Where would you like to live?

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Give me a place with decent sized mountains, plains, rivers and forests nearby and a city that has many of the amenities of a major metropolitan area and very few of the problems.

Oh, and it should NOT be in an area that gets hurricanes, typhoons or tornadoes. (Earthquakes I can handle...)

I've got it worked out to a fairly minute level. :D

Paradise City
yes, and my version is where the woman are pretty and plentiful, there are NO politicians, electronics actually perform as they should, theives are killed, ID theives are tortured first, and anyone that I dont like gets killed (or booted from the city)(my discretion)...

Oh, and the weather will always be between 60-90 degrees F. Nice big lake (clean), several rivers (clean), insects (any that bug me) do not exist, good sized mountains close by, etc...

Ok, how detailed are we getting on this, cause I can go on for days!

Very near a place I know very, very well.

I would go to Cuba myself - great place at night!

I'd love to live in Cades Cove - within a log cabin nestled within the mountains with a view that overlooks the Great Smokey Mountains from the balcony out my backdoor and the beautiful waterfalls and nature that habits this area.

-Tammy

..... with extraordinary beauty. It could be mountains or the beach, a lake or the plains, a city or in the country.

.....where people eagerly accept the concept of self-responsibility.

.....where class-envy doesn't exist.

.....where freedom and individual liberty trumps all else.

.....where government is about as small as a thimble.

.....where people look to themselves to solve problems instead of the government.

.....where parents actually care about their kids, and take full responsibility to raise them.

.....where a person can aspire to do grand things without being criticized for being greedy.

.....where people truly are judged by the content of their character, and not by the color of their skin - in every way possible.

.....where people are encouraged to live up to their potential, and not be convinced they're victims.

.....where tolerance of thought is prevalent.

.....where people don't presume to force others to capitulate to their will.

Where is that place? I know where it used to be, but I've lost my way.

Maybe a little over to the right but my plastic floor mat has depressions in it now. They prevent me from being in the ideal location.

Why don't you?

I would like to live in country Victoria (Australia) down near the 12 Apostles (or however many there are now)...

but after the recent bush fires... I don't know.

Bucolic countryside, sandy beaches, great seafood, great golf, lots of music, Ceilighs all summer, friendly people, locally grown beef. Main city is historic, small university.

It does get four seasons, but no hurricanes, tornados earthquakes.

James

the first would be to spend my days on the beach while topless native girls bring me umbrella drinks.

second would be in the U.P. of Michigan, probably about 50 miles west of Paradise.

http://tinyurl.com/dcsvj5

Second choice would be Antartica, if we don't melt it. :p

You have it all wrong. I wouldn't want to live in Andrea Corr's knickers....

She is a might petite, and they'd be just a bit tight...I'd rather just have them off of her and live in bed with her for the next 50 years or so :^0

Where would I like to live of the places I've been? Various places in the following

North Carolina
Texas
California
Ireland
England
Scotland

Oh...and of course, Andrea Corr's bed :^0

Your son...king of swill ]:)

to live on the beach. It has to be a nice beach and be mostly clear of other humans. But not so remote that I couldn't easily get to where the other humans are should I desire to do so. And it should have a nice little seafood restaurant within walking distance. Not fancy, but not a dive either. Oh and a coffee shop. And a book store. One that intuitively knows what I want to read next and keeps them on the counter for me. And they're on sale. A liquor store that is either within walking distance or delivers. And all these establishments will be quirky and inviting, but the tourists won't really know about them so they are never overrun with customers.

And I want to have a couple of nice neighbors (who aren't TOO close) to hang out with when I feel like it. When I don't feel like it, I want them to keep to themselves.

Is that too much to ask???

Things on Earth don't look too good at the moment.

your way jd ... watch out ... Mae is a bit on the sick site :0 lately
She still be able to move that shovel right up your ... :) ;)

[i]editedcause of those dang emoticons[/i]

I SAID their would be topless native girls bringing the drinks, what more could anyone want?

[i]~and no mention of clovers~

what joke? :D

Like the cliffs near Malahat on Vancouver Island, Dominical (Costa Rica), Isle San Marie (Madagascar), Vic Falls (Zimbabwe, alltho not very safe any more so better not but beautifull it is :) ) or East coast of Ko Samui (Thailand), all great places to live.

Well ... I let Mae to answer that one :)

when you are relaxing in a hammock with a drink in one hand and a book in the other. B-)

Mmmmmm, tequila....

That's the question (not the problem) ... do you focus on the right straw to get your drink :0 :^0 ;)

Alltho I hope the service will be very good, for the both of you :)

I like the idea of a guest house :)

The "no neighbors" idea ... not sure ... actually ... for a few day's ok but on the long run??? Nope not my idea.

But that's me, it's the same reason why we now live in the centre of the city ... great fun. All outgoing places near by, great theater, restaurants, bars, shops, etc and ... seashore 15 min bicycle tour away ... just great :)

In the after noon driving from Radius hot Spring towards Banff National park ... wow great views ... special if there are some bears crossing the road .. sun comming from the lefthandside and they're crossing to the east woohoo ... just a scenery y'll never forget. It was a pity they were in a hurry to get in the bushes some 100 mtr away. Men it was a great view. :)

don't wanna live there but wow just a vacation it's great :)

Newfoundland has a tradition of interesting place names.

How would you like to live in:
Heart's Desire
Heart's Content
Heart's Delight
Safe Harbour
Comfort Cove
Little Heart's Ease
Sweet Bay
Too Good Arm
Little Paradise
Harbour Grace
Angel's Cove
Cupids

Or would you avoid:
Gripe Point
Bad Bay
Bleak Island
Misery Point
Famine Point
Wild Bight
Breakheart Point
Famish Gut
Savage Cove
Dead Man's Bay
Confusion Bay
Wreck Cove
Bareneed
Empty Basket

Or if the impure squad is looking for a home there is:

Dildo
Conception Bay
Come by Chance
Blow me down
Pecker's point (P*e*c*k*e*r*)
Spread Eagle
Little Tickle

James

I've lived in several areas and climates, in towns of differing sizes. I've found I can find something to do just about anywhere. I'd prefer an English-speaking country (I hate trying to memorize a foreign language) but as long as the nicest place to eat doesn't sell kiddie meals (toy recommended for children 3 or older), I don't much care.

I'd like to see the topless girls bringing your drinks to a beach on the shores of Lake Superior. In January.

Now THAT is a long day on the side of a mountain.

for a romantic weekend :^0

He can be a neighbor, but, for the most part, he needs to stay indoors and be quiet. I don't mind MY noise, but other people's noise annoys me.

Like our neighbors. They have two big dogs. Whenever I go out on my deck and their dogs are out, they bark until we go back inside. Stupid dogs.

We're investing in a privacy fence for the deck before Spring.

A birthday isn't enough to make me old.

Being sick like I was..well, that didn't help me look younger. Although I am almost back to normal. A little puffy still..but better.

And probably why I still live in Vancouver, its as good as it gets without really going anywhere.

There's just so much to choose from in BC, it is nearly impossible to say, "THAT'S the one!" as right around the corner or next small town, there's another beauty. Scenery is consistent, all of BC is truly stunning, but which house perched on a cliff or by a lake do you pick?

As for PLACES I'd like to live, obviously back to the Isle Of Wight, a 24/7 holiday there, but as for solitude and escape, this is the place of all places.

Even my old house in Port Hardy, Northern tip of Vancouver Island had absolutely incredible views that people will fly around the world to see.

http://www.hickerphoto.com/data/media/57/whale-watching-port-hardy_2003.jpg
(Thanks Rolf?)

http://www.orcasailing.com/broughton/roaringhole_rapids_m.jpg

http://www.hookedonwalking.co.uk/British_Columbia/British_Columbia_4.jpg

http://people.uleth.ca/~holzmann/photos/BC_Coast_Mtns/SingingPass_looking_east_Whistler,BC.jpg

Seriously these aren't trips that require bush plane access (though we have that too), these are just ordinary places in BC, once you get outside of the Vancouver Lower Mainland and get a few hours away from the city. MOST of Bristish Columbia shares thiskind of scenery, North East West (south is the US) and that's not even touching on the real getaways.

I think it would take several lifetimes to take it all in and decide where is best, I've been to most of the more common getways for years now, some many times and always find something new and unique to enjoy about it, never gets old, never gets to be too much. Even my home in the city has stunning views of Mount Baker in the US, and the North Shore mountains (here) and the winding Fraser River. I was driving through the area where Jaqui lives last week on my way to a ferry, I had to stop and take a picture of English Bay, which I have lived and been to millions of times over the years, its downtown Vancouver afterall. But it was SO stunning with the water almost purple and the sun setting to the west over Vancouver Island, truly send shivers down your spine when you realize how lucky you are to witness it all.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2397/2523840440_3a9aa598b9.jpg (not the picure I took but this is downtown by the city centre, I think Jaqui lives about 2 minutes to the east of this picture).

And a nice little getway home, I think I'll telecommute from home! Damn what life that would be, I came close when living in Port Hardy but didn't stay long enough, really regretting it now for sure.

http://canadahomesforsale.ca/british_columbia/23155/photo21.jpg

I have a few friends, England, Austarlia and Nova Scotia that I still get a Beatiful BC Calendar and magazine subscription for each year as they freaked out the one year I missed out in it for them.

http://www.bcmag.ca/
Chech out the photo galleries. And yet some still wonder why people pick BC as a preferred destination?

Screw government, taxes, shootings, drug crimes, dense population, WalMart, BEst Buy and teh rest of them, you can live without it and in so much more peace!

Really sweet little place. I could stand it for a long, long time. Italians seem to be able to stay busy and have fun. Cooking and wine are almost as good as France's.

It's within an easy drive to Florence. Dirty air, too many jackhammers and Vespas, otherwise a great town. Beautiful women everywhere.

Italian economy kind of stinks. Best to have an outside income.

It would be a fool that would favourably compare Chicago to Vancouver. I would advise anyone who complains about the rain in the winter in Vancouver, to walk down State street when the winter wind is blowing. Talk about a bitter breeze.

James

I'll be up there in a few months. I'll check it out :)

The summer's are hot and sticky, major black flies! The snow is heavy and damp, unlike the drier fluffier stuff you get in the BC interior for example.

Is that possible?

In TEXAS
Definition of heaven = Texas
Definition of HELL = Anywhere it gets below 50 degrees on a regular basis!

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Like you could just take a book home....

must be the meds still talking. :D

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