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Post by Deleted on Apr 1, 2020 20:04:09 GMT -5
I was born right here in the US but, it's been said that I'm Irish English by decent and for some strange reason anytime I see Great Britain (England/Scotland) on a travel show or hear Bagpipes I get sorta chocked up almost as if I was kidnapped from my home. I can't explain it but, I love the country side and how they cherish and preserve the old. If there was ever any way I could move there I would in a heart beat, no matter the laws or government. It have to be in one of the oldest places though and I would make trips to
Ireland on a regular basis. Yeah, I know, I'm dreaming but, we all have to have our dreams. Imagine a redneck in Great Britain, someone outta get a good laugh out of that.
So, what's your dream place to live, or are you in heaven already?
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Post by daveinlax on Apr 1, 2020 20:28:52 GMT -5
A large maintenance free condo on the water about a mile away.  |
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Post by bigwoolie on Apr 1, 2020 20:30:17 GMT -5
Africa. In a heart beat. Botswana, Nairobi, somewhere in there. Spent a month there once trying to found a horseback safari company in the Kalahari desert. Went up the Okavanga...I loved it. Was deeply at home.
But its just a dream anymore.
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Post by adui on Apr 1, 2020 20:30:24 GMT -5
For me its not so much about the place, though there are plenty of places I wont live. If I'm dreaming its going to be acreage, lots of it. A few livestock, just enough to support the place and a hand or two to help me run it.
I spent 6 years of my youth on an 8 acre farm in Southern Oregon. Those were the happiest days I can remember.
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Post by Ronv69 on Apr 1, 2020 20:36:50 GMT -5
My family settled in Scotland around 1100. I have always wanted to see it, and I expect that I would be reluctant to leave. The familie's manse is in ruins now. In the 15th century they settled in Northern Ireland before coming to the America in 1595.
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Post by Ronv69 on Apr 1, 2020 20:38:24 GMT -5
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Post by toshtego on Apr 1, 2020 20:51:18 GMT -5
If I could swing it, I would live in Scotland. That is my idea of a beautiful place. I have seen these old tower houses for sale under 350,000 Stirling with modernization. They always need work because they are so old.  |
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Post by toshtego on Apr 1, 2020 20:53:10 GMT -5
My family settled in Scotland around 1100. I have always wanted to see it, and I expect that I would be reluctant to leave. The familie's manse is in ruins now. In the 15th century they settled in Northern Ireland before coming to the America in 1595. Scotland will get to you. The people are pretty good. Not as friendly as the Irish towards Americans but certainly better than the English. |
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Post by garydh2000 on Apr 1, 2020 21:22:50 GMT -5
Naples, Florida. Our happy place.
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Post by puffy on Apr 1, 2020 21:28:01 GMT -5
I would like to spend 3 or 4 months traveling in Europe..I've never really wanted to live any place though but here in N.Carolina.
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Post by unknownpipesmoker on Apr 1, 2020 21:50:23 GMT -5
England has yokels, my friend.
Scotland has Teuchters.
Ireland has bogtrotters.
Rednecks abound. :-)
Ideally, I would like to alternate between the Atlantic coasts of Ireland during the summer months, and Cambodia/Philippines during the winter.
I really miss all of those places, but I think the best I could possibly hope for is Ireland, and it my visit would likely coincide with Christmas and New Years. Nice escapism topic, by the way. A good thought for pipe smoking.
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Post by just ol ed on Apr 1, 2020 22:12:30 GMT -5
'tho winter can be brutal, used to it forever. On average 3 decent seasons. From the Western NY area, house long paid for, good neighbors, happy to stay just where we are
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Post by adui on Apr 1, 2020 22:26:28 GMT -5
I would like to spend 3 or 4 months traveling in Europe..I've never really wanted to live any place though but here in N.Carolina. I've been to both Carolina's I was stationed in Charleston from late 87 to 89. Absolutely beautiful country |
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Post by unknownpipesmoker on Apr 1, 2020 22:28:05 GMT -5
Africa. In a heart beat. Botswana, Nairobi, somewhere in there. Spent a month there once trying to found a horseback safari company in the Kalahari desert. Went up the Okavanga...I loved it. Was deeply at home. But its just a dream anymore. By chance, do you know if its true that almost all of the diamond traders there carry guns? I keep getting conflicting reports on this from rock hounds. |
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Post by trailboss on Apr 1, 2020 22:46:16 GMT -5
I took the 82 highway from Artesia New Mexico down through Cloudcroft, it was incredibly beautiful, but I could not gaze much..a lot of 6 and 7 percent grades, and you drop about 4,000 feet in 12 miles...the jake brake got a workout..this road it is illegal to run without a jake at the class of truck I was in...two runaway ramps in inconvenient spots. Incredible ranch properties up there, grass up to the belly of the angus cattle. So today, it would be there.... This would do it, bag an elk while enjoying breakfast on the deck. www.alamogordo-realestate.com/-/listing/NM-OCAOR/159061/3-Autumn-Rd-Cloudcroft-NM-88317for all our warts, I prefer to stay in the USA. |
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Post by Ronv69 on Apr 1, 2020 23:06:53 GMT -5
I took the 82 highway from Artesia New Mexico down through Cloudcroft, it was incredibly beautiful, but I could not gaze much..a lot of 6 and 7 percent grades, and you drop about 4,000 feet in 12 miles...the jake brake got a workout..this road it is illegal to run without a jake at the class of truck I was in...two runaway ramps in inconvenient spots. Incredible ranch properties up there, grass up to the belly of the angus cattle. So today, it would be there.... This would do it, bag an elk while enjoying breakfast on the deck. www.alamogordo-realestate.com/-/listing/NM-OCAOR/159061/3-Autumn-Rd-Cloudcroft-NM-88317for all our warts, I prefer to stay in the USA. Damn, someone beat you to it! Happens to me every time. |
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Post by trailboss on Apr 1, 2020 23:10:02 GMT -5
Just as well...driving to Alamagordo for groceries would be quite the hassle...I reckon it is one of them bi-weekly trips, weather permitting.
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Post by Ronv69 on Apr 1, 2020 23:12:17 GMT -5
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Post by trailboss on Apr 1, 2020 23:35:32 GMT -5
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Post by Ronv69 on Apr 1, 2020 23:38:10 GMT -5
But, with all of that fine Single Malt, would I notice?
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Post by Ronv69 on Apr 1, 2020 23:40:13 GMT -5
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Post by trailboss on Apr 1, 2020 23:46:58 GMT -5
That is a lot of house for the money...pretty sweet.
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Post by Mac on Apr 2, 2020 0:03:43 GMT -5
Very happy where I am now. With gobs of money, I could see a Summer house on The Riviera, a penthouse in NYC for Fall, Gstaad chalet in Winter, and Virginia hunting lodge in the Spring. But without the gobs and a staff to move me from place to place, I am grateful for my one spot on the Central Coast. <button class="wayback1996-RTclose">×</button> |
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Post by toshtego on Apr 2, 2020 1:31:58 GMT -5
Most of the UK and Yerup know how to build a house. That is a lovely place. The interior plumbing and electrical are where the trouble begins. |
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Post by toshtego on Apr 2, 2020 1:35:07 GMT -5
But, with all of that fine Single Malt, would I notice? Aye, but watch the stairss!!! This place is called "Fatlips Castle" for a reason.  |
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Post by toshtego on Apr 2, 2020 1:44:40 GMT -5
Yes, the western and northern islands are damp and cool. It is not uncomfortable. The air smells sweet and feels soft. The cool humidity is good for the oak barrels. I mostly wore LL Bean duck shoes which were a novelty over there back then. That is one beautiful country. |
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Post by fadingdaylight on Apr 2, 2020 5:41:21 GMT -5
When I was first assigned to Fort Lewis, and we got off the plane in Seattle and caught a shuttle bus down to Tacoma, i looked out the windows of the bus, and to me, I felt like I was home. Washington is a beautiful place to live, some of the best hiking I have ever seen.
Sadly, the cost of living was incredibly high, so we came to Arkansas, but if money were no issue, I would still be in the Northwest.
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Post by Legend Lover on Apr 2, 2020 8:22:41 GMT -5
The house prices in Northern Ireland are a fraction of the price in Scotland and England (just FYI).
It's always nice to dream about living elsewhere. I often think it would be nice to live stateside for a while, but I've got to remind myself that it's not like where I am here, and it might not be the idyllic place of opportunity that I imagine.
That said, where I live today, 5 minutes from the Giant's Causeway on the North Antrim coast, is really hard to beat. The people are great and the air is clean...and there are no poisonous plants, no venomous spiders or snakes or scorpions, there are no wild animals that could kill you (no bears or cougars or coyotes etc.)
I've gotta say, where I live is pretty damn good.
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Post by oldcajun123 on Apr 2, 2020 8:32:58 GMT -5
 Acadiana is the best, few miles from boudoin, cracklings, hoghead cheese, beautiful countryside, though it may be flat, good people, although we are being invaded by pretend Cajuns, can still seal a deal by a handshake, though mostly by older Cajuns. Got to duck you head once a year for Hurricanes, mild temps, you’d better have a aro condition Cher! Many years ago in the S Asia jungle I knew where I would be if I got back. I Garronte!
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Post by sparks on Apr 2, 2020 8:45:24 GMT -5
I would have to say Ireland or Scotland. Haven't seen Scotland in person yet, but it's where some of my kin are from, and the countryside is beautiful. After spending 10 days driving across Ireland, I saw plenty of places I would not mind living.
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Acadiana is the best, few miles from boudoin, cracklings, hoghead cheese, beautiful countryside, though it may be flat, good people, although we are being invaded by pretend Cajuns, can still seal a deal by a handshake, though mostly by older Cajuns. Got to duck you head once a year for Hurricanes, mild temps, you’d better have a aro condition Cher! Many years ago in the S Asia jungle I knew where I would be if I got back. I Garronte!
