The best place to live

[DLurker]

Obviously a purely subjective topic but after talking with a very attractive lady who seemed to like the chilly clime of Chicago, I started to wonder where people envision as their perfect place to live.

For instance. after seeing the Brenner pass in Austria, I found mine.. Not much city, few people, and lots of trees and mountains.. Ahh perfection.

Just where do you want to live?

[happyheathen]

The best place to live?

Wherever says "home" to you. For me, it was 2300 miles from my birthplace.

YMMV

[kniz]

Actually, here is damn nice. There are many, many nice places to live, but to give you an answer: I would go live on Tenerife in the Canary Islands.

[DLurker]

kniz [ Looks like a good place but there are several hundred thousand people there... Plus I don't speak Spanish.. :)

Or do you know of an hidden groto there?

[Ave Minerva]

Venice or Amsterdam. I think I have a thing for canals.

[yola]

The Sandwich Islands also known as Hawaii, the 50th state.

I live in the 49th state Alaska. Both states are the best of both worlds!

[cadolphin]

combine the coast of california and a small mountain town in utah... awwwwww now that would be wonderful :)

[DLurker]

Ave Minerva Venice gets very humid and the canals sometimes don't smell so great. At least the ones that don't get much water circulation. :) Still a very beautiful place with an amazing amount of history.

cadolphin I would like to hear more about a place like that.

[SandyHook]

Really like Carson City.

There's just enough winter to call it winter. There are umerous ski areas in an hour or so's drive.

Ten miles to the east and it's all desert and public land. One mile to the west and we have the foothills of the Sierras. Lake Tahoe is thirty minutes away.

No income tax.

From May to November it almost never rains (a half inch is about average), just day after day of blue sky.

For big city needs Reno/Sparks is thirty minutes away. For bigger city stuff Sacramento is two hours. And four hours puts you in San Francisco.

Housing prices are getting higher, but we already have one and over the five years we've lived here the value of our home has risen faster than what we're paying for it.

Yep, all in all, a fine place to live.

[Zoe]

Camden, Maine -- if you can live with the bitter cold and the black flies. I have seen objective reports that recommend Portland, Maine for its clean air, clean water, low crime, etc.

[DLurker]

SandyHook . You paint a good picture for Carson City.. Maybe could have listed that it isn't in CA.

CA is just not my kind of place. Nothing personal..

[Achernar]

For me, Coruscant. Or as close as we can get to a gargantuan, infrastructure-laden, steel-and-concrete covered, vertical, urban mess here on Earth. I want to live on the 320th floor of something.

[DLurker]

Achernar Not actually having ever been there, isn't NY city about the same thing?

[Achernar]

Yeah NYC is pretty good. I would be satisfied with there, but ideally, I'd want a place that's NYC, only more so.

[kniz]

Originally posted by DLurker
kniz [ Looks like a good place but there are several hundred thousand people there... Plus I don't speak Spanish.. :)

Or do you know of an hidden groto there?
Fact is DLurker the Canary Islands are referred to as the European Caribbean. You will see loads of English there. The language is not a problem and since hardly anyone from the U.S. goes there, they think we are rather special. The climate is great, the scenery beautiful and food is out-of-this-world.

;) And beaches filled with topless women!

[AfterAugust]

Originally posted by cadolphin
combine the coast of california and a small mountain town in utah... awwwwww now that would be wonderful :)

Noooo! I live in a small mountain town in Utah....you don't want that. No no no no no no......

[BrightEyes]

Canada.

But ofcourse I already live in it, the most wonderful place ever, a paradise, probably the best place to live in the entire universe.

[Reuben]

There is a small working fishing village on the north coast of Devon that is the last word in beauty : No cars, really narrow cobbled streets, a maze of the most beautiful old-world cottages you ever saw. And perfect scenery all around.

When I saw it for the first time, it took my breath away. It makes you realise that cheap soulless modern architecture is the curse of our age.

I'd love to live there, but doubt I'll ever be able to. The waiting list for cottages is generations long!

[odd-socks]

Alaska. *dream...dream*

A little bit closer to 'home' (and therefore slightly more likely ;)) southern Ireland.

Also, as with Reuben, Devon and Cornwall. It's not so much the waiting list (family from Dawlish area - *grin) it's the cost! If I get the chance though, that's where I'll be.

[DLurker]

kniz You say the beaches are top,, err, I mean the scenery is beautiful? Well, you have peaked my Interest. Yeah Interest, that’s it.. :D

[sirtonyh]

In 3rd place - San Francisco. A truly beautiful city with so much vibrancy, so many friendly people and a live-and-let-live attitude pervading the whole area

Runner up is New York. Everything you could ever want in a city

But the winner would have to be Montreal. Fantastic blend of North American and French culture make it heaven on earth for me.

Notable mentions go to Sydney, Los Angeles, New Orleans, Amsterdam, Paris and Miami

[DLurker]

sirtonyh is a wee bit cosmopolitan. You like the noise and press of people.. In public I mean. Well, between non-consenting adults.

Ahh Hell. You know what I mean.

[Zweistein]

Southern France. In the winter ski and in the summer riviera.
Mais un petit peu cher, helas.

[CrankyAsAnOldMan]

If you pick up Ann Arbor lock, stock, and barrel, and put it about where Raleigh NC is now, it'd be heaven.

[beckwall]

Palm Springs. Yeah, it is a bit warm in the summer, but rarely unbearable. And the winter is spectacular - a day like today, with warm sunshine and clear blue skies - makes a hot August day all worthwhile. We are 2 hours from L.A., a bit more to San Diego and Mexico, and about an hour to Joshua Tree National Park, which is a magical place. Right now we are hosting the Palm Springs International Film Festival, and so far I've seen films from India, Thailand, Finland and Mauritania. Cultural events, great weather, proximity to big cities (oh yeah, Las Vegas is about 4 hours away too), and nice people. Always something to do. It all adds up to a great place to live, and whenever I travel abroad, I am always happy to get back to paradise. That's the true sign of a good place to live, don't you think?

[sirtonyh]

Originally posted by DLurker
sirtonyh is a wee bit cosmopolitan. You like the noise and press of people.. In public I mean. Well, between non-consenting adults.

Ahh Hell. You know what I mean.

Yep, that would be me. I think anyplace with a wide variety of architecture, nationalities, culture, opinions and great restaurants is the place to be :D

[montana cricket]

I'm there...;)

[Bearflag70]

Sacramento is a great place to live. It's climate is mild, ranging from 90's in the summer to mid-50's in winter.

There are so many trees here that autumn is wonderful! It can make a mess of your car, but it's a small price.

It's a small town and a big city all at the same time.

It's close to SF, the Sierras, and Reno.

It's economy is good and housing is relatively affordable.

State Capitol... a nice place to keep active in state issues.

I just wish Sac could be more like Austin though...

San Diego is another great place, but I'll let someone else take that one.

[SlickRoenick]

Above ground. :D

[DLurker]

Muldoon III Anywhere as long as it's above ground?

[SlickRoenick]

Originally posted by DLurker
Muldoon III Anywhere as long as it's above ground?

I'd hate to live underground, that would mean I'd be dead. Get it?:cool:

[kniz]

Originally posted by Bearflag70
[b]State Capitol... a nice place to keep active in state issues.

Like being $30something,000,000,000 in debt (more than all other states combined). :o

:rolleyes: The state of bankrupcy. Yeah, that's the state I'd like to live in.

[Bearflag70]

Originally posted by kniz
Like being $30something,000,000,000 in debt (more than all other states combined). :o

:rolleyes: The state of bankrupcy. Yeah, that's the state I'd like to live in.



We all have our issues...

;)

Actually, some are saying those numbers are way out of line and being exaggerated upward by Gov. Davis so he can look like a hero when he "fixes" the "problem"...

We'll see...

[scout1222]

Okay, I'll nominate San Diego.

It's not the BEST, but it's pretty damn good.

The weather can't be beat. Pretty much partly cloudy and 68 degrees all year 'round. If you like to be outside, go to the beach, drive a little inland and be in the mountains, whatever, you've got it.

If you like to vacation in Mexico, it's close by.

However: cost of living and housing sucks, relative to income. It's expensive to own a home here. And besides, there are already too many people living here!

But climatewise - I'm so utterly and horribly spoiled.

Oh!!! We've also got a Farrell's ice cream parlor. So nyah!

[DLurker]

[quote] scout1222 Oh!!! We've also got a Farrell's ice cream parlor. So nyah! [/qoute]

What?? I thought they went out of buisness. I am not a big CA fan but I could go for a Gibson Girl...

[vanilla]

anywhere warm in the winter.

[matt_mcl]

But the winner would have to be Montreal. Fantastic blend of North American and French culture make it heaven on earth for me.

Hee. Second the motion. (And third it, hopefully, once Potter sells his house. No, I won't shut up. ^_^ )

[scout1222]

DLurker - ours may be the only one left.

We had a SanDiegDopeFest there last year and had ice cream sundaes to the beat of the drum and siren.

[DLurker]

scout1222 Lucky bastard...

[raz]

Kansas - Snows one day, 75 degrees the next. It's great!

Actually, I want to live in Hawaii or somewhere tropical.

[DLurker]

Well I guess aside from one post, everyone pretty much wants to live someone on this marble..

[I can't believe that's butter!]

Somewhere well above the Mason-Dixon line, with access to a good music scene. Someone mentioned Montreal (I'll learn how to type with the accent mark sometime), and, from my limited experience there, it sounds like it might be a nice place for me.

[Hanna]

Anywhere there isn't bugs - I hate creepy crawlies. So where I live now is good for 6 months of the year. I could never live in a climate where there are bugs year round.

[kambuckta]

Originally posted by Muldoon III
I'd hate to live underground, that would mean I'd be dead. Get it?:cool:

Not necessarily Muldoon. There is an opal-mining town in the north of South Australia (Coober Pedy) where most of the inhabitants live in 'dug-outs', or underground houses. They are delightfully cool in the searing desert heat, and while some are no more than just holes in the ground, others are quite palatial and boast every mod-con known.

I personally think it would be lovely to have natural rock walls, but I don't want to have to live in Coober Pedy to do so. :p

[Rubystreak]

Ithaca New York is the greatest town on Earth, IMO, and I've been all over. Utne Reader's Most Enlightened City in America, it's beautiful all year round, has great access to art, music, film, theatre, great restaurants, access to the resources of an Ivy League university, and is centrally isolated.

::SIGH::

[Tamerlane]

Ithaca New York is the greatest town on Earth, IMO,

Speaking as someone who was born in Ithaca, I will fully endorse the fact that it is a very pretty...

...However it is also a frozen hell in winter time, along with much of the rest of upstate ;). If you're one of those bizarre freaks of nature that actually rejoices in such abominations as skiing and ice-skating, more power to ya :p. But it ain't for me.

Despite numerous flaws, I remain sold on my present environs.

- Tamerlane

[Jervoise]

According to this survey (http://www.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/europe/10/04/world.cities/), Melbourne,* Australia is the best place in the world for expatriates to live. Vancouver, Canada comes in second place, and Perth, Australia third.

I live in Perth, incidentally. :cool:


* Must. Resist. Urge. To make. Joke. About Victoria. ;)

[kambuckta]

We'eeeell, I was going to refrain from boasting that Melbourne is considered one of the world's most 'liveable' cities, but seeing as you've brung it up Narrad.......:D

Melbourne rocks. And any Vic jokes Nazza will be met with the utter disdain they deserve........seeing as we are so cool, we can do that ya know....

(Now if I could just manage to find an underground house in my wonderful hometown, I'd be coolly rockin' too!! :p )



(Haven't seen any Sydneysiders in this thread yet......does that mean they don't reckon Sydders is all that grouse afterall???? :D

[DLurker]

Visited Perth in 83. Seemed like a very laid back city. Didn't understand everything closing up on the weekends though..

[kambuckta]

You visited Perth in 1983 DLurker? Was it even 'discovered' then??????


(Hey, we Melburnians aint fussy about who we hang shit on......WA will do if the NSWelshpersons aren't available.....:D )

[Jervoise]

Originally posted by kambuckta
(Hey, we Melburnians aint fussy about who we hang shit on......Judging from the colour of the Yarra, Melbore-nians are equally unfussy about WHERE they shit. ;)

DLurker, everything closes up so we can all go to the beach, of course. :)

More seriously, the strict regulation of shop trading hours in WA will FINALLY be phased out in the near future (thanks to pressure from the National Competition Council, not the State Government).

[DLurker]

Narradv For a Marine on shore leave, it was bloddy hell trying to get drunk.. Didn't have much interest in going to the beach.. Mostly becuase it was July. :cool:

[DLurker]

I have no idea where that v came from...

I really should get these keys fixed.. yeah that's it. It's the keys..