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Post by PaulDavisThe1st »

neoplatonian wrote: post #4

I live in Cambridge and its perfect for my needs, for now. Small university town, everything at bikeable distance, cosmopolitan: if I want to meet a person from any country or experience their cuisine, eveything is available here. London is just an hour away by train. And companies like Microsoft, Apple and IBM have their offices here. The only problem is that in UK its extremely hard to get a sense of community and…

I lived in Cambridge for 18 months in 1987-88. You should be very very glad of the tech companies there, because there's now a community to be a part of that isn't the university. When I was there (working for Schlumberger out on Madingley Road), there was almost nothing happening in town that wasn't university-related, and if you didn't have an inside connection, you weren't a part of it.

I have a sort-of-cousin who lives there now, and he loves it , though he did find a way into the university crowd anyway.

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Post by widforss »

ganstyles wrote: post #104

I 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…

My current trajectory is headed for the tech side of the avalanche business, and its great. People live all over the mountains, so nobody really cares where you are, everything happens by teleconference anyway.

So I basically hope to find a small house on the Cap of the North and work from there.

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Post by dijit »

jedberg wrote: post #98

I would definitely become a nomad if I were single. I tried to do it when I was single and first starting out in '99, but it was just too hard. The tech just wasn't there yet. But now? I'd probably stay right here in the Bay Area, only because my wife's family is here. I wouldn't want to take my kids away from their cousins. Although my wife's brother has been pushing for the entire family to move somewhere cheaper.…

I wanted to do that since I was 13. Buy a van, travel Europe and interview computer security professionals and software developers for YouTube.

For income: work on projects when I can from the Van :D

I know I wouldn't "earn" on it, heck, I wouldn't even cover my expenses, but it would be soo much fun.

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Post by bobthepanda »

I'd like to try Berlin or Barcelona; as a young LGBT person I've loved these areas when I've visited. Though Barcelona certainly has better weather.

The only wrinkle is that I do like my legal weed; going to a store and buying a nicely packaged edible or a preroll is leagues above buying it off the street.

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Post by leonroy »

jedberg wrote: post #98

I would definitely become a nomad if I were single. I tried to do it when I was single and first starting out in '99, but it was just too hard. The tech just wasn't there yet. But now? I'd probably stay right here in the Bay Area, only because my wife's family is here. I wouldn't want to take my kids away from their cousins. Although my wife's brother has been pushing for the entire family to move somewhere cheaper.…

> Although my wife's brother has been pushing for the entire family to move somewhere cheaper. He keeps pointing out that if we all sold our houses in California we could buy a mega-compound in Oklahoma.

I've seen first hand how the frothy Bay Area property market has caused founding families in the area to completely disperse.

My wife's family are all from San Jose and San Francisco. Been there since at least 1830 - there's even a road named after one side of the family tree.

Today, not a single member of the current generation lives there. Not a single one. It just boggles my mind that the entire clan have dispersed across the US to cheaper states.

I'd say another 20-30 years and there won't be anyone from the family left there at all.

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Post by PaulDavisThe1st »

antisthenes wrote: post #13

Mediterranean coast for sure. Croatia, Greece, Montenegro, Italy, Spain, South France, etc. Maybe Tunisia or North Morocco. Depends on which culture makes the best impression, and after that, I would settle down for 5-6 years. My 2nd choice would be the Carribean, but the countries are more hit and miss, small islands means everything is expensive, and hot weather year round sounds nice in theory, but I'm sure I'd ge…

Problem with the Mediterranean is that human beings have put it at the top of their list for at least 5000 years :)

It's a bit like California: all the parts of it I'd want to live, I can't afford, and all the parts I can afford, I don't want to live in.

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Post by charlesju »

larrykubin wrote: post #101

I 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…

Another one! I love the weather here too. That's my favorite part, no need for A/C or worry about the snow. I love the fresh fruits and vegetables and going to the farmer's markets to find what's in season. We're so close to everything that you can want to do in life, that I cannot imagine a better place to grow up or live.

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Post by a3n »

Some little college town that is not being flocked to, and not about to be overrun by a nearby metro area. In Colorado, Boulder, Fort Collins, and probably Greeley are out of the running, nice though they are. I almost did say Greeley, but it's near the other two and Denver.

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Post by canada_dry »

SNosTrAnDbLe wrote: post #93

My village in Kerala, India. I got a house and I have a small patch of land which is very fertile and plenty of water (there are places with water scarcity). I get to watch the monsoon rains. The beach is like a couple of miles away. The mountains are also quite close and its very beautiful and its very much untouched nature. It's also very hot and humid but I am fine with that. Also, they get fiber so the internet i…

Gotta say Kerala looks pretty livable.

https://www.google.ca/maps/@8.0832685,77.5565189,3a,75y,326....

Traveling through India for a couple months is on my bucket list, and now Kerala is part of that.

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