forest all the way!!!!
perth is like one big country town, so ive never been to a "real" city with heaps of people, but even perths got to many people for my liking
im a loner and i dont really like being around large crowds, so with my job of working with horses in a semi-rural area, im very happy , and since i cant get my car licence yet i can drive the quad bike at work =)
though im use to the convience of living in the suburbs, and having public transport, internet!!!! and scheme water!!
so forest, with a town a few hours close by would be my pick