Thinking of Packing my bags and moving from Albany,NY to Portland, Or

do you know what you would do for a living? i think it's a great idea if you're single and have very little responsibilities. travel the world. see what's out there. have fun. broaden your experiences. plus, big running community there.

The is no Washington Tavern in Portland - Albany is awesome. I recommend you stay in Albany and go on vacation out west.

Albany is such a piece of crap, I say do it.

I'm thinking of moving there myself in a few years. Maybe I'll run into you. I've been considering Austin, TX and LA too though, so maybe I want. Good luck whatever you decide to do.

Well yes, Albany sucks. I can't think of any reason you should stay. But you don't necessarily have to move to Portland to accomplish what you're looking for. Going from Albany to Portland, would be a culture shock to say the least. And your only justification for the move would be because they have hipsters, nice mountains, and in close proximity to the beach.

I've lived and visited many parts of the country, and I also love the portland-vibe. But nothing can replace having a great group of family/friends and a job (or hobby, whatever) you love. Considering how popular the "hipster" culture has become, I really suggest you avoid fitting the skinny jeans, move to portland because it's awesome archetype and find your own niche.

Suggestion...go to asheville. I've spent summers in Asheville, Boulder, Portland, and California and I'd take Asheville over all of them. Great culture, relatively close to the beach and several other great cities. And unless you are a mountaineer, I'd take the trails and driving in the Blue Ridge any day over the cold and rainy NW or arid rockies.

Just my 2 cents. Any city is what you make of it.

Well, both places are near the top of the list for receiving some of the lowest amounts of sunlight in the USA, so that will feel similar.

Done did it before. If you have any questions, shoot -

tse wrote:

I've lived and visited many parts of the country, and I also love the portland-vibe. But nothing can replace having a great group of family/friends and a job (or hobby, whatever) you love. Considering how popular the "hipster" culture has become, I really suggest you avoid fitting the skinny jeans, move to portland because it's awesome archetype and find your own niche.

I second this. I also moved out west (Seattle & then New Mexico). I loved it, but I eventually moved back to my home state & moved to the biggest city in the state. You can find hipsters & that culture in any city in the country. I am definitely glad I made the move west. You should do it as well. Don't be surprised if you miss your family & friends & having a better paying job in an area with much less cost of living. It does sting a little when I see my west coast facebook friends post their pictures from hiking & camping in the mountains. Then I remember the congested traffic to get to those mountains.

"some of the lowest amounts of sunlight "

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Very wet winters (like very).

portland is awesome. you will like it.

Not necessarily - this winter was a good example of a dry winter. Very long spring here . Unlike the east coast where spring lasts three weeks. Portland has many upsides if you are a runner. The winters are fabulous for trails and being able to get outdoors every day without ice, snow, brutal temps and crappy footing. Lots to like in other life departments as well.

I've only visited in August, but the weather was awesome. Not hot, not humid, not buggy. I'm from the Midwest so my thought was "THIS is August? And 'winter' doesn't get brutally cold, I think I'll take the cloudiness"

Also go run in Forest Park.

Yeah WT's makes Albany great. Other than that, there ain't much.

Portland resident of 20 years here. Grew up in the Eugene area before that.

Honestly, I don't get it why Portland is such a hip place to go. Does the rest of the country suck that bad that Portland seems so good?

I will say that the mountains and beaches are nice if you are an outdoor person. But how often are you really going to make those drives to the coast and mountains if you move here. As somebody mentioned, you can just stay where you are make Oregon a vacation destination. Otherwise, I don't see Portland offering anything that can't be offered in other major cities. Urban bike riding is good but you do have to live in the right places. Employment opportunities suck and the cost of living is high unless you are coming from LA, Bay area, New York, Chicago. Weather is fairly tame year round but the winters are dreary. It gets cold, but never cold enough to snow. Its wet. Therefore, lot of days where it is 40 degress, feels like 25 degrees, but no snow so everything is dark all through the day.

Forget Portland. Move to Troy!

Portlandia is an unwatchable piece of lowbrow crap.

Portland, however, is cool.

Portland Oregon and a Sloe Gin Fizz

If that ain't love, I don't know what is.

I've passed thru Albany and Troy a few times. Seems like everybody has some kind of deformity. One really big eye, weird growth on an ear, small thin arms and only a thumb and pinky hands..

I could go on and on. Effin freak show. Is there some kind of water pollution thing goin on AKA like that Brockovich movie?

There is always Albany, Oregon. Why not compromise?