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myLot reputation of 86/100. itsmefaith (2236)   ranked 17 out of 5,317 in travel1 year ago

I love to travel. It's one of my passions, but for many reasons, I haven't been able to do much of it in the last few years. Things are changing, though, and I think in the next year or so, I'm going to be able to start making trips again.

I have definite plans to visit three places in the next year that I have not been to; Ontario, Australia, and Costa Rica. But, other than that, I'm open to suggestion.

What I want from you all is to tell me at least one thing about where you live; city, state, country, that would entice me to visit. I would also love to know at least one thing that might entice me to move there, because I haven't decided where I want to settle permanently yet. I have a few ideas but nothing definite.

Also, please tell me one thing that might deter me from living in your city, state, country.

I'm looking forward to your responses. happy

 
 
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1. myLot reputation of 93/100. Goodie123 (7548)   ranked 1 out of 5,317 in travel   1 year ago

Err, excuse me why is Ontario listed before Australia.

The one thing that will entice you to where I live IS,
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ME.


myLot reputation of 93/100. Goodie123 (7548)   ranked 1 out of 5,317 in travel  1 year ago

Oops the one thing that will most likely deter you is,
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Mr Piggy, he's a real pig.


myLot reputation of 86/100. itsmefaith (2236)   ranked 17 out of 5,317 in travel  1 year ago

Uhhhh..... whistle

I didn't list them in order. rolleyes

But...

The amount of time it will take me to get to Ontario by car is the amount of time it will take me to get to you by plane!!
Oh, and the flight to visit you is over $2000. sad

Hee, Mr. Piggy would be on his very best behavior for me, I bet!!


myLot reputation of 93/100. Goodie123 (7548)   ranked 1 out of 5,317 in travel  1 year ago

Well with the cost of gas the way it is, it will most likely cost you $2,000 to drive to Ontario.

And Mr Piggy always behave himself, he is just a Pig.

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2. myLot reputation of 96/100. snowy22315 (8100)   ranked 664 out of 5,317 in travel   1 year ago

I live in Virgnia which is a beautiful state with alot of things to do. As a deterrent it is often quite hot and humid here and parts of the state near Washington DC are expensive and crowded. It is worth visiting here though to see if you like it. There is alot of history and you will never run out of things to do.


myLot reputation of 86/100. itsmefaith (2236)   ranked 17 out of 5,317 in travel  1 year ago

Hi snowy22315. happy

As a matter of fact, I am visiting your lovely state in two weeks to do some of those great historical things. I'm going to spend a weekend in Williamsburg! I can't wait!! I love it there and have not been in over ten years.

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3. myLot reputation of 97/100. OceanTiara (2963)   ranked 593 out of 5,317 in travel   1 year ago

Hi Faith!
Cool avatar!
Well, you could come visit me here near the ocean..it is not out of the country but I could get you a good deal at the inn here (Hotel California) heheheh. There are some beautiful rooms with jacuzzis and all that too and you are only 10 minutes walk from the beach..and of course there is ME here! heheheh
Drawbacks...none that I can think of. It is so much fun I never want to leave here! xoxoox Hugs Caide mile Faulte..a thousand welcomes to you my friend!lolwubthumbup


myLot reputation of 97/100. OceanTiara (2963)   ranked 593 out of 5,317 in travel  1 year ago

PS My Location is Top Secret too hahhah xoxwinkninja


myLot reputation of 86/100. itsmefaith (2236)   ranked 17 out of 5,317 in travel  1 year ago

I already know your location!!rasp I would love to visit. It's one of the few places I want to go that I have never been.

And, of course there is you, my dear friend. happy That is reason enough to visit!


myLot reputation of 97/100. OceanTiara (2963)   ranked 593 out of 5,317 in travel  1 year ago

Oh God, it is so beautiful right now too Faith you know with the leaves and all...xooxo Hugsthumbuphappy Yep ME is here too!


myLot reputation of 91/100. makingpots (6662)   ranked 24 out of 5,317 in travel  1 year ago

Lets go visit OT together, faith. How fun would that be??


myLot reputation of 97/100. OceanTiara (2963)   ranked 593 out of 5,317 in travel  1 year ago

YAY!!! Two friends for tea!! for ME!!! hehehehe Girls how fun would that be is right Pots! heeehehheehhehelolthumbupwub

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4. myLot reputation of 91/100. makingpots (6662)   ranked 24 out of 5,317 in travel   1 year ago

First of all, when are you going to Costa Rica and can I go with?

You would have a blast visiting my area. North Texas, Dallas/Ft. Worth area. It has a little of it all. Whatever you are into it can be found here except maybe snow skiing. But even then, with a world class airport, you can get to snow skiing in a matter of hours.

Living here is truly ideal. It gets quite hot in the summer and if long, snow covered winters are your prefference, it is not the place to be. But the area I am in has it all I truly believe it. Lots of lakes, driving distance to woodlands, the ocean, mountains and prairies. With one of the worlds top international airports, and weather that basically never shuts it down, it is possible to be on a flight to anywhere within hours of deciding to go. The career opportunities are out of this world with international headquarters of numerous corporations in the area. The cost of living is among the best in the nation.

I love, LOVE, love many other areas of this beautiful country of ours and have dreamed of moving to many of them.... but I have come to realize that I have it all here and enjoy visiting the areas I love on a regular basis. The affordable cost of living helps to give that 'best of both worlds' dream.

Come visit me, faith, it's nice out here.


myLot reputation of 86/100. itsmefaith (2236)   ranked 17 out of 5,317 in travel  1 year ago

It is a pretty amazing country we live in, makingpots, I agree!!

Thank you for such a great description of where you live. I have been to the Dallas area only once, and I have been to Houston once. I don't think I could live there because it's too hot but I would like to visit again.

One of my best friends is from Costa Rica and he said it only costs $150 to fly there, so we're going to take a long weekend sometime this year and go. He's going for Xmas but he goes pretty frequently.

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5. myLot reputation of 99/100. someonesmom (2275)   ranked 507 out of 5,317 in travel   1 year ago

Hi faith, happy

I'm so happy to hear that you're still planning your trip to Ontario. I know that there are several others, who are looking forward to this too, so hopefully we can all get together at least once. thumbup Of course, the two of us can still hang out too, if there's time. Something to entice you to move 'here?' Well, let's see. You already have friends here, and it's a really picturesque, lovely part of our country. On the negative side, we do have really hot, humid summers, and our winters are bone chilling cold. We set a record for the most snowfall since the forties, last winter. Happy traveling. By the way, I'm so pleased to see Australia on your list of destinations. wink Take care.


myLot reputation of 86/100. itsmefaith (2236)   ranked 17 out of 5,317 in travel  1 year ago

Hi someonesmom,

I do plan to somehow make it out there in the coming year so I will let you know when!

The bone chilling cold does not bother me nearly as much as the hot and humid. I know you had a mild summer, this year though, right?


myLot reputation of 99/100. someonesmom (2275)   ranked 507 out of 5,317 in travel  1 year ago

That's great. I'm so happy to hear that you're planning this trip. thumbup I really do hate the cold, and can't take too much humidity either. We did have a milder summer than normal though, so that helped somewhat.

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6. myLot reputation of 97/100. polachicago (7865)   ranked 32 out of 5,317 in travel   1 year ago

I was thinking about Costa Rica a lot. Vacations are good, but how about moving to Costa Rica?
Have you been there? Any place warmer than Chicago....


myLot reputation of 86/100. itsmefaith (2236)   ranked 17 out of 5,317 in travel  1 year ago

No, I've not been there yet, have you? I would love to visit but not live there. Too hot! I'd rather live in Chicago! lol


myLot reputation of 97/100. polachicago (7865)   ranked 32 out of 5,317 in travel  1 year ago

you are invited during the winter time...you can change your mind....
hmmm....from my heart I rather invite you during the summer....you may cry for help during the winter time.... happy

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7. myLot reputation of 99/100. fjaril (4170)   ranked 588 out of 5,317 in travel   1 year ago

Sverige, as we call her, is ancient, but has been on the history books since 700AD because of the Vikings and therefore the history of this land and its people is wonderful and also painfully sad at times.

We have one of the highest standards of living in all of Europe, as well as a modern parliamentary democracy which has been in place since the end of World War.
We are a reserved proper cooperative folk for the most part, many of whom have made history and even won notoriety around the world.
We have also the Svea Hovratt building, where the Court of European Justice meets regarding EU matters.
We have incredible landscape and seacape and skies and wildlife to uplift and ground a person to where he ought to place his respect.

To move here you must prove you are able to sustain yourself in the longterm,, the entry requirements are strict, as I believe they are also in other countries
We have a mass of asyllum seeking immigrants from many different countries in Africa and the Middle east here becuase of wars on their countries and it is at times a stressful difficult situation for all concerned as the adjustments are tremendous.
I do not want to live elsewhere, but I do wish that my land would not be damaged and soiled by those who come and live here but do not feel the respect that Swedes do. I talk here about things like graffitti everywhere and burned cars and bikes in the woods and stolen bikes and children toys and garbage bags flung anywhere for birds and small animals to spread the filth in to the environment and people who never try to work but demand a handout and get it automatically for each and every child no matter what and actually can make this a living while they sit in cafe's served by swede's who have to work to support their own.. And the shots ring out and people know again where from and that yet another displaced unhappy immigrant lies on the ground.
I really got off ón a tangent here.. and it wasn't the meaning and I think I must go out and work the land.. best for me now.


Map of Sweden( darker green)

myLot reputation of 86/100. itsmefaith (2236)   ranked 17 out of 5,317 in travel  1 year ago

You didn't go off on a tangent!! You talked about what you love about your home. It's somewhere I've always wanted to go, and now I am even more interested.

I don't know a lot about Sweden; for example I did not know that the court of European Justice met there. I can relate, though, to how you feel about your country and people who don't care about its worth and beauty. We have that here in abundance not only from non-Americans, but from our own as well, and it can be heartbreaking.

Thank you for showing your passion for your home, dear. I promise I will treat it well if I come for a visit. happy


myLot reputation of 86/100. itsmefaith (2236)   ranked 17 out of 5,317 in travel  1 year ago

OMG, I typed out a whole response to you, posted and it went in to myLot oblivion with some odd server error!

Anyway…

You did not go off on a tangent. You made me want to visit your beautiful country even more than I did before. And, truthfully it’s somewhere I have always wanted to go. The pictures of the landscape and everything are always so breathtaking.

I can also relate to your feelings of disgust and frustration at the desecration of your land. We are America the beautiful in so many places, but immigrants and natives alike have taken it upon themselves to destroy much of our beauty and it’s very sad to see.

Thank you for showing me your passion for your home, fjaril! I promise I’ll treat it well if I come to visit.


myLot reputation of 99/100. fjaril (4170)   ranked 588 out of 5,317 in travel  1 year ago

thankyou and thankyou again!! That was fun! How in the name of THOR can you remember so well what you wrote the first time.. wow. I am impressed! Reading it twice is good! I won't forget it then.. right?lol


myLot reputation of 86/100. itsmefaith (2236)   ranked 17 out of 5,317 in travel  1 year ago

Ha...that's really funny! I had no idea the first one actually posted! I tried it, and it said server error, and when I went back to look, I swear I didn't see it! blush

I didn't remember it exactly, but I did do a pretty good job, huh? thumbup


myLot reputation of 99/100. fjaril (4170)   ranked 588 out of 5,317 in travel  1 year ago

yeah you sure DID!!
But I swear, I believe you that it wasnt there, I got a server error twice todaand told me I wasnt even logged in and I SURE was,, so I logged in on top of my name,. grrr and sloooooowly we crrrraarwled along untill bababoom!!

a clich!( o,, did you know you cannot use the word that means Richard only informal here? w00t

Nice to see you TWICE!! bonús in fact!wink


myLot reputation of 86/100. itsmefaith (2236)   ranked 17 out of 5,317 in travel  1 year ago

And, now with this response, you have seen me four times! thumbup

Or, is that overkill?thumbdown


myLot reputation of 99/100. fjaril (4170)   ranked 588 out of 5,317 in travel  1 year ago

lalalala ''killing me softly with her words, killing me soooftly.. with her words, killing me softly with her words, killing me softlyyyy,, with her woooooooords.. remember that song? w00t


myLot reputation of 99/100. fjaril (4170)   ranked 588 out of 5,317 in travel  1 year ago

Thankyou dear friend for best response! Did you notice my mood was better AFTER having worked the land? I got soo much done on the land today .. 4 hours worth..including getting the work shed cleaned up and stored full now AND the insulated storage room ready for plants that must come in for the winter.. it did my soul good and the gardens all too... and that I owe to YOU, this discussion sent me to work!! Tuck you!!( thank you)


myLot reputation of 86/100. itsmefaith (2236)   ranked 17 out of 5,317 in travel  1 year ago

You're very welcome.

I'm glad I helped motivate you to do something that improved your mood and made you feel good. happy And thanks for giving me many more reasons to want to visit your beautiful country!

Now, if I could just get someone to fund the trip, I'd be all set. rasp


myLot reputation of 99/100. fjaril (4170)   ranked 588 out of 5,317 in travel  1 year ago

w00tyes THERE is the trick..the economy and our wallets are
all so strong,eh?w00t

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