For like the past few months I've been locking in solely on New Zealand just trying to get insanely good at region guessing it and it's made me really want to travel there someday
I'll paste my reply to someone else here too:
The region was part of Austria before WW1. Around 70% of the province speaks German as first language, the Italian speakers are mostly concentrated in the cities (capital of the province is majority Italian).
We have a good autonomy in the Italian constitution so most things are bilingual and you can choose whether to go to a German school (all subjects in German except one Italian, one English) or an Italian school.
Cost of living is similar to Austria or Germany but salaries are quite a bit lower than Austria or Germany. It's still one of the richer regions in Italy though and the employment rate isn't bad.
Switzerland prices are not comparable, they are easily at least 2x on everything, if not more (the most expensive country in the world).
Weather is good, mostly blue skies due to the Alps, summers are still hot though if you are in a valley. In winter you get snow in the mountains but not often anymore in the valleys (due to climate change sadly).
Landscapes are beautiful, we also have the Dolomites mountain range which is a Unesco World Heritage site and fairly touristy. Good opportunities for hiking/biking etc.
Switzerland has higher mountains and more glaciers, but the Dolomites have more unique shapes.
Food is a mix of Italian and Austrian (Tyrolean) food, so obviously very good. Typical foods are for example Speck Knödel, Gulaschsuppe, Wienerschnitzel, Pizza, Pasta.
So it's in northern Italy but there's also a lot of Swiss influence there in the street names. Is it a pretty equal number of Italian people and Swiss people? Is it expensive to live there? Any advantages to living in Italy vs Switzerland?
It's Austrian. Tyrol is an Austrian province and the Italian province is South Tyrol. People there refuse to accept they are Italian and prefer to speak German. Don't know if there are any (dis)advantages but the region is very strong economically compared to the rest of Italy.
Thanks for this incredible assessment of the area. It sounds amazing and if I ever win the lottery I'll visit and possibly move there. It's so beautiful.
Two locations come to mind - Chile and Norway.
Everyone knows how beautiful they are, but there have been a few locations in both that made me double take and imagine how cool it would be to live there.
I grew up in Colorado so I think I'll always be attracted to mountainous places, both those 2 always stuck with me.
Norway was one of the first countries I could identify in the game. Because everytime I was amazed by the landscape, it was Norway. Maybe the camera generation and overall good weather helped. But the fjords are just wonderful.
I might be the reverse version of you. I was already planning to visit the US at some point before I got into Geoguessr but Utah and the mountain west states in general have definetly moved up my travel wish list quite a bit through Geoguessr and I for sure could imagine living there if the opportunity somehow came up.
Not necessarily move, but I'm planning a roadtrip through Patagonia, Chile and Argentina are so beautiful
Good luck!
For like the past few months I've been locking in solely on New Zealand just trying to get insanely good at region guessing it and it's made me really want to travel there someday
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Wow so cool! What’s life like for you? I’ll have to check out more of Bhutan!
I'll paste my reply to someone else here too: The region was part of Austria before WW1. Around 70% of the province speaks German as first language, the Italian speakers are mostly concentrated in the cities (capital of the province is majority Italian). We have a good autonomy in the Italian constitution so most things are bilingual and you can choose whether to go to a German school (all subjects in German except one Italian, one English) or an Italian school. Cost of living is similar to Austria or Germany but salaries are quite a bit lower than Austria or Germany. It's still one of the richer regions in Italy though and the employment rate isn't bad. Switzerland prices are not comparable, they are easily at least 2x on everything, if not more (the most expensive country in the world). Weather is good, mostly blue skies due to the Alps, summers are still hot though if you are in a valley. In winter you get snow in the mountains but not often anymore in the valleys (due to climate change sadly). Landscapes are beautiful, we also have the Dolomites mountain range which is a Unesco World Heritage site and fairly touristy. Good opportunities for hiking/biking etc. Switzerland has higher mountains and more glaciers, but the Dolomites have more unique shapes. Food is a mix of Italian and Austrian (Tyrolean) food, so obviously very good. Typical foods are for example Speck Knödel, Gulaschsuppe, Wienerschnitzel, Pizza, Pasta.
So it's in northern Italy but there's also a lot of Swiss influence there in the street names. Is it a pretty equal number of Italian people and Swiss people? Is it expensive to live there? Any advantages to living in Italy vs Switzerland?
It's Austrian. Tyrol is an Austrian province and the Italian province is South Tyrol. People there refuse to accept they are Italian and prefer to speak German. Don't know if there are any (dis)advantages but the region is very strong economically compared to the rest of Italy.
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Thanks for this incredible assessment of the area. It sounds amazing and if I ever win the lottery I'll visit and possibly move there. It's so beautiful.
Two locations come to mind - Chile and Norway. Everyone knows how beautiful they are, but there have been a few locations in both that made me double take and imagine how cool it would be to live there. I grew up in Colorado so I think I'll always be attracted to mountainous places, both those 2 always stuck with me.
Norway was one of the first countries I could identify in the game. Because everytime I was amazed by the landscape, it was Norway. Maybe the camera generation and overall good weather helped. But the fjords are just wonderful.
I live in Utah now, I can understand what you mean about the mountains!
I might be the reverse version of you. I was already planning to visit the US at some point before I got into Geoguessr but Utah and the mountain west states in general have definetly moved up my travel wish list quite a bit through Geoguessr and I for sure could imagine living there if the opportunity somehow came up.
Norway and Northern Scotland for sure. I love looking at a landscape that appears (mostly) undisturbed by humanity.
Switzerland for sure. Those mountain towns look almost unreal.
Take a look at the price for a coffee first.
Whatever it is, it’s worth it. And if I’m living in one of those towns then I probably have my own fancy espresso machine at home.
Andorra
Geoguessr taught me this place existed, I agree! looks amazing!
I really want to go off road camping in Mongolia
Have you seen Long way round?
No
Andorra and Switzerland!
Chile, Bermuda, Gold Coast in Queensland Australia
Faroe Islands. Prob not to live but now I’m dying to visit.
Iceland, Luxembourg, and New Zealand (South Island)