfoundland.
Like you said: It just felt right.

Never move there though: Too cold for my wife.

angstlessk

(11,862 posts)
17. Rhode Island back in the day..the 80's
Tue May 1, 2012, 03:27 PM
May 2012

I love the people of New England..I used to say when they went south for the winter they went to Connecticut to ski...

femmocrat

(28,394 posts)
23. New Mexico.
Tue May 1, 2012, 10:18 PM
May 2012

I just loved the scenery, the history, the culture of NM. Wish I could afford to retire somewhere around Santa Fe.

 

bigwillq

(72,790 posts)
24. Jersey
Tue May 1, 2012, 10:26 PM
May 2012

Seriously.

Kind of reminded me of CT.
Had somewhat big cites and suburban areas, plus the beaches. Like CT

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