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Currently residing within Vancouver.

We love it here, but we have accepted that it is not where we will be able to put roots down.

My partner and I work remotely, we'll enjoy our time here then buy a home elsewhere...

Like maybe Hawaii. :)

Funny, the last two people I know who moved to Hawaii, moved back a year later. I'll have to find out why. But they must have a good reason - this is Iowa, and its currently 16 degrees.

I know people who love it. But it's expensive and it's a long way from anywhere. You either live in a pretty soulless city (Honolulu) or in effectively a beach community of some sort that's often dominated by tourism.

I appreciate why some people are attracted to it but I could easily see it getting old quickly even if living in a condo near a beautiful beach and ocean initially seemed like the perfect life. (OTOH, it's sure better than Florida IMO.)

One lived in a rural (?) farm commune. Why, I don't know. I guess it got to be Groundhog Day.

The other, a chef in a touristy restaurant. Made something new and different every week. He's another story - no idea why he'd give that up!

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