Ritchie,

I thought you were talking about my Newcastle, on the east coast of Australia. The description fits with some name changes only - except for references to cold weather - ours is a temperate climate and it doesn't get too hot or too cold here at all.

"The thing about the [Hunter Valley in New South Wales] is that it has so much to offer in as much as it's so near both the country and the coast and Newcastle is a 'buzzing' city... but it's cold and getting colder [no, that's not my Newcastle - just coming into summer now, anyway]...fortunately the people,[......] are generally very warm hearted with a great sense of humour."

Helen