Frugal and Energy Efficient Living

Curmudgeoness

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20. I wish I had an answer.

Mon Apr 1, 2013, 07:27 PM

Apr 2013

Really. I would love to have a place that drew me to it, some place where I can just be in love with my surroundings. I hate where I am right now...but I can't find that "right" place.

I would definitely be further south than I am. I have no desire for change of seasons, and definitely could live the rest of my life without ever seeing snow again. I thought that the southwest would be great, and it is beautiful, but I realized that I love green and trees as much as I love sun....the green and trees that I only have seen east of the Mississippi. As I get older, proximity to medical centers or decent hospitals is important too. I would like to live rural, but not so rural that I am far from shopping and health care.

You said that politics is not in the mix, but that is one of the major factors holding me back from some of the areas that I find the most beautiful of where I have been....Tennessee, North and South Carolina, Alabama, etc. Some things can really make a beautiful place feel like hell.

I think if I visited Belize, Costa Rica, Equador, etc., I might want to live there. From what I have heard, these are beautiful places with great weather year round. But I don't know that much about these places since it is just out of my "safety" range.

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If you could live anywhere you wanted for the next 40 years (the last half [View all] Flaxbee Apr 2013 OP

Probably a tropical place, like Hawaii or Costa Rica. NYC_SKP Apr 2013 #1

Those would be nice... I'd probably choose Costa Rica over Hawaii simply because there Flaxbee Apr 2013 #2

Yeah, been to both. It's a long drive from Hawaii to anywhere else OffWithTheirHeads Apr 2013 #4

Sounds like Costa Rica or Panama would suit you. cbayer Apr 2013 #9

A bit humid, but one gets used to it, I think! NYC_SKP Apr 2013 #10

Happy Spring to you! I miss the humidity of New Orleans at times. cbayer Apr 2013 #11

Well, I kinda just made that decision. We just bought a house in Tucson. OffWithTheirHeads Apr 2013 #3

I've never been to Tucson, but I think I'd love it - I love the desert southwest (grew up about Flaxbee Apr 2013 #13

My dream place is right here. RevStPatrick Apr 2013 #5

wrong. chicago. mopinko Apr 2013 #7

I loved living in NYC in the late 90s ... I was smack in the middle of Flaxbee Apr 2013 #24

Outside San Francisco LiberalEsto Apr 2013 #6

Yes, somewhere in California away from the intensely urban areas could be perfect. Flaxbee Apr 2013 #14

I am living the dream. cbayer Apr 2013 #8

Yes, your lifestyle seems ideal. Transplanting it to land Flaxbee Apr 2013 #15

Part of this trip is to do exactly that. cbayer Apr 2013 #17

I would live anywhere for the next 40 years antiquie Apr 2013 #12

I lived in SoCal for the first 28 years of my life, then NYC, then Atlanta (yuk, honestly), then Flaxbee Apr 2013 #16

You might also like the Santa Monica mountains. cbayer Apr 2013 #18

or the Santa Ana mountains antiquie Apr 2013 #19

I wish I had an answer. Curmudgeoness Apr 2013 #20

Well, parts of California really are lush and beautiful, especially if you're Flaxbee Apr 2013 #21

California would be wonderful, Curmudgeoness Apr 2013 #22

I'm solar powered, too. Husband likes Finland for many very valid reasons, but Flaxbee Apr 2013 #27

I don't know if you already do this, Curmudgeoness Apr 2013 #32

Houses in St. Augustine are still low, I think... Eleanors38 Apr 2013 #34

My choice would be... love_katz Apr 2013 #23

I totally hear you -- gardening, crafting/arts, cooking and hiking (I hate camping, though)...I'd be Flaxbee Apr 2013 #25

Finland?? Why does he want to live in Finland? cbayer Apr 2013 #26

Lol. Flaxbee Apr 2013 #28

Well, I guess Finland would be a nice break from Russia! cbayer Apr 2013 #29

We actually both love Russia - have some good friends there and St. Petersburg is a GORGEOUS city... Flaxbee Apr 2013 #30

I haven't been to Russia, but I have heard many people echo your sentiments about it. cbayer Apr 2013 #31

Bend, Oregon has more sunshine than Portland does. love_katz Apr 2013 #33

In time the northern edge of the Mediterranean ecoregion will move into Washington Kennah Apr 2013 #35