I'm only in Melbourne because the jobs are here. There's not much I particularly like about it, and I don't think I'll ever be able to afford a house. I'd prefer to live somewhere prettier and cheaper. Maybe in Queensland or Tasmania.
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Weed is essentially legal in both cities. In Barcelona through membership. While personal consumption is tolerated in Berlin most places cigarettes are. > going to a store and buying a nicely packaged edible or a preroll is leagues above buying it off the street If you want to fit in in these cities you need to drop this American fixation with commercialisation and bubble-wrapping every experience to make it "comfort…
The focus is not really on the "commercial" part of it but the part where I don't necessarily have to do everything from the flower stage. In a similar vein, I don't think that Berliners and Barcelonians are churning their own butter because there isn't a shop selling butter already made, or knitting every sock they own because nobody sells socks. The US marijuana sector isn't even really heavily commercialized, ther…
You'll only find in NL, and even then, it's only (priced) for tourists. You have to accept that most facets of life aren't quite as convenient as in the states — but most European's hold that as a positive, not negative. Life is more authentic.
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#213Probably somewhere warmer like Austin or Dallas, Texas or Florida like Miami or Orlando area. Kinda also think it'd would have been cool to have a cabin somewhere in Tennessee like around the smokies.
Full time RVing has been an interest of mine too, but with the COVID thing and RV parks closing and some RV people feeling a bit misplaced. So seems owning land somewhere could be beneficial... Full time RVing seems to have it's pros and cons, but I think maybe part time RVing would be a little less stressful.
Also if you lived somewhere with cold winters, maybe RV a bit in the warmer months for a month or two then during the winter head off to Arizona or something... Like I think Utah would be a cool place to vacation in the summers since a lot of beautiful places to visit like Zion, go off-roading, mountains, etc... But probably not the first choice to live year around since I'd love to escape cold depressing winters but if I did could use the RV to do a bit of snowbirding to like AZ, TX or FL. Otherwise I think Utah is a near prefect state as an outsider prospective in general and sounds like in the future they might attract more tech but if more and more companies go remote then moving to an area based on jobs but other things in life you care about is a bonus, and might even make other places compete more for gaining more residents who are looking to find a new home town.
I think snow is pretty but haven't had much snow lately just cold and after a while it gets old quick... Always wanted to try snowboarding too. There's someone from Utah I like, so that kinda makes me change my mind a bit, and seen that Salt Lake City is on some list for startup hubs haha but I don't think they are as successful as say maybe Austin, Texas is at this point.
I kinda want something different, since bored of where I'm from and not as much opportunities as I'd hoped, seems to be a problem in the midwest in general and people call it the brain drain problem. Like there's a company in Philadelphia I'm a fan of and thought of relocating since they even offer a bonus but seems almost the same stuff just another state over...
If you could get decent internet, working from cruise ships sounds interesting too! But I think being a nomad and working a regular 9 to 5 job online wouldn't be enjoyable and hard to balance work and play... That might work better if you manage your own company remotely or some other passive sources. I know there's world cruises that are like half a year along that sounds fun, only have to unpack once and see the world but some sea days multiple in a row so that'd be some downtime to get some work in since being a longer cruise you'd probably already seen most of everything the ship has to offer anyways.
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#214New Zealand or Tasmania (AU). Assumptions: Timezone matching isn't a constraint. Political administrations within a nation oscillate, but in general little substantive changes as people pick between two similar options. Proximity to other specific humans isn't a constraint (this seems to be a common requirement expressed in this thread). Alternatively - assume international travel is restored to normalcy. Rationale:…
I've heard Tasmania is pretty bogan, but have never been. How does it compare to Melbourne? That'd probably be my ideal wfh location.
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#215Moscow or Saint Petersburg. I'm ethnically Sri Lankan, born and educated in Toronto and I've spent quite a bit of time in the Bay Area, but I've become disillusioned with the West. It just amazes my friends that you can live a comfortable middle-class life in Russia on $800 per month. But aside from being cheap, I just feel like it's a place of great opportunity and future power. There's that immense energy of Russia…
You can live well for that cheap in Moscow or St. Petersburg? I'm surprised, I figured they were a bit more expensive. How is it for speaking English (or do you speak Russian?), making friends, etc.?
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#216In an ideal world, I would live in New Zealand, probably, though I've heard many things have changed in the 15 years since I lived there. I work remote and live in Los Angeles, despite all the drawbacks of living in California, because of family, friends, and my overall support network. Moving somewhere else would mean having to start all over again.
I left NZ in 2011 and came back recently. It's still more or less the same place I remember. If you are an active outdoorsy type, I don't think there are many places in the world that compare to NZ. Where I live I can be at a surfing beach within 10 minutes. Rock climbing in the hills in 10 minutes. Skiing in the Southern Alps in 2 hours. Hiking a beautiful trail in 2 hours (with warm modern huts available for 5 NZD/…
That's funny, because I found the transportation in Wellington to be lightyears better than what we have in LA. Granted, the trains were older at the time(I think they've since been replaced), but I remember being able to get everywhere pretty easily by train and bus, and walking was a cinch. But I guess all public transit elsewhere seems pretty good when you're coming from LA. haha
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#217I may be the only person left who loves San Francisco. Just got back from biking from my house through Golden Gate Park past the De Young and Cal Academy to Cliff House and down Ocean Beach. There was sunshine and people were outside. In different circumstances, there are people dancing on roller skates, learning tango, and skateboarding. Near our house there is a great Russian Bakery, tons of Chinese restaurants on…
I lived in San Francisco between 1998 to 2002 and loved it. In my memory it is a Fantastic city. However, almost all of my friends have left saying it has changed dramatically for the worst. I rather hold on to how I remember it, and really hope that when I visit again one day it will match up to how I remember it.
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#218I haven't seen it mentioned, but Boulder for me. I'm really into outdoors sports all year round, but winter sports in particular. To be able to work in a cool locale that is built around that lifestyle, but also where there are a lot of good coffee spots and restaurants, and where there is a sizable tech population with many major tech companies having offices there, sounds like the best of all worlds. Having a tech…
Even better for you then that you don't have to get a remote gig to live in Boulder.
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#219In an ideal world, I would live in New Zealand, probably, though I've heard many things have changed in the 15 years since I lived there. I work remote and live in Los Angeles, despite all the drawbacks of living in California, because of family, friends, and my overall support network. Moving somewhere else would mean having to start all over again.
Wear sunscreen https://www.google.es/amp/s/www.newshub.co.nz/home/lifestyle...
Oh man, back during the few years I spent there, I got this amazing tan. It didn't even take that long. Now I know why. :/
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#220I just moved to a small town in Michigan from San Jose this week. I love the lack of traffic, my giant backyard and deck, how completely quiet and pitch black it is at night and that I have yet to meet a software developer. Nothing against devs, but getting out of the tech bubble is nice. I can go to Detroit, Chicago, the Great Lakes and many other places if I need a change of pace. Of course it’s only been a few day…
I wonder if you’ll feel the same way after your first winter though
I live in Chicago, and to be honest, it's not that bad if you own a car. (Chicago is relatively car friendly).
Winters are harder for those who don't own a car -- and many don't, but they manage fine by just bundling up.
Anecdotally one hears of people leaving Chicago for a warmer climate, but it's more common for people to leave the city to move to the suburbs (better schools) or to neighboring Indiana (lower COL) -- where there are no weather advantages.
For most of us who live in the northern parts of North America, winter is something we're used to and is not the push factor so many believe it is (those who do see it as a push factor tend to be outspoken about it, so their voices are amplified, which skews perceptions).
If winter was indeed that terrible, the northern North America would have been depopulated. But if you talk to the locals here, many would tell you they prefer to live in the north. (of course some won't but not as many as you would think)