agreed about Bali. And agreed that there is no such thing as best place to live, universally. In fact, the factor that determines most strongly your satisfaction is a small group of people next to you, your friends and your dear ones. Geography is sort-of secondary. While I might have my list of best places, I'd never publish them - I don't want to contribute to the "bali effect", degrading the places through overtourism. I lately wrote about what happened to Ikaria, a quiet Greek island after National Geographic named it one of the alleged Blue Zones of longevity: https://nomadicmind.substack.com/p/the-blue-zone-curse
Really interesting article! I feel similarly about what you saw with Ikari in so many places here in Italy that have gone viral on social media. Mountain trails that are no longer traversable, tranquil alpine lakes that are now anything but tranquil, and stunning coastal towns that simply can't accommodate the number of tourists that now arrive. It's a super interesting side effect of the internet/globalization where news hits everywhere.
agreed about Bali. And agreed that there is no such thing as best place to live, universally. In fact, the factor that determines most strongly your satisfaction is a small group of people next to you, your friends and your dear ones. Geography is sort-of secondary. While I might have my list of best places, I'd never publish them - I don't want to contribute to the "bali effect", degrading the places through overtourism. I lately wrote about what happened to Ikaria, a quiet Greek island after National Geographic named it one of the alleged Blue Zones of longevity: https://nomadicmind.substack.com/p/the-blue-zone-curse
Really interesting article! I feel similarly about what you saw with Ikari in so many places here in Italy that have gone viral on social media. Mountain trails that are no longer traversable, tranquil alpine lakes that are now anything but tranquil, and stunning coastal towns that simply can't accommodate the number of tourists that now arrive. It's a super interesting side effect of the internet/globalization where news hits everywhere.