I absolutely need my nature escapes, moments when I leave everyone and all the stress and noise altogether for a moment of silence to experience something greater than man, places like peering over the edge of the Grand Canyon at sunrise, or in the stark of night looking up at the Aurora Borealis above, BUT, all other times, I like to be in big cities, and not just any big city, but one that feels as though it's the capital of the world, like a true melting pot of culture, ideas, arts, being on the edge of reality and at the precipice of what's new to come from the minds of man.
Basically, I'd prefer to experience both extremes rather than stay put in the "mediocre".