Maps of the world are on my office walls.
I like to look at them and think of what it would be like to live in far-off places.
The Falklands? No ATMs!
French Guiana? Looked great until I checked the weather.
Uruguay is looking better every day.
But the French countryside really does steal my heart!
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Well, there must be cats.
But aside from that, the Caribbean so I could dive every week. I once lived in Holland and it's nice but it rains. I could live in Denmark, where I've been a few time, but first they must dispense with winter. Fiji would be great. Cairns Australia would be good too.
Where do millionaire authors live? You can write almost anywhere.
But mostly there must be Maine Coons.
I would move to the Isle of Skye in a heartbeat. It's some of the most beautiful country in the world and seeing as my mother was from Forfar...
I follow a blog and interact with the author who is from the US but is an expat currently living in France. I love the bits and pieces of her life there. https://thymeforcookingblog.com/
Edinburgh, definitely. We visited last summer and fell in love, and it's a more realistic cost of living than, say, London. I also really liked Prague, and we could get by okay until we learned the language since so many people there spoke English.
Saint Lucia... close enough to civilization, and close enough to a moored catamaran to escape it.
Either the Italian countryside or the Swiss Alps.
You’re right, the French countryside is second best. The Yukon comes first.
I think I would go to Australia. I've lived in Europe, and I like it there, but Australia has the wide open spaces I'm used to.
I'd live in Muiderslot, a medieval castle near Amsterdam that used to belong to a Dutch poet. First I'd renovate it, adding central heating and air conditioning.
I can't imagine what would take me away from Canada, but if I had to go - somewhere in Belgium would be my first pick. The Belgians are famous for chocolate, lacemaking, beer, and top-quality bras. Why wouldn't I move there?
If the good Lord's willing and the seas continue to rise, I might have to leave Florida behind. If that happens, all of the tropical places I love will also be unsuitable.
Then I think mountains might be necessary to sooth my fevered soul. The Jura mountains would be cool. So much history. I also have some friends in Budapest that would like me to move there. Love that city too, the food is great.
The Shetland Islands.
I've lived in Canada, Ireland and Sweden.
I'd go back to Canada if they would have me.
The Dordogne region of France would do it for me. Or - based on the the first few stages of this year's Tour de France - the Alpes-Maritimes.
OT: Janet, I think you'd enjoy today's Instagram post from #thisispattismith :-)
As I don't live in the Us do I reverse this? If I had to move to the US I'd pick South Dakota, Arizona or Virgnia/North Carolina area... Only because when I toured the US as a 20 year old, I loved my time in those states. A couple of decades have passed since, I may feel differently now.
But if I could pick anywhere, I'd move back to Queensland in Oz.
I've lived in 8 different countries, but I've always returned to my beloved Paris. Whenever I was gone for long, my one desire was to return. So, if I had to leave and go to another big city (I am a city girl) it would be Buenos Aires, I fell in love with that city. If I had to choose to go to the countryside, it's a toss up between beautiful Scotland or the magnificent Sacred Valley in Peru. I love those places as well.
Like you, Janet, I love, love, love maps!
Jeez, how many times can I say love?
Like AJ Blythe said, I'm guessing we non-Americans reverse it... and I'd choose North Carolina. From what I've seen online, it looks absolutely gorgeous!
But I'm super super super happy living exactly where I am. So, *if* I had to move, it'd be further north.Mister Furkles - I might see you in Cairns!
I lived on Scotland's isle of Iona for 2 years. So gorgeous. I'd love to return. Or the west coast of Norway with its similar geography. Or Greece, to an isle where a friend went to a yoga retreat. Swim in the ocean, sunshine, eat healthy (tho I'd be sneaking in chocolate), be in community and practice mindfulness. Bliss.
Scottish highlands! No question.
Twenty years ago, the biggest downside to living in Northern California was that my house got the occasional, gentle shake. Now, the day’s forecast to be egg-frying hot, the air smells like engine oil from the nearby fires, but at least I’m alive and my house is unscathed. I admit I’ve been cruising real estate sites to ogle literal greener pastures. I’m also open to orchards. New Zealand and British Columbia look mighty nice.
I was thinking it should be New Zealand, hands down, although they don't have any pandas, so then there is Edinburgh in Scotland, which has excellent whiskey, pandas, and weather that is really no worse than what we have in western WA. Not to mention swoony accents.
I am still holding out hope that my entire island could be annexed by Canada, so that I don't have to pack, or throw anything out, or leave my garden and all the trees I planted.
So far, moving where the winds blow me has taken me from my native Germany to San Diego, to Montréal, to Scotland, and now to England. What I've realised over the years is that I'll find my happiness anywhere. And that I'll find things that really annoy me. Looks like Finland might be my next stop, so we'll see what I like and dislike about that!
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