Question

[mstakenidentity]

Where do people want to live?

I've been thinking about where I'd like to live, work, raise a family etc. I've come to the conclusion that though my dream would be a double terrace in Story st Parkville it ain't gonna happen. I've come to another conclusion: I don't actually really mind where I live as long as I'm not too far from friends. The reason I like where I am now is that I am in the middle of Kate and Michael and Eva and Shayne and Sarah and Daniel and Helen and Lisa. I'm actually pretty sure they're all in a 2k radius of our place, or not much more at any rate.

So I'm interested, where do people want to live? Inner city? Out bush? East? Weat? North? Bayside? And what is your dream home like? I'll start:

My dream home is probably single story and detached, with a very small garden but a large park nearby. It has a reliable tram/bus. It is 3 bedrooms plus study or has room for a study nook, with 2 bathrooms or at least a separate bathroom and toilet. It is energy efficient. It gets a lot of natural light. The walls are thick so sound doesn't bleed from room to room. It has mainly wooden floors. It is close to something soothing like a river, beach or mountain (in the case of the Story St terrace the soothing thing would be PA's or the Corkman I guess). It is somewhere I could live for the rest of my life- I am so sick of moving house. I guess if I were given the choice it would be in: Parkville (hah!) carlton (hah!) East Brunswick, Brunswick, Seddon, Spotswood, Footscray, Marybinong, Yarraville, Kensington, Ascot Vale or Essendon.

What about you?

Comments

[sylver-spiders.livejournal.com]

My dreams conflict. I'm a country girl at heart, and love the space, silence and actual darkness at night. Yet I love having friends around, and being close to work. I like the inner city so I can walk everywhere. At this point I wouldn't want to live anywhere where I really need a car.

Currently, my goal is to one day own my own apartment, as inner-city as possible. Doesn't need to be huge, but enough to have my own space and fit the important things: Computer and Calligraphy desk, Loungeroom big enough for Wii-Fit, and a reasonable kitchen. Anything designed to be energy efficient is a huge bonus. And I'd love a balcony for growing plants.

I wish us all luck on our quests.

[melbournian.livejournal.com]

I'm still conflicting between the detatched house and garden, owning the land and have room to renovate and expand where I can be settled for years and maybe start a family, with something more efficient, smaller and closer.

The home seems more private, has more opportunity, more of an investment. A close apartment seems more realistic and matching to my needs and doesn't have a big travel time. What I need is a smaller, convenient place. What I want is the great Australian dream.

I know I should be looking at apartments close to the city but I am looking at houses further out. What I don't want to end up with is a place like Coburg North with rising damp, no privacy and no outside area at all.

There really seems to be a stark contrast between the detached house further out and the apartment right in the city.