Where do you live & what is there to do?!

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  • Kikorangi
    Kikorangi Posts: 2 Member
    Auckland, New Zealand. You can do anything here and you never run out of things to do.
  • lor007
    lor007 Posts: 884 Member
    I live in a very small town no one here has heard of and no one is likely to visit. Our only restaurant is a McDonalds and the town is located in the middle of a dry county.
  • mznisaelaine
    mznisaelaine Posts: 2,262 Member
    OC, California - Disney land and the beaches!!
    Pretty much anywhere in Southern Cali!

    And I love to go to San Fransisco/Berkeley!

    California is great all around! I love my state! :)
  • sandrinamsilva
    sandrinamsilva Posts: 651 Member
    San Diego, and you can do pretty much anything you want , anytime you want. :laugh:

    I :heart: San Diego... Visited twice last year! It was beautiful.
  • AddA2UDE
    AddA2UDE Posts: 382
    I'm a hop, skip, and a jump South of Applebobbrush in Colorado. I love Colorado.
  • FearAnLoathing
    FearAnLoathing Posts: 4,852 Member
    I live in Lancaster, CA.

    We are a 15 minute drive to the beautiful snowy mountains (well Nov - March), 2 hours from numerous beaches, I live in the dessert so there are always adventures to be had on quads, bikes, sand rails etc. a couple hours away is Lake Isabella (HUGE) and the Kern River (BEAUTIFUL) there are any number of year-round camping sites which of course includes hiking, fishing swimming, boating etc.; about an hour and a half from Disneyland, and Knott's Berry Farm, and about 45 min from Six Flags Magic Mountain; many amazing theme styled fun restaurants. and for a wonderful weekend get away you can travel to Catalina Island (one of my favs) or down to lovely San Diego. Of course depending on the time of year we have great sporting events Angels, Dodgers, Lakers, (well not this year), the Ducks and maybe SOMEDAY we will have a football team. Of course some less expensive things are movies, bowling, miniature golf, go carts, laser tag, batting cages well the list goes on and on. And don't get me started on our wonderful sunsets...yep can you tell I love my California!! One of the few born and raised....and there is much more to do but well I can't think of everything...oh yes don't forget Las Vegas is only three hours away!!!! yee haw!!!!

    I grew up down the street from Knotts Berry Farm
  • california_peach
    california_peach Posts: 1,809 Member
    I live in Livermore, CA. We are about 20 miles East of San Francisco, CA. There is lots of stuff to do, but I prefer to stay at home and hang out on MFP.
  • Begood03
    Begood03 Posts: 1,259 Member
    Detroit Michigan, we have car jackings, drive bys, and of course my favorite armed robbery.

    In truth, Detroit is no where near as bad as most people think.
  • JennC831
    JennC831 Posts: 628 Member
    I live in Shalimar Fl... Right down the street from Destin FL and Pensacola Beach.. We have the BEST beaches in the world.. Our sand is so white that it looks like snow!!!

    Google Crab Island Destin FL and you will see where I'm from...

    **WARNING** Don't be Jealous!!! LOL...
  • AshDHart
    AshDHart Posts: 818 Member
    I live in Albuquerque, NM. If you like deserts you will be in heaven. If you are like me and want rain, cloudy skies, beaches, and lush forests it will be hell. A hot, dry, hell. Depending on your view it's the Land of Enchantment or the Land of Entrapment. :bigsmile:
  • StephanieRDMS
    StephanieRDMS Posts: 90 Member
    I live outside of Richmond, VA...

    There are bars, clubs, parties, malls, restaurants, historical sites, theatres, playhouses, museums, and all kinds of stuff to do here...we're an hour and a half from the beach - Va Beach, and the same distance from the mountains - Charlottesville. About 20-25 minutes to one themepark (Kings Dominion) and 45 from another (Busch Gardens). Its a very central location, and I live in the suburbs. So I live in a beautiful, quiet (until the 4-10 year olds come out in the afternoon) neighborhood...but you can go not even 10 miles and experience the party life. I like it :o)
  • FatUncleRob
    FatUncleRob Posts: 341
    I live in Seattle Everything here sucks. There is nothing to do. Nobody should ever move here.

    I live in Portland, Oregon (OK, I actually live just outside Portland). It's even worse than Seattle. Do yourselves a favor, forget I mentioned it. :wink:
  • alisonhayes266
    alisonhayes266 Posts: 58 Member
    I live in Exeter, Devon, UK, it's a tourist destination famous for:
    " cream teas",
    Jurassic coastline with fossils on the beach,
    400 year old Thatched country cottages,
    Blue seas with limestone, sandstone and granite cliffs,
    Two moorlands, Exmoor, home of "Lorna Doone" and Dartmoor, Sherlock Holmes' "Hound of the Baskervilles" both populated with wild native ponies,
    Surfing beaches,
    Uninterrupted coastal walks around Britain, with tiny fishing villages and Naval ports,
    Plymouth where the Pilgrim fathers left to sail to America,
    Home town of Exeter, was invaded by the Romans (Isca Dunnorium) 200BC- 400AD,Danes invade in 876, Viking raids in 1001AD , The Norman castle was built by William the conqueror and the Cathedral was built over 200 years in 1180 AD by his nephew.

    We are very fortunate to live in one of the warmest parts of the Uk, and it is exceedingly beautiful, I love it :-D
  • Lsqueezy
    Lsqueezy Posts: 128
    San Antonio, Texas! Born and raised....I used to hate it here and would say there was NOTHING to do in this town, but I'm discovering parts of the city I've never been to before. The Riverwalk is obvious, but there is so much more to downtown than that. There is the Southtown portion that has cool places to get a bite to eat and hear music. The Blue Star Arts Complex. The new Museum Reach of the Riverwalk to the Pearl Brewery. Live music at Floore's, Josabi's, Sam's Burger Joint, Tycoon Flats and million other places. The city is also doing a big a parks and rec push to revitalize parks around the area and get people moving. I have found several hidden gems around town that no one goes to. It's awesome having a whole park to yourself!
  • JustEllieK
    JustEllieK Posts: 423 Member
    I live in the North Pole. We make toys all day for the children. We play with the polar bears in the ice caves. The Big man never lets us eat the cookies the Misses makes.
  • cowgirlchev83
    cowgirlchev83 Posts: 27 Member
    I live in Ocala, Fl Horse Capital of the World so the sign says lol
    Hundreds of horse farms here prob thousands in the county. (lots a lil farms lol)
    There is a horse show, auction, breed expo, clinic, feed seminar etc etc every weekend.
    We have a few decent clubs you can go get ur dance and ur drunk on at ;)
    only 30mins from Gainesville and about 45min to Orlando and bout an hour and a half to Daytona Beach.
    No a bad place to live if you don't mind the country :)
  • dandrews010
    dandrews010 Posts: 253 Member
    I live in the North Pole. We make toys all day for the children. We play with the polar bears in the ice caves. The Big man never lets us eat the cookies the Misses makes.

    I don't buy that story. i know for a fact the cookies are shared out.
  • mommared53
    mommared53 Posts: 9,543 Member
    I live in a small town in TX called Forney,they dont even sell liquor here. There is nothing to do here but church an go to wal mart.
    But 5 minutes away are 2 adult bookstores,and dallas is 15 minutes away

    Yeah, that's my kind of town. :bigsmile:
  • juliecat1
    juliecat1 Posts: 3,450 Member
    I live in a tiny little town. Theres the farmers market and the park. Thats all. But.... Im a 20 minute drive to downtown Kansas City. Theres usually always something going on there.
  • jenswwjourney
    jenswwjourney Posts: 181
    I live in a tiny little town. Theres the farmers market and the park. Thats all. But.... Im a 20 minute drive to downtown Kansas City. Theres usually always something going on there.


    I love farmers markets they are so quaint and nice and often have better produce then normal grocery stores :)
  • Hootsmamma
    Hootsmamma Posts: 254 Member
    We Live in a Tiny town in AZ called St.David. Population of aprox 1700. It's a Farming communitty that has a very large Mormon Church. We are neither Farmers Nor Mormons. Not much to do here at all--except to work outside on your own property---which we do. We have lots of animals: 3 Horses, 5 dogs, 6 cats... Lots to take care of. There IS a Small Benedictine Community/Monastery in the actual town of St. David, but other than that--there's not much at all. We Do live 16 miles from Tombstone,AZ--site of the O.K. Corral Gunfight (Earps vs Clantons)...Wyatt Earp..Doc Holiday.. Oh, just remembered!---For a real "Good" time in the Ole City--you can Always go to Walmart located in the Town of Benson, AZ just 8 miles away! Woo Hoo!! Hot times here...NOT!!:drinker:
  • JustEllieK
    JustEllieK Posts: 423 Member
    I live in the North Pole. We make toys all day for the children. We play with the polar bears in the ice caves. The Big man never lets us eat the cookies the Misses makes.

    I don't buy that story. i know for a fact the cookies are shared out.

    Elves dont lie....we dont have enough height for that:frown:
  • writtenINthestars
    writtenINthestars Posts: 1,933 Member
    I live in NH. We party and club. That's bout it.
  • karenjoy
    karenjoy Posts: 1,840 Member
    I live in Carisbrooke on the Isle of Wight, its an ancient village, with a Norman castle in which King Charles the 1st was held prisoner before he was beheaded, there is a Roman villa just a few yards up the road from me, elsewhere on the Island are more Roman Villas, the favourite home of Queen Victoria, Osborne house, where she died, the home of Alfred Lord Tennyson, ****ens wrote David Copperfield here, The home of pioneering lady photographer Julia Margaret Cameron, which is a mecca for famous present day photographers, the site of the second largest rock festival of all time, where Jimi Hendrix played his last concert, which I heard although I was only a toddler lol, and there are miles of footpaths, beaches, great surfing, wind surfing, kite surfing, paragliding etc, over a third of the island is designated as areas of outstanding natural beauty, miles of heritage coastline, one of europes premier dinosaur fossil discovery sites......lots of things lol

    Oh and the food is great, lots of great seafood and locally produced food.
  • dandrews010
    dandrews010 Posts: 253 Member
    I live in the North Pole. We make toys all day for the children. We play with the polar bears in the ice caves. The Big man never lets us eat the cookies the Misses makes.

    I don't buy that story. i know for a fact the cookies are shared out.

    Elves dont lie....we dont have enough height for that:frown:

    Not all Elves are tiny. Look at Buddy.

    It has been a few years since I went to the north pole for a cookie. it was before the fascist regime took over.
  • SinIsIn
    SinIsIn Posts: 1,865 Member
    San Antonio, Texas! Born and raised....I used to hate it here and would say there was NOTHING to do in this town, but I'm discovering parts of the city I've never been to before. The Riverwalk is obvious, but there is so much more to downtown than that. There is the Southtown portion that has cool places to get a bite to eat and hear music. The Blue Star Arts Complex. The new Museum Reach of the Riverwalk to the Pearl Brewery. Live music at Floore's, Josabi's, Sam's Burger Joint, Tycoon Flats and million other places. The city is also doing a big a parks and rec push to revitalize parks around the area and get people moving. I have found several hidden gems around town that no one goes to. It's awesome having a whole park to yourself!

    OMG.. i LOVE Sam's Burger Joint!!!! I need one now!!
  • dbecker70
    dbecker70 Posts: 161 Member
    I live in Seattle Everything here sucks. There is nothing to do. Nobody should ever move here.

    You are kidding right!?
  • dbecker70
    dbecker70 Posts: 161 Member
    San Diego, and you can do pretty much anything you want , anytime you want. :laugh:

    I love San Diego! :)
  • cdngirl71
    cdngirl71 Posts: 2,641 Member
    I live near Vancouver, BC Canada. Tons to do here:

    Stanley Park
    If you like skiing we have 3 local mountains - Grouse, Seymour and Cypress
    Lots of trails
    Gas town
    Canada Place
    We have great beaches
    Granville Island
    Lots of places to take in a show
    the mountains are beautiful

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  • audigal2008
    audigal2008 Posts: 1,129 Member
    Alright, it looks like I am the only Canadian so far
    Ontario Canada is where I am from. I live in the country. No stores, nothing! But I am 15 minutes from the beer and liquor stores, yep we stock up!
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