Obviously, the answer right now is probably “Far away from Planet Earth,” but let’s keep it within the realm of possibility, people!
I have mentioned before that I don’t really like living in Arizona. I like it more than my wife does, but she really hates it, so that’s not a challenge. We’ve been here for 24 years, and it’s depressing that I’ve lived here longer than I’ve lived anywhere else, but such is life. We want to move, but Arizona still manages to be cheaper than a lot of places in the country (well, it’s probably not as cheap as the deep South or the upper Midwest, but who wants to live there?), and for now, we’re a bit stuck here. My wife is getting more and more grumpy about living here (I mean, we did just name a freeway after a racist podcaster who loved violence except, I guess, when it was practiced against him, so I can see where she’s coming from), so who knows if we’ll be here much longer. My point is: I don’t really live where I want to live.
Maybe you do, and that’s great. Or maybe you really like where you live but also have a desire to live somewhere else. We loved living in Portland, and we do wish we could go back. So that would be my first choice, I suppose. But I’m a bit bummed out about the country right now, so if I had the wherewithal, I think I’d live abroad for a while. Germany would probably be my first European choice, because I’ve always liked Germany and it’s centrally located and it’s just neat. But I think my choice would be Melbourne. I really liked Melbourne when I was there as a student, and I wouldn’t mind spending a longer period of time there. It’s a nice city — more “European-feeling” than Sydney, which definitely feels more American, but it’s also very modern and it has a lot to do. Victoria is a beautiful state, and from Melbourne, you have easy access to Tasmania and Adelaide, which are cool places to visit. Melbourne is a very walkable city with excellent public transportation, and while I don’t know how the Australians deal with special needs people, I can’t imagine it’s more frustrating than here (although Arizona, somewhat surprisingly, has pretty good services for special needs people). I don’t know if I’d love it, but I would definitely like the chance to see if I would.
Where would you like to live, if you could live anywhere? I’m always curious about such things!
Tough one, but I would choose the Amalfi Coast. Just a stunningly beautiful place and it looks so peaceful.
I’ve never been, but I would definitely like to visit. I imagine you’d get in good shape living there, walking up and down the cliffs!
There are places that I really love to visit, but that doesn’t mean that I would love to live there. I really loved my visit to a place called Xilitla in San Luis Potosi that is basically a jungle at the top of a mountain, but man it was a drag to get there(and to get out).
I lived a long time in Mexico City but again, love to visit, won’t live there again. The life(groceries, transport, entertainment, health) is very cheap in Mexico City, but man oh man, the rent. If you want to live in a cool neighborhood with decent stuff to do around, it will cost you. As in, almost like USA rent prices cost you. So nope, won’t live there again unless I win the lottery by a lot.
Also, I like where I live(we live in Querétaro, like 2 hours from Mexico City). It’s not so hot, is not cold, it rains but not a lot, I found out that I really enjoy living in a semi-desert(I think the term is “semi-arid” but who knows) so I don’t see myself moving from here…Unless we find a bigger place(not as in house big, as in “I want to have some trees and plants” bigger)
This is why I like asking questions, because my mom is a fan of “semi-arid” places, and I am … not. So your good place to live is not really mine, but that’s why we’re all different and interesting! 🙂
Don’t think I haven’t been researching this! My current top 3 are probably Portugal, New Zealand, or somewhere in Scandinavia.
I haven’t been to Portugal, but I’d like to visit. I don’t know about living there …
I would like to live in New Zealand, but it’s a bit out of the way for me. I could visit a lot when I live in Melbourne!
I don’t know if I could deal with long Scandinavian winters, but yes, it would be nifty to live there.
Paris. No question. Not sure I could afford it, so perhaps “Greater Paris”.
Athens, has its charms, as does Berlin, but Paris is always “the one” for me.
I really like Paris, but it seems like a place I’d have to be rich to live in — as you point out, affordability is an issue. But I do love the city!