I think out of all of the cities I've visited on my travels so far I honestly wouldn't mind moving to Amsterdam, Brussels or Lisbon.
@Violet Amsterdam and Barcelona both feel like places I could really love as a home long term.
@Violet I really gotta go to Lisbon some day
@Violet i wouldn't recommend a'dam unless you make serious bank. rental sector is outta control
@miunau I think that's just everywhere at the moment
@Violet it's really bad in the city. i'd suggest the surrounds, weesp, zaandam etc are a bit better
@Violet basically the city is unaffordable for middle income earners, its been a topic of discussion for a while now in the local media. unless you hit the jackpot and get an apartment from the city (where the queue can be like a decade long) renting in the free sector is a total shit show. landlords don't give a shit if the place is falling apart and people resort to shaming them in the local paper to get anything done in the most dire situations
This is just me daydreaming about the possibility of moving somewhere nice. I'd have to be incredibly optimistic if I actually wanted to get my foot in the ground and move to any of these places.