[DuffMan]

My wife draggd me away when we had a kid as neither of us had any immediate family there.
Now I live in a small town. Never thought I'd like it, but I do. I can say I would've hated to spend my drinking/drugging/sexing younger years in a small town. Glad I had the opportunity to do it in Calgary.
My brother moved back from Japan to Calgary so I go visit, and while I like to visit, I don't think I want to live in a big city at all anymore.
Now I can walk home from any bar in town, bicycle to any store,bar,friends or pretty much anywhere. Time to workplace is 7 minutes in a vehicle or 15 minutes on bicycle. The very best thing though, 20 minutes hiway driving to golf course I have a membership at. Leave work, there in 20 minutes.I remember getting to golf courses in rush hour traffic used to gmg's unbelievably in Calgary.
Should also point out, when I moved to Calgary the biggest building dt was like 20 stories tall, and I watched it grow and get much bigger to what is today. Beddington was as far North people lived, and Parklands, right above FCP, where my parents lived was as far south. When I left I lived fairly central and had friends that live in Lake Chapparel, and another that lived is some unremarkable place way North. Going to either place was a pain in the Ass, and just seemed to take so much time. Then you could only drink minimally as you had to drive an hour back home. Eventually you'd just stop visiting these people.
I like Calgary, I just don't think the size fits my lifestyle anymore though.
I just feel I have more time to do things I like and not sitting in traffic.

Of course, this is complete opposite if you are looking for more action.

edit - But I'd give it all up to live in Costa Rica, probably. I love beaches.