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My dream life consists of these activities, fueled by a good deal of money and freedom: - Extensive travel to urban locations (e.g., Paris, New York, Buenos Ai
by borroka 4y ago
My dream life consists of these activities, fueled by a good deal of money and freedom:
- Extensive travel to urban locations (e.g., Paris, New York, Buenos Aires, Rio, HK, Melbourne) and less traveled routes or experiences (e.g., Central Asia, Patagonia, Trans-Siberian Express). Some trips of a few days, some longer stays, 2 weeks to 2 months.
I would prefer to have 3-4 houses in strategic cities, but can do with hotels. I know a journalist, quite famous, but not quite a household name yet, who owns houses in Paris, NYC, Italy, SF.
My main house would be near a big city, maybe NYC, maybe Buenos Aires. A small compound like the one Nicolai Hel, the protagonist of the novel Shibumi, owns in the Basque Country? It's intriguing.
The most intriguing house I have seen in my life was in Havana, Cuba, in the neighborhood of Vedado. Almost all open air, shades of red everywhere, light, flowy curtains separating the spaces.
- I would love to write and have my work published. Mostly not about current events, but short stories, "thoughts" about life, travel and other cultures. In magazines and periodicals, with articles and thoughts sometimes collected in a book
- I can't help but train and practice martial arts, sports or movements. This must be included in my ideal life
- I would like a main partner and a network of companions around the world.
A little more about material stuff. I would not be interested in owning cars, motorcycles, boats, watches. But I do like fine tailored clothes.
Maybe children. But would I spend 11 months at home? I doubt it.
I'm not interested in fame, I like more the idea of reinventing myself every year.
Basically, I would like to live like a nobleman of the 19th century, including the occasional archeological discovery.
- scandox 4y agoAnyone I've met who lives approximately this kind of life has struck me as a world class bore. It's the life of someone who just can't commit. I get the fantasy but I think the reality is hollow.
- borroka 4y agoAlthough I appreciate the observation and may agree to some extent, there are confounding factors to consider. Many people have been born into this life because of well-off parents and families, and their attitude toward this life may, indeed, be boring. But I am sure I would have a lot of fun, as I myself am living a similar life now, though scaled down in breadth and ambition.
- culopatin 4y agoYou don’t need much money to be rich in Buenos Aires right now if you have cash. And you can have a pretty nice place 2h from the city, nice in what you want, remote and basic, mild weather, no natural disasters, but you always have some level of crime like breakins if you’re gone for too long or stolen little crap and shit like that
- borroka 4y agoBuenos Aires is a city I know well, I visited quite a few times and I will do it again in a couple of weeks. But making it my home base would be in the context of the life I am talking about. If I must work, like unfortunately I still have to do, Buenos Aires is a way less attractive destination for me, since not many companies are allowing remote work from down there (my company does not, although I can move freely in the US) and there is the usual visa problem. And it is also quite far away from everything, it is, geographically, similar to California, which is far away from most locations I am interested in (East Coast, Europe, Far East Asia).