>>>>>>>Sounds to me like New Zealand.
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>>>>>Why is that? First, it's not easy to sneak into NZ. Second, it's no longer automatic citizenship if people can contrive to have their child in NZ.
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>>>>Not easy to sneak into New Zealand -- good one. Not exactly like walking across an artificially defined border.
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>>>>I remember years ago when Lisa Slater (then) wanted to move to NZ to be with Colin Nicholls. Did they ever make her jump through hoops. They wanted to know who she would be working for. She said I am an independent (truer words were never spoken), I work for myself. And it sort of settled in that mode for months. She was one of the world's leading experts in her field, FoxPro, and had a degree from Harvard, but their basic posture was you seem without job prospects in our country. Eventually she wore them down and got in.
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>>>She should have said she was a hobbit.
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>>LOL
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>>I am sure the LOTR movies have been a boon to the New Zealand tourist industry. It was probably booming already despite the remoteness. Without question it's the coolest place I have ever visited. (On a work trip -- lucky me). I would have a hard time deciding which was better, the scenery or the people.
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>>Time for me to jump in the shower and head off to work. (Whoops, right, get dressed in between). Have a nice weekend.
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>And you Mike.
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>BTW I have a 27 mile round trip cycle commute at the moment. My resting heart rate has never been lower :-).
>Buy a bike this weekend.

Good for you!

I have my bicycle here with me in St. Louis. So far I have not ridden it as much as I probably should but plan to do some riding this weekend. The weather is terrific for it, clear and warm but not hot. And the foliage is at its peak.