If you could live anywhere..

[Helvellyn]

Where would it be? and why?

(A general question originating from a conversation me and friends had to day)

Mine would be?

Ambleside (Lake District), because I just love the Lakes I've started working towards my Mountain leader awards and then hoping to go to Mountain guide status over the next 5-10years (long term training). I've climbed all across the UK, also in France, Italy, Switzerland, Turkey, to name some. The lakes is where the heart is, it's what keeps the love for the hills alive.

If not there becaus of the cost it would probaly be somewhere near the Southern Alps (New Zealand)

so what about you?

[kathyv]

That's a hard one because I really love where I live now. I would like the chance to live for a year each in different places around the world.

The Oregon Coast
Scotland: both Highlands and Boarders
England: Sommerset, Dorset, The Lake District, the Cotswolds and Kent especially
Wales
France
Eastern Canada, like Newfoundland on the coast.
Iceland

I may be willing to pick up and go live other places!

[Babzzii]

I would love to live on any of the Scottish Islands where it is quiet
and not many tourists !!

Can't pin point anywhere as not been yet and found one that would be
suitable !!

[Helvellyn]

Kathyv: I agree it's hard to pinpoint one place in the world to move to if the chance came about.

Mine was based on a hobby/passion so living in somewhere like Kent wouldn't be of that much use to me,lol

What is it about Kent that you like? have you been? (just curious, as its a place I've never thought about visitng)

I agree with Dorset I've been a few times climbing on the sea cliffs, the countryside is typically English one of the most beautiful areas in the whole UK.

Babzzi: what a good idea!! My family are originally from Wick far north of Scotland (I'm born in England). I once did want to live there but having seen the rapid decay in the north in the last few years I feel it aint the greatest of areas. Property and land is very cheap my aunt sold the old school house, the school and 2acres of land absolutely stunning property near the coast for £60,000, a similar property in the English Lakes is around £3-400,000 big big difference.

[kathyv]

Helvellyn, I have been through Kent but was not able to stop and look around anywhere, we were on a tight time table. It was so pretty! All the other places in England I mentioned I have been able to spend a little time in, not enough but some. I like to have a lot of poking around time, wander and look and see and do the non-tourist things. For example, when my daughter and I were in Chester, while the rest of the crowd was being lead around the wall, we were in a music store, picking out drum sticks and talking to the local music addicts in there! In Stratford, we visited Lacey's Hardware Store. (My daughter's name is Lacey!) It was all too much fun!

I am sure the Wall Tour was good but we had just as good a time meeting actual, living people rather than looking at old walls. I like to wander around and see where people live and work, what their kids do for fun, what they plant in their gardens rather that the traditional stuff. A lot of the traditional tourist stuff it great but you get so tired of filling up with dates and facts and the same kinds of information in the same kinds of buildings that a break from them is refreshing and necessary!

It means more for me to visit an old Church for a service than just to be lead around in it and only hearing or reading about the history. I know that's important and it is interesting, but the fact that you can attend an organ rehersal in the York Minster is WAY more cool than just looking around there! Tramping around a lake in the Killarney National Forrest was so much more fun that the Jaunting Car ride that othrs had to have. We saw deer, collected rocks, listened to the country.... I can ride behind a horse any time!

I like to experience the real world of places I go, so to me, having a chance to live in places that interest me makes so much sense!

Dorset was great! We really liked that area.

I should add Dartmoor to my list, that place is awesome!

[voltaire]

Hmm;

Other than where I am now?

Istanbul, Brussels, Paris, New Orleans, Manchester, or (certain parts of) London.

V

[mykfin]

Somewhere quiet, away from noise, light pollution, traffic, but not that far as to completly isolated.

In the UK it would probobly be central or west coast of Scotland or somewhere in the Lakes.

Abroad..... Switzerland (scenery)

Sweden..... lovely place and lovely people.

Cyprus..... sun, sea and sand.

[Niquie]

Or the Mexican Riviera.....

Just give me ocean, lake or mountains. And no people. More and more, I find human beings to be utterly disappointing.

[JustAnotherYank]

Originally posted by Helvellyn
Where would it be? and why?

The mountains ( Smoky Mountains) or on the ocean...would be hard to decide which though, my fathers family is from the mountains in the south.

Why? Beats me. I love the mountains and I love the noise of the ocean!

[Helvellyn]

Have you noticed the re-occurring theme?

Mountains, Sea, countryside, less people....

Doesn't anyone want to live in a City?

In Reply to JustAnotherYank: Excuse my ignorance but where about in the US are the Smoky Mountains? I havent heared of them or is Smoky mountains a nick name? I might be coming over to the US later this year or early next were still in the planning stage thinking about going to either the Grand Tetons or the North Cascades. Have you been?

cheers

[voltaire]

Err yeah I want to live in a city

I'm not part of the recurring theme - read my post above

V

[JustAnotherYank]

Originally posted by Helvellyn

Have you noticed the re-occurring theme?

Mountains, Sea, countryside, less people....

Doesn't anyone want to live in a City?

In Reply to JustAnotherYank: Excuse my ignorance but where about in the US are the Smoky Mountains? I havent heared of them or is Smoky mountains a nick name? I might be coming over to the US later this year or early next were still in the planning stage thinking about going to either the Grand Tetons or the North Cascades. Have you been?

cheers

The Great Smokies are in the Applachian Mountain chain of Eastern United States.

I've traveled west and have seen the Rockies but not to the northern area where the Cascades and Grand Tetons are located. I hope you enjoy your trip to the US, there is so much to see.

You could probably start a thread about places to see here and you would get so many responses.

I grew up in the city, I dont need to live there anymore! lol Less people is a good thing, dont know why. I do love my privacy though. I like to walk outside and not have to be watched.

[kathyv]

I grew up in the shadow of the Cascades in Oregon. Which part of the Cascades are you interested in? Washington, Oregon, Canada? All are beautiful!

If you are going to the Teatons, I assume you mean Jackson Hole, Wyoming or around Yellowston? BE WARNED! VERY EXPENSIVE PLACE TO GO! But the mountians are very dramatic and worth seeing! I have a friend whose daughter is the extension agent in Jackson and it's so expensive to live there that the job comes with a house!

There are great mountians too in South Dakota, the Black Hills around Keystone and Rapid City. That's a fun place to visit.

I don't know the height of the Great Smokeys but in the Teatons and Cascades you are looking at 8-10,000 feet. Some of the mts here, the Wallowa Mts. are 12,000 feet

Good for you Voltair! We need one of us in a city so when we go there someone can show us around! Now, I wouldn't mind an extended visit in a city like London or Manchester but to live there? Not me!

[Ronbo]

The golden country where it rains gently only from 2 a.m. to 5 a.m. Monday thru Friday and when the leaves fall from the trees the wind blows them into neat little piles!

The place where lords and ladies (The only classes) spend the day walking in beautiful gardens and discuss philosophy under a sunny blue sky and in perfect temperature, and at night attend grand dancing parties where no one ever gets drunk or gets into fist fights, or acts like a bore.

The place ruled over by the wise King Arthur -- the Once and Future King -- and his Knights of the Round Table whose motto is "Might for Right!"

"Camelot! Camelot! I know it sounds a bit bizarre..."

[click]

Hi ALl,

Helvellyn, you've travelled to one or two places that I haven't been too yet, lucky you (but I have to say that I'm no mountaineer). I just love New Zealand (Babzzii from what I've read from your posts, I think you'd just love NZ too), such a beautiful easy going country. I've skied Cardrona and Mt Hut several times. However, like Kathyv I have to say that your question is hard as I also love where I live now (Melbourne, Australia). I have a foot in both doors (close to the city and yet on the water) in that I live within 15 minutes from the city but right on the bay. It's just a magic spot.....

However, because I still have the travel bug (and I have to say that I have travelled a lot) and as I'm now well on the way to being able to fund my next big adventure, I just have to say that Melbourne is just too far away from everywhere and while this does have its advantages, for practical reasons I would love to live either in London or somewhere in Europe for a while as I do want to finish my travels through Europe (Steve Istanbul is one place I'm craving to see), England, Russia and Scandinavia before heading off to South America.

Adam