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[tightropegirl]

I love to travel, but I always enter a black hole of self-doubt beforehand that turns me into Emma Woodhouse's father. Why am I leaving home at one of the prettiest times of year? Why subject myself to the stress and the complications? Why not sit in the dappled shade of my garden and be happy that I have a brief respite? Is it not true, as

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[cuddyclothes]

Winston-Salem or Durham, North Carolina. Both by colleges, and with vibrant art communities. And seasons. Maybe that's too far down. I'm in NYC, and you can't have a barn here.

ETA: Vermont winters are great if you love snow and cabin-fever. And mucking out horse stalls when it's -10 inside the barn.

[cymrullewes]

Is it really only 2 hours to Boston from Hanover? It takes me two hours and I'm on Lake Winnipesaukee.

[slb44]

Niagara on the lake, ontario, Canada or Chatauqua, New York.

[also_huey]

Saw some really nice places outside of Albany, but I'm not a huge fan of Actual Winter. Last time we had the family holiday get-together in Detroit, my California cousins agreed: winter is a nice place to visit, but it sucks to live there.

My own preference for "small town with an arts community but with acres in walking distance" would be Shepherdstown West Virginia.

[spyscribe]

I went to college in Great Barrington, so I'm partial to it, and there are certainly barns about.