Leaving America - Where Would You Go?

[Just the facts]

I love Montreal as well. It is as close as you can come to Europe without leaving North America. The biggest problem is that it gets so darn cold in the winter.

[Dubya61]

I'm surprised no one has mentioned Barcelona, yet. Sure, it's expensive, but a very exciting city. I still stand by my southern Spain post, but love imagining all the other possibilities.

[soonerguru]

I'm surprised no one has mentioned Barcelona, yet. Sure, it's expensive, but a very exciting city. I still stand by my southern Spain post, but love imagining all the other possibilities.

You may be surprised. When I was there in May we found out you can purchase a nice apartment for 150k. The collapse of Spain's economy has created extreme real estate values. I've heard of a couple in OKC that has purchased an apartment there just because of the great values. If I had money to throw at real estate, I would be buying a pad in Barcelona right now.

The cost of food and transportation is as good as OKC, too. The only thing that seems ridiculously high are hotel prices.

Barcelona is a bargain-hunter's paradise for affordable residential investment right now. Madrid is reasonable but not as much.

[OKCisOK4me]

Dude . . . It ain't the beach. It's the coast.
I grew up (let me rephrase that: grew older/spent my formative years) in the mountains.
Mountains don't literally have waves to meditate by.

I'd rather meditate in the mountains while listening to Sounds of Nature - Rolling Waved Edition on CD.

[Prunepicker]

Where ever the best small stream fly fishing is, but not South America.

[Wishbone]

Somewhere in the Carribean for me. Grand Caymans if I could afford it. St. Thomas wouldn't be bad either.

[Roger S]

It would have to be to another planet for me.

[Just the facts]

I found a place that just might be enticing enough - Melun. It is located on the Seine about 30 miles SE of Paris. in addition to be a dense town of 38,000 people in 3 sq miles, and surrounded by farmland, it has easy rail access into Paris and the rest of France.

[Richard at Remax]

Since I Got to go to Bora Bora for my honeymoon I am going to throw out a place from left field. And I don't even know if can even visit it. Id like to go take a tour of Pripyat, Ukraine and the nearby Chernobyl power station. Read a lot of books and seen plenty of shows on it. plus the computer games called Stalker are based there and ive spent too much time on those.

[Jeepnokc]

Somewhere in the Carribean for me. Grand Caymans if I could afford it. St. Thomas wouldn't be bad either.

Anguilla. All the island without the tourists. Plus, Bankie Banx has a really cool preserve/bar there

[Prunepicker]

I found a place that just might be enticing enough - Melun...

Sounds good. I checked out a place in France that has good fly fishing
and is about 4 hours SW of Paris. Maisonnais sur Tardoire, France. I'd
rather be closer if only for medical care.

I'm getting the language down pretty good.

[Just the facts]

Since I Got to go to Bora Bora for my honeymoon I am going to throw out a place from left field. And I don't even know if can even visit it. Id like to go take a tour of Pripyat, Ukraine and the nearby Chernobyl power station. Read a lot of books and seen plenty of shows on it. plus the computer games called Stalker are based there and ive spent too much time on those.

You can go to Pripyat. If you ever get the chance 3Net has a program called Forgotten Planet and Pripyat is one of the cities they feature. The show is in 3D which really brings it to life - so to speak.

[Just the facts]

Sounds good. I checked out a place in France that has good fly fishing
and is about 4 hours SW of Paris. Maisonnais sur Tardoire, France. I'd
rather be closer if only for medical care.

I'm getting the language down pretty good.

We are taking a recon trip to France at the end of the year. I joke with the people at work that I may or may not come back and my youngest son is ready to move now (probably too much House Hunters International).

[KayneMo]

Anywhere in England! I would absolutely love to go to England, the cities, towns, and countryside.

[Mel]

The U.K. All of it. Although the flight to Australia or New Zealand would drive me insane. It would have to be on a airline that provides a Valium I.V. drip.

[Dave Cook]

Interesting thread.

I've lived in Bangkok since 2010. Left Oklahoma in 1997. Spent nine years in Japan (loved Tokyo) and time in Vietnam before coming here.

I really love the laidback lifestyle here. Thai people are the friendilest I've ever come across and is the main reason why I relocated. Good food, great culture, friendly faces, respectful religion, top-notch and affordable healthcare, beautiful beaches....you name it. It's all here. You have the common third-world problems (internet issues, political instability, traffic jams, etc) but it's all fine. This video really captures the spirit of the country....



One mild irritation I have is telling people back home I live in Thailand. It's similar to telling people I'm from Oklahoma. People across the country have so many misconceptions about Oklahoma. We're always having to defend our home state to people that have never and probably will never visit. Same thing happens with Thailand. You get the oddest looks from people in Oklahoma about life in Thailand. Ha! Not everybody that comes here is a drug smuggler or sex tourist. It's actually a great place to live.

To answer your question.....I'd still like to try a few other places. Have my eye on Santiago, Chile and Quito, Ecuador for some reason...but I've heard great things. Who knows....maybe one day Oklahoma City. I've heard great things.

[Garin]

Belize for me it's also a tax haven.

[ctchandler]

Pahdz,
Costa Rica has both. And the cost of living is very low, with universal healthcare. I really enjoyed my visit there. I never considered moving there since my family is in OKC, but you can live well with a maid/cook and gardner on Social Security. The wildlife is amazing.
C. T.

I hate the beach, I love the mountains.

I also would like Europe because soccer and track are more popular there. Love watching track, I'm probably one of 100 track fans in the US

[Questor]

You know, it's interesting. When you take the landscape out of the equation, most of the places noted here are established towns with interesting architecture, and large community areas. Housing is often very close in and consists of many four and five story buildings. My first thought was of Swiss villages or South American cities, which also fit this bill.

It's just interesting because usually folks tend to talk about okc and urban success in terms of how many skyscrapers we can eventually cram downtown. Perhaps our priority should instead be on the things that make all the cities above so great.

[Just the facts]

It is no secret what people like, we just seem to have a very hard time trying to build it here in America.

[zookeeper]

It is no secret what people like, we just seem to have a very hard time trying to build it here in America.

I'd love any of the seven cities on this list in the second greatest country in the world.

[Prunepicker]

The more I think about it the more I want to live here.

[Mississippi Blues]

Anywhere in Germany.

[mkjeeves]

JTF pick up the white coutesy phone...this looks like it might be for you.
Galt's Gulch Chile Becomes First Libertarian Community Accepting Bitcoin

[Just the facts]

I just got back from France and I found a new place to add to my list; Melun, FR. Its about 20 miles southwest of Paris and is the last stop on the RER D line. This would allow me to get into central Paris in about 40 minutes plus provide front door service to Disneyland Paris. It is also on the TGV line so I could be on the Riviera in about 2 hours.

On a side note - I am going to have to look into Bitcoin. It is starting to become a lot more widespread and is an international currency.