I live in southern NH near Nashua, which has been voted a
best small town in America. If you don't like seasons that
much, Sterling, VA, where I've lived has more mild ones, but
the traffic can be a bitch.
Both towns have their charms, and are reasonably close to large
cities (Boston/Washington, DC). I'm not sure if either area is
particularly liberal, although a lot of Massachusetts natives are
now in southern NH, so it's less conservative than the northern
part of the state.
NH has no income or sales tax, although property taxes are higher.
You're close to skiing, the ocean, plenty of other sport/activities.
There are far better dining opportunities in Sterling. The DC area
has food of all kinds. New Hampshire is behind in that area, but
Boston kind of makes up for it.
There are a good number of tickling people/bdsm folks in both areas.
DC is far more organized as a community (Check out Black Rose,
which meets every Tuesday!) but the Boston area is coming along
nicely
😉
Southern NH has state colleges, and is also close to the UMass
system, which has a decent reputation. This area is also has some
excellent private colleges (Dartmouth, Harvard, MIT),
At either rate, I recommend both
Southern NH and
Sterling, VA 😉
Lee
