Originally Posted by biggayowl

...Vancouver...The comparison I usually make is against Manchester - similar populations, both city and metro areas....

Originally Posted by Moses2013

Well you still have the Wicklow National Park around the corner and don't forget that Connemara is not that small. The point is that the majority of people who boast that they have scenery and outdoor stuff on their doorstep don't make use of it anyway (even if it's an hour away). Unless you are living on the outskirts with a car, most city people can't be bothered and probably just go to a local park. After all they are city people


The price you pay to live in a city like Vancouver, Dublin etc. also wouldn't be worth it for me personally. First of all housing would be so expensive that I couldn't really enjoy the benefits of the city (shopping, restaurants) and if I want scenery I'm surely better off in the actual countryside.

Originally Posted by Enigma368

Well Dublin does offer more than London and NYC in terms of mountains and nature nearby but I don't think it is on the same scale as what Vancouver offers e.g. there is definitely no skiing! But like I said, I do prefer it as a city to Van.

Originally Posted by dominiqueincanada

30 minutes from my apartment I have hikes that'll take me 8 hours and take me to places that I could get into serious trouble if I'm not prepared. 45 minutes and I can be on my snowboard.

Originally Posted by Enigma368

Yes, but can you get a good pint of Guinness?

Originally Posted by Enigma368

Yes, but can you get a good pint of Guinness?

Originally Posted by dbd33

Based on my daughter's comments and her instagram feed, the better UK comparison for Vancouver might be Hampstead. There's green in both, Stanley Park and the Heath. Both are very expensive to live in, both have a champagne socialist, yummy mummy, vibe. Both offer easy access to mountains and winter sports, for a weekend; in Vancouver by summoning a ride share Pious and in Hampstead by EasyJet. Hampstead, of course, is near to places and things.

Originally Posted by Aviator

You can. Vancouver has strong links to the Guinness family too. They had to Lions Gate bridge built and developed a lot of the North Shore, the 'British Properties'.

Originally Posted by biggayowl

When we first moved there it reminded me most of the demographic of Brighton, but with a population size of Manchester. Guess you could be in the Alps within a few hours of Brighton too. More of a hassle than hopping in a Prius though.

Originally Posted by dbd33

Based on my daughter's comments and her instagram feed, the better UK comparison for Vancouver might be Hampstead. There's green in both, Stanley Park and the Heath. Both are very expensive to live in, both have a champagne socialist, yummy mummy, vibe. Both offer easy access to mountains and winter sports, for a weekend; in Vancouver by summoning a ride share Pious and in Hampstead by EasyJet. Hampstead, of course, is near to places and things.

Originally Posted by Enigma368

Well Dublin does offer more than London and NYC in terms of mountains and nature nearby but I don't think it is on the same scale as what Vancouver offers e.g. there is definitely no skiing! But like I said, I do prefer it as a city to Van.

Originally Posted by Londonuck

I used to live in Greystones, oh how i miss Wicklow. Beautiful place. And I lived in NW Mayo, which is very wild.

(My mum and dad are inner city Dubs)

Originally Posted by Partially discharged

My brother lives in Greystones and has since about 2010. Technically his address is in Knockroe, Delgany which is on the south side of Greystones I think. It is very nice there close to the coast, close to the Wicklow Hills.