Let's say you had the means to pick up everything you owned and move to some new location on planet Earth. Then one day your neighbor's dog pooped in your yard, you got dumped, you were forced to buy insurance ,prohibited from buying your favorite 32 oz diet fanta or something else happened to make you say, "F it, I'm out". Where in the world would you go? I've thought about this before and quality of surf is always a consideration, not at the top, but in there. Personal freedom, free economies, cost and quality of living, etc. are things I think about. Discuss.
start your own independent floating country, can't get much more free than that: http://www.wired.com/techbiz/startups/magazine/17-02/mf_seasteading?currentPage=all
Seal Beach, CA. I love that place. **** CA economics - I'm talking fresh avocados, fun waves and a cool local vibe. Rick Harbour's shop is right on Main Street, so I would be riding San-O & Banana models for the rest of my life (no shipping). Plus, his shop is right next to an awesome Irish bar. A short drive away from all the cool & tough SoCal spots and just far enough away from LA to avoid the smog and traffic. Venice Beach is really my favorite spot, but obviously way too congested for daily living. Seal Beach kind of reminds me of CB. Super chill and a really nice local vibe. Definitely a cool place to hit on your next California trip.
I've thought about NZ as well. Word on the street is you can't get in unless you're under 30 and make more money than EmassSpicolli. I could be wrong though.
Gonna need a good disguise I guess, anybody got a orange jump suit, white space helmet, and fake gnome beard I can borrow?
anywhere near the poles, no crowds, perfect waves, beautiful scenery so Norway, Russia, Iceland, Vancouver or Nova Scotia
http://www.heritage.org/index/ranking This is a lot of what I'm basing my thoughts on. Australia and NZ are high on the list and speak some sort of english. Ireland is right under US but supposedly becoming a freer market. Chile is also pretty appealing but my spanish is diminishing every day
Chile is one of the top spots in the world for social and economic freedom. Many experts have said Chile would fare as one of the best countries, if not the best, in the event that a global economic collapse occured. Plus its got great surf.
Fantasy vs reality. I am considering a move to Costa Rica. I have a friend that moved down there a year ago and he raves about how great it is to live there. Going down to visit in a few months.
Holy Mackrel, Vancouver, Nova Scotia and Iceland are on my lists, too. I want to surf Norway but I don't know aboot living there. Also, on ze list Pacific Northwest(Northern California, Oregon and Washington) and.....and Ireland. Man, I could go for some good reading about Northern California surf adventuring. Matt George did a nice feature in SURFER many moons ago. It was called The Long Road Home....or something like that. Ahhh, back in the day when surf scribes could take you away from New Jersey, and take you on the journey. That don't happen anymore Why didn't Dave Parmenter ever start writing books? That dude can friggin write. Real smart SOB. I miss that dude. Oh Mr. Swellinfo Guy, sorry aboot the Camden thing I was just messing around. Guess I went too far. Won't happen again. Sorry.
France. Heavy, consistent beachbreaks, a fairly high standard of living, and close to a lot of other choice locations, making travel an easy option.
Gold Coast Australia down through Lennox Head, anywhere in there. Drop me off and I'll call it a life.
DPS, I'm unsure of the meaning of your last post there. And I just hate being confused. Just curious. Because your opinion and feelings do matter to me, and I'm not being sarcastic, a neither. You're in my SWELLINFO ELITE CLUB.