Damn this thread's got me serioulsy thinking. I've got some mates thinking about moving to china, and I'm stuck here like a schmuck. I'm going to look for design jobs in Vancouver Just imagine the biking possibilities.... *dribbles*
I live in Carlisle which seems to have a nice balance between city life and being able to escape to the countryside very quickly. As i live on the outskirts it takes me no more than 5 mins to be out of the city completely. We have the lakes etc very close and also dumfries for biking.
Only trouble is most of the locals are wankers.
Greenville, i wouldnt live in Keswick. Its brim full of bloody Southerners who buy 2nd houses there and plastic walkers.
Do it tekk! That is if you are young and single. In fact do it anyway. I have lived in various countries and cities in the UK. It's a great way to properly experience new cultures and views on life (which you only scratch the surface of being a tourist).I think I would find it quite difficult to settle back into the British way of life again after being away for so long. I don't like carrying knives anyway.
Well DP I'm young(ish) and very single so you're right I need to do something like this. A quick check on google shows quite a few consultancies on the North Shore wow that would be hard to beat
Adapting to a new culture makes things you'd find routine in Blighty a challenge and gives things you'd find boring a bit of excitement. It sounds like you've little to lose and a lot to gain Tekk. DP has gone native in Leipzig.
Towns I can cope with, cities wind me up. I've therefore drawn a blank on one city.
Ooh speaking of spain the town I would dearly dearly love to live is Jaca...awesone place chilled and it's a shame I never went down the geological career route as I could have a chance of a decent job out there...maybe one day
Oh I too love the Spanish Pyrenees, spent quite a lot of time in the area around Jaca mapping with my father in the late 70's he was professor of geology at Bristol Uni until his early death in 98
I travel a lot with work, I get to see a lot of different cities, in different countries. The more places I see, the more I appreciate coming home to Edinburgh. There is no where else in the world i would rather live.
The city itself is beautiful. Still after all this time, when the light catches the buildings in a certain way, I find myself just stopping in my tracks and taking in the majesty of this ancient city. Its also a vibrant happy place, good bars, clubs, restaurants, theatres etc.
For biking The Pentlands hills are on our doorstep. Glentress, Innerleithen a short drive away.
I can be snowboarding at Glencoe in a couple of hours. I can be in the sea surfing after a short 35 mile drive.
It has everything i want in a city.
Yet....... I have never been to Vancouver, maybe i will feel differently after next winter's Whistler trip
Edinburgh is a beautiful City and does have a lot to offer.
Vancouver is awesome though. I still regret turning down a job out there years ago. If I could do things again I wouldn't say no! Do it Tekk. Then we can all come visit
As John already said I have been a resident in Leipzig in Germany for the past 8 years. Before that I spent two years working in Taiwan. It is sometimes not easy living in a different culture but it is always really rewarding. Thinking about it is most definitely harder than actually doing it tekk so get off your ass start sending your CV!!
As for European cities I have always been quite jealous of the people living in Munich. They basically have the Alps in their backyard and a 3 hour drive they are at the Garda Lake. Asia it would have to be Hong Kong...suprsingly plentiful biking oportunities.The US San Fran for obvious reasons.
Your biggest problem with Hong Kong bikeage is the humidity apparently.
Tell me about it Stevey. Taiwan is just across the water from HK and in summer we are talking 35-40 degs and 99.9% humidty. When I went out on the bike I used to need about a litre of water every 30 mins. Luckily in Taiwan there were 'corner shops' every few kilometres so I could top up.
Ideally you want to be close enough to the centre to go out easily, and close enough to the edge to get out easily. Hard balance to get in a lot of cities. I think that's what puts me off London. Mates there talk about areas 400m down the road that are 'miles away'
Just found out Vancouver is holding the 2010 winter olympics, even more of an incentive.
Just imagine the biking possibilities....
*dribbles*
and very single 
so you're right 
I need to do something like this. A quick check on google shows quite a few consultancies on the North Shore 
wow that would be hard to beat
