MOVING LINKS 4 YOU

Well, there are three scenarios for me:

1- If I were to retire somewhere, it would be Monterey California. I love mountains, sea food, and the ocean, and Monterey has all of it.

2- If it were up to me alone ( no wife and kids) I would move to Alaska in a heartbeat. Since my childhood I’ve fascinated with this land.

3- But as a businessman, a professor, and a creative international person, I really like Boston. Direct international flights, more than 50 universities, great seafood, not too far from Canada, and not too far from other major US cities.

You have mentioned some great places…diverse but all beautiful in their own way, Farzad. Thank you!

Wow! At this point I really don’t know – there are places I’d yet like to visit before I could really answer that question. But, based on what I do know about some places, and based on having actually been to other places, based on today’s knowledge I would have to stay right where I am – the Pacific Northwest!!!

Markland Wood is a quiet residential community located at the most western edge of Toronto along Bloor St., one of the oldest streets in Canada. Markland Wood is also a community that is linked by a circle, so the signs leading into this community state, “A Circle of Friends.” There are community events held throughout the year. There are many parks within walking distance. The Millwood Park, right in the center of Markland Wood has one of the oldest Oak Trees in Toronto, estimated to be ~300 years old, where it sits amongst other old growth trees within the small wooded area we call the Forest. Yes, Markland Wood is as close to the mythical place called Pleasantville. Each and everyday, you can see people walking, sometimes with their pets, jogging, sometimes with their strollers with youngsters along for the ride, sometimes cycling around the circle and sometimes, like I do, roller blading. We’re always happy to stop for a chat though. Ten times each year, there’s a newsletter, the oldest community newspaper in Toronto @ 48 years can be read by home delivery or by viewing or printing it from the community website. There is even urban wildlife, mostly beautiful birds, squirrels and raccoons but sometimes we get a smelly skunk that happens by but hey, that’s nature and there is plenty of that here in Markland Wood.
Here are some of the events we hold in our community…
Markland Wood – Annual Elmcrest (Renforth) Creek community clean up & barbecue, April
Markland Wood – Easter Egg Hunt (for all the Markland Munchkins), Easter Monday
Markland Wood – Annual Garage Sale (hundreds of homes participate), May
Markland Wood – Annual Family Fun Day, August
Markland Wood – Annual Social (held at the golf club to celebrate getting the munchkins back to school and the parents/adults to let their hair down), September
Markland Wood – Annual Christmas Caravan & Food/Clothing Drive, December (held continually now for 43 years)
Other events and meeting as needed such as town hall meeting and all candidates meeting. We have a lot of elections here in Canada and they’re held at any time of the year).
I just love where I live because its like a small town in the heart of a large city. There is a lot of work but we have lots of fun although we have to serious too, sometimes… )

Keep them coming! Thanks Dagny and Tom!!

Agree with Dagney, I am a PNW person too. It is so nice here. Mild summers, mild winter. Sure it is rainy sometimes, but it is rainy (or inclement) at the same times of the year elsewhere.

3 thoughts –
1 – If I was still single – and luckily I am not – I would want to live in NYC.
2 – If I was retired and did not need to work, somewhere near the Cliffs of Dover. At least on the Eastern seaboard of England. The History. The Literature. The Healthcare.
3 – Monuriki in the Fiji Islands. Provided I could have all the comforts and internet access I want. It was the island where they filmed Castaway.

I’d stay where I am in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil.

If it were up to my wife…it would be somewhere on a tropical island…me, I don’t like the hurricane potential associated with the tropics. We have been talking and both of us love the central part of Oregon, possibly the Roseburg area. We are tired of the huge cost to live in CA, although we are close to family here and moving out of state would make it difficult to see the kids and grandkids.

I’ll have to think on that one…so many places!

A little cottage by the sea, where the sea is unpolluted and the beach pristine, where little hermit crabs scuttle here and there in their colourful borrowed homes (shells), where the dolphins can be seen at play in the sea and yet one where I have a nice high speed internet connection!

Here are my top choices:

I’d like to live in Alaska for a bit…
I’d like to live in Australia for a bit…
I’d like to live in Montreal for a bit…
I’d like to live in the Florida Keys or the Carribean…

I’d like to live in , well… I’d actually like to take a year or two and move onboard a liveaboard, such as a Nordhavn or KadyKrogen boat. Something like a 55 ft motor yacht. That way there, I could actually spend a few weeks or a month, in each of these places and pick up and move on to the next place on my list.

I like living in the San Fran Bay area “a lot”;-}
But if I had my druthers, I would have several “homes” in a few places I really like:
- an ‘apartment’ in the walled City of Siena, Italy
- a villa in Monte Carlo
- an ‘apartment’ in Paris
- a desert home either in Sedona or Rancho Vistoso, AZ
- (my husband would want a mountain home in Vail, CO… so I have to add that;-)
- a vineyard estate in Napa county, CA

That would keep me busy enough ;-}

Cool photo, Mary — love it!

Mary,

Fun question. As someone that has moved a lot in my life (this last move was move 25). I often think about this, especially this time of year when we are digging ourselves out of the snow here in the mid-west.

Ideally I would love to live on a beach. St Croix would be ideal. But I am truly a city guy and don’t know if I could take it for longer than a few months. But those few months would be fabulous !

Thanks for asking. Hope all is well. Today is nice almost 70 a far cry from the feet of snow the past few months.

Cheers from Columbus, OH

Russ Faulkner
Principal | Your Training Team, LLC

Hi Mary,

My favorite is Aruba. It is a desert island so there are no bugs. It has a slight breeze most of the time. It is warm, the people are friendly, and the restaurants and beaches are awesome! I believe this in spite of what happended to Natalie Holloway!!

Thanks,
Ross

willmar, that’s the town for me

I’m torn between Lubna’s seaside shack or Greg’s boat.

If Lubna will have us, my wife and I would love to be by the sea to experience the breezes, the sound of the waves and gulls. High speed internet, of course is a given.

Thanks for asking Mary!

My first choice would be Tuscany and my second choice would be Grand Caymans. They are different from each other and both are beautiful!

I live in the perfect place – San Diego! I have lived in Tonawanda – snow country! Tampa – another beautiful warm spot and Atlanta. I must say this is my favorite; minutes to many beaches, the mountains just a short distance and the incredible Anza Borrego Desert about an hour away. Who could ask for anything more, outside of their own island!
Kathy
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