I’ve lived in LA for the last 7 years. My lease is up soon and I’m considering trying somewhere new. I value natural beauty, access to international flights, and a strong sense of local identity. Shill me on where you think I should move (and why!) — anywhere is fair game.
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Come to Reno. Has everything but international flights. Easy access to San Francisco and Vegas.
RecommendFirst cast I am "watching". Don't even know what that does but I guess I'll find out. Curious to see the responses here. We discussed this but I'll add Charleston
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Tokyo is a great place to live, the quality of life here is great. Super safe, clean, great food too. Is different from LA but is worth trying even for 3 months :)
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NYC (yes, we have natural beauty here), CDMX, Lisbon, Madrid (or Sevilla but less flights I think)
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SF all the way. Mt. Tam or Stinson Beach in 30 mins, SFO right there, lots of culture in the city.
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Paris, Stockholm, Lisbon, Puglia, Taipei Or just hit them all up nomadic style
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lol SLC has all of those but the local sense of identity is polarized, conflicted, and often toxic great place tho
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Singapore 🇸🇬 ✅ Natural beauty (tropical / lush, massive old trees) ✅ International flights (best airport, best airline, convenient springboard to Asia) ✅ Strong local identity (Peranakan heritage, etc.) ✅ English spoken ✅ High QoL ❌ Expensive; hot and humid (which I enjoy, but not for everyone)
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Berlin or Portugal, both strong crypto scene too. Amsterdam if it captures your senses
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/chicago We got 30+ miles of gorgeous lakefront to walk, run, bike Proud local identity (neighborhoods) International flight galore (O'Hare) A great public transit system Amazing food! @dawufi @sanchitram.eth @nickb @spengrah.eth @wayseeker help me out 😉
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Come to Bangalore, India. It’ll be a massive culture shock, the food is unmatched, and most of India is chaotic but super beautiful. It’s also got a fantastic tech/web3 community and builders bustling with energy.
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try a tier 2 city that is in between urban and suburban.
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I have similar values and just moved to LA myself 🤣 I'm currently in Kyoto (as a tourist) which has incredible natural beauty. Probably not your long-term home but defo worth checking out! Have you considered Vancouver? Same timezone so could be a quite practical.
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marseille — arguably except for july and august when holidaymakers infest the city
RecommendI think you should try digital nomading for a bit. Push your boundaries and see what you truly need while traveling and what you don’t. Just pick up and go when and wherever you feel like it. I did it all of last year and really enjoyed it!
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Also consider Boulder, CO. And Sydney and Auckland are amazing gateways to AU and NZ. AU/NZ have some good programs for entrepreneurs
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Upstate New York... I love the Catskills...it's unbelievably still & beautiful. Great hiking, lakes, and surrounded by nature. A lot of towns have a population of ~6,000 and even as a visitor I felt the sense of community there
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Disagree with everyone who said France/Paris unless you want to be deep into AI scene. From personal experience, level of comfort:price is very low, language barrier is a problem, upcoming Olympic Games. But heard good things about Cape Town.
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Claim South Dakotan residency if you plan on nomading for no state income tax! Could rotate between states according to the weather, keep tax residency in SD, I’d do NYC - Austin - Miami
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why go far, just go a little south to San Diego County, its crazy how much the vibe seems to shift once you're south of Pendleton
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> strong sense of local identity how do you define this? I think tech SF / Bay Area is the most ambitious group of talented people in the world by 10x. That said, minimal local mentality. cf. SF politics (although maybe changing with Garry Tan push)
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Is US based important? If yes what would a non US city need to offer to make the trade offs worth it? What do you value about natural beauty - is it in relation to your lifestyle or your soul? what value do you place on access to an urban scene?
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