Tell us something about where you live?

I live in eastern Iowa. Pigs outnumber people, most folks are pretty liberal, and we grow a lot of great food.

Okay, I was loving where I live until I saw the poster from Tunisia. WOW is that gorgeous! I cannot imagine living in a place that splendid all the time. What a gift.

I on the other hand live in Evanston Illinois, home of Northwestern University--GO WILDCATS! We live two blocks from Lake Michigan and we use the lakefront all the time year round--when it's warm enough we walk, run, bike, go to the beach. In the winter we snowshoe up and down the lakefront. I consider living by the lake a necessity of life. I love the lake in all it's moods--wild and angry or sparkly and blue. I am out there pretty much every day for something and I love it every day. The lake is like a living thing. I have seen herons, a mother fox and her babies, a coyote, raccoons, skunks, all different kinds of birds--I didn't realize all the urban wildlife that was here. I have two boys, ages 13 and 15, and they are often with me for a walk or run or at the beach, whatever and now they feel the same way. My older son will go out long boarding or go sit on these specific rocks if he is in a bad mood. The younger one jogs the lake trail. My older one once remarked to me on the way back from somewhere far, much more landlocked, that he missed the lake, that he couldn't imagine NOT living by the water. I didn't realize I was giving them that when we moved here 7 years ago, but now I am really glad they love the lake like I have come to. It's very calming and healing.

Nassau, The Bahamas. There is sunshine and liquid sunshine (rain on a sunny day). Usually boast of one weather climate, Summer. When the temperature drops to 70 degrees Far. that is winter for us.

Israel. My neighborhood is built on a hill, surrounded by huge gorgeous hills. Amazing sunset and view. Life is great here Lately though, life has been interrupted by the occasional siren -- warning us to go into our bomb shelters

New Jersey here: "The Garden State"! Home of Newark International Airport, New Jersey Devils, and waaaaay too many malls lol

Are you from Joisy? Hey, I'm from Joisy!

Lol, yes I am from Jersey. Born and raised, however I do not have the "joisy" accent haha. People have a hard time believing I am from NJ because of it :laugh:

Northern Virginia, close to DC. Kind of speaks for itself with that I guess. I'll also say that NOVA as we call it is nothing like the rest of Virginia, may as well be a different state.

I am curious, how is it different from the rest of Virginia? I was just in Virginia a few weeks back so I want to know lol

I just moved to Laguna from surf city, USA (Huntington Beach- where the X games are held) and getting to know the town. It's home to one of the most beautiful SoCal beaches but still close enough to visit LA.

It's full of art galleries, very friendly people and a mime who waves to me on my morning commute.

It's also famous for this:




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I'm in Vancouver....Washington State. Also known as 'The other Vancouver." Not in Canada, We are right across the Columbia river from the infamous Portland, Oregon, and most of the people who live in my town work over there.

The best thing about this area is that it's the Pacific Northwest, and you can drive to the most majestic tourist attractions in the continental U.S. Two hours drive to the west is the Pacific Ocean, miles and miles of unspoiled rocky cliffs and secluded beaches.. One hour drive to the North is Mt. St. Helen's Volcanic Monument, which exploded in 1980. One hour drive to the East is the Columbia River Gorge, home of Multnomah Falls. Another hour to the South East will put you on top of 12,000 ft tall Mt. Hood. Three hours to the South is Lavabeds National Monument, Crater Lake, and a host of other mountain lakes to play on in Oregon. Seattle is about four hours north. And Canada about 5 hours.

It's not all fabulous on the Upper Left Edge, though. We are famous for the rainiest winter weather on the continent, with Seattle holding the record for the most rainy days in a row anywhere on the planet. So don't bother to move here....just come be a tourist in the summer time.

You forgot your proximity to Yakima. :laugh:

If you like beer, you should thank us. 90% of the U.S. production of hops happens here.

Right now is the best time of the year here too. Our Indian Summer has just began. Other than that, our proximity to places like Seattle is great. You can get there in two hours, but live where cost of living is about half. We are minutes from excellent fly fishing, skiing in winter and summer, there are wineries popping up all over recently too.

We get all four seasons with occasional snow in the winter and couple weeks of 100+F in the summer.

We do have crime problems, and are a very small community even though the city and surrounding area is well over 200K people. It stems from the fact that we are still AG based with very little industry, so there is a definite socioeconomic gap here, and an "old boys" network.

Pretoria, South Africa.

Simply the best city in the world

Israel. My neighborhood is built on a hill, surrounded by huge gorgeous hills. Amazing sunset and view. Life is great here Lately though, life has been interrupted by the occasional siren -- warning us to go into our bomb shelters

My experience living in South Lebanon near Qana was similar.. Really spectacularly beautiful country and gorgeous sunset views... No bomb shelters though.

Pretoria, South Africa.

Simply the best city in the world

And we have some of the most exciting weather on the planet.

I live on the south coast of England and sometimes take for granted what a lovely area this is.

just been away on a business trip 'up north' as we say around here. Although the countryside was nice up there and the town etc. we were in was ok, I wouldn't want to live there. Coming back home on the train across London was also hell. I know some people love the hustle and bustle of city life - but not me. I wouldn't care if I never had to set foot in London again. The closer we got to my home county, looking out through the window I realised how lucky I am. It's a lovely part of the world - coastline and sea one one side - green and rolling downland hills on the other, fertile farmland, historic buildings, lots to do, places to visit ... everything right on the doorstep. Back in my little house, driving around familiar streets in my car, doing my shopping, taking my kids to their part-time jobs - I realise how lucky I am to live in such a clean, safe and really quite beautiful part of the world.

Fun thread!

I live in Savannah, Georgia, USA. I absolutely love this town. Quirky and eccentric people, live oak trees dripping with spanish moss, flowers all throughout the mild winter, and an incredibly diverse population in terms of race, religion, and politics. The marshes have dolphins playing and people fishing and boating. The beach is the craziest, white trashiest beach ever (omg SO many cigarette butts and beer cans). Our St. Patrick's Day celebration is legendary. Savannah is also one of the most haunted cities in America (yes that's a thing).

I could go on, but tl;dr...

I have lived quite a few places in the US, Europe and Asia. Savannah is my favorite place I've ever lived. :drinker:

oh if were doing show and tell...



Closest city to me



on of the many costal villages round here



my favourite place for a stroll along the cliff tops



this is what i see when i walk out of my village



oh and this footpaths runs adjacent to my place of work