Have you ever fallen in love with a place...

[vivacian]

...and if so, did you do anything about it?

Recently I spent a couple of nights at the coast and the best way I can describe it is that my soul fell in love with the place. I’m seriously thinking of upping stocks and moving there. (I am in a bit of a midlife rethink place in general).

Has anyone else ever felt like this and what did you do about it?

Leeds. I studied there in the late 80s and when we went there for an open day for elder DC it felt like a reunion with an ex. It's a busy, brash, lively, ugly city that's a great laugh on a night out. I'd live there, not sure the rest of the family would (they prefer it greener and quieter).

Also Iceland.. so beautiful.

A small southern Spanish city. I lived there for a period of time while doing my MA, adored it and had such an amazing time. Try to visit at least once a year (now have a good friend living there on my recommendation) and every time feel like I've come 'home' to a part of me that stays there. It's a place I think I could live very very happily in another universe.

Yes lincoln- ended up going to uni there for 3 years

A wee village in SW Mallorca. It's about as far removed from Magalluf as you can get.

I love Filey, we always went there as children for our holidays, it is still virtually the same now 40 years later. The other place I love isn't on land, I fell in love with the P & O ship Oriana, went on a cruise & felt at home from the moment I stepped aboard. Sadly she has been sold now & is at the other side of the world, but I would love her to come back.

Thankfully - where I live now (beautiful vibrant affluent town in south east England within an hour of London)

And where is lived before here- London

Must be awful to live somewhere that you don’t think is fantastic

Visited Ireland for the first time in 1993 and fell deeply in love. Moved to Dublin in 1997 but only found out in 2000 that I am 1/4 Irish.

Now live in Portugal and whilst the pull is not as visceral as Ireland it's warmer and much, much cheaper!

Used to feel like that about the Isle of Mull but I now associate it with the ex so I no longer feel peace there.
I actually felt that way about Jamaica after visiting earlier this year, I’d love to go back and explore more

Corfu for me. It's very special and draws me back. I interailed and explored in the late eighties, did the party resorts in my twenties,honeymoon was there and I've taken the kids recently.

I often look at rightmove and think one day I may live there. A two bed little place in the olive groves.

@vicacian, manage it because I'm very lucky. I had a pretty shit time once (single parent in the 1970s) and all the struggles that entailed.

Now retired and share a home with DD and her partner, so I have a certain amount of disposable income. I spend it going to said Greek island

Yes - Edinburgh. I'd move there in a heartbeat if I could.

Virginia or Pennsylvania USA. DH went on honeymoon there and we both love it. We looked but don’t qualify to emigrate to there so it’s a complete pipe dream.

Dh and I fell in love with the Outer Hebrides when he was in a student placement there just before we got married. We stood on a hillock somewhere in the middle of nowhere and said "we'll be back" - thinking for a holiday.

We ended up moving there, initially for 6 months but it ended up being 10 years, dc born there, bought a house ...

We're on the mainland again right now but we kept our house and visit as often as we can, and dh and I will probably retire there. It's an awesome place.

Liverpool. I love it there, I'm endlessly interested in all aspects of it and there's so much to do there. My heart soars when I am there. I love watching the ships in the Mersey all day, just sitting on a bench watching the world go by. I watch hours of YouTube videos of people visiting there. So many things I love are from there.
Where I am now feels so constricted. I hate it but have to stay for the moment. But I feel like I am living the wrong life here. Just counting down the years..

A small town in the Alps. As soon as Brexit is sorted, we plan to buy a property there. The plan is to spend as much time there as possible to see if a permanent move is viable.

Liverpool. Lived there for a short time in one of the worst houses and areas I've ever lived in, but the sense of contentment I had was unparalleled. Plotting to move back 2020 or 2021.

See you there @namechanged

Quite a few places actually. I love Oudenaarde in Belgium - well Flanders in general actually, and would happily holiday there regularly. I also adore the Scottish Highlands. Fortunately my DD now lives up there so I get to visit fairly often. Big city wise it has to be Milan and I also loved Kochi in India - I would love to go back there again. But my favourite place in the whole world is the little village where I live. We moved to this area for work, not necessarily planning it to be our forever home, but it would take a lot to make us move now.

A little village in Northern Ireland. A place absolutely chocka full of hidden gems.

Yorkshire
The Chatsworth Estate
The West Of Ireland

Don't live in any sadly.

Been to South Beach in Miami twice and felt really comfortable and happy there. But my heart is wedded to London. I don’t think I will ever be able to live anywhere else realistically. I would just miss it too much.

A little corner of Spain, it holds a piece of my heart and has done for most of my life.

When I went to Manly in Australia I came home heartbroken that I didn't live there. It was a just so sunny and easy and nice.

It took me a full year to get over that.

Now I love London - it's so easy and beautiful and friendly and relaxed.

Also Denmark for their relaxed attitude, scenery, charm and fresh air. The endless smoked fish is the only downside.

I would so, so love to live in Maine.

Vermont is my close second, then PEI or NB or NS.

I live on a small island now but it's hot and I want snow!