The girl and I were having a chat yesterday about where we would like to live if we were to move house. I've put some thought into this and I have reached a list of five places where I would love to live.
Cardiff - I think as far as cities go Cardiff pretty much has it all. I mean it has a fantastic live music scene. It's a small friendly city. There's lots of places to eat and drink. Plus the local beer is Brains. Further highlights include the fact that there is a motorway close at hand and that both the Welsh coast and Welsh countryside are within easy reach. Finally I spent almost five years in Cardiff due to University and other things like that so I know the place relatively well.
The Mumbles - I'm sorry but I really do not like Swansea as a city at all. The Mumbles however, I love. Silly as it is essentially just a part of Swansea but it always feels completely different to me. I guess the attraction of the area is being close to the sea - being able to walk the dog along the beach in the morning would be incredible. Drawbacks are the difficulties getting into and out of Swansea by road. I think however, for a sea breeze I'd live with it!
Ross On Wye - I don't know why I like Ross so much. I think it's the whole small town feel of it coupled with the fact that I know of a few good pubs there. It is also within close reach of mine and the girls families nad is within a part of the country where you can just go out for long walks and lose yourself!
Shrewsbury - one of my favourite places in the UK as I guess it is mix of old and new. Whilst not a huge place it has sufficient shops to amuse me for long periods of time. It feels like you are in the middle of no where when you are up in Shrewsbury which is very often a nice feeling to have. That joined with the fact that it is so picturesque with the Severn flowing through the heart of the town and it offers once again loads of places to walk the hound dog!
Oswestry - it's small, it's old, it has lots of pubs, it has a fair few shops, it's just on the border with Wales and England and allows you easy access to loads of wonderful places including Llangollen, Lake Vyrnwy, Wrexham, Chester and Shrewsbury. Itt also always feels like somewhere I'd like to live as everything is in easy walking distance.
So not the most exciting list of places ever but it was good to think things through...I'll probably end up staying where I am though!
