buying land - where would you buy ?

[cryingfreeman]

My wife's grandparents are from Kamchatka... No, I don't think we'd be buying there.

In the UK:

1. Scotland NW of the Great Glen, especially Lochaber W of Fort William, but in a low lying area with a decent micro climate (they exist). Possibly close to Portree on Skye for access to healthcare (essential because I have 2 toddlers). Soil isn't bad there either, which is unusual for that area in general.

2. SW Scotland (e.g. Wigtownshire).

3. Western Wales or inner Snowdonia, again low lying.

Europe:

1. Pyreneean foothills, but only if you speak French.

2. E Swiss Alps, but only if you speak fluent German, are very wealthy, Calvinistic Protestant, and politically isolationist / decentralised.

3. Baltic islands, e.g. off the coast of Estonia. Downside is the Baltic states are on Russia's doorstep.

I'm in a rush, hence I haven't elaborated, but that's my own favourites for now.