Why don't people visit first before moving there?

[KoaHawaii]

Originally Posted by Liza54

I can say that part of what I love about moving is going with the unexpected- I like discovering new cities, new people, etc. I don't need to have a group of friends waiting- I'll make new ones! I simply make sure I'm not in an obviously high crime rate, learn about the general climate, etc. then go! I have yet to regret hopping to a city, even if it does turn out to be a place not to stay. I get up and move again. Expense...yes, but you can work that right, too. And you can't put a price on some of the experiences we've had!

sadly though not everyone is like that or capable of adjusting and adapting to new places. I like you enjoying travel and meeting new people and truly experiencing other cultures. I loved living abroad in NZ and want to go back so bad. I think once you live somewhere you are able to really get a feel for what the culture is like and what it has to offer, rather than just visiting as a tourist and just skimming the surface. though not everyone can live in another state or country either economically or based on their inability to leave the comfort of home if you will

[uhhdorkable]

i agree. most people think hawaii is paradise and they can move here no problem. even people who do visit think they can just move here. they don't realize that it is expensive to live hawaii.

Originally Posted by drsmiley06

Okay, I've been to Hawaii (Oahu) three times in my life, twice on vacation and once for business. Why in the world do I keep reading about people wanting to move to Hawaii without visiting first? Why would anyone want to move somewhere without checking the area out first? I'm sort of baffled by how people just pick up and go, especially to an island out in the pacific. Go there first and see if you like it, if not, then consider yourself lucky that you saved yourself tons of money in moving costs.

[rosecitywanderer]

This happens in Portland all the time. People come to visit during the summer when the weather is just heaven on earth. And for some reason or another, instantly come to the conclusion that it must be like this all the time and that those folks who say it rains a lot during the winter must have been high.

So they move and then in November the sun goes away for the next six months and they're sitting there, wondering where the fabulous weather went. I could retire right now if I had a dollar for every time somebody moves here and asks me, "Is it going to be like this all winter?".

[drsmiley06]

Everyone makes very good points here, and for some reason or another people are still stupid enough to just move without thinking. I mean really, how hard can it be to buy a plane ticket and just go there and see the area for yourself. And you also make another good point, go to the area during the winter months or off-season to see what it's like too.

[Steve97415]

I'm not sure that visiting Hawaii would constitute a sufficient exercise in due diligence. In fact, I'm pretty sure that more impetuous and ill-considered moves to Hawaii were instigated by a visit than by anything else...certainly more than by TV shows or mere pipe dreaming in an armchair. There are more people who are emotional thinkers than there are those who are rational thinkers. If they like the way that they feel when they are in a particular place, they are inexorably drawn to it...maybe even obsessed with it. They don't realize how quickly they will become desensitized to the environmental stimuli that created that special feeling.

[ArkansasTraveler]

Originally Posted by drsmiley06

Okay, I've been to Hawaii (Oahu) three times in my life, twice on vacation and once for business. Why in the world do I keep reading about people wanting to move to Hawaii without visiting first? Why would anyone want to move somewhere without checking the area out first? I'm sort of baffled by how people just pick up and go, especially to an island out in the pacific. Go there first and see if you like it, if not, then consider yourself lucky that you saved yourself tons of money in moving costs.

We did - we did, and the taxpayers of Hawaii paid all moving expense and the 41 days for hotel expenses. We paid for the gulag internment for the GentleMan but took that off our 1040. Mahalo--

[uscgwifey]

Originally Posted by drsmiley06

Okay, I've been to Hawaii (Oahu) three times in my life, twice on vacation and once for business. Why in the world do I keep reading about people wanting to move to Hawaii without visiting first? Why would anyone want to move somewhere without checking the area out first? I'm sort of baffled by how people just pick up and go, especially to an island out in the pacific. Go there first and see if you like it, if not, then consider yourself lucky that you saved yourself tons of money in moving costs.

Some people are being PCS'd by the Military and don't get the chance to visit an area first. I know it sucks but people like us (Military) are thrown into situations we have no control over. They tell us to move we move!
I think Hawaii has a paradise draw that people believe will give then a new start or a nex chapter in thier life.