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Best tropical place to live?

JustAnotherNomad

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After the discussion here:


I am wondering what would be a nice tropical place to live for someone looking for high quality of life - meaning real estate in decent quality, safety, nice restaurants, good flight connections, interesting people, OK healthcare (or short flight to better healthcare).
It seems like most tropical places have rather poor infrastructure outside of the tourist resorts, people are poor, real estate is mostly low quality.

But maybe I'm wrong?
 

I used to be a big fan, but recently started liking Bangkok more.

Interesting=rich?

Not necessarily, but poor, uneducated locals = not interesting.
In Bangkok, for example, you can find lots of entrepreneurs. But there's no beach.
I'm still thinking that the UAE probably has the best combination of interesting people, good infrastructure and beaches, but the air quality isn't great and real estate is overpriced.

It depends on your budget and on your organization skills.

Not sure what that means.

How about any non assuming place in the phillipines?

I actually haven't been to the Philippines yet - mostly because I associate it with trash, poverty and crime. But maybe I should give it a try.

I'm particularly wondering about places like Carribean islands or the Seychelles here.
Since SBF lived in the Bahamas, it can't be all that bad? And @Martin Everson lives there as well, according to his posts.
 
I used to be a big fan, but recently started liking Bangkok more.



Not necessarily, but poor, uneducated locals = not interesting.
In Bangkok, for example, you can find lots of entrepreneurs. But there's no beach.
I'm still thinking that the UAE probably has the best combination of interesting people, good infrastructure and beaches, but the air quality isn't great and real estate is overpriced.



Not sure what that means.



I actually haven't been to the Philippines yet - mostly because I associate it with trash, poverty and crime. But maybe I should give it a try.

I'm particularly wondering about places like Carribean islands or the Seychelles here.
Since SBF lived in the Bahamas, it can't be all that bad? And @Martin Everson lives there as well, according to his posts.
Have you considered Mauritius? Anyone have any experience with residing there (temp or perm)?
 
Not necessarily, but poor, uneducated locals = not interesting.
Sad to hear that.
I'm still thinking that the UAE probably has the best combination of interesting people,
:rolleyes:
good infrastructure
That’s a given if you want to survive in the desert
and beaches,
Have you ever been on a real beach?
but the air quality isn't great
But you can receive good healthcare in a local hospital when you get sick thu&¤#
and real estate is overpriced.
It’s called free market.
I'm particularly wondering about places like Carribean islands
No Amazon, no Uber, no Glovo. Many “uneducated” people. Not for you.
Or Fiji. Are you just picking random islands?
Since SBF lived in the Bahamas,
Good example of an interesting, educated person. Btw, The Bahamas are much more than Old Fort Bay.
And @Martin Everson lives there as well, according to his posts.
but you would still have to find him :p

Ps Technically, half of the Bahamas is outside the tropics and the whole country is not in the Caribbean Sea.
 
Have you considered Mauritius? Anyone have any experience with residing there (temp or perm)?
Mauritius is not very different from Sri Lanka or India... just the sea (if it's something making any difference for you) is different/better, the rest is more or less the same... on the surface it tries to pretend to be "civilized", everything is actually of very low quality and nothing works seen through the lens of the European... yet some prefer this over the western luxury and rat race
 
Have you considered Mauritius? Anyone have any experience with residing there (temp or perm)?
I lived in Mauritius for a couple of months about a decade ago. So I'm sure things have changed a bit. I was down in the Flic en Flac area which is a mix of locals and visitors. I enjoyed my time there. Good sunsets over the water most evenings.

There were what seemed like regular power outages once a week for a few hours. Didn't trust the water because I wasn't sure what the storage was like for the apartment complex. I try to avoid buying bottled water where possible and used a Steripen.

Beaches were good. I have seen some better and many a lot worse. Most were protected because of the reef. If you like kitesurfing the windy Le Morne area is good. I didn't notice too much rubbish compared to other islands. I'm looking at you Antigua! Yes there were a lot of dogs. Nothing aggressive, just plenty of them.

It was easy to spot the resort areas. Better quality roads, manicured gardens etc. I drove around the island and it's a good mix of areas. Didn't feel unsafe although I didn't do much exploring after dark. If you like developed country luxuries, perhaps look at the north around the Grand Baie area or find a resort and don't really leave there.
 
I don’t know why you’re all so obsessed with @Martin Everson , but I’m sure he has better things to do than hang out with OCT users, if he even actually lives in the Bahamas! Imagine if you meet a big guy pretending to be @Martin Everson , you believe him, and he takes you into a back alley to show you how “happy” he is to see you…

Bahamas and Mauritius do sound like amazing places, as long as you’ve got the money for it.
 
unorthodox take, since business etc has not been mentioned as a requirement:
go where you like the women most ;)
youtube and various apps help that decision process ;)
That is an unorthodox aproach. Usually men go after the biggest bisons (where they can make most money) and women follow. You are suggesting the opposite. That is prone to not end well.... ;) ;) ;)
 
Bahamas, you could [...] be in Miami in 1h

Most of the Carribean is very well connected to Miami, so that's not really a strong argument for a place.
 
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