{"id":2286,"date":"2017-01-05T10:22:49","date_gmt":"2017-01-05T09:22:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.travel-advisor.eu\/?p=2286\/"},"modified":"2017-01-05T10:37:35","modified_gmt":"2017-01-05T09:37:35","slug":"best-island-to-live-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travel-advisor.eu\/en\/best-island-to-live-on\/","title":{"rendered":"Best islands to live on"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 36pt;\"><strong>Best islands to live on <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: center; color: #373b40; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: 'Libre Baskerville',serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: #ffffff;\"><span style=\"color: #00ffff; font-size: 24pt;\"><strong>The dream of<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>Surround Me With\u00a0Water<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>becoming an everyday reality is one we all share. Living on a island.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px; text-align: left; color: #373b40; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: 'Libre Baskerville',serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: #ffffff;\">If you are concerned with the cost of island living\u00a0, we rounded up<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong>affordable options<\/strong><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>(plus one that\u2019s worth the splurge, just for fun). A beach bum wants a different vibe from a city slicker\u00a0&#8211; so we broke down locations by the<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong>personality type<\/strong><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>they suit best. Same goes for<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong>stages of life<\/strong>: Recent grads and retirees have varied needs, so we addressed each one.\u00a0 We\u2019re confident these islands will inspire your next move.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"in-content-skip\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Best Caribbean: \u2009Grand Cayman<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px; text-align: left; color: #373b40; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: 'Libre Baskerville',serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Grand Cayman is home to one of the world\u2019s largest banking jurisdictions, with plenty of opportunities for finance-minded expats.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px; text-align: left; color: #373b40; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: 'Libre Baskerville',serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: #ffffff;\">But don\u2019t go buying a one-way ticket just yet. Anyone who wants to move there must have a valid work permit before he or she arrives. So it\u2019s important to solidify employment before taking the plunge. And while the length of their work permits governs most expats\u2019 time minimum of two years in most cases\u00a0&#8211; some Americans have the chance to stay permanently.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; color: #373b40; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: 'Libre Baskerville',serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; word-spacing: 0px; list-style-position: outside; list-style-image: none; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: #ffffff;\">\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Population: 60,413<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Language spoken: English<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Average rent for a one-bedroom apartment: $874<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Starting home price: $150,000<\/li>\n<li>Cost of a gallon of milk: $6.51\u00a0 Best for a Small-Town Vibe: Ambergris Caye, Belize\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px; text-align: left; color: #373b40; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: 'Libre Baskerville',serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: #ffffff;\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"in-content-skip\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Best for a Small-Town Vibe: Ambergris Caye, Belize<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px; text-align: left; color: #373b40; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: 'Libre Baskerville',serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: #ffffff;\">Life on Ambergris is quiet. Slow.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong>Morning rush hour is a dozen bikes wheeling over the bridge to the main town of San Pedro.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px; text-align: left; color: #373b40; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: 'Libre Baskerville',serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: #ffffff;\">Around town, everyone is familiar with each other. People remember faces; names are less important. There are little pockets of communities, like the French community, the yoga community, the divers, the fly-fishermen, the sailors. Most of the smaller groups gather often for happy hour, dinner or whatever it is that brings them together.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; color: #373b40; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: 'Libre Baskerville',serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; word-spacing: 0px; list-style-position: outside; list-style-image: none; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: #ffffff;\">\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Population: 13,381<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Language spoken: English<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Currency: Belize dollar<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Average year-round temp: 79\u02daF<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Average rent for a one-bedroom apartment: $900<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Starting home price: $200,000<\/li>\n<li>Cost of milk: $2.76 for a quart-size box<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<h2 class=\"in-content-skip\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Best Caribbean: Martinique<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px; text-align: left; color: #373b40; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: 'Libre Baskerville',serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: #ffffff;\">Spend a few days in Martinique, and you\u2019d think you were in a tropical version of Marseille. After all, the <strong>French island<\/strong> is home to one of the region\u2019s largest Francophone populations. Including a burgeoning expat community from mainland France who\u2019ve relocated for the locale\u2019s black-sand beaches, lush rainforests and <strong>Caribbean<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><em>joie de vivre<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px; text-align: left; color: #373b40; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: 'Libre Baskerville',serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: #ffffff;\">The \u201cParis of the Antilles\u201d<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0from all around the world.<\/span> It\u2019s important to live like the Martiniquais. The lifestyle teaches you\u00a0me to leave\u00a0 watch at home and let\u00a0 day develop at its own pace. <strong>As the locals like to say, \u2018<em>Il n\u2019y a pas d\u2019heures pr\u00e9cises<\/em>,\u2019 or \u2018there are no fixed times.\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style: disc; margin: 0px 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; color: #373b40; font-family: 'Libre Baskerville', serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff;\">\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Population: 386,486<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Language spoken: French, Creole and English<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Average rent for a one-bedroom apartment: $800<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Starting home price: $170,000<\/li>\n<li>Cost of milk: $1.12 per liter<br \/>\n<h2 class=\"in-content-skip\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/h2>\n<h2 class=\"in-content-skip\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/h2>\n<h2 class=\"in-content-skip\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Best for Urbanites: Hong Kong<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px; text-align: left; color: #373b40; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: 'Libre Baskerville',serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: #ffffff;\">Hong Kong is the densest place I\u00a0to experienced. With Hong Kong\u2019s huge population comes perks. For one: cheap cabs. Thirty minutes and the equivalent of $20 U.S. buys transit to the white-sand beaches and lush hiking trails of Tai Long Wan, which reminds her of Thailand.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px; text-align: left; color: #373b40; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: 'Libre Baskerville',serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: #ffffff;\">As for city life, thanks in large part to an expat community numbering 1 million. <strong>It\u00a0is similar to moving to a city in the U.S.\u00a0, everyone speaks English\u00a0, but it\u2019s much easier to meet new people. <\/strong>It&#8217;s easy to\u00a0find. community. Nights out progressed from listening to a Journey cover band at the bar Insomnia to midnight foot massages, a uniquely Hong Kong tradition \u2014 all fueled by a craft-beer selection as international as the crowd enjoying it.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style: disc; margin: 0px 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; color: #373b40; font-family: 'Libre Baskerville', serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff;\">\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Population: 7.19 million<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Languages spoken: Cantonese, English<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Currency: USD<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Average year-round temp: 72\u02daF<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Average rent for a one-bedroom apartment: $3,200<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Starting home price: $675,000<\/li>\n<li>Cost of a gallon of milk: $11.34<br \/>\n<h2 class=\"in-content-skip\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/h2>\n<h2 class=\"in-content-skip\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Best for Foodies: Sicily, Italy<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px; text-align: left; color: #373b40; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: 'Libre Baskerville',serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Sicily\u2019s architecture is very baroque, and its desserts are too. In fact, there\u2019s flair and exuberance to all the island\u2019s food. <\/strong>If you don\u2019t have friends to scrounge with, try the restaurant I Bianchi, which is managed by a two-star Michelin chef and is known for its pastries and gelatos. Caffe Sicilia in the village of Noto is another Huizenga must-try, namely for its almond granita and its take on a Sicilian summer breakfast: gelato tucked inside a brioche.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style: disc; margin: 0px 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; color: #373b40; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: 'Libre Baskerville',serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: #ffffff;\">\n<li>Population: 5 million<\/li>\n<li>Language spoken: Italian<\/li>\n<li>Currency: Euro<\/li>\n<li>Average year-round temp: 60\u02daF<\/li>\n<li>Average rent for a one-bedroom apartment: $400<\/li>\n<li>Starting home price: $170,000<\/li>\n<li>Cost of milk: $1.37 per liter<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"st-block markdown text-left \" style=\"text-align: left; color: #373b40; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: 'Libre Baskerville',serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: #ffffff;\">\n<h2 class=\"in-content-skip\"><strong>Best for Beach Bums: Maui, Hawaii<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Find your Maui tribe, and you\u2019ll find your Maui beach.<\/strong> Mothers with little ones gather at, appropriately enough, Baby Beach near Lahaina on the island\u2019s northwest tip. Retirees: Wailea. Windsurfers meet for sessions at Kanaha Beach Park, near the airport. Those preferring drum circles find each other on the North Shore\u2019s Baldwin Beach Park.<\/p>\n<p>Surfing is just one way to spend time on island. <strong>Surrendering to the island\u2019s way of life is your best chance to find happiness.<\/strong><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>It\u2019s really common to see people move here, thinking their lives will be better. But if they don\u2019t change themselves, they\u2019ll be in the same rut as they were before, working too much and whatnot.\u00a0Here, you\u2019re admired for surfing big waves or for owning a truck that can carry all your sports equipment. The island lifestyle isn\u2019t about buying or owning possessions. It\u2019s about something else entirely, a sense of community.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Population: 160,000<\/li>\n<li>Language spoken: English<\/li>\n<li>Currency: USD<\/li>\n<li>Average year-round temp: 75\u02daF<\/li>\n<li>Average rent for a one-bedroom apartment: $1,400<\/li>\n<li>Starting home price: $450,000<\/li>\n<li>Cost of a gallon of milk: $9.59<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"st-block image \" style=\"clear: both; z-index: 10; color: #373b40; font-family: 'Libre Baskerville', serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff;\">\n<div id=\"page-18\" class=\"st-page-break\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"sir-trevor-block-counter in-content-skip\">\n<h2 class=\"in-content-skip\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Most Affordable: Phuket, Thailand<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px; text-align: left; color: #373b40; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: 'Libre Baskerville',serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: #ffffff;\">With jungle-topped mountains, high-end dining, championship golf courses and internationally famous beaches, <strong>Phuket is an ideal setting for many foreigners from around the globe<\/strong>. As the largest island in Thailand, it has just about everything you need.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px; text-align: left; color: #373b40; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: 'Libre Baskerville',serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: #ffffff;\">Top-tier medical care is easy to find and reasonably priced. You\u2019ll be close to an international airport, which means you won\u2019t have to fly out of Bangkok (a major plus). There are plenty of international schools, and grocery stores are stocked with imported goods. <strong>Whether you rent or buy, it\u2019s still extremely affordable.<\/strong> Keep in mind, however, that<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong>foreigners cannot own land in their name, but they may purchase a condo or home and lease the land.<\/strong><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style: disc; margin: 0px 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; color: #373b40; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: 'Libre Baskerville',serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: #ffffff;\">\n<li>Population: 620,000<\/li>\n<li>Languages spoken: Thai, English<\/li>\n<li>Currency: Baht<\/li>\n<li>Average year-round temp: 84\u02daF<\/li>\n<li>Average rent for a one-bedroom apartment: $510<\/li>\n<li>Starting home price: $168,000<\/li>\n<li>Cost of a gallon of milk: $6<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"in-content-skip\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Best for Recent Grads: St. Croix, USVI<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px; text-align: left; color: #373b40; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: 'Libre Baskerville',serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: #ffffff;\">Spend the day with the 20-something set on St. Croix, the largest of the three U.S. Virgin Islands, and you might ask if you\u2019ve stepped into\u00a0 Michelob Ultra commercial. Scenes cut quickly between sailing to Buck Island to<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>swim with\u00a0 turtles,\u00a0hiking the northwest coast to snorkel in tide pools, and dancing on a roped-off street for St. Patrick\u2019s Day.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px; text-align: left; color: #373b40; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: 'Libre Baskerville',serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: #ffffff;\">St. Thomas feels less like an island and more like a city with lots of vehicles, and it\u2019s very built-up. St. Croix is quieter, with old-island charm. Its smaller population makes it easier to join the party, community. Hang out in town, grab a beer and just start talking to people. Regarding employment, t<strong>he best way to land a job is to walk into the restaurants, bars and tour companies in town and talk to who\u2019s hiring<\/strong><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style: disc; margin: 0px 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; color: #373b40; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: 'Libre Baskerville',serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: #ffffff;\">\n<li>Population: 53,000<\/li>\n<li>Language spoken: English<\/li>\n<li>Currency: USD<\/li>\n<li>Average year-round temp: 85\u02daF<\/li>\n<li>Average rent for a one-bedroom apartment: $875<\/li>\n<li>Starting home price: $130,000<\/li>\n<li>Cost of a gallon of milk: $4.99<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"in-content-skip\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Most Affordable: Roatan, Honduras<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px; text-align: left; color: #373b40; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: 'Libre Baskerville',serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: #ffffff;\">Roatan, off the east coast of Honduras, is a hodgepodge of small communities with a large expat population. Pristine plots of land, untouched and exactly the way nature intended them to be, are still available for purchase. <strong>You can buy land or an already built home for less than in\u00a0other countries.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px; text-align: left; color: #373b40; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: 'Libre Baskerville',serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: #ffffff;\">Roatan is <strong>large enough to have conveniences and luxuries,<\/strong> such as dentists, yoga studios and high-end restaurants.<strong> But it\u2019s still small enough that you get to know your entire community<\/strong> and enjoy a slower pace of life. And due to the low minimum wage, which is about $15 per day, you can find quality housekeeping, childcare, cooks or home security for an affordable price.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style: disc; margin: 0px 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; color: #373b40; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: 'Libre Baskerville',serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: #ffffff;\">\n<li>Population: 80,000<\/li>\n<li>Languages spoken: Spanish, Bay Islands Creole, English<\/li>\n<li>Currency: Honduran Lempira, but USD is widely accepted<\/li>\n<li>Average year-round temp: 80\u02daF<\/li>\n<li>Average rent for a one-bedroom apartment: $500<\/li>\n<li>Starting home price: $100,000<\/li>\n<li>Cost of a gallon of milk: $2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"st-block markdown text-left \" style=\"text-align: left; color: #373b40; font-family: 'Libre Baskerville', serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff;\">\n<h2 class=\"in-content-skip\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Best for Starting a Family: Key Largo, Florida<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">If you were raised on the water, surfing, diving, skiing and fishing\u00a0 it\u2019s what\u00a0you wanted for\u00a0your kids. 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