Ireland, hands down. I’ve been twice, and both times I’ve been absolutely enamored with the country. I’m from the Midwest, so a lot of it is probabky just the differences and the fact I’m on vacation. But the castles and walkabke cities, and rolling hills, and so much green instead of brown or yellow! I’m also a fantasy nerd, so I’m a sucker for anything that can have a medieval spin.
I’m a big fan of how deeply anticolonial they are.
Nowhere, I’d travel. If money was endless I would be happily homeless because we could travel in style.
My own country (the UK).
That’s a weird response to the question, given that I do currently reside here. However, I don’t feel like I’m doing much living. There’s so much more that I could be doing if I wasn’t constantly struggling for money
I’d choose uk but cos I like it and I’m old and don’t like change
If money & visa requirements weren’t an issue, I’d never live in ONE place. I’d be traveling the world all the time.
Not worrying about money or visa?
… Like. Tierra del Fuego. Or one of those remote areas of Canada/Alaska
Basically a cold, cold place that rarely sees heat. I detest heat.
I would be your neighbor but I would be gone here and there to visit my wife who would be living somewhere among the world’s hottest beach places.
If money was no object, I’d stay here in Sweden, and I would probably buy a farm mannor in need of renovation.
I’d have the main building carefully renovated to preserve the herritage but modernize it, I imagine the property having a stable or other large old storage barn, I’d gut as much of the interior as possible, keeping the exterior look and build a “man barn”, basically make it an entire man cave, I mean a combined area for hobbies, a small LAN party corner, air rifle sooting range, full racing sim, full flight sim, electronics workbench, a separate room for dirtier hobbies like wood/metal working with separate ventilation, but with a glass wall between the areas, top floor of the barn would jave several guest rooms with a separate external access, I would also dig an underground tunnel between the mannor house and the barn, with a deep cellar for extra storage
Somewhere in Scandinavia
Italy! I like that they have kept their culture and their mentality which is so rich, diverse, profound and just overall positive. Italians are also so open and friendly!
Likely stay in my own country (Latvia)
I’d have to spend a long time travelling just to find the answer to this question.
If I am being realistic, probably Berlin, Brussels, or Paris (maybe also Frankfurt). Specifically these cities, not anywhere else in the associated countries
I’m using the following metrics (and possibly some personal bias):
- A highly developed region that is internationally well-connected and has a strong passport… which leaves us with parts of Europe and some Asian countries. I’m personally excluding UK because of Brexit
- OP didn’t mention that “culture weren’t an issue”, so sadly most of Asia/Scandinavia/Central Europe are out due to difficulty for outsiders to integrate… and among the rest, choices are limited to large, diverse cities that are easy to integrate
- A place that is resilient to climate change, so the entirety of the Netherlands is out (or maybe I just hate NL)
The conclusion is that I should really get aggressive at learning French and German now just in case
That’s interesting because in my limited experience, Berlin and Frankfurt are verrry different cities within the context of Germany. Personally, as a foreigner looking to integrate, I would pick Berlin 100%, but maybe that’s just me.
I’d pick Berlin too. Frankfurt was mostly an afterthought and the only advantage it has for me is that it is interconnected so…
Belgium or The Netherlands
Money is no issue?
Mars.
On a similar train of thought, K2-18b
Switzerland and Germany are among the top 5 for me.
Canadian here, I’d stay in my country. But with that being said, not where I currently am for sure. If by money not being an issue you mean I don’t need to look for a job, then I’d build a house in rural Newfoundland right on the ocean. If I have to look for a job but just don’t need to worry about housing expenses, then a nice house, oceanfront, probably BC. Not a major city, I hate big cities, but if I need work then I’d go somewhere close to a big enough city that I could find work no problem. Being able to see the water when I wake up in the mornings would be a necessity in this hypothetical scenario. I’d prefer the ocean but could do a Great Lake too if need be.
I don’t work in a field where it’s possible to work from home but if I did then I guess the same situation as not needing a job, as I can remote work in that case.
That’s just what I’d want though. Realistically, I have my wife and daughter to think about too. Raising a child isn’t easy and having support from my parents and hers has been very helpful, so I’d probably stay where I am, just in a nice house. There’s some smaller bodies of water near me, or larger bodies of water not too far away, so lakefront in my general area probably.
