[netshade]

This. I randomly picked Bellingham as a quiet place to go to for a week and do some self-teaching plus vacationing.

Decent food, friendly people, nice coffee shops, great areas to go trail running in. I'm not sure I'd go there for an actual vacation, but for just getting away and trying to learn some new things, it was a great place.

[jedanbik]

There's a reason they call it "the city of subdued excitement."