Like apples to oranges, it is pointless to try to compare the Bay Area with any other region in the country. There is nothing like it. Not even close.
Because of this fact, luxury living takes on a whole new meaning here. True to its trailblazing spirit, the Bay Area redefines the concept of a luxurious lifestyle by tracing it back to the true origin of the word “luxury”—splendid, extravagant, and magnificent!
Luxury, Redefined
The Bay Area has its own definition for living luxuriously. Elsewhere in the country—and in the world in general—luxury living is dictated by the prevalence of mansions, designer labels, and fashionable new cars. Though the Bay Area offers access to its fair share of those status symbols, luxury living here is not measured by the square footage of homes. Instead, it’s reflected by the priceless opportunities that abound in its ethnically diverse and highly educated populations, by its world-class reputation as a capital of innovation, and by its 15 million acres of protected wilderness. Magnificent indeed!
Here, extravagance transcends kitchen countertops of expensive stone or floors of exotic wood. Instead, it’s magnified in the richness and diversity of the Bay Area’s vibrant culture, cuisine, music, and performing arts.
In the Bay Area, splendor exceeding that of crystal chandeliers is revealed in the nighttime pageant of San Francisco’s skyline, Sausalito’s twinkling lights, San Jose’s vibrant nightlife, and in the splendid local bounty of beaches, nature, and sunshine.
A Modern New World
It often takes a recent transplant to remind us how lucky we are to call this wonderful place our “home.” Interviewed for Business Insider, here is a testimonial from a recent arrival:
“It’s like living in Narnia here,” says 45-year-old Eric Ting, the manager of Orinda’s California Shakespeare Theater. A few years ago, he moved to Berkeley from New York with his wife and baby daughter.
“The weather is so calming; the artists are a real community where everyone tries to lift each other up. This is home,” says Ting, adding that he still can’t get over how easy it is to access nature in the Bay Area. “In New York, you really had to work for it.”
The area’s high level of education, open-mindedness, its culture, ethnic food, art venues, and diversity are other powerful magnets for new arrivals.
Others, like Peter Tjeerdsma, cite “the sheer number of intelligent, creative people” as a major factor in the Bay Area’s superiority as a preferred place of residence. Still others refer to the area’s abundance of activities, recreational areas, scenery—even theaters and dining spots.
For some, like Sean Weinstock’s immigrant parents, the Bay Area’s inclusivity and opportunities permitted them to prosper in ways that would have been difficult elsewhere. In turn, their descendants, like Sean, have learned to value the “open-mindedness and natural curiosity” that abounds in this realm of commercial (and personal) pioneering.
The True California Experience
And if all these traits weren’t enough, the Bay Area’s temperate climate offers its lucky inhabitants the luxury of year-round outdoor enjoyment. A system of micro-climates across the area allows you to find temperate zones virtually any time of year.
Whether gathering with friends and family in your own backyard, or basking in sunshine while exploring the many natural parks, hiking trails, seashore getaways, and wilderness areas, the Bay Area lets residents partake of experiencing California at its very finest.
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