Where did Gandalf live?

[CSteefel]

Originally Posted by goldfinger

If you read the chronology of years in Appendix B of RotK, when it is talking about the istari coming to middle earth, it says this:

"Mithrandir was closest in friendship with the Eldar, and wandered mostly in the West and never made himslef a lasting abode."

I hope that answers your question.

This answers the question of whether Gandalf had a permanent home like Saruman--he didn't. But it is less clear about his destinations for "vacation sojourns", as was mentioned above--that is, places where he could rest. It says that he mostly wandered, but it seems he hung out for extended periods in the Shire, in Rivendell, and perhaps even in Bree when he wasn't wandering the WestLands on foot (as he mostly did)...

[Aaron]

Yes, Gandalf never truly lived anywhere because he did not suffer from apathy (Radagast) or an overabundance of luxury (Saruman) and was the true moral centre of the Quest.