If you could live anywhere in the world for a year

[BabyLlamaZen]

No issue with money, you're in a gorgeous house/apartment/complex/ranch (whatever is appropriate for the destination) in a safe neighbourhood. You have an amazing job with decent hours, great holidays (so you can explore your destination) and good career progression if you do this year away. Oh and the money isn't bad.

All pre-covid world of course

I'm currently thinking a 3 bed apartment in East Village, Manhatten. I keep swaying between that and something a bit more nature-y and exotic though...
A view of some sea or mountains would be good. Maybe I'll go more rural Canada.

Sydney.

Never been to Australia, would love to experience living there.

Or Birmingham.

Went to watch England cricket at Edgbaston and LOVED the area. As someone who hasn’t lived outside of the south east corner of England I’d love to experience living in a different area in the same country. Would love to relocate to be honest, but have so many friends and ties to the area it might be a mistake. So...I’d love a year to experiment.

I couldn't agree more about the Dutch not being relaxed. They are very fond of rules, observed to a T. Yes, they might seem permissive, but things permitted there and not here, say, tend to be pretty tightly regulated.
Anyway, I'd love a year in Japan.

Australia maybe

I'd stay in London but I would want a house overlooking the sea not close to any neighbours - beatiful rich blue colour that you travel to get - so not really compatible but if I could....

Now if only the river thames was that gorgeous colour I think I could compromise

Paris. And Lisbon.

Singapore, if it wasn’t so humid.

I’d live in Madeira for a year, no question.

Anywhere in Tuscany.

For all the UK dwellers, remember it's only a year! Can't stay forever, mind!

Hence why I'm suggesting a range

Oban is next

Crete and Hydra

@ListeningQuietly

Albert Bridge Road, London

(look it up if you do not know the location)

Battersea park is lovely

Menorca

For a year it would be a beach property in San Diego, for me that would be the best of all worlds!

This has really got me thinking ....

Mountains in Cyprus
Mauritius
Anguilla in the Caribbean.
San Diego
I adored Venice but could not imagine living there.

In the UK I have always loved Dorset and the IOW.

I'd like to try New Zealand for a year though. The wildlife, the scenery and the culture of the Maori is fascinating.

Lived in NZ for a couple of years and loved it. If I was doing it again:
Alps (love them in summer and love the snow)
Faroe Islands or Shetland, Orkney or Scilly Isles
Canada

New York for me, or San Louis Obispo in California. I'd be happy anywhere on the north Norfolk Coast too.

Venice or Istanbul.

New Zealand
Iceland
Isle of Skye

Maldives

Rome.

Lucerne, Switzerland! Easily one of my favourite cities

Mallorca