Active duty or former military

• Midstate01

  

  For any of you who were or are military. We're you ever stationed in Europe? We have our hearts set on going there next. We'd really like to go to aviano Italy and its somewhere we could likely get with my wife being in comm/intel.
  Just curious if you lived in Europe and what you liked/disliked, things to know.
  
  I guess it could be anyone too, doesn't have to be military.
• Belly35

  

  Rome is a city of thieves outside the city Italy is great
  London pretty cool, any place in th UK is comfortable to live
  Spain was very good time
  France is so so
  
  It different life style in Europe more like living in small town Chicago type with neighbor stores and shops but with big Europe subway to get around from country to country
• ernest_t_bass

  

  I've never been to Europe, but I've lived in Bowling Green, OH, and it sucks.
• GoChiefs

  

  ernest_t_bass;1336087 wrote:I've never been to Europe, but I've lived in Bowling Green, OH, and it sucks.

  
  Lima is terrible too.
  
  Have an uncle that was stationed in Europe for many years and he loved it.
• Iliketurtles

  

  I have a friend who was stationed in Germany and she loved it also my brother-in-law and sister are currently in Turkey and they like it there.
• believer

  

  Was stationed for a short time at Sculthorpe, England. Enjoyed the country and the people but the food pretty much SUCKED.
• like_that

  

  Midstate01;1336046 wrote:For any of you who were or are military. We're you ever stationed in Europe? We have our hearts set on going there next. We'd really like to go to aviano Italy and its somewhere we could likely get with my wife being in comm/intel.
  Just curious if you lived in Europe and what you liked/disliked, things to know.
  
  I guess it could be anyone too, doesn't have to be military.

  Not active duty, but grew up an AF brat. We were actually stationed in Aviano. You won't regret your decision to go there if you do. They had 2 bases at the time I was there. Area A, and then Area B was the flight line. There was a huge "Aviano 2000" project to get everything on one base. Apparently it is very nice now. It was still amazing when I was there. If you end up going, pm me. There is a pizzeria there that is still where I believe is the best pizza in the world.
  
  Also, the Italians there are very friendly and helpful to all the Americans who live in that area.
• Midstate01

  

  Only downfall of aviano is dependents can't get jobs on base or around it. The AF apparently contracts everything out to locals as part of a deal. We have friends there now and the wife has 3 degrees and can't work. So that's a bummer. But they still love it there.
• Cat Food Flambe'

  

  Lady D'Friskies spent six years in Germany over two streches as a teenager.
  
  Her advice - try to live off the base if at all possible, and take some time to learn at least a little of local language - it really opens up the ability to appreciate your time there.
• Midstate01

  

  Cat Food Flambe';1336626 wrote:Lady D'Friskies spent six years in Germany over two streches as a teenager.
  
  Her advice - try to live off the base if at all possible, and take some time to learn at least a little of local language - it really opens up the ability to appreciate your time there.

  
  I believe in aviano there's no on base housing. But we'd live off base. We'd wanna interact in the community. We only live on base here in Hawaii because its absolutely outrageous to live off base here.
• I Wear Pants

  Midstate01;1336662 wrote:I believe in aviano there's no on base housing. But we'd live off base. We'd wanna interact in the community. We only live on base here in Hawaii because its absolutely outrageous to live off base here.

  I can confirm this, shit is ridiculous.
• Midstate01

  

  I Wear Pants;1336665 wrote:I can confirm this, **** is ridiculous.

  
  My wife's BAH is about 2500. 3 bedroom houses not in shirty areas where locals hate military would be 3000+ a month. No thanks. Instead we live on base for free, don't pay for water or electric, live 2 blocks from her work and 200 yards from pearl harbors canal. Can't complain!!
• I Wear Pants

  Midstate01;1336670 wrote:My wife's BAH is about 2500. 3 bedroom houses not in shirty areas where locals hate military would be 3000+ a month. No thanks. Instead we live on base for free, don't pay for water or electric, live 2 blocks from her work and 200 yards from pearl harbors canal. Can't complain!!

  Yeah where my sister lived in Ewa Beach I think she payed $800 a month and had a housemate and it was a 3 BR place but I think that was probably on the cheaper end of things. Lot of military folks there it seemed.
• Midstate01

  

  Rooming up with ppl is smart. If you're single and can do that, you can MAKE money off your bah. Ewa is pretty much completely military. She live in Iroquois point?
• I Wear Pants

  Pu'uloa.
• said_aouita

  

  Pretty sure Salto preferred his time in Ramstein, Germany over Balad, Iraq.
  Ramstein is practically all Americans because of the military.
• Midstate01

  

  I Wear Pants;1336681 wrote:Pu'uloa.

  
  Yep that's the same place. I figured so, ewa beach is pretty much all military
• Midstate01

  

  said_aouita;1336683 wrote:Pretty sure Salto preferred his time in Ramstein, Germany over Balad, Iraq.
  Ramstein is practically all Americans because of the military.

  
  I'd actually personally prefer Germany. My last name is Schmelzer, soooo my roots are German. The wife though really wants Italy or the Uk
• sleeper

  

  I Wear Pants;1336672 wrote:Yeah where my sister lived in Ewa Beach I think she payed $800 a month and had a housemate and it was a 3 BR place but I think that was probably on the cheaper end of things. Lot of military folks there it seemed.

  $800 a month is pocket change.
• Midstate01

  

  sleeper;1336854 wrote:$800 a month is pocket change.

  
  You don't understand what he was talking about. Just her portion was that. So rent at the house was probably 2400
  Or it could have been 1600 with just two, but those houses are tiny and have no ac.
• sleeper

  

  Midstate01;1336869 wrote:You don't understand what he was talking about. Just her portion was that. So rent at the house was probably 2400
  Or it could have been 1600 with just two, but those houses are tiny and have no ac.

  So sounds like every major city in the country. NYC, DC, SF, etc.
• Midstate01

  

  sleeper;1336908 wrote:So sounds like every major city in the country. NYC, DC, SF, etc.

  
  I'm not gonna go there. So you don't ruin another thread
• sleeper

  

  Midstate01;1336909 wrote:I'm not gonna go there. So you don't ruin another thread

  Go where? $800 a month is pretty cheap compared to those 3 cities, even per person.
• I Wear Pants

  You would be correct if this was actually in a city. From Ewa Beach it takes forever to get into Honolulu to work. And I think the other roommate paid like $1200. Still not too outrageous considering it had beach access (not all that great but still) and a gym and good security. But that was sort of the low end of what's available, housing and cost of living in Hawaii is pretty damned high. Not gonna see $7 gallons of milk in NYC.
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• sleeper

  

  I Wear Pants;1336920 wrote:You would be correct if this was actually in a city. From Ewa Beach it takes forever to get into Honolulu to work. And I think the other roommate paid like $1200. Still not too outrageous considering it had beach access (not all that great but still) and a gym and good security. But that was sort of the low end of what's available, housing and cost of living in Hawaii is pretty damned high. Not gonna see $7 gallons of milk in NYC.
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  Says someone who's never lived in NYC.