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New Zealand or Tasmania (AU). Assumptions: Timezone matching isn't a constraint. Political administrations within a nation oscillate, but in general little
by Jedd 6y ago
New Zealand or Tasmania (AU).
Assumptions: Timezone matching isn't a constraint. Political administrations within a nation oscillate, but in general little substantive changes as people pick between two similar options. Proximity to other specific humans isn't a constraint (this seems to be a common requirement expressed in this thread). Alternatively - assume international travel is restored to normalcy.
Rationale: southern hemisphere is desirable for air quality. Politically stable (relatively). Good soil - volcanic, non-polluted. Low population density. Affordable & sizeable parcels of land - sufficient to generate food and maybe income - within commutable distance of a sufficiently large & sophisticated metropolis. Within those criteria, also easy to obtain a location at least 10m, preferably much more, above sea level. There are other considerations but they make me sound a tad paranoid.
- ozi 6y agoI've heard Tasmania is pretty bogan, but have never been. How does it compare to Melbourne? That'd probably be my ideal wfh location.
- ioseph 6y agoHobart is somewhat cosmopolitan with a great music and arts scene. Outside of that, every small town is about as bogan as a comparably sized town in rural mainland.
- Jedd 6y agoIt's smaller, for sure. The population of the whole of Tasmania is 500k, with Hobart just under half of that. Compare the 4m in Melbourne alone (6m through the state of Victoria). NSW has similarly dense population around its capital. At some deep level, the less centralised approach appeals to me. I've worked in Melbourne for weeks at a time, but never really lived there. (I've lived in Sydney most of my life, and did 5 years in London.) Everyone has their own list of things they want around them - that's why I included my rationale. If given the choice to live anywhere the idea of choosing to live in a city would be anathema. But I'm probably in the minority there.
- sytringy05 6y agoHobart is great. I live in Melbourne but have family in Hobart so we are down there quite a bit. There is a really good food and arts culture, they get test matches and 6 or so AFL games a year, good coffee in the city and an amazing array of outdoor activities a 45 min drive from Constitution Dock. Real estate isn't as cheap as it used to be and some things can be hard to get (eg Ikea style furniture, whenever my relatives get the boat to Australia, they nearly always go to Ikea and fill the car up with flat pack things) Great place!