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moneyoriented
Joined: 11 May 2008 Posts: 76
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Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2009 3:27 am Post subject: best place in the world to live? |
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If job and money were no object... if you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be, and why? |
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jpvanderwerf2001
Joined: 02 Oct 2003 Posts: 1117 Location: New York
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Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2009 9:08 am Post subject: |
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Tough question, naturally. However, if I were to choose from the cities I've lived in, I'd pick Buenos Aires in a heartbeat. It has amazing food and wine; an active, stylish, and highly educated population; a great mix of European and Latin American cultures; above average weather; a wealth of entertainment (theaters, sports, etc.); a vibrant arts scene; and, oh, did I mention the food and wine?  |
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denise

Joined: 23 Apr 2003 Posts: 3419 Location: finally home-ish
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Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2009 12:32 pm Post subject: |
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I think Buenos Aires would be on my list, too, and I only spent about four days there... Based on other places that I've been/lived in, I'd add Prague, San Francisco, and anywhere in Ireland to the list, too.
Why? Well, for whatever reasons, those places just really appeal to me--culture, food, natural scenery, etc., etc.
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sheikh radlinrol
Joined: 30 Jan 2007 Posts: 1222 Location: Spain
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Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2009 12:54 pm Post subject: |
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Sydney for me. I've also heard great things about Cape Town and San Diego but have never visited either. Dublin and Edinburgh are let down by their crappy weather. |
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Never Ceased To Be Amazed

Joined: 22 Oct 2004 Posts: 3500 Location: Shhh...don't talk to me...I'm playin' dead...
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Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2009 1:53 pm Post subject: |
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A-M-S-T-E-R-D-A-M!!!
NCTBA |
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Guy Courchesne

Joined: 10 Mar 2003 Posts: 9650 Location: Mexico City
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Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2009 2:08 pm Post subject: |
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Manhattan would top my list, save for the weather. Others would be Mexico City (hey, hey!), Paris, and Vancouver. All cities for me. |
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johnslat

Joined: 21 Jan 2003 Posts: 13859 Location: Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
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Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2009 3:32 pm Post subject: |
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Venice, Italy or right where I am: Santa Fe, NM. Both are places you can live in all your life but never get tired of. |
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william wallace
Joined: 14 May 2003 Posts: 2869 Location: in between
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Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2009 4:03 pm Post subject: |
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#1.Highlands of Scotland
#2. West of Ireland
#3. Highlands of Cape Breton |
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spiral78

Joined: 05 Apr 2004 Posts: 11534 Location: On a Short Leash
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Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2009 4:06 pm Post subject: |
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Prague. Prague. Prague. Prague. Prague. Prague. Prague.
But only if I'm independently wealthy  |
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basiltherat
Joined: 04 Oct 2003 Posts: 952
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Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2009 4:09 pm Post subject: |
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In Asia - particularly cos i haven't been everywhere in the world yet - ?
Malaysia, preferably close by kuala lumpur but not in it; as well as within striking distance of the coast. .....
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fladude
Joined: 02 Feb 2009 Posts: 432
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Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2009 7:41 pm Post subject: |
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Underground bunker |
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Dedicated
Joined: 18 May 2007 Posts: 972 Location: UK
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Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2009 8:06 pm Post subject: Best City |
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COPENHAGEN. It has been voted both the Most Liveable City in the World, and the Best Design City.
But it is expensive............. |
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Justin Trullinger

Joined: 28 Jan 2005 Posts: 3110 Location: Seoul, South Korea and Myanmar for a bit
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Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2009 8:49 pm Post subject: |
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Fantasyland, money no object and I'm young, London.
Now, maybe Quito.
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MELEE

Joined: 22 Jan 2003 Posts: 2583 Location: The Mexican Hinterland
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Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2009 11:15 pm Post subject: |
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I think I'd stay in Mexico, but certainly not Mexico City--Guy and I are a different breed. I'd probably move into Oaxaca City if money were no object, or Tepoztlan, Morelos.
Or possibly I'd build a Hacienda, somewhere within an hour of Oaxaca City. |
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Marcoregano

Joined: 19 May 2003 Posts: 872 Location: Hong Kong
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Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2009 2:30 am Post subject: |
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Interesting to note the variety of ideal locations - hot/cold, city/sticks, etc. My choice today differs from what I'd have chosen 10 or 20 years ago. Back then I'd probably have gone for exotic and remote - Thailand's 'The Beach' perhaps.
So far nobody seems to have plumbed for a Spanish idyll, which surprises me a bit. And Spain is my choice today - a smallish village in the mountains of Andalucia, close to the sea but far from the Costa. |
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