Island Mom - I guess it's a case of ' the grass is always greener on the other side'. We love America and would love to live there. My husband is a real keen fisherman and is constantly on the look out for new places that double up as a good family vacation too, he loves the fishing in America and anywhere where he can have a chance of the Grand Slam (Tarpon, Permit and Bonefish in one day) is a must. Also, somewhere we don't have to worry about dodgy tummies as I have a young boy, also it's handy as everybody speaks English and the weather is so great. Another reason is my son is a keen marine biologist and he loves the wild animals too.
We would really love to move there where it's warmer, maybe Florida, but we would have such a hard time getting a green card - the winters seem to be so long and grey here. And, the Government, well, Mr Tony Blair is not making it very appealing to live here at the moment - (whoops, have I opened a cue for a political post?).

Anyway, I hope you have a lovely time and look forward to your trip report!