I live in Europe so plenty of inspiration all around me
![Tongue](http://forums.europeinruins.com/Smileys/default/tongue.gif)
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I pick a theme, usually rural because urban is hellish and I just start with a random image of a rural community in my head and get to it
![Wink](http://forums.europeinruins.com/Smileys/default/wink.gif)
. (Then as I start laying down some rough outlines for my vague map idea I keep getting new ideas to improve and expand.)