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Fascinating to ride along with you on your investigative travel journey to Houston, Hoang! I’ve never thought of traveling in order to move somewhere, but whenever we do travel (more frequently lately because of my husband’s passion for making photography videos), we think about what it might be like to live in the places we enjoy the most. That has included many spots in the Northwest, including Portland and Seattle; the San Francisco Bay Area, where we met and still have relatives and friends; many places in Europe; Japan, where our son currently lives; and New Zealand, which we thought was the most beautiful place on earth--until we visited the piece of paradise where we are vacationing now on the west coast of British Columbia, Canada (will be writing more about it soon!). Sadly, many once affordable places no longer are. They’ve been discovered!

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Aug 28, 2022Liked by Hoang Samuelson

Hello Hoang! Another really interesting article. I love that you are making the effort to check out places to see if they feel right for you and your family. I live in a warm place (Australia), although it does get quite cool in winter. Just when I get sick of the cold, spring arrives and I feel better about where I live and life in general. I also live quite close to the beach, which I love.

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As an immigrant myself, I have learned that home is where your heart is.

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Thank you for taking us along this journey. I've never been to Portland, but I've always wanted to visit and, ironically, it's the only city in the US where I think I would like to live. All the greenery... it looks so beautiful.

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I can only imagine the tex mex food in Houston... Something I have grown to love. On the cost of living perhaps, you should try abroad. I feel like the quality of life for the price of living is more beneficial.

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