Where in the World would you move to?!

connundrum

Just thinking recently about it, we all (presumably) dream of living on a tropical island with beach, bar, sun, sand etc. But where would you actually move to, or are you thinking of moving? What would bring you to that particular destination? Job, weather, activities available?

God knows countless amounts of Irish moved abroad in years gone past, but the all moved out of desperation to escape a crap life here. What'd make you move?

*If this is the wrong thread, ich bin sorry, but I thought it ok for general conversation

Dave

Australia for me I suppose. The weather and the people being the main factors.

ST*

Waterford.

fischerspooner

Somewhere with decent transport system, bars that can open when they want, and where my rent isn't outrageously expensive. Probably a European city, maybe Munich, it's close to mountains for skiing and has great weather in summers and only 2 hours from Dublin. Oz is too far away for my liking.

joejoem

Here, without a doubt

Kinetic^

Easter Island, just think of the conversations I could have with this guy http://www.netaxs.com/~trance/tahai.jpg

fischerspooner

if you want to talk to an easter island head there's an exact replica of one down the road from my gaf in clontarf, on the seafront. The people of Chile gave it to us, isn't that nice of them?

Kinetic^

fischerspooner wrote:

if you want to talk to an easter island head there's an exact replica of one down the road from my gaf in clontarf, on the seafront. The people of Chile gave it to us, isn't that nice of them?

Verry nice indeed, I bet its full of bird sh!t though

fischerspooner

it's not it looks great. No graffiti on it either, scumbags haven't discovered it yet. I've spoken to it on many a drunken night walking home. I sat up on it and smoked a cigarette there once too, he's quite comfortable if you sit right.

BoozyBabe

Perth, Australia. Absolutely fell in love with the place & the people, only problem is it's SO far away.

Apart from that, I'd love to retire to the South of France

Scraggs

Arizona, USA or somewhere in Austrailia

Larianne

Australia or New Zealand, which I'm hoping to do in the next few months or if I don't make it that far, somewhere in Kerry.. just to get away from it all.

Lex_Diamonds

Scraggs wrote:

Arizona, USA...

I'm curious, why there? Not knocking it or anything, but its not exactly a place you hear alot of people talk about.

Second vote for Mongo btw, that "unexplored continent" could be a good 'un.

Scraggs

Lex_Diamonds wrote:

I'm curious, why there? Not knocking it or anything, but its not exactly a place you hear alot of people talk about.

Second vote for Mongo btw, that "unexplored continent" could be a good 'un.

Yeah it is a bit unusual, i lived there for a few months a couple of years ago and would love to move there. the people are dead on, the weather is gorgeous [40degrees, nice dry heat] and well it was just a deadly place to be.

Nightwish

Washington DC for the perfect job
Somewhere in Scandinavia for the perfect climate

seamus

I'd prefer to stay here.

If I did move, it would probably be some middle-to-large town, 50 or 60 miles outside of London. And I'd have to take my family and my friends along with me.

Pighead

Nightwish wrote:

Somewhere in Scandinavia for the perfect climate

Isn't Scandinavia quite chilly for most of the year. Are you a lover of the chilliness Nightwish. If you do not wish to answer this question Pighead will take absolutely no offence. We all have our reasons.

WhiteWashMan

somewhere with no electricity

morlan

Middle of O'Connell Street in an army tent. Best place ever!

BossArky

In terms of places I've already been I would choose Munich. Places I haven't yet been but could imagine living from what I hear - Melbourne or Sydney.

ambro25

Corsica, preferably east side of the island.

Teg Veece

WhiteWashMan wrote:

somewhere with no electricity

he says while browsing the information super highway.

Pighead

WhiteWashMan wrote:

somewhere with no electricity

Excellent choice WWM, the West of Ireland is unrivalled when it comes to scenic beauty and majestic landscapes.

muppetkiller

Having spent 3 years in Melbourne I can say I'd love to settle there...only issue is the distance away from family...so maybe in a few years.....
lovely place to work climate is fantastic and cost of living is next to nothing.

After that maybe Barcelona

Nightwish

Pighead wrote:

Isn't Scandinavia quite chilly for most of the year. Are you a lover of the chilliness Nightwish. If you do not wish to answer this question Pighead will take absolutely no offence. We all have our reasons.

I'm a lover of the winter climate there. I like the snow and all that. The cold there is a lot more tolerable than the miserable damp windy crap here. And they have very nice summers in Scandanavia too!

ClareBear

I'd move back to the south of Spain. I lived there for a year and it was the happiest time of my life.

Willymuncher

Oklahoma City, my wife to be lives there (although she wants out) and I like it a lot, wouldn't mind living there at all.

ronbyrne2005

argentina-cheap highly developed nice people amazing variety of landscape close to other south american countries,sell house here in dublin and buy 10 apartments in buenos aires and live like a king from rental income.

Judean Reg

Scraggs wrote:

i lived there for a few months a couple of years ago

You dont work for Intel by any chance?

Portugal for me. Great people, great food, great wine, only 2 hour flight and it's nice and toasty too. Sure what more could a body ask for?

i like swords for some reason
would consider moving there when older

tbh

coolsmileygirl wrote:

i like swords for some reason
would consider moving there when older

excuse me now but whats with all the "for some reason" in connection with Swords??!
someone else today said "I ended up in Swords for some reason".

and another thing, how the hell are you supposed to open airline peanuts, etc

connundrum

caimin wrote:

connection with a sword

caimin wrote:

and how you're supposed to open airline peanuts, etc

The answer is in the question

*Moves hands about in a mystical fashion*

:v:

tbh

connundrum wrote:

The answer is in the question

*Moves hands about in a mystical fashion*

:v:

I got a little headrush there

Merrick

Nightwish wrote:

I'm a lover of the winter climate there. I like the snow and all that. The cold there is a lot more tolerable than the miserable damp windy crap here. And they have very nice summers in Scandanavia too!

I agree, I'd love to live somewhere where there are actual differences between the seasons, as opposed to it being a bit colder in winter and a bit less miserable in summer.
I wouldn't go for Spain or anywhere like that because I'd rather be way too cold than way too hot.

thelordofcheese

I'd like to live in Tokyo, Japan. Not for the rest of my days mind, just for a few years, 3 at most.

It's so different to the rest of the world, it'd be intersting to try and live there, plus living in constant fear of godzilla attacks would certainly add a bit of spice to things.

Endurance Man

http://www.globalsurfers.com/maps/tahiti.gif + http://ameblo.jp/user_images/81/c2/10001359751.jpg =

CyberGhost

Somewhere isolated like Alaska.

or if I was a head of KGB, Russia would be the best place to live in, I was to Moscow one, amazing city. Their subway is like a museum ffs. And I like Russian climate.

Australia is good, but too many dangerous creatures there, spiders and snakes, no thanks.

Canada, somewhere close to mountains and lakes and stuff like that, have you seen movie called "Cliffhanger" with Stallone, something like that.

Mostly I like nature and a little isolated places, I don't like crowded places.

Angels

Always wanted to go to New Zealand, some people say it's kinda like Ireland & scenery is fantastic or Sardinia cause it looks brill & ill be going there for the2006 Italy Rally in May. I'd live in either.

mickymg2003

LA, or Singapore/Tokyo

Sleepy

Paris, New York, Melbourne, Edinburgh, Kerry, Boston, Vancouever or a million other places I haven't thought of yet...

Eminem

I would moved to Dublin:)

Lorri_L

Bali, in the middle of the rain forest. It looks like the most beautiful place ever.

MonkeyTennis

somewhere hot and sunny but with no mosquitos. Somewhere rich in culture and things to do, but isolated and not too busy. Somewhere with beautiful women are ten a penny and blokes are ugly as sin.

Bray;)

20 Times 20 Times

Larianne wrote:

Australia or New Zealand, which I'm hoping to do in the next few months

Funny enough me too

Sparky

im hoping to do some work experience in australia, they are crying out for electricians.

Rockee

I was living in Sweden last year. It would be a dream to live there all the time. Transport system is out of this world, free health care(ok, higher taxes to facilitate it) great sports facilities, I love forests, snow, and yes the girls are beautiful and approachable.

20 Times 20 Times

Rockee wrote:

I was living in Sweden last year. It would be a dream to live there all the time. Transport system is out of this world, free health care(ok, higher taxes to facilitate it) great sports facilities, I love forests, snow, and yes the girls are beautiful and approachable.

Id love to try that as well sometime , even if it was just for a long holiday.

Sparky

Rockee wrote:

and yes the girls are beautiful and approachable.

I have to agree, ive met quite a few of them, could be going out with one soon aswell, but she has a wierd name tho

Rockee

Heehee, I was living with a girl in Malmo called Maja, oooh those girls!:D Where did you meet the Swedish girl?

imeddyhobbs

I would move to the Guinness brewry st. James gate

Sparky

Rockee wrote:

Heehee, I was living with a girl in Malmo called Maja, oooh those girls!:D Where did you meet the Swedish girl?

Via work, i work with swedish connections.