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Post 10/10/2023 11:18     Subject: Re:Have you ever traveled somewhere and absolutely fell in love with the place?
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Anonymous wrote:I felt that way about Austin 25 years ago. Felt so happy and at home that we considered buying a condo there, but couldn’t stretch for $200k. Regretted that decision for many years, but have realized both that the property taxes would have been a killer and I can’t handle the ever-increasing heat or the ways the city has changed. Would have been a glorious decade+ though.



+1. It was a very special place in the early & mid 2000s. Nashville, TN had the same vibe for many years and then lost it as well but the years of 2009-2015 will always hold a special place in my heart.


Austin is still special


Specially awful. Have you been to Austin recently? It’s spectacularly bad. There is nothing to do that doesn’t require being on a waitlist, weather and traffic are horrific, and the crime and homelessness is off the charts. It’s like visiting an ancient Turkish settlement in 2023 trying to imagine what once was.
Anonymous
Post 10/10/2023 11:17     Subject: Re:Have you ever traveled somewhere and absolutely fell in love with the place?
Rajasthan, India
Cusco, Peru
Maui, Hawaii
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Switzerland. and Italy.
Anonymous
Post 10/10/2023 11:12     Subject: Have you ever traveled somewhere and absolutely fell in love with the place?
Anonymous wrote:London. Chicago.


Chicago in the summer is spectacular. Sadly, crime has spread to the best parts of the city.
Anonymous
Post 10/10/2023 11:10     Subject: Re:Have you ever traveled somewhere and absolutely fell in love with the place?
Tuscany, New Zealand and the Serengeti. In terms of a big city Paris is my favorite.
Anonymous
Post 10/10/2023 11:05     Subject: Have you ever traveled somewhere and absolutely fell in love with the place?
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Anonymous wrote:I felt this way about Galway in Ireland - just something about it!

Op here and I love Galway too! I've been back several times.



I loved Galway when I visited as a kid but returned a few years ago and did not find it charming in the ways I remembered. Interesting to see al of the comments about it. It was crowded and so touristy.
Anonymous
Post 10/10/2023 10:21     Subject: Have you ever traveled somewhere and absolutely fell in love with the place?
London. Chicago.
Anonymous
Post 10/10/2023 10:20     Subject: Have you ever traveled somewhere and absolutely fell in love with the place?
Anonymous wrote:Sanibel


Same.
Anonymous
Post 10/10/2023 09:20     Subject: Have you ever traveled somewhere and absolutely fell in love with the place?
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Anonymous wrote:Interesting all the love Norway is getting…one of the whitest countries on the planet. Hmm…


+100

Not a great place for those of us who value diversity and vibrancy


Agree this is an odd comment. Strange conclusion.


It is not about the homogenous makeup of a country but how they welcome and treat visitors of different racial or ethnic or religious makeup. My father is black as night and has traveled literally 59 countries in the last 7 years ALL over the world. He has always been welcomed with respect, sometimes curiosity but respectfully, kindness, and has formed great relationships as he has traveled. His favorites are Spain, Germany, Thailand where he stayed for 6 months, and Colombia which he revisited several times. He really liked Argentina but the food was not as great. The only country he ever faced racism or had issues with is his home country, the great USA. Think that over! Diversity does not always mean that you will feel welcome.


Your father visited 59 countries and he didn’t experience any racism in any of them? That’s amazing.

Agree. I’m especially surprised that he loved Germany.
Anonymous
Post 10/10/2023 08:43     Subject: Re:Have you ever traveled somewhere and absolutely fell in love with the place?
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Anonymous wrote:I felt that way about Austin 25 years ago. Felt so happy and at home that we considered buying a condo there, but couldn’t stretch for $200k. Regretted that decision for many years, but have realized both that the property taxes would have been a killer and I can’t handle the ever-increasing heat or the ways the city has changed. Would have been a glorious decade+ though.



+1. It was a very special place in the early & mid 2000s. Nashville, TN had the same vibe for many years and then lost it as well but the years of 2009-2015 will always hold a special place in my heart.


Austin is still special
Anonymous
Post 09/29/2023 03:41     Subject: Have you ever traveled somewhere and absolutely fell in love with the place?
Yes, so I moved here. In the process of giving a repeat performance in another location.
Anonymous
Post 09/28/2023 23:25     Subject: Re:Have you ever traveled somewhere and absolutely fell in love with the place?
Anonymous wrote:I love Germany. I would live there in old age. Everyone is highly educated and polite.


Ugh! They still hate Jewish people there.
Anonymous
Post 09/28/2023 22:43     Subject: Re:Have you ever traveled somewhere and absolutely fell in love with the place?
Most years we rent a home for a week on a butte in Jackson WY and the views of the Tetons take your breath away. But, there are so many beautiful place such as New Zealand, the Serengeti in Tanzania, Tuscany……….
Anonymous
Post 09/28/2023 20:35     Subject: Have you ever traveled somewhere and absolutely fell in love with the place?
Anonymous wrote:Ug I'm from the UK and Scotland makes me absolutely shudder.

Hamburg
Berlin
Galway
Dublin
St. Ives
Norwich


I write the comment above yours and these cities are just too big for me to enjoy. I’ve not been to St. Ives though.
Anonymous
Post 09/28/2023 19:45     Subject: Have you ever traveled somewhere and absolutely fell in love with the place?
Ug I'm from the UK and Scotland makes me absolutely shudder.

Hamburg
Berlin
Galway
Dublin
St. Ives
Norwich
Anonymous
Post 09/28/2023 16:08     Subject: Re:Have you ever traveled somewhere and absolutely fell in love with the place?
Another vote for Scotland. I miss it, desperately.
The expansive beauty and the green, the people, the quaintness, especially the small towns.