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I was chatting to someone yesterday (who shall remain anonymous) who had recently moved to this area after having lived in London, Bristol, Stroud and a few small places. It seemed to me (and to her) that she had yet to find her true ‘home’ and in her words she is ‘never happy’.

From what I could tell, she didn’t like the lack of community in the bigger cities and when she had lived in smaller areas she then missed the anonymity of the cities, so was just not happy. Somehow though, now that she is here in West Wales I wouldn’t be surprised if she has found a happy medium. I certainly have. Living here may be all about compromise, but sometimes that can lead to having the best of both worlds.

The area we live in is big enough to allow you to keep yourself to yourself if you wish, but small enough that most people know who you are and will say hello when walking on the beach or if they see you in the pub. There is a friendly, community spirit, but the community is big enough that you don’t know everybody’s business and they don’t know yours.

It isn’t just the community side of things either. When it comes to amenities, we have the best of both worlds. Enough of the essentials within easy reach, but without the hustle and bustle of the city. Then, if you just can’t survive without an M&S, Bodyshop or Ikea it is only a 2-3 hour drive to get somewhere that has it all. In fact, it is then actually quite a treat going to Ikea or somewhere similar and we tend to make a weekend of it. For me, I’d much rather be able to walk on the beach EVERY day and then visit the shopping mall every few months than have it the other way around.

Living in Borth gives me the best of both worlds as far as most things go, so lets hope the girl I was talking to yesterday finds a similar happy medium here and finally finds the perfect balance for happiness that she seeks.

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Alan Cole

Alan is a Freelance Website Designer, Sports & Exercise Science Lab Technician and full time Dad & husband with far too many hobbies: Triathlete, Swimming, Cycling, Running, MTBing, Surfing, Windsurfing, SUPing, Gardening, Photography.... The list goes on.