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

Conrad

Out,_Vile_Jelly wrote: »

Equestrian property in the New Forest.

Much as I've long loved the NF, it's a bit busy now. The Forest of Dean area is now my preference. The town of Monmouth has a nice feel. Also the areas around Minsmere and Dunwich in Suffolk - feels very new foresty.

Conrad

westernpromise wrote: »

I would think Monaco ticks most of my boxes, except of course that it's very expensive. Probably this is because it ticks of lot of other people's boxes as well.

How about Corsica? I never see it mentioned by Brits but it's beautiful and right on our door step.

Sapphire

Oh, and also Poland is absolutely beautiful in many places – but it helps if you know the lingo and something about the history of the place, so that you have some understanding of the people.

SailorSam

Conrad wrote: »

Yes me to.
We've really taken to Alsace. One minute you can be up high in pine forest and snow capped mountains, the next in a very warm valley surrounded by vineyards. I love the nature of the place - Lynx, boar, massive Green Lizards and yet only about 6 hours from Calais.
Dotted with fairy-tale towns;

And the prices they cost compared to this Country make them so tempting.

michaels

Conrad wrote: »

How about Corsica? I never see it mentioned by Brits but it's beautiful and right on our door step.

Is the seperatist problem resolved? Would it not be a bit like N Wales where they really don't like incomers buying up property pushing out locals?

What is healthcare like?

Alter_ego

chucknorris wrote: »

Did you actually live aboard the yacht for most of that 17 years or did you live ashore for long periods during that time too?

Lived aboard full time but holed up somewhere for "Winter"
Occasional trips to UK - Weddings/Funerals etc. Stayed in the Med and Portugal plus some time spent in Rivers and canals of mainland Europe.
It was good that we retained full UK residence/NHS etc. as it was a British vessel wherever we were.

HappyMJ

Whilst I would like to live in Australia having been born there and brought up there it is a very expensive place to live. It's also quite lonely. Whilst I do value my solitude I would like to have a choice of places to go. If I were to return to Australia I'd buy a good sized motorhome and just drive. If the town I come across starts to get on my nerves I'll just drive it somewhere else. Maybe one day I might find the town that meets all my requirements and I might buy a house there. Melbourne and Sydney are just too expensive. I can't afford to live anywhere near the city. Living in the suburbs is affordable but there is no decent evening/night life to speak of and public transport late at night is dreadful and taxi's are super expensive. Yes we had pubs nearby but they were poker machine venues where you would go and play electronic gaming machines and have a bite to eat. You didn't go there to randomly speak to someone sitting at the bar which is what I really do value about life in the UK. People here are much more sociable.

So...myself who only has to work one day per week to make ends meet, I pick the UK. Anywhere that has a reasonable population where there are supermarkets and pubs. I wouldn't want to live in a city and nor would I want to live in a village with just the one pub. I'm quite happy where I am. I do like the seaside but seaside towns in winter do tend to be very quiet.

purch

When I retired, (stopped working for someone else) I thought Florida would be a good choice, but that went Tits up, so we came home and started living on Exmoor. Beautiful place, but way too remote, so we ended up back in London.

purch

Generali wrote: »

Get something like this for less than £200,000:

Not sure a place named after a sandwich filling is appealing :eek:

gfplux

We have already made the jump. We live in Luxembourg.
The tax rates for normal mortals is very simmilar to the UK. The cost of living is also simmilar. Housing is expensive close to London prices.
We live close to the Capital City, Luxembourg which is quite busy but not crazy like London.
Mainland Europe has good infrastructure with lots of good roads and empty spaces.
I would suggest waiting until the referendum before making any decisions as if there is a Brexit it will not be clear for some time the staus of UK citizens living and moving to the EU and for a time the Pound might buy you a lot less Euros.