EGFFbmi From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 3, posted (9 years 4 months 1 week 19 hours ago) and read 3699 times:
Brecon - Mid Wales
Great Scenery, Nice weather (most of the time), excellent for walking and bike riding, near Cardiff but not too close, lovely people, not too far from CWL.. if you wanted to jet off somewhere..oh and it's very right wing up there!
EGGD From United Kingdom, joined Feb 2001, 12426 posts, RR: 40 Reply 4, posted (9 years 4 months 1 week 19 hours ago) and read 3690 times:
Agreed, Brecon! The people are so nice there, and the weather is great! Also, there is only one terrorist organization, with 3 members and run on a farm in the hills, dedicated to stop England from taking Water from Wales!! Yes!
Nice try but Wales goes down as one of the worst places to live in Europe, the title quite clearly says BEST
MD11Engineer From Germany, joined Oct 2003, 13368 posts, RR: 64 Reply 5, posted (9 years 4 months 1 week 19 hours ago) and read 3686 times:
Definitely somewhere in the Mediterranean region. I like Spain ( not the touristy places) and I´ve been working in Italyfor a while. If the salaries would be a little bit better I´d be there already. Another place, outside Europe, I´d like to live in are the Philippines, if possible somewhere in the province.
Ben From Switzerland, joined Aug 1999, 1391 posts, RR: 51 Reply 6, posted (9 years 4 months 1 week 19 hours ago) and read 3684 times:
1. Moscow
2. Sofia
3. St. Petersburg
4. London (currently living here)
5. Transylvania, Romania
6. Lower Saxony or Bavaria, Germany
7. Ireland
8. The west of England.
9. Kiev, Crimea or Odessa, Ukraine.
Sonic From Lithuania, joined Jan 2000, 1670 posts, RR: 1 Reply 8, posted (9 years 4 months 1 week 18 hours ago) and read 3674 times:
Lithuania
Welfare/social security - good and improving. However, too leftist I might say (at least for me). However, it's the same in other European countries too.
Criminality - relatively safe (if compared to USA at least), no terrorism or freedom seeking breakaway provinces.
Nature - forests, lakes, seashore... What's most important that unlike western Europe most of it is not private and you can sunbathe in (almost) wild nature. Number of people per square kilometer is also not big (60 people)
Climate - good. Only few days in summers (if at all) are very hot, it's never over 40C. Only few days in winter (if at all) are cold. Although you will be able to see and feel snow during most Christmas, but it shouldn't be more than -5C in days (and temperatures are raising with greenhouse effect).
Food - very good (at least for me). But some foreigners somehow has different tastes .
Education - very good. Especially high school education, while universities are also good and there are big competitions to join them (although, I will admit, they are not better than their counterparts in England, but also they are much cheaper (highest cost is 150 Euros per semester as specified by ministry of education)).
Culture - well, culture is one of the things you either like or don't like. I like my culture and it is not that different from other European ones, however, it has it's own finer points too.
Livery of the national airline - check my profile picture catalogs to see all liveries of Lithuanian Airlines. There is also Air Lithuania and Aurela.
Leviticus From New Zealand, joined Oct 2007, 0 posts, RR: 0 Reply 12, posted (9 years 4 months 1 week 18 hours ago) and read 3658 times:
I have visited every country in Europe except Russia and I have my favorites, the best places to live would probably be Andorra, Ireland, Switzerland or The Netherlands (even maybe the French countryside). I actually hate Sweden which suppose to be my home and everything, Stockholm is one of the crappiest places I have ever been too. And yes, I am about to move
EGGD From United Kingdom, joined Feb 2001, 12426 posts, RR: 40 Reply 13, posted (9 years 4 months 1 week 18 hours ago) and read 3657 times:
Well do you know that if Wales did stop supplying England with water there would be a water crisis..
Yes, thats how I knew there was a terrorist organization in Wales dedicated to making this reality! The reason being because of the great weather you get there!
Kay From France, joined Mar 2002, 1884 posts, RR: 3 Reply 14, posted (9 years 4 months 1 week 18 hours ago) and read 3648 times:
If you need to live in a place where there is very little traffic, very little pollution, no narrow roads, spaced out buildings, beautiful sceneries, a lot of history, music and other forms of arts and culture, but you don't mind alot of snow, Vienna is your only bet. Definitely the healthiest quality of life.
If you don't mind a step back towards traffic and pollution and a noisy and loud population, but would like mediterranean weather plus all the above attributes, then Rome or Florence are what you're looking for.
Paris is beautiful but we can't say the same about the millions of habitants that come from the suburbs and suffocate and pollute the city everyday. Greace is beautiful but Greek people will yell at you if you ask anything (the French do that sometimes too). The islands are a dream and the best place I've ever travelled for a vacation. But they are not a realistic place to live of course. Only to visit. Unless you want to rent-out jet-skis or smthg.
London is too cold. Edinbourgh is a cosy place, but you have to put up with even more cold.
among the places I've visited, Rome or Florence would be my choices.
EGFFbmi From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 15, posted (9 years 4 months 1 week 18 hours ago) and read 3639 times:
Yes, thats how I knew there was a terrorist organization in Wales dedicated to making this reality! The reason being because of the great weather you get there!
Let's hope that idiots never cut off the water supply.. as much as I don't like England they are still my countrymen.. and would be ashamed to be called Welsh if anything like this did occur.. BTW.. Mid Wales get's the really bad weather and it is collected in the Beacons.. I don't live near Brecon i live in Rogerstone about 5 miles from Newport!
Bobrayner From United Kingdom, joined Apr 2003, 2227 posts, RR: 7 Reply 16, posted (9 years 4 months 1 week 17 hours ago) and read 3626 times:
Climate - good. Only few days in summers (if at all) are very hot, it's never over 40C. Only few days in winter (if at all) are cold. Although you will be able to see and feel snow during most Christmas, but it shouldn't be more than -5C in days (and temperatures are raising with greenhouse effect).
What's your definition of cold? I nearly turned into an icicle in Lithuania last winter!
Sonic From Lithuania, joined Jan 2000, 1670 posts, RR: 1 Reply 17, posted (9 years 4 months 1 week 17 hours ago) and read 3612 times:
Cold is ussually below -5C or -10C, very cold - below -15C or -20C, while extremely cold - below -25C or -30C . All homes and offices are sufficiently heated however, and -30C temperatures are an anomaly now (probably happening once in seven or ten years), while generally temperatures below -10C in days are rare. Sadly (for me at least), but winters has less and less snow here (although now there is some snow on the roof infront my windows)...
CPH-R From Denmark, joined May 2001, 5754 posts, RR: 4 Reply 20, posted (9 years 4 months 1 week 15 hours ago) and read 3576 times:
Justin,
you want to move to Denmark, eh? Better talk to Colin Abbot (Europix), perhaps he can change your mind
Criminality:
We tend to have the strangest people put behind bars, last time a major scam was unveiled it was someone on the verge of being a midget who was put in jail.
Nature
What can I say, the highest point in Denmark (which we for some reason decided to call Sky Mountain) is 130-odd metres high. Go figure. We've got plenty of water, though.
Climate
Pretty miserable most of the year. Not enough snow for skiing, not enough sun for tanning, go figure.
Social Security
You get paid for doing nothing, and the lowest wages in Denmark is not much more than the unemployment check. So needless to say, not everyone is anxious to get to work.
Education
Pretty good I suppose, though everyone and their mother is bitching about overcrowded classrooms (nevermind that it's the lowest figure in Europe).
Culture
None that I know of, except a major rock festival every year.
Food
Meat, meat, meat, some potatoes and some more meatballs - oh, and the odd Big Mac meal every now and then.
Livery of the national airline
It's SAS - go figure, it's not the hippest livery around.
BNE From Australia, joined Mar 2000, 3156 posts, RR: 13 Reply 21, posted (9 years 4 months 1 week 14 hours ago) and read 3567 times:
London, don't real know why, weather would suck, but heaps of Aussies go and live there.
or
Greek Islands, There is an ad on the radio for a lottery and one of the destinations suggested is the Greek Islands.
Teva From France, joined Jan 2001, 1868 posts, RR: 17 Reply 22, posted (9 years 4 months 6 days 23 hours ago) and read 3528 times:
1) Toulouse: the old city , its monuments and athmosphere; the gastronomy (confit, foie gras, cassoulet...); Airbus; about 2 hours away from ski resorts, Spain, ocean and sea.
2) South of Alsace: culture (museums, castles, events) ,food and wine; close to Switzerland and Germany (good tip: live in Alsace and work in the Basel area...)
3) Slovenjia (see the post about easyjet launching the flt on the civil aviation forum)
teva
Ecoute les orgues, Elles jouent pour toi...C'est le requiem pour un con
NoUFO From Germany, joined Apr 2001, 7802 posts, RR: 13 Reply 23, posted (9 years 4 months 6 days 19 hours ago) and read 3501 times:
One of the most pitoresque places I have ever seen in Europe is the Italian island of Capri. Too bad, Capri is crowded from tourists.
Elba is nice and so is the Provence/Alsace. Weather permitting, the Scottish Higlands along the westcoast and the Norwegian fjords are impressive as well.
Alcregular From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 24, posted (9 years 3 months 4 weeks 21 hours ago) and read 3404 times:
Amsterdam: all those cafes with certain menus and the window displays...
25 NoUFO: Amsterdam: all those cafes with certain menus and the window displays.. Pfffhh, ever been to Berlin, district of Prenzlauer Berg? One of the numerous
26 Sabena332: Definitely somewhere at the Spanish Mediterranean coast because: The climate is very mild there, even in the winter The food is excellent The night li
27 Alcregular: For me it's definately Benidorm cos i used to live there before and hopefully will go back soon. the year-round sun and warm climate, excellent nightl
29 Andz: Freiburg in the Black Forest region of Germany. University town with bags of history, close to Switzerland and France, half an hour from Euroairport B
30 9V-SPF: If I had to choose, I would probably select the Berner Oberland in Switzerland. One of the most beautiful places on earth (esp. the Lake of Brienz) bu
31 Pe@rson: Devon, England, with regard to the criteria in the opening post.
32 Sebolino: Definitely somewhere at the Spanish Mediterranean Unfortunately, the spanish south coast, except for some small towns/villages, is ugly, the worst exa
33 Kilavoud: Lausanne, with its old city in the center, located at the Geneva Lake, with the Alps as a frame in the background, a city full of charm and history, w
34 BadischerGreif: Andz, you are absolutely right!!! But Edenvale sounds very good as well... Greetings from Freiburg.
35 KLM777: My favourite place to live when I've finished studying and things like that would be Wallis in Switzerland, it's really a beautiful region in my opini
36 Andz: BadischerGreif....No....Edenvale is nothing special! Cape Town is much better, one day when I'm big I'll live there (if I can't make Freiburg more per
37 PHX-LJU: Slovenia, perhaps? Well, they say a picture is worth a thousand words... Images: Slovenian Tourist Board Plus, much of this unique continent is within
38 BOEING747-700: I am going to say NICE France, I loved it there. Nice looking people and great food, clean very clean. Its great!!
39 Csavel: Of all the places I've been in Europe (a fair amount) I'd pick these if I were to live there. Urban, London Paris Copenhagen (Sorry CPH-R, but I've lo
40 PHX-LJU: I also like... Alentejo, Portugal: Photo: portugal-info.net _________________ Amsterdam, the Netherlands: Photos: amsterdamhotspots.nil ______________
41 Anxebla: Sebolino: Málaga is a very nice city,if you still don't Know,go.You will enjoy it. Sabena332: You are right When you wish it,call me and we go "de co
42 Zak: ah thanks to anxebla i dont have to post promoting spain. madrid and barcelona are two of the finest cities on earth, even the biggest geek will loose
43 Jaspike: Since my recent visit to Dublin, I'd have to say Dublin. The people are very nice, the city is nice, the sales are nice.. Josh
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