Reviews & Comments
Reno, NV
What I like (and Don't Like) about living here -
11/23/2010I am originally from Massachusetts, I have never lived anywhere else and moved here sort of as a "trial". But I am getting homesick and thus am relocating back east next month.
Pros:the summer is beautiful, if you like sunny days (which I do)
TONS of stuff to do outdoors (biking, hiking, jogging, skiing)
overall friendly, laidback atmosphere
easy to navigate (i.e. no windy roads like the northeast)
wide open spaces, which I have always enjoyed, although since living here I have come to appreciate the foliage and greenery from back easy--also, the Sierra Nevadas make for some beautiful scenery
Cons: well, for me, I realize I CANNOT ever live within an hour drive to the beach. I LOVE the ocean. Lake Tahoe is BEAUTIFUL, don't get me wrong, but it is not the same.
also...the winters here are HORRIBLE. And coming from Boston, I believe I am a good authority on this. I was here last winter, and I would take a Boston winter any day over it. It was frigid cold most days from late December until mid-March, and it even snowed one day in May. No thanks! When I left Boston last Christmas, it was mild like mid-50s and I returned to snow and freezing temperatures in Reno! Yuck! Also make sure you have 4WD if you move here. New England may get worser snow storms overall, but it is the duration and the extreme wind and cold of the winters here that make it unbearable for me.
Really a lack of culture here; I really miss the big-city atmosphere. You definitely will not find that here.
the mountains-I listed this as a pro, but I also see it as a con. Sometimes I feel very isolated because of the mountains.
This is kind of silly: but can't get Dunkin Donuts here!!!! LOL