If you sold up and didn't have to work, where would you go?

ukcarper

One of my hobbies is birdwatching so there is no way I could go to Malta if fact I wouldn't go there for a holiday.

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SailorSam

I'd like one those little farms in France, what do you call them ?
You know where they a cow and a goat, and a couple of sheep & chickens. Then in the garden you've got orange; peach, and olive trees and a little stream with fish in it.

michaels

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mwpt

My partner and I have travelled Europe in a motorhome. Before the trip we both had this vision of finding a nice scenic rural town, with cheap property and setting that as our future early retirement spot, a place with a nice view, nice garden. What we came back realising is that the very quiet lifestyle probably isn't for us. We were in the motorhome for 5 months and even in that time, when we were out in the middle of nowhere, after a while we both started itching for the company of our friends, and I think I'd get depressed with the lack of anything much exciting going on.

So my very strong advice to anyone considering making a drastic move is to rent somewhere for a year first.

At the moment, our very vague ideal retirement plan would be to have a nice house in either Surrey or in the West Country (near Bath/Bristol) if Surrey is unaffordable. We both love London for everything it offers (food, entertainment, culture) and it would be nice to be able to train in. We'd own a motorhome and spend much of the year touring in Europe. An outside possibility is also owning a lock-up-and-go flat in Cape Town to spend three months of UK winter out there. My uncle (previously from New York) lives out there now and loves it. I couldn't settle there though due to political risk and crime.

Before we make that decision (way in the future) we would like to do a similar motorhome trip in Australia to see if it could be something that suits us.

Jagraf

I would stay in the UK but go to every place on earth by cruise ship.

chucknorris

mwpt wrote: »

So my very strong advice to anyone considering making a drastic move is to rent somewhere for a year first.

If we like the IOM enough to move there, we would rent for a year first (or maybe 6 months as we don't plan to be there in the winter anyway), and also delay selling our UK home too.

Wednesday2000

I would probably move closer into London as there is so much stuff going on and a lot of it is free. I don't mind our crappy weather so I wouldn't need to go anywhere hot.:D

Actually if we are talking fantasies, I would also like a holiday home/flat near a beach somewhere on the south coast.

chucknorris

Wednesday2000 wrote: »

I would probably move closer into London as there is so much stuff going on and a lot of it is free. I don't mind our crappy weather so I wouldn't need to go anywhere hot.:D

Actually if we are talking fantasies, I would also like a holiday home/flat near a beach somewhere on the south coast.

There are a few on here talking reality, I know wotsthat is, as I also am, and I suspect that westernpromise is at least at the early stages of considering it for real too.

lippy1923

I would go everywhere I could, travelling to as many places as possible.

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Somewhere where I can be warm and horizontal ...