Where would you live?

Vasko · Oct 14th, 2003, 18:14

Simple yet difficult question:

If you had the choice to live - say for one year - in any place in India, which place would it be? And why?

I can't really decide myself... for some reason Mumbai keeps popping into my head. None of that lazy beach life for me, I like the big city bustle. Sometimes.

angelika · Oct 14th, 2003, 18:51

aaarrrrrgggghhhh

this question will keeps me awake for the next nights

its like "make a list of your 10 cds/books which you can take on a desert island"...

... I give you my decision later.

LonelyWoolf · Oct 14th, 2003, 19:47

..maybe Ladakh...and during the cold season there, in Kerala....hm....not easy!

rickshawwallah · Oct 14th, 2003, 20:29

Naggar, Kulu Valley, HP.
My proposed retirement destination.

cyberhippie · Oct 14th, 2003, 20:59

For me this is an easy one although it may suprise you all a little!!(I can hear the echoes of PALOLEM from here)
I would live in or around Munnar!! Pleasant climate for most of the year, wildlife everywhere not a long trek for a few days on the coast, hillwalking, hundreds of KMs of country roads to explore! lakes, waterfalls, cheese
Now if my Numbers up on the lottery.............

wonderwomanusa · Oct 14th, 2003, 23:29

Either Mysore or Mammalipuram. Still considering this question.

bijapuri · Oct 15th, 2003, 00:43

Around Bangalore, for me, as I have been associated with stuff there most of my life, and back to California during the hot!
that's actually my plans for the next 20 years, starting next year, unless I get laid off sooner.

concoran · Oct 15th, 2003, 01:02

Hassan, Karnataka. Nice place.
Or Kudremukh (also in Karnataka)..

-m2- · Oct 15th, 2003, 02:38

the 'one place' makes the question difficult for me -- seems to me that the places I particularly like have seasonal qualities to them and I'd have to 'change up' at some point to make a year in India attractive to me. I like reasonable weather and being around water, be it ocean, lake, or river so Goa is dandy in the winter and I'm sure I could find a place I liked in the Almora region for the rest of the year.

Long term though, despite not working and time no drawback, I'm happy with spending 8 months or so per year here in BC -- weather ok, house and toys paid for, lots to do. Nice to keep access to our medical plan as well. Kind of wish I could afford two tickets to India a year so I could get to some of the places in the north that I'd like to, though.

rab · Oct 15th, 2003, 03:15

Way north in HP. Love the hills, love the mountains, love the people. Want to go to Dharamsala and the great mountains and valleys north of Shimla .. so what the hell, why not stay a year?

steven_ber · Oct 15th, 2003, 05:56

I would pick a small village near Jabalpur in central India, then try and stay with the same family for the year.

It would be fascinating to see how they cope with everything Mother Nature throws at them, and to see the effect extreme weather conditions have on their lives.

goldfish · Oct 15th, 2003, 08:51

I could potentially get sent to Hyderabad (or maybe Delhi or Bangalore) for a year by the company I work for.....

oldhippie · Oct 15th, 2003, 13:28

Mumbai.

I have just been offered a 2 year deal with training the Indian Police and I have a choice between Mumbai or Delhi.

apsk121 · Oct 18th, 2003, 04:51

I'm from India, but if I were not ...
I would dtay in some hill station, like mussoorie or Shimla. The people there are much more reserved and laid back. PLus there are already many many foreigers living there already.

Oct 14th, 2003, 18:14	#1
Vasko Non-speaker fruit-eater Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: State of Contemplation Posts: 479	Where would you live? Simple yet difficult question: If you had the choice to live - say for one year - in any place in India, which place would it be? And why? I can't really decide myself... for some reason Mumbai keeps popping into my head. None of that lazy beach life for me, I like the big city bustle. Sometimes.

Oct 14th, 2003, 23:29	#6
wonderwomanusa Maha Guru Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Northern California Posts: 3,256	Either Mysore or Mammalipuram. Still considering this question. __________________ The map is not the territory. --Alfred Korzybski

Oct 15th, 2003, 00:43	#7
bijapuri laid traps for troubadours Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Priustan Posts: 2,601	Around Bangalore, for me, as I have been associated with stuff there most of my life, and back to California during the hot! that's actually my plans for the next 20 years, starting next year, unless I get laid off sooner. __________________ Focusing your life solely on making a buck shows a certain poverty of ambition. It asks too little of yourself. Because it's only when you hitch your wagon to something larger than yourself that you realize your true potential. Barack Obama lookit me!!!: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bijapuri/ Utube fuzzy logic: http://youtube.com/profile_videos?user=bijapuri&p =r

Oct 15th, 2003, 05:56	#11
steven_ber Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: London, England. Posts: 8,930	I would pick a small village near Jabalpur in central India, then try and stay with the same family for the year. It would be fascinating to see how they cope with everything Mother Nature throws at them, and to see the effect extreme weather conditions have on their lives. __________________ . How to get helpful replies to your transport/Itinerary questions. Train information.

Oct 15th, 2003, 13:28	#13
oldhippie Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 413	Mumbai. I have just been offered a 2 year deal with training the Indian Police and I have a choice between Mumbai or Delhi. __________________ Too Many Gandus, Too Few Bullets.

Oct 14th, 2003, 18:51	#2
angelika Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Munich - Germany Posts: 109	aaarrrrrgggghhhh this question will keeps me awake for the next nights its like "make a list of your 10 cds/books which you can take on a desert island"... ... I give you my decision later.

Oct 14th, 2003, 19:47	#3
LonelyWoolf Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Austria Posts: 53	..maybe Ladakh...and during the cold season there, in Kerala....hm....not easy!

Oct 14th, 2003, 20:29	#4
rickshawwallah I know cheap and best! Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: New York City, USA Posts: 204	Naggar, Kulu Valley, HP. My proposed retirement destination.

Oct 14th, 2003, 20:59	#5
cyberhippie Account Closed by User's Request Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: the Netherlands Posts: 6,013	For me this is an easy one although it may suprise you all a little!!(I can hear the echoes of PALOLEM from here) I would live in or around Munnar!! Pleasant climate for most of the year, wildlife everywhere not a long trek for a few days on the coast, hillwalking, hundreds of KMs of country roads to explore! lakes, waterfalls, cheese Now if my Numbers up on the lottery.............

Oct 15th, 2003, 01:02	#8
concoran Explorer Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Desert Southwest Posts: 316	Hassan, Karnataka. Nice place. Or Kudremukh (also in Karnataka)..

Oct 15th, 2003, 02:38	#9
-m2- . Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: . Posts: 1,578	the 'one place' makes the question difficult for me -- seems to me that the places I particularly like have seasonal qualities to them and I'd have to 'change up' at some point to make a year in India attractive to me. I like reasonable weather and being around water, be it ocean, lake, or river so Goa is dandy in the winter and I'm sure I could find a place I liked in the Almora region for the rest of the year. Long term though, despite not working and time no drawback, I'm happy with spending 8 months or so per year here in BC -- weather ok, house and toys paid for, lots to do. Nice to keep access to our medical plan as well. Kind of wish I could afford two tickets to India a year so I could get to some of the places in the north that I'd like to, though.

Oct 15th, 2003, 03:15	#10
rab Honorary Mod Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: McLaren Vale, South Australia Posts: 1,214	Way north in HP. Love the hills, love the mountains, love the people. Want to go to Dharamsala and the great mountains and valleys north of Shimla .. so what the hell, why not stay a year?

Oct 15th, 2003, 08:51	#12
goldfish Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 20	I could potentially get sent to Hyderabad (or maybe Delhi or Bangalore) for a year by the company I work for.....

Oct 18th, 2003, 04:51	#14
apsk121 Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Mohali, Punjab Posts: 25	I'm from India, but if I were not ... I would dtay in some hill station, like mussoorie or Shimla. The people there are much more reserved and laid back. PLus there are already many many foreigers living there already. __________________ http://www.g2003.tk

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