I frequently wonder if the whole concept is based in any sort of reality. You know, the whole idea of selling off or giving away everything you own, and moving to some island and living the simple life...
I lived on the Big Island of Hawaii awhile ago, and it seemed to me that there was only three kinds of people there.
1. Locals who were so outrageously ignorant it was comical.
2. Tourists that left their brains in Japan/California.
3. Rich retirees who bought their way in (sometimes for millions of $$$), and hung around for a couple of years before realizing they had no friends and nothing to do, then leaving.
It seemed like 80% of people fell into one of these categories.
Granted, this WAS in Hawaii, maybe the Caribbean is different, I don't know. Is it? Anyone been there for a substantial length of time?
I used to think it WAS possible, but now as I get older I think the realities of life and $$$ and the like make it impossible.
Serious discussion please...
2006-11-12 06:57:14 · 4 answers · asked by aloha_joe2004 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
Omigosh. Don't forget the surfer culture in the Hawaiian Islands. Right out of college, my friend had to live paycheck to paycheck. Jobs were hard to get, unless you lived on the big island. But housing was super expensive, and commuting from island to island wasn't feasible. At least she was a surfer chick. She was able to find lodging near a quiet lagoon and swam every morning. She surfed somewhere else.
The Mexican coast is a favorite place for retirees. Costs are low, and it's not that primitive. I think I found that in Kiplinger's.
The Caribbean is lovely. Work is hard to find down there too. Depending on the territory or country, it's best to own or buy your own business. Living on a boat isn't easy either. Too stormy. Some of the islands are cheap to live on, but they have very little infrastructure. Some of the best are so far out there, like Barbados. I prefer the BVI. The American territories are rife with vicious crime.
Good Luck! I love it down there. It's my dream to stay permanently in the Caribbean too.
2006-11-12 07:15:08 · answer #1 · answered by Em E 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I did it!
I quit my job, gave away all my possessions, bought a one-way ticket to Hawaii and moved here on a whim with a backpack and about $250. bucks in my pocket. That was about 10 years ago.
I'm still here. I own a house, have a beautiful wife and three year old boy. I make about three times as much as I did on the mainland and life is good.
Aloha!
2006-11-12 14:42:06 · answer #2 · answered by Hawaii SEO 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-29 01:55:37 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would have to believe the Island would have to be smaller and more remote for what you are looking for , the more people the less of a chance for the idea of Paradise .
2006-11-12 07:09:44 · answer #4 · answered by Geedebb 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋