Yes, the 2nd day I was there I actually got the want-ads out and started looking for a job, haha. I talked to a few people while I was there as they moved there for work and they said about the first year, year and a half, everything was awesome, but once you see and do all there is to do, it's like every other place and the downside was to take a vacation you can't of course just hop a bus or jump into your car, you have to fly somewhere.
I had the same reaction when I visited what stopped me was the extra cost of everything from having to import. I just vowed to visit again which will happen eventually.
Yeh when I was there I didn't get all crazy doing every Tourist thing there was to do, so when I go back one day there will still be things I can do there. Yes you don't realize that everything has to be brought in, I think a gallon of milk was like $7-$9 when I was there, somewhere around that amount. Course I wasn't drinking milk, haha!
Hotel I was at had happy hour from 3-4 or 5, two beers or two mai tias (SP) for the price of one at the pool bar too!! I was always there promptly at 3 everyday.
That sounds great. It is also the reason to stay at the embassy suites if you can as they usually have a managers reception with limited or unlimited free drinks depending on the hotel.
I visited over Easter weekend back in 2014 and fell in love with the place. A lot of the time places are heavily romanticised and end up just letting you down when you finally get there. I went in knowing I would like Stockholm and left loving it. I would definitely consider retiring there or buying a vacation home there.
I've lived in China, India, South Korea, Thailand, and Mexico. Here's an interesting thing about living in a foreign country... It really doesn't correlate that well with the fantasies people have bout those places. Yeah, Thailand has amazing beaches and fantastic food, but there are things you'll face living there that no tourist has encountered. Stuff like bureaucracy, cultural attitudes towards foreigners, minor inconveniences, etc.
It's definitely interesting, and I loved living in all those aforementioned countries. But knowing what I know now, I'm currently looking to move to... Bulgaria. Mentioning Thailand and Mexico get me sighs and "You're so lucky," but Bulgaria just gets me blank stares.
What is it about Bulgaria that does it for you? And yeah, I know what you mean about seeing the cracks, when you live in a place too long they start becoming much more noticeable.
There's a bunch of reasons, some logical, some intangible... Among them: low cost of living on a foreign income, ability to establish legal residency there, super-fast Internet (I work online) , very walkable cities, fantastic food and locally-grown produce, and proximity of parks and trails for running. The culture also feels both easy to approach and fascinating and different.
It's really hard to pinpoint what makes me want to stay in a place... It's like people, really: some people you just "click" with, others you know are great but just don't connect somehow...
I'm assuming you're living there now and know all of these things from experience? If so, I totally get what you mean, and it's definitely hard to just pick a place to live based just on what you see online or what people say.
I visited a few years ago and loved it. I'm heading there in two weeks to confirm my impression and make the final decision whether I want to live there. We'll see. You're right, it's really hard to know if you'll like a place or not, especially for living there. A lot of places are awesome for a few days, but live there long enough and it becomes a totally different place. So just researching online doesn't give you the full picture.
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Hawaii.
Yes, the 2nd day I was there I actually got the want-ads out and started looking for a job, haha. I talked to a few people while I was there as they moved there for work and they said about the first year, year and a half, everything was awesome, but once you see and do all there is to do, it's like every other place and the downside was to take a vacation you can't of course just hop a bus or jump into your car, you have to fly somewhere.
I had the same reaction when I visited what stopped me was the extra cost of everything from having to import. I just vowed to visit again which will happen eventually.
Yeh when I was there I didn't get all crazy doing every Tourist thing there was to do, so when I go back one day there will still be things I can do there. Yes you don't realize that everything has to be brought in, I think a gallon of milk was like $7-$9 when I was there, somewhere around that amount. Course I wasn't drinking milk, haha!
Lol of course not but other liberations are more expensive as well.
Hotel I was at had happy hour from 3-4 or 5, two beers or two mai tias (SP) for the price of one at the pool bar too!! I was always there promptly at 3 everyday.
That sounds great. It is also the reason to stay at the embassy suites if you can as they usually have a managers reception with limited or unlimited free drinks depending on the hotel.
Stockholm.
I visited over Easter weekend back in 2014 and fell in love with the place. A lot of the time places are heavily romanticised and end up just letting you down when you finally get there. I went in knowing I would like Stockholm and left loving it. I would definitely consider retiring there or buying a vacation home there.
If I couldn't live where I live now, Canada.
I would also choose Canada.
I've lived in China, India, South Korea, Thailand, and Mexico. Here's an interesting thing about living in a foreign country... It really doesn't correlate that well with the fantasies people have bout those places. Yeah, Thailand has amazing beaches and fantastic food, but there are things you'll face living there that no tourist has encountered. Stuff like bureaucracy, cultural attitudes towards foreigners, minor inconveniences, etc.
It's definitely interesting, and I loved living in all those aforementioned countries. But knowing what I know now, I'm currently looking to move to... Bulgaria. Mentioning Thailand and Mexico get me sighs and "You're so lucky," but Bulgaria just gets me blank stares.
What is it about Bulgaria that does it for you? And yeah, I know what you mean about seeing the cracks, when you live in a place too long they start becoming much more noticeable.
There's a bunch of reasons, some logical, some intangible... Among them: low cost of living on a foreign income, ability to establish legal residency there, super-fast Internet (I work online) , very walkable cities, fantastic food and locally-grown produce, and proximity of parks and trails for running. The culture also feels both easy to approach and fascinating and different.
It's really hard to pinpoint what makes me want to stay in a place... It's like people, really: some people you just "click" with, others you know are great but just don't connect somehow...
I'm assuming you're living there now and know all of these things from experience? If so, I totally get what you mean, and it's definitely hard to just pick a place to live based just on what you see online or what people say.
I visited a few years ago and loved it. I'm heading there in two weeks to confirm my impression and make the final decision whether I want to live there. We'll see. You're right, it's really hard to know if you'll like a place or not, especially for living there. A lot of places are awesome for a few days, but live there long enough and it becomes a totally different place. So just researching online doesn't give you the full picture.
Ultimately, you gotta take your chances...
Exactly. Wish you the best in confirming your first impression!
Thank you! :)
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Spring, Summer, Fall: White Mountains in New Hampshire
Winter: Someplace south of I-10 where it doesn't snow.
South of France. My favouritest spot with my favouritest food.
I would spend February 15 - November 30 at my house in the Fairbanks, AK area. I would spend December 1 through February 14 on Kauai.
Norway. It's such a beautiful country.
Amsterdam.
What a beautiful city. I would love to find a job there so I could move.