If you left California, where would you move?

[flyinraptr]

Because you’ll die. Especially in Baja.

I don’t think Mexico is for most people that haven’t spent a lot of time here, and I’m not talking about a few 10 day vacations with interspersed long weekend trips. The beyond the vacation life is a horse of a different hue. Starting with the language barrier. Then there’s the “culture” you can’t see from rental bungalow at Play la Ropa.

The economy is tanked and there is lots of real estate on the market at fire sale prices. For the vast majority of people, they’d be better off long term leasing.

First and foremost - bring your own money. If there is a great investment opportunity it isn’t gonna be offered to you by your new best friends.

I think NIca is similar ... visiting somewhere and living somewhere are two different things. There's no shortage of people who have moved here and end up moving back after a few months. I was talking to a friend of mine who came down recently and met people on the flight down who were buying property/lots sight unseen ... crazy.

 

[freeride76]

I left CA for somewhere I never thought I'd move to and I'm so glad I did. Everything is objectively better. My house is twice the size for half the mortgage

The only thing I miss is surfing, and even that's like an addiction where you don't miss it as much as you think you would when you're not all up in it.

If I moved somewhere else it would be any of the Four Corners or Florida. I love Florida

what do you do for kicks now?

 

[keenfish]

Playa Potrero would be a choice but I just don't think I can live full time out of US. But still thinking about it.

 

[Leaverite]

Alaska might be a good choice if you want to still be in the USA and you want to surf. You can live close to the ocean there. You'd definitely need a decent boat to give yourself access.

Winters would be tough but you could snowboard/ski to offset your surfing downtime.

 

[kelpcutter]

No cold for me please. I want to live like Truth.

 

[Leaverite]

No cold for me please. I want to live like Truth.

That pretty much means foreign.... I remember back in the day when the rule in Indo over in the Mentawais was to never get off the boat. Malaria, Dengue fever, ect.... Times have changed and it's a lot more benign environment for a Haole.

 

[enframed]

California. A great place to visit and a great place to leave.

Indeed, please leave California. Thanks.

 

[Leaverite]

Indeed, please leave California. Thanks.

As long as you have the ability as a resident to pick up the slack......or just file for welfare....

 

[Truth]

thought it had it all figured out being in indo full time but.....miss sd winter

will figure out how to stay here for 8 months and sd for late fall winter

california is a good place- would like to come home for la jolla waves

 

[Leaverite]

thought it had it all figured out being in indo full time but.....miss sd winter

will figure out how to stay here for 8 months and sd for late fall winter

california is a good place- would like to come home for la jolla waves

You have lived in the bush. Any Malaria???? Take your pills???

 

[Leaverite]

Just read a documentary about aussies living in Papua/New Gunea The territories. Copra farmers. Copra produces Glycerine for high explosives. Every tribe, and there are 100's of them have a name of "We Are the People". They all have different languages. If you are not of the people, you are on the dinner menu.....

Off of India. The Nicobars. Off limits. These people are still stone age. Some dickhead paddled up a year ago and was feathered by arrows. Probably ended up in a cook pot.......There was no rescue party.....

 

[Leaverite]

Just wanted to give an example that there are still places left on this planet where you can be a Pioneer.

 

[grapedrink]

Just wanted to give an example that there are still places left on this planet where you can be a Pioneer.

Pioneer relative to the developed world, maybe. Pretty much every square foot of earth is spoke for by someone. If it’s not, there’s a reason

 

[Leaverite]

Pioneer relative to the developed world, maybe. Pretty much every square foot of earth is spoke for by someone. If it’s not, there’s a reason

 

[Leaverite]

t Cargo Cult..... Any of you ever heard of that???? The Shrine to the GI Joe man....

 

[ringer]

I have no desire to leave mid-coastal Orange County. If I did, the one place in this country where I have felt at home is in the Front Range area of Colorado, particularly in Boulder.

 

[Leaverite]

Long Pork. Better than canned Bully beef and tuna.

This is a true quote from New Guinea. Japanese people tasted like fish.....

 

[Truth]

I have no desire to leave mid-coastal Orange County. If I did, the one place in this country where I have felt at home is in the Front Range area of Colorado, particularly in Boulder.

but heard Fado closed??

 

[bluemarlin04]

California. A great place to visit and a great place to leave.

if my heart ever left the pines where blueberries, hunting, fishing & surf are abundant, id say Kaikoura would be next.

PNW?

 

[ringer]

but heard Fado closed??

I don't think so. As of a couple of days ago, they were open. Where did you hear this?