I know you were talking about doing travel type work. I would suggest doing that for a while, see some places and talk to locals, find a place that appeals to you and target that place, job-wise. You can often find places to work that will pay to move you. That removes some of the financial stress of relocating. I live in Rhode Island, and while it is safe enough and just fine family wise, I can't really recommend New England because cost of living is quite high. I would move south in a heartbeat (FL/GA/Carolinas) but I would have to find work first. I have lived all up and down the east coast, (FL, GA, VA, PA, MA, NH, RI) and spent a few years abroad (Japan and Germany) I spent time in Colorado too, just travelling for work. I really liked it there. Just a totally different mentality than anywhere else I have been. Everyone is really laid back, and the snowboarding is amazing, unlike anything we have on the east coast. I would certainly move there too.