I live in the middle of nowhere but I love the peace and quiet. We have a forest off our back garden, which is cool. ^_^ We're about 30 minutes away from the beach, in the car, so it's not too far at all.
The village I live in only has a spar shop and a place that sells random stuff like party plates and pencils :S but I'm not much of a shopper anyway. The town nearby has loadsa good shops too. ;P