So where is the grass greener to retire to?

my auntie pat rented her house out and went to oz to live with her son (she was living the dream) they cut the journey short and came home? eehhhhhhhh i thought oz was the dream but apparently she didn't, Ive been abroad 4 times and altho i do enjoy the places i think wales takes some beating, id like a cottage in a sleepy welsh village easily pleased me lol

montana! grass ... theres loads of it! and feck all else there to ruin it for you.

if you like horses or off roading - live there!

Padstow, the Brecons or Yorkshire. Any of those would make me happy.

[timwilky]

My issue with retiring abroad is the wifes health, She cannot even get proper travel insurance so I doubt anyone would let her in. I had to refuse a dream job in the states because of it. Would I want to live abroad as a sad and lonely man.

No Thanks, staying in England and forcing the kids to look after me.

Id like a property somewhere next to a lake or water so its at the bottom of the garden where i can park a boat.
Id also like land, 10-20 acres should do it.
France, wales, somewhere scenic.

[CheGuevara]

Originally Posted by urbane1

Although we currently live in Calgary our long term plan is to retire to either the Okanagan (British Columbia) or Victoria Island (if we can put up with the rain, it's worse than England!)

Victoria Island?! You want to live in the Arctic Circle? I'm guessing you mean Vancouver Island (where Victoria, BC is).

That's where I spent the first 37 Years of my live before moving here to the UK. Yes certain parts have a lot of rain, but places like Victoria (on the Southern tip of Vancouver Island) are quite sunny and dry, and even further up the Island (Nanaimo) would have less rain than say most of Vancouver (which is of course on the mainland).

Be warned that cost of living is very high in Victoria - particularly relative to wages (as say compared to Vancouver where it's still very expensive, but at least you can earn some money).

Neither of these places is as idyllic as most people seem to think. Great on the surface perhaps, but still plenty of violence, crime, gangs, drugs, corrupt police and government, immigration issues, and a population largely unhappy with the way things are (and are heading). Sound familiar?

[CheGuevara]

Originally Posted by Nobbylad

Vancouver Bay

Where is that?