I have mixed feelings about this, and I've definitely spent a lot of time thinking and fantasizing about the ideal place to live (and being picky about it). It's still a bit difficult to just accept the fact that there is no perfect place to live, that you still won't have much freedom of choice when it comes to the real world, and that whatever job you'll end up having will play a big part in this. Of course, this implies that I don't really like my current place, and that I would like to go and live abroad. And yes, I really felt that way some time ago but now, I'd say I would be alright either way. As I said before, no place is perfect, right?
And this place, while having many negatives (traffic, pollution, politics, even the weather at times, and probably the "civic sense" of certain individuals as well), still feels like home. There are many positive things that I'd likely struggle without (health care, pretty good schools and universities, all the amazing culture, landmarks, cities, landscapes and so on, the food and especially the quality of the ingredients), plus many other mannerisms, opinions and lifestyle choices that I have because of this place and I feel would be very hard to give up.
"No place is perfect" is reinforced by the fact I just can't seem to pick one place to live above any other. I've considered a lot of places around the world like Canada, other European countries, even Japan...
I can say however, that I've always envisioned myself living in a smaller town, possibly in a single or terraced house. Flats would be unusual for me, I have to admit!
Now that was the long and serious and boring answer. The short answer would be: Ottawa, somewhere in northern europe, or Antarctica. Yes, I said it 😇