Im italian, so Sicily Lol. I never been to Europe, just lived all over the US. Cant wait to get to Europe though !!!
San Diego is beautiful but the cost of living pretty high compared to most areas.
Vegas gets a bad rap for being a "party" city. Which there is that aspect, but there is whole other side to the city which is actually a great place to raise a family. No income tax, cost of living is affordable, good schools (charter not public), and if you want to go bowling and eat sushi at 3am, they got it covered.
I would not live abroad again. USA it where it's at.
I've been to Europe...UK, Italy, Spain, Swiss, France and Greece. If you wanted to disappear off the grid then the Greek Isles get my vote. Of course the country is almost bankrupt right now, though, and unemployment is high..but it's beautiful.
Many of the exotic place mentioned are nice in certain areas..tourist areas..but really poor in others. I went to Jamaica with a church group as a teenager and I was able to see what day to day living is like. It sucks. way overrated IMO. My sister lived in Chile for a long time and loved it. Again, depends where you live.
My vote is for B.C. Canada. I live in central WA and we go up to BC every summer..little town called Penticton. Sits right between two big lakes..lots of water activities, skiing in the winter, snowmobiling, mountain biking, etc. Beautiful wine country as well...countless vineyards.
San Diego is beautiful but the cost of living pretty high compared to most areas.
It really isn't if you're good at apartment/house hunting. I lived there when I was 20-23 years old and could afford 1 beds easily on my own. I lived in the heart of north park (30th and university), la Mesa, and Downtown, all nice 1 bedrooms for less than 900 a month.
I live in a garbage ghetto ass part of st pete/tampa area now and pay more than that. Relocated for work and had to sign a lease without seeing the apartment or area first.
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I am retiring in Romania. That is my goal in 5 years. My wife's father is giving us his home on a lake as a wedding present. The cost of living there is cheap. At 2K a month, you would be consider rich. I will get that in retirement. I am also going to sell my businesses too soon. Then I will start a small business there. I will have more then enough to live very comfortably.
Thailand, southern islands.
Reasons why:
Cost of living is super low - You can buy an incredible villa for around 50K, eat good on less than a dollar a day, live like a king on 1K a month.
Friendly people - It's not called the land of smiles for nothing
Easy immigration - If you can learn Thai and show that you're putting money into the economy it's easy to get a visa, OR just get a job like teaching English...or you can make monthly runs
Amazing food
It's paradise - Most beautiful place in the world I've been, it beats Costa Rica, Jamaica, Mexico, Hawaii, DR
You can get weird and it's perfectly acceptable
There's a reason why so many expats live there.
I was referring to the cost of real estate, not necessarily renting.