Before I moved back to Manitoba, I spent two weeks hiking the West Coast Trail.
larry >Haven't been there but I have read the same thing. On this particular trip >we went by car from Edmonton to Vancouver, then on Vancouver Island we went >to Victoria, Nanaimo and Campbell Lake. As I recall there are some huge >mountains inland, and I was really impressed with the beaches around >Nanaimo. I think that's the Pacific side because I remember glass floats >from Japan. > > >Dana > >Larry C. Lyons writes: > >> I prefer the Pacific Coast of the Island. The mountains stop at the sea. >> Very dramatic scenery. Although if I had the money I'd live in the Queen >> Charlotte Islands a bit north. The islands have a unique ecosystem that's a >> treasure. >> >> larry >> >> At 03:55 AM 8/8/2003 +0000, Dana Tierney wrote: >> >I was there once when I was about 10. It is a beautiful town, and the rest >> >of the island has some amazing beaches and mountains. >> > >> >Larry C. Lyons writes: >> > >> > > If location is not the problem, I'd go for Victoria BC. Lovely town, >> > > amazing scenery, great weather. Cost of living is reasonable, cheaper >> > > than Seattle anyhow, and internet access is excellent. >> > > >> > > larry >> > > >> > > >I kinda liked Sault Ste Marrie when I was there. Some very >>pretty parks, >> > > >very low rents (I found a small house for $150 a month), no >>rush hour, and >> > > >available cable though not DSL. Cost of living was about >>medium, but the >> > > >exchange rate is in your favor if you are getting paid in US dollars. >> > > >Disadvantages -- it's in Canada, which leads to problems with >>the banking >> > > >system and the phone company --- and there is a big paper >>mill. Prevailing >> > > >winds take the emissions away from town though. >> > > > >> > > >Oh and... winter is supposed to be pretty bad. >> > > > >> > > >Was lookig for nominations outside the US and Canada though. Hadn't >> > thought >> > > >of the places you mention, can you amplify? >> > > > >> > > >Dana >> > > > >> > > >Jerry Johnson writes: >> > > > >> > > >> Any village in South Korea? >> > > >> >> > > >> Parts of Italy? >> > > >> >> > > >> Great question. >> > > >> >> > > >> Jerry Johnson >> > > >> >> > > >> >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 08/06/03 02:21PM >>> >> > > >> Ya know I have wondered about this... where is a nice place with a >> > low cost >> > > >> of living and good internet access? I was considering spending a >> > summer in >> > > >> this village in Mexico about a year ago until I discovered >> > telephones where >> > > >> not in the picture, let alone internet. There wa >>supposedly an internet >> > > >> cafe in the next town over, but who knows whether they have ftp or >> > whether >> > > >> you can install it, so I said no. >> > > >> >> > > >> But as an intellectual exercise, I would be interested in >> > nominations..... >> > > >> >> > > >> Dana > > > > >> > > > > >> Kevin Graeme writes: > > > > >> > > > > >> > Brownies? A bit young, aren't they? 0_o > > > > >> > > > > > >> > But yeah, I think Gel's got the right idea. Move >someplace where the > > > > >> > cost of living is nothing and there's plenty of pretty >people to look >> > > >> > at. >> > > >> > >> > > >> > Wait a minute! Angel, did you win the lottery already? >> > > >> > >> > > >> > -Kevin >> > > >> > >> > > >> > > -----Original Message----- >> > > >> > > From: Heald, Tim [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > > >> > > Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2003 11:56 AM >> > > >> > > To: CF-Community >> > > >> > > Subject: RE: What would you do if you won PowerBall? >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > I'll take the grrls >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > Would probably choose those funky brownies if I didn't have >> > > >> > > to maintain a clearance any more :) >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > Timothy Heald >> > > >> > > Information Systems Specialist >> > > >> > > Overseas Security Advisory Council >> > > >> > > U.S. Department of State >> > > >> > > 571.345.2235 >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > -----Original Message----- > > > > >> > > From: Angel Stewart [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > > >> > > Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2003 10:56 AM >> > > >> > > To: CF-Community >> > > >> > > Subject: RE: What would you do if you won PowerBall? >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > What? >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > No one else wants muffins and girls in bwikinis? >> > > >> > > *shakes head* >> > > >> > > I'm so disappointed... >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > It's so hard to find people that share my proclivities... >> > > >> > > ... >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > ;-) >> > > >> > > -Gel >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > > >> > > >> > >> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. 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