I love the Finger Lakes, it's so beautiful there! The last time I went was last summer, we went for wine-tasting to several vineyards! I'm not much of a wine drinker but I really enjoyed the nature!
I'm actually originally from the Czech Republic while my husband is from upstate NY (hence my love for the state). We met in college, first I moved to the US and now both of us moved to the CR. Gotta try out both countries since we have the chance, right?
We also used to play the "where would we go if we weren't going overseas" game, and we thought living in Colorado would be nice, it seems like it has both jobs and pretty nature. Or Montana, we went to Missoula last year and boy was it gorgeous out there! The mountains were spectacular! But once again, it's so tough to make living there as well! It's not fair, it seems like so often there is a trade off between a nice area and actually being able to make a living!