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campbell
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Snwbord24 said:
Yeah, I ended up getting a Never Summer. Very nice board and made in Denver, CO.
Marc, I agree. We just got back from spending a week in Ouray, CO. Very nice little town. Telluride and Ridgeway, CO are nice too. But like you said, assuming money were no object. We drove through Moab, that was a nice place too.
Since I'm from the south, I'd also have to vote for Seaside, FL. But that's another one of those "money no object" places.
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Sergei
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Place where i was born.
Without all the terorrism, crime and other crap that happened there in past 15 years..
Especially without current country leaders.
Nothing like sitting on the river bank, fishing, in same place where you used to do it with grandfather.
Altai Mountains are very close if one feels like getting some mountain driving, and there is plenty of mud, roots and small rocks for offroading right around city to do east coast style offroading at an time.. And winter comes with snow up to yer ears in some places..
And if one feels totally nuts - can always go to Baikal to follow Camel Trophy paths. Not that far too. Plus there is border of Kazahstan in 12 hours of driving (with lovely speed of about 70 km/h) where one can find freakiest mountain driving you ever seen (there are roads literally covered in crosses and monuments from accidents - and those are actual roads. Offroading there is totally awesome. As well as skiing).
Without all the terorrism, crime and other crap that happened there in past 15 years..
Especially without current country leaders.Nothing like sitting on the river bank, fishing, in same place where you used to do it with grandfather.
Altai Mountains are very close if one feels like getting some mountain driving, and there is plenty of mud, roots and small rocks for offroading right around city to do east coast style offroading at an time.. And winter comes with snow up to yer ears in some places..
And if one feels totally nuts - can always go to Baikal to follow Camel Trophy paths. Not that far too. Plus there is border of Kazahstan in 12 hours of driving (with lovely speed of about 70 km/h) where one can find freakiest mountain driving you ever seen (there are roads literally covered in crosses and monuments from accidents - and those are actual roads. Offroading there is totally awesome. As well as skiing).
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KEJ
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I live in a beautiful place now, but it was far nicer 20 years ago when everyone thought we were moving to the hinterlands. Wish they'd never found us down here. We know where we're likely to go next, an island in the Caribbean, but are not limiting our mental wandering yet. I have a friend who is buying a gorgeous, ancient house in Tuscany. She's my new role model for fashioning a new life.
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Kyle
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"I live in a beautiful place now, but it was far nicer 20 years ago when everyone thought we were moving to the hinterlands. Wish they'd never found us down here"
Thats funny. I was thinking that exact same thing about 21 years ago..........
Thats funny. I was thinking that exact same thing about 21 years ago..........
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Yet another example of why I'm glad there's a big river between us, Kyle.
KJ, On the nicer side by any measure......
KJ, On the nicer side by any measure......
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Kyle
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Wasnt that your quote Karen ? So I am mean for saying the same exact thing ? Thats a little double standardish dont you think ?
Isn't Paradise a small town near the towns of Blue Balls and Intercourse in Amish Country in PA?
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Matt Taylor said:
Yeah, for a place to live that is pretty close to the tropics, the islands around Fort Myers Florida are hard to beat. Not many places to off road down here though, unless you have an amphibious vehicle. All of my off roading time now-a-days is spent in a boat.
Naples is one of the wealthiest, if not the wealthiest, cities in the US, as well as one of the most beautiful areas, however there are tons of people down here as the weather and lifestyle attracts the retirees. The islands down here that were covered with such lush and tropical foilage are all but bare. Nothing looks the same. It will be 5 to 10 years before the beauty of the area returns to what it was.
We are taking the boat up to Boca Grande this weekend via the intracoastal waterway just to see the damage from Charley and to see if the regular places we used to go are still there. For example, Cabbage Key has an inn and restaurant on it at which Jimmy Buffet supposedly wrote "Cheese burger in Paradise". The inside of the place has about $75,000 in one dollar bills taped and stapled to the walls from visitors spanning back over 30 or 40 years. Pretty amazing.
Just down the waterway was another place called Barnacle Phills which again has the same one dollar thing going on inside. Very laid back climate and atmosphere. Everything was covered with Palm trees, bright white sand and greenish blue water. Nothing like pulling up on Cayo Costa Island and sipping a few beers and eating some fresh food while you watch boats go by either heading out to fish, or trudging up the intracoastal waterway.
Sanibel Island is/was another amazing place. Covered with dense thick palms and 50 year old Australian Pines. It had a certain charm about it and Captiva Island which is attached to the north end of Sanibel Island. Captiva is and has been long rated the best beach in North America for Shelling and Sunsets, as well as being generally a romantic charming place. Most of that lushness is gone, as Charley stripped it off and broke and toppled those trees.
I'll get a first hand view of it this weekend as I've stayed clear since the hurricane passed by a few months ago. Maybe I'll get some pictures to share.
PS - to clarify the above - Naples, Bonita Springs, and Fort Myers have all grown together into one sort of larger area. I live with the poor folks up in Fort Myers.
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Peter, I haven't seen the film or read the book. My friend is British and has an Italian boyfriend who was feeling ready to move back home. She loves Italy, is fluent in Italian, so they started looking for a new home. They both have portable skills so they can make it work. I admire people who are willing to entertain such large changes in their lives. It's so easy to fall into a pattern that seems inescapable.
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Alaska... Went there and didn't want to leave.. Wife dragged me back kicking and screaming the whole way.. That or some where in boonies in New Zealand's beautiful country.
Pretty much anywhere that there is lots to do and little people to do it.. The exact opposite of where I am now.
Pretty much anywhere that there is lots to do and little people to do it.. The exact opposite of where I am now.
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ah yes...the City Planner's Nightmare: First person is a pioneer, second person is sprawl.
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KEJ said:
good it was bad
As far as your friends, good for them I'm sure they will enjoy Italy if its anything like Malto Mario (from the food network) says it is.
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Greg P
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A few pictures taken on the boat of the area. These show some of the current state of property and landscape on Captiva, North Captiva, etc.
All the trees used to be coved with green leaves and the whole place was covered with palm trees that are simply gone now. There is also a new pass in the island visible in one picture that didn't exist before hurricane Charley.
All the trees used to be coved with green leaves and the whole place was covered with palm trees that are simply gone now. There is also a new pass in the island visible in one picture that didn't exist before hurricane Charley.
