I always loved San Francisco so that would have to be my choice. Delicious fresh food, surfing, not too hot, beautiful scenery. I've also been interested in Alcatraz since I was young, so I would probably just gaze at the island every now and then.
Have you been lately?
City has changed so much. I used to love it. Kind of loathe it, now.
Still beautiful but mega-overcrowded. Douchelords took it over, as well.
I always loved San Francisco so that would have to be my choice. Delicious fresh food, surfing, not too hot, beautiful scenery. I've also been interested in Alcatraz since I was young, so I would probably just gaze at the island every now and then.
Have you been lately?
City has changed so much. I used to love it. Kind of loathe it, now.
Still beautiful but mega-overcrowded. Douchelords took it over, as well.
I always loved San Francisco so that would have to be my choice. Delicious fresh food, surfing, not too hot, beautiful scenery. I've also been interested in Alcatraz since I was young, so I would probably just gaze at the island every now and then.
Have you been lately?
City has changed so much. I used to love it. Kind of loathe it, now.
Still beautiful but mega-overcrowded. Douchelords took it over, as well.
Last visit was 2016. I want to go soon, but I am hoping a Pearl Jam tour next year allows me to hold off lol. I've been lucky enough to have visited a few times, and it's always the same to me. I do not define myself as a tourist, I define myself as a traveller. I don't hang around Fisherman's Wharf or Chinatown.
I always loved San Francisco so that would have to be my choice. Delicious fresh food, surfing, not too hot, beautiful scenery. I've also been interested in Alcatraz since I was young, so I would probably just gaze at the island every now and then.
Have you been lately?
City has changed so much. I used to love it. Kind of loathe it, now.
Still beautiful but mega-overcrowded. Douchelords took it over, as well.
Tent City...
Isn't every metropolis?
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I always loved San Francisco so that would have to be my choice. Delicious fresh food, surfing, not too hot, beautiful scenery. I've also been interested in Alcatraz since I was young, so I would probably just gaze at the island every now and then.
Have you been lately?
City has changed so much. I used to love it. Kind of loathe it, now.
Still beautiful but mega-overcrowded. Douchelords took it over, as well.
Last visit was 2016. I want to go soon, but I am hoping a Pearl Jam tour next year allows me to hold off lol. I've been lucky enough to have visited a few times, and it's always the same to me. I do not define myself as a tourist, I define myself as a traveller. I don't hang around Fisherman's Wharf or Chinatown.
Yeah, have been there loads, lived in CA for 20 years and had family & friends up in the area. Even dodging the tourist bs it is still a crazy place now. Still lots of great stuff but, for my money, way too jammed with people. (And, not the "old" SF type of people.)
Hope you can get back soon, and that you still love it!
For me, I need a lot of golf courses. Unless I could split time, I would probably pick Hilton Head Island. No golf, I would live in Europe somewhere with a home that overlooks a body of water. Italy would be great. A smaller town where you could walk most places.
I always loved San Francisco so that would have to be my choice. Delicious fresh food, surfing, not too hot, beautiful scenery. I've also been interested in Alcatraz since I was young, so I would probably just gaze at the island every now and then.
Have you been lately?
City has changed so much. I used to love it. Kind of loathe it, now.
Still beautiful but mega-overcrowded. Douchelords took it over, as well.
Last visit was 2016. I want to go soon, but I am hoping a Pearl Jam tour next year allows me to hold off lol. I've been lucky enough to have visited a few times, and it's always the same to me. I do not define myself as a tourist, I define myself as a traveller. I don't hang around Fisherman's Wharf or Chinatown.
Yeah, have been there loads, lived in CA for 20 years and had family & friends up in the area. Even dodging the tourist bs it is still a crazy place now. Still lots of great stuff but, for my money, way too jammed with people. (And, not the "old" SF type of people.)
Hope you can get back soon, and that you still love it!
I guess what I enjoy most is the idea of the old charm. Seeing City Lights, or a beautiful park sort of brings that back to me.
I always loved San Francisco so that would have to be my choice. Delicious fresh food, surfing, not too hot, beautiful scenery. I've also been interested in Alcatraz since I was young, so I would probably just gaze at the island every now and then.
Have you been lately?
City has changed so much. I used to love it. Kind of loathe it, now.
Still beautiful but mega-overcrowded. Douchelords took it over, as well.
Tent City...
Isn't every metropolis?
Hell no.
NYC doesn't have them. Boston doesn't have them. Philly doesn't have them.
I think I technically live in the perfect place already, with the Pacific, the mountains, the forests, the city, and the country, all in the same place - the problem is that it is only really my ideal place with a shitload of money, given the insane cost of living here, and I unfortunately do not have a shitload of money. But I still can't think of any other place I'd rather live, even after considering the fact that I'm Vancouver poor. So lucky me, I was born into what I think is the best place to live in the world. There are plenty of places I would be happy to live though... The Maritimes, for example. I think I'd get on really well there. NYC is another, but the same money problem comes into play, plus the USA isn't appealing at the moment. I think Oslo could also be cool. Also expensive, lol. I have very expensive taste in locations. I'm a bit limited here, because I hate warm weather. That kind of rules out most of the world for me, lol.
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With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
I think I technically live in the perfect place already, with the Pacific, the mountains, the forests, the city, and the country, all in the same place - the problem is that it is only really my ideal place with a shitload of money, given the insane cost of living here, and I unfortunately do not have a shitload of money. But I still can't think of any other place I'd rather live, even after considering the fact that I'm Vancouver poor. So lucky me, I was born into what I think is the best place to live in the world. There are plenty of places I would be happy to live though... The Maritimes, for example. I think I'd get on really well there. NYC is another, but the same money problem comes into play, plus the USA isn't appealing at the moment. I think Oslo could also be cool. Also expensive, lol. I have very expensive taste in locations. I'm a bit limited here, because I hate warm weather. That kind of rules out most of the world for me, lol.
Oslo is the only place I've ever seen heroin needles lying around. And it's tooooo damn expensive. Avoid that city.
"Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
I think I technically live in the perfect place already, with the Pacific, the mountains, the forests, the city, and the country, all in the same place - the problem is that it is only really my ideal place with a shitload of money, given the insane cost of living here, and I unfortunately do not have a shitload of money. But I still can't think of any other place I'd rather live, even after considering the fact that I'm Vancouver poor. So lucky me, I was born into what I think is the best place to live in the world. There are plenty of places I would be happy to live though... The Maritimes, for example. I think I'd get on really well there. NYC is another, but the same money problem comes into play, plus the USA isn't appealing at the moment. I think Oslo could also be cool. Also expensive, lol. I have very expensive taste in locations. I'm a bit limited here, because I hate warm weather. That kind of rules out most of the world for me, lol.
Oslo is the only place I've ever seen heroin needles lying around. And it's tooooo damn expensive. Avoid that city.
Er, I guess I'd feel right at home there then, lol. There are heroin needles lying around in Vancouver too - every major west coast city in Canads and the USA have that problem because the mild climate attracts homeless drug addicts. And like I said, Vancouver is toooooo damn expensive as well. More so than Oslo. DESPITE those things, Vancouver is still my perfect place. I'm sure no place exists where you don't have to take some bad with the good, one way or another.
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With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
I think I technically live in the perfect place already, with the Pacific, the mountains, the forests, the city, and the country, all in the same place - the problem is that it is only really my ideal place with a shitload of money, given the insane cost of living here, and I unfortunately do not have a shitload of money. But I still can't think of any other place I'd rather live, even after considering the fact that I'm Vancouver poor. So lucky me, I was born into what I think is the best place to live in the world. There are plenty of places I would be happy to live though... The Maritimes, for example. I think I'd get on really well there. NYC is another, but the same money problem comes into play, plus the USA isn't appealing at the moment. I think Oslo could also be cool. Also expensive, lol. I have very expensive taste in locations. I'm a bit limited here, because I hate warm weather. That kind of rules out most of the world for me, lol.
Oslo is the only place I've ever seen heroin needles lying around. And it's tooooo damn expensive. Avoid that city.
Er, I guess I'd feel right at home there then, lol. There are heroin needles lying around in Vancouver too - every major west coast city in Canads and the USA have that problem because the mild climate attracts homeless drug addicts. And like I said, Vancouver is toooooo damn expensive as well. More so than Oslo. DESPITE those things, Vancouver is still my perfect place. I'm sure no place exists where you don't have to take some bad with the good, one way or another.
North shore Mass, too. My family was out with the dog for a walk, and we found a needle on the sidewalk in front of our kids’ elementary school. The dog almost stepped on it! I called the cops and waited for them to show up and remove it so that I could warn other pedestrians about the needle if they got too close to it. The cop arrived, ruefully looked at my kids and said “I’m sorry you have to see this” before cleaning up the syringe.
I would never want to live in a big metropolis...but if I did, it would have to have a few major league sports teams...and Toronto would top my list...but it is expensive in Toronto...but not as expensive as the west coast cities.
Seems like heroin is a problem everywhere. Even in my city.
It is everywhere...and sticking a needle in your vein to pump that shit into you is the dumbest thing a person could...believe it or not there are people ho want legalize heroin...I draw the line at Cannabis and cocaine...
I always loved San Francisco so that would have to be my choice. Delicious fresh food, surfing, not too hot, beautiful scenery. I've also been interested in Alcatraz since I was young, so I would probably just gaze at the island every now and then.
Have you been lately?
City has changed so much. I used to love it. Kind of loathe it, now.
Still beautiful but mega-overcrowded. Douchelords took it over, as well.
Tent City...
Isn't every metropolis?
Hell no.
NYC doesn't have them. Boston doesn't have them. Philly doesn't have them.
Fair point. I was making a connection between your comment and the amount of drug use, homelessness, poverty, lack of resources.
In the US: Montana/Wyoming Hawaii Islamorada in the Florida Keys
Global: Innsbruck, Austria New Zealand Iceland
+1 for Innsbruck! Only metropolis (if it even counts as one lol) that I would consider living in! Maybe Bolzano too.
Bolzano was amazing too! THe food there was amazing. I would live in either area in a New York minute.
Awwww shit the food. I had a platter of Speck and hay cheese and mwife had vegetable "dumplings" that constituted the best daytime meal of our lives.
So my in laws are 100% Italian. My wife and their family make some AMAZING Italian dishes. However the best Italian meal I ever had was in Bolzano, Italy. And the wine!!!! Holy shit, fantastic.
In the US: Montana/Wyoming Hawaii Islamorada in the Florida Keys
Global: Innsbruck, Austria New Zealand Iceland
+1 for Innsbruck! Only metropolis (if it even counts as one lol) that I would consider living in! Maybe Bolzano too.
Bolzano was amazing too! THe food there was amazing. I would live in either area in a New York minute.
Awwww shit the food. I had a platter of Speck and hay cheese and mwife had vegetable "dumplings" that constituted the best daytime meal of our lives.
So my in laws are 100% Italian. My wife and their family make some AMAZING Italian dishes. However the best Italian meal I ever had was in Bolzano, Italy. And the wine!!!! Holy shit, fantastic.
In the US: Montana/Wyoming Hawaii Islamorada in the Florida Keys
Global: Innsbruck, Austria New Zealand Iceland
+1 for Innsbruck! Only metropolis (if it even counts as one lol) that I would consider living in! Maybe Bolzano too.
Bolzano was amazing too! THe food there was amazing. I would live in either area in a New York minute.
Awwww shit the food. I had a platter of Speck and hay cheese and mwife had vegetable "dumplings" that constituted the best daytime meal of our lives.
So my in laws are 100% Italian. My wife and their family make some AMAZING Italian dishes. However the best Italian meal I ever had was in Bolzano, Italy. And the wine!!!! Holy shit, fantastic.
What kind of dish was it?
Gnocchi with some sort of red sauce and crab meat on top of it. Plus we got local wine that cost us something like $5 American per bottle. Appetizers were sick too. Lots of seafood from what I remember. Classic Italian desserts were great too.
In the US: Montana/Wyoming Hawaii Islamorada in the Florida Keys
Global: Innsbruck, Austria New Zealand Iceland
+1 for Innsbruck! Only metropolis (if it even counts as one lol) that I would consider living in! Maybe Bolzano too.
Bolzano was amazing too! THe food there was amazing. I would live in either area in a New York minute.
Awwww shit the food. I had a platter of Speck and hay cheese and mwife had vegetable "dumplings" that constituted the best daytime meal of our lives.
So my in laws are 100% Italian. My wife and their family make some AMAZING Italian dishes. However the best Italian meal I ever had was in Bolzano, Italy. And the wine!!!! Holy shit, fantastic.
What kind of dish was it?
Gnocchi with some sort of red sauce and crab meat on top of it. Plus we got local wine that cost us something like $5 American. Appetizers were sick too. Lots of seafood from what I remember.
We got bad Italian in both Milan and Venice so when we got into the Tirol we went to the Austrian dishes and were quite impressed. The cured meats we had that week were the highlight of my life haha.
I did also eat a bunch of hotdogs lol I think they thought I wanted them because I'm American, it was the only kind of wurst anybody would serve me lol
My wife is telling me now she had a German patient just recently who told her that's just the dominant wurst in the region and we would get a better variety in Germany or further east.
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Fantastic place to live.
NYC doesn't have them. Boston doesn't have them. Philly doesn't have them.
Montana/Wyoming
Hawaii
Islamorada in the Florida Keys
Global:
Innsbruck, Austria
New Zealand
Iceland
Only metropolis (if it even counts as one lol) that I would consider living in!
Maybe Bolzano too.
I did also eat a bunch of hotdogs lol
I think they thought I wanted them because I'm American, it was the only kind of wurst anybody would serve me lol