John Frusciante
Member
Hello. I thought it was good or useful to anyone to share this. If not, just ignore it. 
After having established that my current food and fruit access has many problems, and being wrecked by european winters, I decided to move to a tropical locations, for a variety of health-related reasons.
The darkness of winter months has been particularly damaging this last year, and that, coupled with access to bad/unripe fruit has brought me to a dark place, health-wise, after feeling quite decently last summer.
Many tropical locations are also on high altitude, so that is a plus.
Places I'm considering: Mexico, Costarica, Ecuador. I disregarded SEA mostly because I'm pretty sure I won't fit well into their culture -- many travelers, mostly fruit-based travelers, reported that as well, that they felt like outsiders all the time.
Safety is one of my main concerns, but some areas of Mexico, and Costarica, seem to be OK. I know Mexico is renowned for its crime levels, but they're not at all the same in every area. I've done my homeworks.
Cost of living in Mexico is pretty low; much lower than Europe, and lower than the U.S. In Costarica it is quite high, comparable to the U.S.
Culturally, I feel more drawn to Mexico and Ecuador. Costarica seems a bit posh, a tourist machine.
Even spending the winters only would be as helpful: days get shorter at high latitudes, such as Europe and most of the U.S., so spending the winter in the tropics might be protective.
I will add more details if you have any question about this experience, I've researched a lot of things, so if you have a similar idea feel free to interact or even PM me if you want.
After having established that my current food and fruit access has many problems, and being wrecked by european winters, I decided to move to a tropical locations, for a variety of health-related reasons.
The darkness of winter months has been particularly damaging this last year, and that, coupled with access to bad/unripe fruit has brought me to a dark place, health-wise, after feeling quite decently last summer.
Many tropical locations are also on high altitude, so that is a plus.
Places I'm considering: Mexico, Costarica, Ecuador. I disregarded SEA mostly because I'm pretty sure I won't fit well into their culture -- many travelers, mostly fruit-based travelers, reported that as well, that they felt like outsiders all the time.
Safety is one of my main concerns, but some areas of Mexico, and Costarica, seem to be OK. I know Mexico is renowned for its crime levels, but they're not at all the same in every area. I've done my homeworks.
Cost of living in Mexico is pretty low; much lower than Europe, and lower than the U.S. In Costarica it is quite high, comparable to the U.S.
Culturally, I feel more drawn to Mexico and Ecuador. Costarica seems a bit posh, a tourist machine.
Even spending the winters only would be as helpful: days get shorter at high latitudes, such as Europe and most of the U.S., so spending the winter in the tropics might be protective.
I will add more details if you have any question about this experience, I've researched a lot of things, so if you have a similar idea feel free to interact or even PM me if you want.
