I'm having much more fun with my 2nd character... With the first I went through the main quest, civil war, companions, college, and just got bored. With this new character, I'm taking things much "slower" and doing more side quests and exploring. I'm level 31 and havn't even met the Greybeards yet, and really havn't gone anywhere but the areas around Whitefun. I've only just visited Markarth and Solitude briefly.