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Blowing Rock, NC vs Siesta Key, FL

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#254 2005 Best Places to Live

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#88 Most Comfortable Summer Cities

I've been in Blowing Rock for about 8 years and can't wait to leave this gloomy place. It is grey and cloudy most of the time. The rating it has on this site of 199  More

great in the summer, but very cold in the  More

May through October is another story! Heat, humidity and mozzies with 4 inch wingspans. Welcome to the Gulf  More

like any sub-tropical paradise, the climate is the best and the worst all rolled into one. Today is Dec. 28th, 2007, the temperature is 82, the breeze is on, life is as  More