As of February 2008, I will be moving somewhere completely new. I have nothing holding me down, so why not while I can? I haven't decided where yet and moving to a new country for awhile is definitly a possibility.  My only restrictions (and these are all just personal preference) are that it must be within a couple hours of the ocean, either have English or Italian as the language spoken, and preferably either be a large city or close to one (within an hour's distance). Nothing in New England as that is where I am living now and nothing in the Southeast (of the US) as I have lived there in the recent past.

Edit: And not Florence either. I've lived in Italy and no offence if you love it but I think Florence is the most overrated city in the country.

If you could move somewhere that fell within these guidelines, where would it be and why?