If you could live anywhere you wanted for the next 40 years (the last half

[love_katz]

33. Bend, Oregon has more sunshine than Portland does.

Bend is in the high desert. It gets cold there, in the winter, and snow is a strong possibility.

Portland is often gray and overcast. I don't mind...I was born here. I like the coolness, and the moist air. It doesn't rain all of the time, contrary to popular misconception, but it is often cloudy.

Both Portland and Bend can get warm in the summer time...temp.s of 100 degrees are not unheard of. Bend probably has more warm days, and more sunshine than Portland. The funny thing about Portland, is that our summer doesn't really start until after the 4th of July. June used to be a nice month of transition from spring to summer, but with global climate change, now we seem to go from 50 degrees and overcast to 90 degrees and cloudless, overnight! Ack. I miss being able to adjust more gradually.

Finland sounds interesting...but isn't it pretty far north? The farther north latitude a place is, the shorter the daylight hours are in the winter.

It must be really nice to be able to work from anywhere...gives you more choices on where to live. I would so LOVE to move out of the city.