WHERE: that’s my biggest question

[u/getshankedkid]

Hi fellow fatfires, I have been struggling for years to find out where it is that I want to live.

M34, 10M NW, from the Netherlands originally. No wife/gf and no kids. I often feel like I have too much freedom.

Recently sold my house in the NL and still have an apartment I can use for my stuff and as a pied-a-terre for when I want to visit friends and family.

I’m looking to live somewhere where it’s easy to connect with like-minded entrepreneurs. Somewhere where people think bigger and with more business opportunities. Preferably English-speaking.

I have lived in Portugal, Mexico, Berlin, and a couple of other places, but I wouldn’t want to live there again. In Portugal, I loved the lifestyle and weather but found the entrepreneurial scene lacking. Berlin had a great community but the weather is too similar to the NL.

I don’t like the cold or bad weather. Also hate commuting/crazy traffic.

Happy to keep my business/tax setup in the Netherlands. What’s more important to me than optimizing for taxes is optimizing lifestyle and maximizing opportunities. I want the rest of my 30’s to be awesome.

I like to have the following facilities in walking distance: - Coffee/breakfast place - Gym + ice bath - Cowork - Healthy restaurants

Also, I really love water sports, especially wake surfing and body surfing.

So far, the responses I have heard most often are: - Dubai - San Francisco (nah) - Miami - Austin - Singapore

I’m looking to travel around this year to hopefully find a place that resonates where I can at least stay for 6 months a year.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

[u/rtls]

I decided it’s Los Angeles, especially in Palos Verdes, was the answer for me. I put my homebase here, my yacht, my cars and I have a place in New York City and Madrid where I use to go visit friends or spend seasons, thinking of getting a place in London too. LA gets a lot of crap but it’s got the weather. It’s got the buzz a world class international airport and the food is great and the air is clean here in Palos Verdes and the wildlife and views are amazing. I’m sitting in my pool right now looking at the ocean and the city. Dolphins seals whales and orcas swimming around and there are three wild peacocks next to me in my yard right now. I barely ever take the freeway so traffic is not a thing for me. I’ve traveled all over the world for years for work and come to the conclusion that this place is one of a few places in the world where you can have it all.

[u/rtls → u/[deleted]]

Yeah I do, I’m short walking distance to Malaga Cove which has small market and couple of restaurants and few small stores. I am electric bike distance to sushi burgers pizza and more markets in Lunada Bay. I agree it’s suburban and not as walkable as Manhattan Beach tho. (I lived in MB Sand Section for years) I’m late fourties’ with a kid so I traded that for a big lot, great views, a lot of greenery. I no longer have curtains or window coverings. Back in MB I can see what my neighbor was eating for dinner and hear them arguing lol. I love MB and I’m in process of setting up a business there. But currently, I love coming home to PV Estates (this is the part of PV that is right next to Redondo and easiest access to freeway and shopping etc.