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09/29/2005 05:26:27 PM · #26 |
I've lived all over the U.S. but love Seattle best. However if you don't want to deal with traffic this is NOT where you want to be.
The good parts though are the Sound, the San Juans, the mountains, the vast diversity of climates within easy driving distance. And I love storms and the rain so it's perfect for me. |
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09/29/2005 05:28:44 PM · #27 |
| North Dallas. I love it here. |
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09/29/2005 05:35:25 PM · #28 |
Originally posted by doctornick:
Originally posted by lentil:
I would stay right where i am. Australia is such a beautiful country and everyone seems to like coming here. My friends and family are here and we live a 5 minute walk to the beach and a 6 minute walk to the shops. I wouldnt trade it for anything. It is such a laid back quiet coastal lifestyle. The kids love the beach, we get an ocean breeze right through our windows. Arrghh bliss. :) |
City of Bwettalong? ;) ROFL! |
Arghh! you crack me up ROFLOL
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09/29/2005 05:36:28 PM · #29 |
Originally posted by troberge:
Originally posted by doctornick:
Originally posted by lentil:
I would stay right where i am. Australia is such a beautiful country and everyone seems to like coming here. My friends and family are here and we live a 5 minute walk to the beach and a 6 minute walk to the shops. I wouldnt trade it for anything. It is such a laid back quiet coastal lifestyle. The kids love the beach, we get an ocean breeze right through our windows. Arrghh bliss. :) |
City of Bwettalong? ;) ROFL! |
Hey don't laugh..I lived in Toowoomba for a while and grew up in Woy Woy lol Grab a map of Australia...the city names are so cool!...OH I forgot all about tittybong! |
Dont forget there is also Kangi Angi, Woy Woy, Tumbi Umbi hehehe
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09/29/2005 05:46:54 PM · #30 |
Anywhere in Canada where it's close to a lake or the ocean. Ontario has the most freshwater lakes and the have almost all the game fish around.
I have caught large and small mouth bass, walleye, pike, crappie, brown and rainbow trout salmond, bluegill and sheephead just this year alone. Here is me doing just that with the better half on one of our many lakes.
PS she took this shot. |
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09/29/2005 05:47:42 PM · #31 |
Around London or Paris
Not in the middle of the city, to many cars and stuff
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09/29/2005 06:08:29 PM · #32 |
Overseas, it would be Okinawa, Japan. We lived there for 8 years while my husband was in the airforce. It such a safe and peaceful place. A beautiful island indeed.
In the US, I have lived in Texas most of my life and love it here. If you want a busy place with lots of job opportunities and lots to do, Dallas/Ft.Worth/Arlington. If you want to live in the sticks, move to where we live now. Streetman, Texas, population 203 but they haven't changes the sign since we moved here so it's actually 205 now. :) |
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09/29/2005 06:18:54 PM · #33 |
Forgot to add...Australia in general has a very low cost of living, low interest rates compared to other places, the dream of owning a house is still very much alive and easily achievable. And do you know how much space we have? A country that is roughly the size of the U.S. (minus Alaska) has only approx. 21 million. Originally posted by naomik:
It would have to be Melbourne (and it is). We have been voted World's Most Livable City for a few years now. That takes into account pollution, entertainment, food, sport,weather, housing, community etc. For a modern city we are fairly peaceful, clean, friendly and the food is delicious.
The Australians are amongst the most tolerant and hospitable people in the world.
You can check out the city in 2006 on t.v when we have the Commonwealth games here in Melbourne.
And the water! We have the best drinking water straight out of the tap. And the shops...... |
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09/29/2005 06:38:23 PM · #34 |
Originally posted by lentil:
I would stay right where i am. Australia is such a beautiful country and everyone seems to like coming here. My friends and family are here and we live a 5 minute walk to the beach and a 6 minute walk to the shops. I wouldnt trade it for anything. It is such a laid back quiet coastal lifestyle. The kids love the beach, we get an ocean breeze right through our windows. Arrghh bliss. :) |
Wow, it sounds great! Got a spare room? BTW, is it very far to Bells Beach?
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09/29/2005 06:43:56 PM · #35 |
Toowoomba, no thanks! We'd live in Australia or Ireland but Australia tops the list. And hopefully near the Central Coast or North Shore area. Want to talk to someone about the area soon.
Why? Because we love the beach lifestyle and barbies as well as the laid back lifestyle.
Message edited by author 2005-09-29 18:45:50. |
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09/29/2005 06:44:03 PM · #36 |
Just make sure you travel, ideally abroad, to see different places, before you move ANYWHERE. It's going to be sooo different, no matter which of the places you mention you'd like to move to, that if you're adaptable, you'll like it there.
I grew up in a small town in Switzerland, but by the age of 22, I'd been to four continents (Europe, Asia, North America and Africa), met and made friends with people from the other two and by age 31 (now), I've lived on two continents (at home and in NYC for two years) and have traveled a good deal (over 1 year total) in both Europe and North America. Not because I'm a rich kid (I'm not) or because I had to, but because I chose to.
Choose to see the world and you'll be happy anywhere.
Good luck with whatever choice you make.
Bruno
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09/29/2005 06:49:32 PM · #37 |
Ravenstonedale nestled in the Lake District of the northern part of England. I'd be there in a heartbeat.
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09/29/2005 07:02:24 PM · #38 |
I've lived in a couple different areas for a year at a time (nowhere overseas yet) and I'm the happiest right where I grew up. Portland, Oregon.
Why?
We have a small town feel with big city perks. (though this is slowly changing, I'm all for visitors but dangit, when folks move here and then try to change the city to match what they left behind.. irksome.)
Beach, mountains, dunes, Desert(ish), farmland, waterfalls, active, dormant and dead volcanoes, all within 2-2.5 hours drive.
I swear we have to have the most State Parks per capita.. driving down I-84 you can go by 5 in a 5 mile stretch it seems.
Green, green, green, green and people who truly care about keeping it that way.
No sales tax.
I don't have to pump my own gas.
If I remember correctly, Portland also has both the largest and smallest city park in the nation. I believe Forest Park is larger than Grand Central and we have Mill Street Park or something like that which is basically a 6" diameter circle with flowers in it in the middle of 1st Ave. Heh.
Excellent public transportation and a true "walking" downtown.
Arts and the like are available as are sporting events. We've a vibrant musical, theatrical and visual art movement.
We've got some fantastic historical points not too far off. - Oregon trail, Lewis & Clark, etc.
We've got everything a person might want, except the super busy-ness of a major city like New York or L.A.
Plus, if that's not enough we're 20 minutes from Washington State, 3 hours from Seattle and 6 hours from Canada. You can go out of state and out of country with one road and a few hours.
Not too shabby for a small western state that tends to stump people trying to pronounce its name correctly.
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09/29/2005 07:06:04 PM · #39 |
Originally posted by typologic:
Any of these places: san francisco, tokyo or hawaii (I don't swim so sharks aren't a factor :) |
careful of the land sharks, though.
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09/29/2005 07:10:22 PM · #40 |
I can't even mention Key West around the house without my wife starting to pack boxes.
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09/29/2005 07:19:28 PM · #41 |
| Anywhere in Australia! I wanted to stay, but them damn Aussies are tough about giving Americans visa's! :( |
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09/29/2005 07:20:51 PM · #42 |
Originally posted by LucidLotus:
I've lived in a couple different areas for a year at a time (nowhere overseas yet) and I'm the happiest right where I grew up. Portland, Oregon.
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Oh, yes, Portland would be my choice if I had to go live in a city in the USA. It's a great place.
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09/29/2005 07:31:00 PM · #43 |
Cool Topic!
Before children (and maybe after they are grown): In the US I would live somewhere in the David Mountains (Big Bend, TX), probably Terlinqua. Out side of the US, the unsensible, lost her damn mind, side of me would say, it would have to be the Chinese countryside. Beautiful countryside, beautiful people, and a history that is vanishing.
With children: Anywhere in North Texas. It's a great place to raise a family. Outside the US, I would probably choose Sweden or Switzerland.
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09/29/2005 07:31:27 PM · #44 |
I really liked New Zealand but the ozone thing freaks me out, I think Koh Samui is Awsome place to live or any of the surrounding tiny islands, I enjoy the home town of London, I also LOVE japan too there are many great places to live but the thing that ruins or makes the places are the people...
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09/29/2005 07:37:11 PM · #45 |
Hmmmm...
Amsterdam, Holland
Zurich, Switzerland
Oslo, Norway
Why? C'mon have you seen pictures? I would be quite content to live out the rest of my life in one of these places even if I were dirt poor.
Ahhhhh, to dream the dream...
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09/29/2005 07:37:33 PM · #46 |
If I were your age, I'd be headed to New York City.
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09/29/2005 07:45:31 PM · #47 |
Originally posted by troberge:
Hey don't laugh..I lived in Toowoomba for a while... |
I lived there thru high school and my parents still live there - ever noticed how the cars drive so slow when you go back :-)) I have lived in Brisbane, Sydney, Canberra, Toowoomba & Charleville in Oz (you will need a real big map to find this one:) and London and Boston. I would live in Canberra again if I left the states because of the nice lifestyle (ok work sux).
London is a great place to live but I suspect it would sux with kids. |
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09/29/2005 07:51:39 PM · #48 |
Can’t imagine living anywhere but my small town in Oregon. Perfect weather.. seldom too hot or too cold.. Rivers, lakes, gorgeous forest covered mountains in any direction you look.. and less than an hours drive to the beautiful Oregon coast…
no hurricanes, tsumanis, earthquakes, tornadoes.. just an occasional forest fire…
Next week they are putting in sidewalks and I hear talk of indoor plumbing and electricity coming soon!
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09/29/2005 07:56:13 PM · #49 |
| I love it here in New Zealand ... nothing is too far away from anything else. Someone mentioned the ozone thing .. we deal with that by putting on sunscreen ... never been an issue for us ... but this country to me is the best!!! |
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09/29/2005 08:05:05 PM · #50 |
Originally posted by fayepek:
Next week they are putting in sidewalks and I hear talk of indoor plumbing and electricity coming soon! |
hehe.. that sounds awesome, I bet you can't wait!
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