Cities I’ve Lived in… Ranked

Based on a combination of my nostalgia, climate, and current conditions… this is the order I’d live in them, again.

  • Carlsbad, CA
    • Climate, Beaches, Hills, Open Space, Bike Trails, Well Governed, Well Educated and Chill Residents
  • San Francisco, CA
    • Amazing, Despite the Governance Flaws
  • Helena, MT
    • Nostalgia
  • Melbourne, Australia
    • Multi-ethnic Women with Amazing Australian Accents, Never Boring
  • Newport Beach, CA
    • The Beaches
  • San Marcos, CA
    • Baja Carlsbad
  • San Bernardino, CA
    • Great Hang Gliding. If you don’t hang glide, probably not best.
  • Mendoza, Argentina
    • Steak and Women to make your liver quiver.
  • Davis, CA
    • Nice Little Town. So PC.
  • St. Andrews, Australia
    • A Little Rural, Pretty
  • St. Petersburg, Russia
    • Most Beautifully Designed City
  • Huntington Beach, CA
    • Geography A, Governance F, Population D-
  • Fresno, CA
    • Would Be Higher 40 Years Ago. Now it’s all meth and madness.
  • Pensacola, FL
    • Nice Beaches. A Navy rite of passage. Humid.
  • Milton, FL
    • A Getaway. Friends retired there and I get that. Humid.
  • Virginia Beach, VA
    • Kind of fun. But humid and no waves.
  • Temecula, CA
    • Horrible Commutes, Hot
  • Irvine, CA
    • People’s Republic Of Irvine. Corrupt Government & the Irvine Co. makes every other city in OC preferable, unless you love Mello Roos, strip malls, and stop lights.
  • Honolulu, HI
    • Most Overrated Place on Earth, IMHO

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