[LivinLOS]

Some of the things people have said they miss, are here if you try.. Good coffee is possible (can get many flavours of unground beans and I would have mega problems if I couldnt get them.. ) and if you can pay through the **** wine is possible, but good affordable wine is a bit hard (but getting better)..

Most of the things I miss are food related.. Probably the biggest is a large selection of cheese (gone a bit Ben Gun) but those little delacacies like sun dried tomatoes in olive oil, multiple selection of olives in / garlic / pesto / etc, macadamias, european style mushrooms (fresh horse mushrooms, damn what I would pay for them !!!), many types of bread (unleavened arabic flatbreads), etc etc etc.. I could go on !!!

Record shops.. Here you can get chart top stuff but diverse eclectic music is hard to access.. Amazon is a pain but its about the only way I can keep my tune collection changing and music is very important to me..

Small light rear wheel drive cars on country roads.. I know its very irresponsible but driving like a lunatic and making a car dance like a balerina (and trying not to pirouette) on small country roads is one hell of a feeling.. Been a few years so I probably have lost some of my skills but I used to love that so much..

Clubbing.. Uk and some Euro Clubs.. Easy access to good DJ sounds and vibes...

However these things are blips on the horizon compared to the simple pleasure of living in this climate and localle.. I sit here and look out at a bright clear day with not a cloud in the sky and think of those cold wet days in N Europe and when it comes down to it, I wouldnt change it for all the tea in China..