Remote SubLiving

I have nothing except to say, if you have the means and you have the flexibility, now is the time to do it. Don't not do something that you'll regret later.

 

Dude, go for it. If you ever do settle down, especially if you have kids, you may not get the opportunity. With the cold settling in up in New England, I would love to escape to a warmer climate.
If you feel comfortable out of country, you can live really well and cheap in Central America. Even PR, I'd love to spend a few years out there.
No kids, no wife, the ability to work remotely, take advantage of it.

 

Pavones? there is an hour time diff. not sure what the internet is like. but i bet it's not too bad. and it's friggin Pavones.

Make that happen

 

Is easy access to surf a requirement?

Every time I weigh the pros and cons of moving it always boils down to how far I would live from the ocean.

Where in the USA except for the south-east can one have mild weather, clean, uncrowded beaches within 10 minutes of my house, tons of non-surfing water activities, and a relatively low cost of living? There's just one thing I hate about living here.

Surfing aside, I could see myself living in the rocky mountains for a while. Snowboarding, mountain biking, and legal ganja would fill the surfing void I think.

 

“what good is living, this life you’ve been given, if all you ever do is stay in one place” Ben
Go for it bro.

 

Stagnate Fart Wafts need a Draft

 

Have you looked at Vietnam? Super cheap and really nice. My o..2 cents

 

Charlie don't surf.

 

for the dream

 

Caribbean... for sure. Probably another country's island at that. Just make sure your house is hurricane-proof.

 

What islands would you say have the best and most reliable internet?

 

Pretty much all of the USVI do... and some of the more expensive "tourist destination" islands do too... like Guadeloupe and the Caymans.

 

If it were me. And it may be sooner than later...I will need surf more than internet along with a healthy lifestyle and probably not an island but who knows

 

You'd think so, but you'd be wrong. At least long term. (Source: lived in CO on two separate occasions, for about five years in total. Both times eventually concluded I prefer inconsistent and rarely-epic east coast surf with frequently terrible weather to virtually unlimited world class powder and singletrack, and blue skies with zero humidity 300 days a year.)

Shame too, because lack of ocean aside CO is pretty much heaven on earth in most other regards. And I am pretty much a skiing and mountain biking addict, but if I had to choose one sport/hobby to stick with for the rest of my life, I'd pick surfing in a heartbeat and never look back.

Funny thing is I've met CO natives who feel the exact opposite... they move to the beach for a few years and end up moving back because they miss the mountains too much. So idk if it's a function of where you grow up, luck of the draw as to which activity speaks to you the most, or if surfing is just objectively better than skiing or MTB. I'm leaning toward the third, fwiw.

 

I'm going to agree that coastal living is a must. I've lived minutes from the ocean for a good part of my adult life. And when I didn't was when I was married, only an hour away but it was a whole lifestyle shift I didn't like. The ex got an above ground pool like that was supposed to be a substitute and when we did hit the coast it was an ordeal with traffic, coolers, lawn chairs, what a friggin nightmare.
I love mountain biking too but there are a ton of cool trails local and the mountains aren't far and are always firing.
I don't do powder, knees won't allow it but you can surf and ski in the same day in places like NH, Maine, Cali too with Big Bear only a couple of hours out of LA.
Options are fun.
Go tropical

 

That is quite literally my nightmare. Also, umbrellas