Looking to relocate. But to where?

[Pekelo]

Australia, so friendly, even the wildlife is petting your dog:

My bad, that was the wrong video, the freaking kangoroo just held captive a pitbull sized dog. Got hit on the nose by a 200 lbs guy and just shook his head: Is that the best you have?

 

[Banjo]

Honey, have you seen the dog?
http://abcnews.go.com/US/record-breaking-17-foot-python-captured-south-florida/story?id=51616851

 

[themickey]

Didn't know they had gators in Aussieland. You guys import them recently just for kicks?

Sorry, my bad. Crocs.

 

[ironchef]

Lived in LA for a decade. The 1p cutoff is nice, but getting up for the pre-market is not.

As you get older, you sleep less and less and getting up early will not be a problem.

 

[Farmas]

Thanks..you can always fly down stay a month or so and just see if it meets what you are looking for....it is much cheaper to go the b&b route for a month as good hotels are quite expensive. Plus you get kitchen..furnished place..privacy...etc as opposed to hotel stay.

I've lived in Mexico, Honduras, Belize, Panama..been to Argentina..Chile..Guatemala..El Salvador..etc.

However, i am a warm climate type person and don't care for mountains neither. I like flat land ...warm weather..beaches...etc so i could never get used to all the mountains in Honduras Highlands..Mexico Highlands...Guatemala Highlands. Plus i do not do well at high altitudes. I was mostly miserable but on warm sunny days i could sit in the sun and thaw out. I have friends in Canada. The wife and myself loaded up the Goldwing hooked up our combi camper and raced to Mexico to San Cristobal de Las Casas (two hours or so from Central America ...camping as we went.) Then returned back and raced up to Alberta Canada ...camping as we went. It was a dream i had had for years ...to travel on a motorcycle camping. Just decided i had better do it before I got too old to hold the moto up. Glad we did. We saw many sites in Mexico, Dakotas, Nebraska, Wyoming, Montana, Canada...etc.

We are from the south so it was quite the journey..back to back long trips on a moto pulling a big Combi Camp.

I like fishing..flat land...warm weather. I don't care for mountains of Tn that everyone raves about. Been there and camped there (this time in the motorhome.) Have friends that live in Gatlinburg. They love it.

So, in trying to decide where to settle down at..I'd take the time to visit as many as money would allow..travel around ...sightsee...find a place that "fits" you and of course your wife if married.

We gotton too old now but still may be good for one more long moto trip. Or may go in the motorhome and pull the moto behind on a trailer. I've gotton used to the comforts of a 40 ft motor home. Back when younger the moto/combi camper journey was VERY appealing.

It was very interesting to read your post. I too am going to have a rest soon, I want to visit Asia, visit several countries, including China and India. There are a few architectural monuments in mind https://set-travel.com/en/asia/monuments I have not been to Asian countries yet.

 

[LacesOut]

Not too hot
Not too cold
Electricity and internet connection
The stimulation of others with similar interests.
Culture and fun places nearby.
Intelligible language.
Low tax and authority interference.
Any more ?

Costa Rica?
Portugal?
Malta?
Panama?

 

[Cuddles]

I hear Idaho is nice. I'm partial to Colorado. Chile is stable enough if looking at Latin America....I like Brazil and Colombia myself... Some parts of Mexico are nice as fuck.

 

[DTB2]

Why relocate completely? Do like we did. Downsize in the expensive locale where you have been and have friends, family, doctors etc. and winter in some warmer climes?

EZ-PZ

 

[Sig]

We live in Waltham with one more to finish up school in a year and considering renting the house and relocating. My work for Oracle has taken my around the world.

Considering:
Santiago #1 by far
Budapest
Munich
Lisbon

What was the smog situation like in Santiago? It's another place I've heard mixed reviews on, mainly that it would be perfect except it's got a "LA in the 70s" level smog problem because now the bowl geography and inversions. Is that accurate or an exaggeration?

 

[bone]

Well if you're still trading with any serious regularity time zone and ECN infrastructure would be important.

Now my next point is very individualistic and personal, but I have seen some traders not do well when they make a serious move in locale. It just seems to mess with them somehow. Humans are generally speaking creatures of habit.