Best city between these two?

Either one is acceptable but there are no decent cities between these two. ;-)

kal, you took the words right outta my mouth! ;~)

seriously, i couldn't tolerate either city because i can't stand hot humid weather. lots in both places. if i were forced to choose, i'd go for atlanta because its geography is a *lot* more interesting, imo - not completely flat, w/only tropical vegetation. also, it's a tad less humid & wet on a year-round basis. and, there's actually some semblence of seasons, w/some leaves changing colors in the fall & coming off the trees in the winter, etc.

ymmv, doug s.

Hi, Bradz: I wish you the best on this one. I lived in Europe (mainly Germany) for 5 years, and in the western Pacific (Tokyo, Seoul, Okinawa, etc.) for 4 years, and I can only sympathize with your fiance. When you mention cities like London and Paris, the only large cities that come close in the US are Boston, New York, Chicago, and maybe a handful of runners-up such as St. Louis and San Diego -- forget LA, much less Miami and Atlanta. At one time, my list would have included San Francisco, but this once-fabulous city has slid badly in recent years. KR4 hit the nail on the head: there are no larger cities between Atlanta and Miami that one could recommend. If I were going away from Seattle (which I don't recommend anymore as a place to relocate) and wanted to stay in the Pacific NW, I'd probably go to Portland, OR -- a medium sized, very liveable city. If I were to move to the east coast again (I was raised in the Maryland suburbs to the west of Washington, DC), I would be looking hard at North Carolina for its quality of life. No major cities, but it has a lot of other things to offer: beautiful geography, pleasant climate, reasonable housing prices, good quality and available healthcare, sound technology-based industries, and some excellent universities (Duke, UNC, etc.)