If you could live anywhere on Earth, where would you live?

[YellowRubberDuckie]

Let's say you have enough money to live comfortably in any place in the world. Where would you go?
I'd move to Manhattan. Of course, I want to live somewhere that I don't need to drive. I love the idea of actual public transportation, instead of the skankportation we have here in oklahoma(If you've ever taken a city bus in Downtown OKC, you know what I'm talking about). I just want to live someplace where I'm anonymous and can be exactly who I am without anyone criticizing me for it. I love the idea of living my life with no one but the boss I work for to answer to. We will spend at least a year of our life together living in NYC, hopefully Manhattan. I love that place.
Duckie

[RubyDuby in GA]

1. My own private island

in the Bahamas.
If anyones needs me...........too bad.

[terrya]

2. Toronto.

A wonderfully diverse city. Culture, friendly people and Doug. :-)

[guruant]

4. Barrow, Alaska

Would seem like a *very* interesting place to live. :)

[newyawker99]

50. Hi guruant!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[roguevalley]

70. six weeks of sunlight now. of course, in december there is six weeks of

darkness. :) But the polar bears don't mind. ;)

[JohnKleeb]

3. umm dunno

Manhattan is great. Oh and if you're curious why I am posting, slow day at work so I have very little to do. Thanks for the card again and I have the day off tommorow because I'll be waiting for the computer people.

[Screaming Lord Byron]

5. New Zealand definitely.

Perhaps Wellington, Coromandel, Waitakare, Napier, any one works.

[PROUDNWLIBERAL]

14. Hamilton New Zealand

We moved from the Facist States to Hamilton, New Zealand and love it here! How refreshing not to hear the right wing wackos constantly!

[Screaming Lord Byron]

16. Hamilton's a nice town, right there in the Waikato.

[Reciprocity]

57. Middle-earth/ Bay of Islands , New Zealand

This was the sunrise from our balcony at the Abel Tasman Lodge
Paihia, Bay of Islands New Zealand.
http://www.fishingpro.co.nz/abel.htm


Home of Middle-earth
http://www.newzealand.com/travel/en/about-nz/culture/lotr-2003/introduction.cfm

[salinen]

6. At the very center

no gravity.

[bif]

7. Tahiti

n/t

[Goldmund]

I live in NYC

But ideally I'd put it on a ship and transfer it to Southern California, maybe replacing LA. I love NYC, from about April to November.

[Magrittes Pipe]

8. Northeastern Ohio.

[mongo]

54. Sorry, but that's above the line of pestilence

with all the fire belching smokestacks, flammable rivers, etc.
Before we moved here, I drew a big line across the state just above Columbus and vowed not to live above that line.

But I'm a country person, not a city person. To each his own. Cleveland isn't a bad place to visit every once in a while.

[madrchsod]

9. home overlooking

lake michigan and somewhere in canada probably the west coast

[ihaveaquestion]

10. Jackson Hole, Wyoming

Can't beat the mountains for it's spiritually inspiring scenery!

[Fenris]

11. In a stone keep on the Central California coast

[Lavender Brown]

12. I'd stay in NYC

but I have to tell you, the New York subway is the definition of "skankportation" IMHO.

[pagerbear]

38. Not at all!

I see people from a wide range of economic, cultural and ethnic backgrounds on NYC subways and buses. Some of them piss me off, some of them look like their lives are infinitely more interesting than mine (OK, that wouldn't be so hard to accomplish). What I would call "skankportation" is where the ridership is much more consistently very poor people, people who live in car country but can't afford a car. (Not that I mean to call poor people skanky!)

[Lavender Brown]

43. I was just referring to the litter and grunge

which depends on the line you take I guess. The F is really busy and crowded and it's always kind of gross. There's no better way to start the workday than by dropping your keys in a puddle of urine (I'm just grumpy because this happened to me a few days ago). No, the *people* I see every day are the #1 reason I love New York. I've encountered more thoughtfulness and niceness from total strangers here than I ever did in my "close-knit" hometown. :)

[pagerbear]

44. Good answer!

[YellowRubberDuckie]

49. Pager, your life is probably more interesting than you think...

And if I'm ever up that way, I'll look you up. :)
Duckie

[pagerbear]

51. Woo-hoo! I'll be here!

[everythingsxen]

13. Is my own private space station too excessive?

Ok. Then I would build a fortress in the side of a mountain somewhere.

[Xithras]

15. Southern Chile

Preferably on one of the uninhabited islands (most of them are...there are over 70 large islands in southern Chile, but only about 20 are inhabited, and we're talking big Kauai sized islands). Most people aren't aware of Chile's natural beauty, but southern Chile looks a lot like New Zealand, only bigger and with more active volcanoes, and with a fraction of the population :)

[shance]

17. London or Florence*

n/t

[underpants]

18. In my pants

Oh sorry wrong thread

[Gildor Inglorion]

19. Rio de Janiero

I've always wanted to learn Portugese...besides, I think the climate would agree with me. The warmer the better, as far as I'm concerned. But I'd ALWAYS want to spend Christmas in New York City.

[Unperson 309]

20. Exactly where I am!

Public Transportation? Nope. *sigh* Cost of living? Ow! Natural beauty? Yeah, Hey! We are on the outermost edge of the city, in the country, really. Yesterday, I hiked up the arroyo to collect some rocks for our garden. I found some lovely quartz and obsidian next to a sandstone formation carved by the wind and water. I gazed out across the mesa and heard thunder in the far distance. It was a five minute walk from my back door.

Aaaaahhhhhhhhh! God's Country.

309

[MikeG]

25. Didn't Winston Smith erase every trace of your existence yet?

[TX-RAT]

45. In the 4 corners area?

Co, AZ, NM, UT.

[Forkboy]

21. Ireland or Japan

or I'd live like Grizzly Adams somewhere in the middle of Manitoba :)

[DS1]

22. Under the Sea!! Under the Sea!

There'll be no accusations
Just friendly crustaceans
Under the sea

[Reciprocity]

71. "Under the Sea!! Under the Sea!"

The seaweed is always greener
In somebody else's lake
You dream about going up there
But that is a big mistake
Just look at the world around you
Right here on the ocean floor
Such wonderful things surround you
What more ARE you lookin' for?

[radwriter0555]

23. South of France... Cote d'azure, Nice, Cannes, any of those seaside

cities...

LOVE the cheese!

[worksux]

24. Amsterdam, The Netherlands, NOT for drugs but my brother lives there. r/o

he's been there for 11 years and in Europe since 1986,an ex-pat. I miss his a lot and he's the only one in the family who's cool.

[Speck Tater]

26. Flagstaff AZ

or maybe Cleveland.

[rlev1223]

27. Paris, pas question n/t

[MissMillie]

28. Greece

why not?

[Catholic Sensation]

29. fan of anarchy eh?

[MissMillie]

39. no

but big fan of lamb, olives, fish, and all those wonderful foods in the mediterranean diet.

Not to mention the beauty of the Greeke Isles.

[Misunderestimator]

30. To be practical... California...

Now, if I was a millionaire, maybe I'd choose something exotic... but California at least appeals to my liberal sensibilities, I hate Florida where I am now, and the weather is still pleasant...among other things. :)

(I did LOVE the 10 years I lived in Manhattan... so maybe a pied-a-terre there as well.)

[ronnykmarshall]

69. California would love you!

[HuckleB]

31. Port Lligat, Spain

On the Mediterranean Coast, close to Barcelona and the Pyrenees. It doesn't get any better than that.

[Fleshdancer]

32. Right now I like the idea of living in the south of France

Get myself a big chunk of land, a tiny vineyard, my own garden, and maybe have a few more babies running around. I just want to slow life down a bit. My husband will make homemade bread and cheese and I'll lay on the grass with my daughter and look up at the clouds or go visit the nearest village and have coffee with the locals.

[guitar man]

33. On the beach

somewhere along the Gulf coast.

[bookfreak]

34. Arizona

Somewhere in the desert where it never snows and rarely, if ever, drops below 70 degrees. I hate the cold and I despise snow and ice. I could easily never see another frigid East coast winter and be all too happy.

[pagerbear]

35. I'd have several homes

A nice apartment in NYC, a house in NC, perhaps places in London, Amsterdam, Milan, Barcelona....

[AlFrankenFan]

36. Northfield, Minnesota

n/t

[flamingyouth]

37. I like living right here

But I'd love to have a place in Cambria, Calif., to escape to.

[dbt]

40. The West of Ireland, please!

Probably in Clare, near Miltown Malbay. Every morning, my breakfast would weigh three pounds and I'd light me a turf fire.

Around 10:00, I'd drive north awhile so I could Buck Dance on The Burren.

Every evening, I'd take my fiddle down to the pub and jam "June Apple" or "Soldier's Joy" with a girl who plays the Uillean pipes. Neither of us would ever have to pay for a pint or a glass of Black Bush.

A couple of times a month, I'd drive over to Cork to score some of what must be the best homegrown weed in the world.

:loveya:
dbt

[Mikimouse]

41. Palmer, Alaska.......n/t

[Zech Marquis]

42. probably Osaka or Kyoto, Japan

I'll be there this ocotober for a preview :-) and if tings really go to shit any further--as in rounding up "dissentors" and widespread harrassment by the BFEE--I just might rip up my return ticket back and take up residence there.

[bearfan454]

46. Right where I am now, Austin Tx.

Austin is a really neat place.

[FarLeftRage]

47. Right here:

http://www.sarnow.com/indexuk.htm

[philosophie_en_rose]

48. Washington, of course.

Though I would have to have enough money to boot out Tim Eyman and anyone that votes for Tim Eyman's moran initiatives.

[noonwitch]

52. Northern Michigan-Traverse City area or Petoskey

I'd keep a place in metro Detroit for shopping trips and getaways.

I'd love to live on Lake Michigan. That part of the state is so beautiful. My grandpa lives on the Old Mission penninsula, which is in Grand Traverse Bay and runs north out of Traverse City. It is so wonderful there-lots of beachfronts, pretty houses, cherry farms, rolling hills and wineries with free tasting rooms.

[doctorbombeigh]

53. Ooooh.... tough one.

San Fran is great, I love it here but...

Dublin and Florence are my faves, I'd live in either city quite happily.

And Paris... who can get over Paris?

Okay - I give up.

[maveric]

55. Carmel CA.

If you've been there you'd understand my choice.

[ChoralScholar]

56. as ChoralScholar comes inside from running a new Satellite Cable

I'm going to move somewhere where the humidity isn't so freakin high! Heat doesn't bother me... it's the constant feeling you're going to suffocate because you're breathing water!

That being said... I want to move to Chicago.

[Reciprocity]

58. Also Ballinalacken West Coast of Ireland

8th Century Manor House, often described as one of the most beautifully sited houses in Europe, situated as it is with panoramic views of the famous Cliffs of Moher, Aran Islands, the Connemara Hills and Galway Bay

[MrScorpio]

59. Zeist, The Netherlands

Nice houses, close to my in-laws but not too close, Utrecht just down the road and Amsterdam 20 minutes away.

Perfect.

[bikebloke]

60. Another Kiwi lover here

I wish I'd stayed in NZ illegally. But I wanted to do it right. I really liked Christchurch (except for the name of the city). Bay of Islands was nice, too. Didn't care for the wind storms of Wellington. I had a mate in Hamilton, I visited. Nice area, Waikato.

[Earth_First]

61. Patagonia or Costa Rica

[Reciprocity]

66. OMG that's breathtaking, magnificent, spectacular words fail me .

[SarahB]

62. My unnamed Pacific Island.

Quiet. (Did I say quiet?) Warm, but a nice breeze. Hurricanes are a rarity. No mosquitos. Freshwater stream. Lots of fish. Lots of fruits and veggies. Someone special to share it with.

[TroubleMan]

63. Amsterdam, Rio, or Tokyo

nt

[arwalden]

64. Hawaii, Or New Zealand

[kodi]

65. vatican city

nice buildings and such

[Pied Piper]

67. Right where I am

I live in Boston near the Gardner Museum. I walk to work every day, right past the Museum of Fine Arts. The Huntington Theatre is right across the street from my office (almost any Bostonian can tell you where I work...). The public transportation system (the MBTA, or in the local vernacular, the "T") takes me just about anywhere I need to go. I don't even own a car, but there is a reliable rental agency within eyesight of my 12th floor view of downtown.

If I ever had to leave Boston, I would love to live in Paris (been there several times, and it always feels to me like I must have lived there in a former life), or Amsterdam ('nuff said...), or London (which I've only seen for a few hours last fall, but wow!).

Yes, I'm a city boy. I love the country life, but I could only visit, not live there.

[ronnykmarshall]

68. New York City

I love NY. If we could move to Manhattan we'd do it in a ....... NEW YORK MINUTE!

[Rhiannon12866]

72. San Diego

Perfect weather, nice people, animal friendly, beautiful vegetation, great food and lots to do.:shrug:

Either that or County Kerry, Ireland. Same reasons, except the latter two, LOL!:D

[Mordecai]

73. Anywhere either in the Mediterranean or

the Canadian wilderness.

[Zorra]

Nowhere. I live in paradise. Summer in one place, winter in another. n/t

[Zorra]

74. Nowhere. I live in paradise. Summer in one place, winter in another. n/t

[wickerwoman]

75. Berwick-on-Tweed, England.

I saw it out of train window and fell in love. I took a separate vacation there a few years later. My dream is to buy a townhouse overlooking the river when I retire.

[Screaming Lord Byron]

76. Ahem...Berwick-on-Tweed, Scotland.

That's stolen land!

[wickerwoman]

77. I'll just buy a house on the English side of town.

Maybe in York?

I knew there was something I liked about it anyway.

I want to live there when I'm 80 and insane and have piles of empty birdcages and walk around frightening the children.

Ya gotta dream.