Comments on: The 5 Best Places to Live Overseas in 2008

By: Al

Al — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 06:42:52 +0000

The US dollar dominant currency? ja, ja
It might be more common to find it. But dominant?

By: kiki

kiki — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:36:25 +0000

I unfortunately did not find Greece as idyllic as I’d hoped…

By: Alexandra

Alexandra — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:00:14 +0000

Hi there – excellent post!!! Im about to take off for a 5 month trip and all this talk is making me want to literally not come back for a few years! Theres too much to see!!! Just wondering if you have, or anyone knows of any helpful posts about working overseas [special visas [i won't be working in the US]? teaching english? that mango picking gig you got???]??? Thanks!

By: William Wilson

William Wilson — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:19:47 +0000

Good point, DD, that should have read: Berlin before the Nazi’s came to power.

By: Liam Walker

Liam Walker — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:55:26 +0000

Great post! I have been in Ljubljana and Buenos Aires, both of them amazing! I can remember the stone winged lions in the bridge! Like a fairy tale place. Buenos Aires in the other side, full of culture, history and the best steaks!!
I would like to suggest one more city, Playa del Carmen in the Riviera Maya in Mexico, its so peaceful and surrounded by natural wonders! A great place to live!

By: Travelfusion

Travelfusion — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 11:53:33 +0000

I’ve been wanting to check out Ljubljana for years now and now I’m even more curious!

Thanks!
Kathryn@Travelfusion

By: Lisa

Lisa — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 22:36:45 +0000

Wow, the first two surprised me. Good to know! I personally love Buenos Aires and studied abroad there one semester. Haven't been back sense, but I'd liek to try to actually live and work there one day. If not, maybe a super extended vacation. MissMentor

By: DD

DD — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 03:13:04 +0000

Yep, Berlin in the 1930s sure was a great place to be! Especially if you were Jewish!

By: Al

Al — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 21:12:16 +0000

You are right. I like Buenos Aires. It is a great, atractive, educated and not so cheap city to live in.

With over 100 museums, parks everywhere, theatre, music, people from any continent, pleasant climate, Buenos Aires is a nice place. I would prefer a decreased dog population and better educated dog walkers and owners but it is alright.

By: Gio

Gio — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 12:28:10 +0000

You should all try Hellas.

By: alexei

alexei — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 20:12:40 +0000

So true, I lived there for 4 months and loved the city. But after a few months, I just had to get out. I wouldn’t want to stay there for longer than a month at this point.

By: Nancy

Nancy — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 16:02:15 +0000

Damn-makes me want to move to Buenos Aires tomorrow!

By: Mauro

Mauro — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 05:42:44 +0000

My partner and I came here (Shanghai) with the intention of staying for a year. That was 4 years ago! It truly is an amazing city. It has something for everyone.

@ Turner: Sure there are the occasional “bad-air days” but on the whole “blue-sky days” outnumber these by far.

And then there is the rest of this vast and mysterious country with her kind, generous, gentle people on your doorstep! We’ve travelled a lot in the past four years and have barely scratched the surface. Every destination and experience has been magical and the warmth of the local Chinese people all over the country lingers in our hearts.

Try it! If not as a living option, at least as a destination to experience!

If you’d like some tips on the Shanghai we know and love which includes a lot of out of the way backstreets, untouched (so far) by the huge modernisation drive please feel free to contact us. We’d be glad to share our knowledge and if we are free perhaps we could take you out and show you a place or two…

Cheers!
Mauro

If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion and avoid the people, you might better stay home. ~James Michener

By: craig zabransky

craig zabransky — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 17:27:12 +0000

I agree with Buenos Aires; I only spent two months there, but I didn’t want to leave. I look forward to the day I go back. not just to visit to but once again live and enjoy the city.

stay adventurous,
Craig
@StayAdvenutrous

By: Gabi

Gabi — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 07:56:38 +0000

Hi Tom
to find work in dahab you’ll best be a diver or windsurfer…. you can then upgrade to instructor and start horking (no problems with visas, taxes, etc – very uncomplicated!). The more languages you speak the better! You wont get rich here but have great lifestyle instead!

By: tom nicholoson

tom nicholoson — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 23:38:16 +0000

I am interested in moving to dahab. I have been working in Los Angeles for 6 years making films, I am willing to try out anything. What is the work situation there? can you give me some insight on living there? thanks in advance

By: Tatiana

Tatiana — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 18:19:03 +0000

By the way, about the first comment: for this matter it is hard to breath anywhere in Asia – don’t go there if you are sensitive to environmental issues. My husband could not live in China. I have never noticed that it was polluted. I guess, you have to be healthy in a first place if you want to go there.

By: Tatiana

Tatiana — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 18:14:59 +0000

Well, Americans can keep thinking that their dollar is dominant, the rest of the world knows that it is just the most common currency, not the most reliable one.
What about the best place to live… I lived in China for a while and changed a few places there. I loved being in Shen Zhen the most. Much more than in Shanghai. Shen Zhen has Chinese prices (cheaper than in Hong Kong) but it offers nearly as much as Hong Kong in terms of food and much more in terms of entertainment.
Hong Kong is near by – can be reached in no time and can serve as a starting point for cheap travelling through Asia. For ESL teachers Shen Zhen is interesting because they get better pay than anywhere else in China (if they want to work in schools).

By: juan

juan — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 13:11:19 +0000

In “the quest for liveability” I explore the obsession of finding the best place to live. While a small sample, this article reveals one very important aspect of this quest: there is a different “best place” that suits every lifestyle. Be certain you understand the essence of a place before you commit to it.

http://global-culture.org/the-quest-for-liveability/

By: tom

tom — Tue, 26 May 2009 02:42:50 +0000

the euro is not the world’s dominant currency…that honor still goes to the dollar, my friend…