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

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vivacian · 03/11/2019 12:42

...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?

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MarthasGinYard · 05/11/2019 07:45

2 little places

West coast of Ireland

Crimson72 · 05/11/2019 08:27

A lot of people saying London! I wonder if I take it for granted because I live here.

For me the dream is to live in Cornwall by the sea - but DH is a Londoner through and through and wouldn’t have it. Plus our whole lives are here.

caperplips · 05/11/2019 11:55

Italy for me! I remember getting off the plane the first time I visited as a 17 year old university student and having this overwhelming 'Ahhhhhhhhh, this is where I'm supposed to be! I spent a week walking around Florence in a daze of awe and love. It changed my life, sounds dramatic I know, but it was a revelation that you could travel to places that made you feel like that - previous holidays had been with family to places like Tenerife.
It started a 30 year love affair with travel and Italy in particular, especially Venice which I visit every year for the past 8 years and would live there. we have probably been to Italy 25 times now
I truly feel I lived there in some former life (I don't believe in reincarnation)

Fozzleyplum · 05/11/2019 13:11

Another Scotland obsessive here. I would love to live in Edinburgh and have to go regularly to get my "fix". I also love Plockton, North Berwick, the Cairngorms around Nethy Bridge, and Glen Affric.

ActualHornist · 06/11/2019 18:21

Montreal. Doubt very much I’ll ever be living there though.

vivacian · 06/11/2019 18:22

I’ve loved reading these stories and learning about your experiences and perspectives! Thank you.

Work has been crazy so far this week, and I’m a long way from my Place. I think I need to find a free weekend in my calendar and get me booked in again.

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Ironfloor269 · 06/11/2019 18:41

I haven't been there but the first time I read Heidi, I fell in love with Bad Ragatz and the small village up in the Alps where Heidi grew up in. I've since read the book a million times, and my heart aches to go there. I know that's where I'm meant to live.

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