Best tropical place to live?

[JustAnotherNomad]

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Canary islands? Why not just do Caribbean?

In winter is not that warm there. You cannot swim in the sea. Not much difference of South of Europe in winter

In Caribbean you have almost same nice weather year round

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I am wondering what would be a nice tropical place to live for someone looking for high quality of life - meaning real estate in decent quality, safety, nice restaurants, good flight connections, interesting people, OK healthcare (or short flight to better healthcare).
It seems like most tropical places have rather poor infrastructure outside of the tourist resorts, people are poor, real estate is mostly low quality.

But maybe I'm wrong?

 

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JustAnotherNomad said:
But maybe I'm wrong?
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no, you're right 😀

if you want to live in the tropics you should master the art of compromise

 

[daniels27]

Kuala Lumpur maybe?

 

[JohnnyDoe]

JustAnotherNomad said:
interesting people,
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JustAnotherNomad said:
people are poor,
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Interesting=rich?

JustAnotherNomad said:
But maybe I'm wrong?
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It depends on your budget and on your organization skills.

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[providenceventurer]

How about any non assuming place in the phillipines?

 

[JustAnotherNomad]

daniels27 said:
Kuala Lumpur maybe?
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I used to be a big fan, but recently started liking Bangkok more.

JohnnyDoe said:
Interesting=rich?
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Not necessarily, but poor, uneducated locals = not interesting.
In Bangkok, for example, you can find lots of entrepreneurs. But there's no beach.
I'm still thinking that the UAE probably has the best combination of interesting people, good infrastructure and beaches, but the air quality isn't great and real estate is overpriced.

JohnnyDoe said:
It depends on your budget and on your organization skills.
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Not sure what that means.

providenceventurer said:
How about any non assuming place in the phillipines?
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I actually haven't been to the Philippines yet - mostly because I associate it with trash, poverty and crime. But maybe I should give it a try.

I'm particularly wondering about places like Carribean islands or the Seychelles here.
Since SBF lived in the Bahamas, it can't be all that bad? And @Martin Everson lives there as well, according to his posts.

 

[Nigital Domad]

JustAnotherNomad said:
I used to be a big fan, but recently started liking Bangkok more.



Not necessarily, but poor, uneducated locals = not interesting.
In Bangkok, for example, you can find lots of entrepreneurs. But there's no beach.
I'm still thinking that the UAE probably has the best combination of interesting people, good infrastructure and beaches, but the air quality isn't great and real estate is overpriced.



Not sure what that means.



I actually haven't been to the Philippines yet - mostly because I associate it with trash, poverty and crime. But maybe I should give it a try.

I'm particularly wondering about places like Carribean islands or the Seychelles here.
Since SBF lived in the Bahamas, it can't be all that bad? And @Martin Everson lives there as well, according to his posts.
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Have you considered Mauritius? Anyone have any experience with residing there (temp or perm)?

 

[JohnnyDoe]

JustAnotherNomad said:
Not necessarily, but poor, uneducated locals = not interesting.
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Sad to hear that.

JustAnotherNomad said:
I'm still thinking that the UAE probably has the best combination of interesting people,
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🙄

JustAnotherNomad said:
good infrastructure
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That's a given if you want to survive in the desert

JustAnotherNomad said:
and beaches,
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Have you ever been on a real beach?

JustAnotherNomad said:
but the air quality isn't great
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But you can receive good healthcare in a local hospital when you get sick thu&¤#

JustAnotherNomad said:
and real estate is overpriced.
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It's called free market.

JustAnotherNomad said:
I'm particularly wondering about places like Carribean islands
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No Amazon, no Uber, no Glovo. Many “uneducated” people. Not for you.

JustAnotherNomad said:
or the Seychelles
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Or Fiji. Are you just picking random islands?

JustAnotherNomad said:
Since SBF lived in the Bahamas,
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Good example of an interesting, educated person. Btw, The Bahamas are much more than Old Fort Bay.

JustAnotherNomad said:
And @Martin Everson lives there as well, according to his posts.
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but you would still have to find him 😛

Ps Technically, half of the Bahamas is outside the tropics and the whole country is not in the Caribbean Sea.

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Nigital Domad said:
Have you considered Mauritius? Anyone have any experience with residing there (temp or perm)?
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Mauritius is not very different from Sri Lanka or India... just the sea (if it's something making any difference for you) is different/better, the rest is more or less the same... on the surface it tries to pretend to be "civilized", everything is actually of very low quality and nothing works seen through the lens of the European... yet some prefer this over the western luxury and rat race

 

[hofo]

daniels27 said:
Kuala Lumpur maybe?
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I know there are a lot of people from the shipping industry moving there or opening offices, so the concentration of foreigners must be pretty high, which probably makes it easy to settle in quickly.

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[JustAnotherNomad]

Nigital Domad said:
Have you considered Mauritius? Anyone have any experience with residing there (temp or perm)?
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Haven't been, but from what I've heard, it's not great. Stray dogs, subpar beaches, poverty, garbage. But maybe it's worth checking out?

 

[Joct]

Nigital Domad said:
Have you considered Mauritius? Anyone have any experience with residing there (temp or perm)?
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I lived in Mauritius for a couple of months about a decade ago. So I'm sure things have changed a bit. I was down in the Flic en Flac area which is a mix of locals and visitors. I enjoyed my time there. Good sunsets over the water most evenings.

There were what seemed like regular power outages once a week for a few hours. Didn't trust the water because I wasn't sure what the storage was like for the apartment complex. I try to avoid buying bottled water where possible and used a Steripen.

Beaches were good. I have seen some better and many a lot worse. Most were protected because of the reef. If you like kitesurfing the windy Le Morne area is good. I didn't notice too much rubbish compared to other islands. I'm looking at you Antigua! Yes there were a lot of dogs. Nothing aggressive, just plenty of them.

It was easy to spot the resort areas. Better quality roads, manicured gardens etc. I drove around the island and it's a good mix of areas. Didn't feel unsafe although I didn't do much exploring after dark. If you like developed country luxuries, perhaps look at the north around the Grand Baie area or find a resort and don't really leave there.

 

[JackAlabama]

unorthodox take, since business etc has not been mentioned as a requirement:
go where you like the women most 😉
youtube and various apps help that decision process 😉

 

[providenceventurer]

JackAlabama said:
unorthodox take, since business etc has not been mentioned as a requirement:
go where you like the women most 😉
youtube and various apps help that decision process 😉
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What will be your top pics in terms of women.

 

[Marzio]

JustAnotherNomad said:
I am wondering what would be a nice tropical place to live for someone looking for interesting people
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Bahamas, you could hang out with @Martin Everson and be in Miami in 1h

providenceventurer said:
What will be your top pics in terms of women.
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Saint Petersburg

 

[providenceventurer]

Marzio said:
Bahamas, you could hang out with @Martin Everson and be in Miami in 1h



Saint Petersburg
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Well i need to go to Vladivostok anyway this year for some oil supplies will see if i can confirm the St Petersburg part dead:-! .Generally i get my russian models from Novosibirsk via Dubai.

 

[drphantom]

I don't know why you're all so obsessed with @Martin Everson , but I'm sure he has better things to do than hang out with OCT users, if he even actually lives in the Bahamas! Imagine if you meet a big guy pretending to be @Martin Everson , you believe him, and he takes you into a back alley to show you how “happy” he is to see you”¦

Bahamas and Mauritius do sound like amazing places, as long as you've got the money for it.

 

[EliasIT]

drphantom said:
and he takes you into a back alley to show you how “happy” he is to see you”¦
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haha please take pictures...

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[W Fish]

JackAlabama said:
unorthodox take, since business etc has not been mentioned as a requirement:
go where you like the women most 😉
youtube and various apps help that decision process 😉
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That is an unorthodox aproach. Usually men go after the biggest bisons (where they can make most money) and women follow. You are suggesting the opposite. That is prone to not end well.... 😉 😉 😉

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[JustAnotherNomad]

Marzio said:
Bahamas, you could [...] be in Miami in 1h
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Most of the Carribean is very well connected to Miami, so that's not really a strong argument for a place.