Visited in February of 2019 the week before Carnival. Great time to visit as there were hardly any tourists and only a few other travelers. Downside is a lot of the restaurants aren't open and some tours are shut down. Upside is you get to live like a local in a insanely touristy town 10 months of the year. We were able to grab a very nice 1 bedroom apartment in the old town center with a kitchen for 150 euros for 5 nights (30 euros/n). Probably 10-15 restaurants were open in the old town, including the main grocery store. It appeared most everything was getting ready to open for Carnival, which probably marks the end of the lowest season (Few days after New Year's to Carnival). We did all the touristy stuff, and saw no other International travelers but a few random couples and one Chinese tour bus that overnighted (Right as COVID was taking hold...) We walked the walls and saw less than 20 people in 2 hours. If you want to avoid the crowds you can't beat Dubrovnik in the winter.
Pros and Cons of Living in Auckland, New Zealand
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Pros of Living in Auckland
Very safe Fast internet Warm in the spring Perfect humidity now Good air quality on average Nomad List members liked going here a lot Many Nomad List members have been Spacious and not crowded Easy to make friends Very easy to do business High quality of education Great hospitals Roads are very safe Great freedom of speech Democratic Everyone speaks English Very safe for women Very family friendly Very friendly to LGBTQ+ Not many people smoke tobacco
Cons of Living in Auckland
Way too expensive Not much to do Gets cold in the summer Not many Nomad List members right now -
Busy city. Lots of fun. Lots of different choices for food. Great night life
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