If you could retire early and live anywhere - where would it be?

chucknorris

slinga wrote: »

I retired at 50 15 years ago and we split our time 6 months 6 months between UK and a small country mentioned once above but not in a really positive way.

The two countries suit us perfectly and we can't think of anything else we'd rather do or be.

15 years ago the UK was much more expensive than our other home.
Totally opposite now but we are still happy.

This is what we intend to do, what sort of problems (if any) do you encounter leaving both homes empty for 6 months?

ksrao

Had heart by-pass,suffering from copd,hypertension,diabetes,arthritis and prostate I can not offered to live antwhere other than UK.

ksrao

Bob_the_Saver wrote: »

Many of the basics are expensive in the UK, Housing, transport, utility bills, booze etc. the things you don't really NEED (expensive mobile contracts to chatter endlessly about F*** all) can be cheapish though.
You can always name somewhere more expensive, motoring in Singapore, housing in Hong Kong, booze in Norway etc but the basics in the UK are too expensive for many because of the standard of living they expect (although often don't actually work hard enough to really earn.)

Hi Bob , we are talking about retd life. That will be the age you need more medical attention. Have you given a thought about medical expenses in your dream places?

Bob_the_Saver

ksrao wrote: »

Hi Bob , we are talking about retd life. That will be the age you need more medical attention. Have you given a thought about medical expenses in your dream places?

Yes, it costs money though :eek: but you can't take it with you :A

ttoli

PompeyPete wrote: »

UK sucks.
But so does most of the rest of the world.
But sucking is often about getting sucked in.
The honeymoon period will soon be over.
And the nightmare often lasts for a whole lot longer.
I've done it, but escaped relatively financially unscathed.

Take a look at the Republic of Cyprus.
It was one way traffic not long since for would be expats.
Now the place is full of For Sale signs, and people desperate to leave but can't afford to until their property has been sold.
Have a good look at the discussion forum on https://www.cyprusliving.org
Have a look at https://www.cyprusmail.com
A few years ago life was pretty good out there.
But not no more.
And that's pretty much the case anywhere these days.

Still a great country to live in IF you rent, 24 degrees here today and a very low cost of living too

meletheridge

downtown los angeles but 30 years till retirement

Rosie-Lea

The Loire Valley in France, although this would probably be the end of my Liver!

photome

BritAbroad wrote: »

So right, 814man. So many people seem to think that living overseas is an extended holiday, which is absolute rubbish. Aside from the practicalities, the culture shock of living overseas is huge and it can be extraordinarily difficult or even impossible to fit in. I live in the US and the overall cost of living in my state is way more expensive than in the UK for the basics - I'm talking housing, utilities, healthcare, food, etc rather than luxuries.

Is that the case in all states or just yours? which one is it?

I realise healthcare is more expensive but I thought housing, food and transport were considerably cheaper.

Mr_Wang

travellerboy wrote: »

I love Great Britain, the best place on earth, thats why we have so many bloody immigrants. When you retire medical care is of critical importance and we have the best.

Great Britain, on a list of best countries in the world in my humble opinion wouldn't be in my top 10 and (I just worked this out) I've been to 25% of the worlds countries.

Medical care in the UK is great because it is free, but is it as excellent as you think? I was in Sri Lanka couple of years back and got seriously ill, I was staying with a family who explained to me that there were no good doctors on the island because all the good doctors could get paid much more else where. I was heading to the Emirates a few days later and was advised to wait.
The exact same thing happened in Indonesia when my son sliced his face open, we was advised to fly to Singapore for treatment which we did.
The point i'm making is that Doctors in the UK earn a good wage, but there are places they could earn significantly more. Is the large populous of African/Pakistani/Indian doctors in this country because we have a shortage? Or because all the good docs have jumped ship?

Our climate is crap with some 280 wet days per year and landscape that rivals nothing. I regularly head up to the Lake District and it is beautiful, but when i'm in Asia, or the USA or even parts of Europe I'm reminded just how snide the Lake district actually is.

The 'Great' in Great Britain is hypocritical, the reality is most people I come across on a daily basis in the UK are self righteous, selfish, arrogant, ignorant, ill mannered small minded individuals who are still sailing off a victory of World War 2 whilst turning their noses up at anything out of the norm, and with an absolute contempt and fear of change.

Obviously_the_best

Definitely Tenerife, probably Los Gigantes, it just doesn't get better.