Ask HN: How did you decide where to live?
This is a favorite topic of mine. My wife and I spent about 10 years living on five continents and traveling extensively though six (~50 countries) looking for the perfect place to live. We define &quot;living somewhere&quot; as renting a home, connecting the utilities and exhausting our visa. Long story short, we decided to settle in Boulder, CO (USA).<p>It&#x27;s worth mentioning we&#x27;re pretty independent, probably to a fault, and have no interest in living near family, despite having children (sorry fam).<p>We&#x27;ve lived in the following places: Bay Area, USA (twice); Berlin, Germany (twice); Montreal, Canada (twice); Chiang Mai, Thailand (twice); Sydney, Australia; Bangalore, India; Cusco, Peru; Buenos Aires, Argentina; and a handful of other places for shorter periods.<p>We first settled on Montreal, but on our second visit, we decided to try somewhere else. The same happened with Berlin and it&#x27;s still my wife&#x27;s favorite city to visit. Boulder was just a major step above the rest for us personally: friendly people, very active lifestyle, some tech&#x2F;startup scene, sunny weather, mountains, etc. We&#x27;ve been here three years now, which is our record for staying anywhere, and we&#x27;ve never once thought about anywhere else.<p>If anyone is at the beginning of a similar journey and search, get in touch.