A place in the Winter sun (TV) ,moving to another country ?

C_Mababejive

AdrianC wrote: »

Umm, you know they have mountains there, right? Quite big ones. People go to them on winter holidays to strap planks to their feet and break limbs.

Yes i had heard of this...! i must re-read as i speed read and thought the poster was talking about normal level temps !

sheramber

We spent our holidays in rural cottages in the middle of nowhere and when we retired 12 years ago we moved to one.

We cannot see our neighbours. We have no public transport or street lighting.

The nearest village with shop, pub and hotel is 7 miles away.

Nearest town with all facilities is 17 miles away.

GP surgery is 16 miles away but I can phone at 9am and get an appointment for the same day.

There is a strong community spirit as many of the residents in the area have family ties. People readily help each other out if needed.

We know more people here than we did in the town we left after 25 years there.

Last year we considered moving back to be near family but we decided we had too much to lose and stayed put.

There are cons but the pros easily outweigh them.

agrinnall

sheramber wrote: »

GP surgery is 16 miles away but I can phone at 9am and get an appointment for the same day.

Your home sounds very much like the one I lived in until 4 years ago, although my GP was only 6 miles away. I decided to move partly because the lack of anything like reasonable broadband was hampering my ability to work from home, but primarily with an eye to the future and potential diminished mobility. It's all very well being able to get a same day appointment at the GP, but if you've had to give up driving for some reason, how will you get there? And how long will it take for an ambulance to get to you if you have a stroke or a heart attack?

[Deleted User]

Re the USA - holiday visa (as others have said). Don't forget that you'd need to take out expensive health insurance (biggest cause of bankruptcy in the US is unpaid medical bills).

Europe - no idea how easy it will be after Brexit but I can't see them making it easy for us to move / stay in the EU. I anticipate needing a visa and the tax / health situations will depend on individual countries.

The only person I know who has moved abroad was to France (about 10 years ago) quickly lost her husband (he keeled over from a heart attack 6 months after they moved); the land became too much for her to cope with; the house was burgled several times (because its "peaceful" location meant it was remote and vulnerable). Her health deteriorated and she wants to move back to the UK. She's been trying to sell it for a year now but with Brexit looming, she can't find a Brit buyer (and it's too expensive for locals). She feels completely stuck.

AdrianC

Corona wrote: »

She's been trying to sell it for a year now but with Brexit looming, she can't find a Brit buyer (and it's too expensive for locals). She feels completely stuck.

In other words, she got tucked up like a kipper, and paid by UK standards... and now she wants to pass that tucking-up on...

C_Mababejive

Corona wrote: »

Re the USA - holiday visa (as others have said). Don't forget that you'd need to take out expensive health insurance (biggest cause of bankruptcy in the US is unpaid medical bills).

Europe - no idea how easy it will be after Brexit but I can't see them making it easy for us to move / stay in the EU. I anticipate needing a visa and the tax / health situations will depend on individual countries.

The only person I know who has moved abroad was to France (about 10 years ago) quickly lost her husband (he keeled over from a heart attack 6 months after they moved); the land became too much for her to cope with; the house was burgled several times (because its "peaceful" location meant it was remote and vulnerable). Her health deteriorated and she wants to move back to the UK. She's been trying to sell it for a year now but with Brexit looming, she can't find a Brit buyer (and it's too expensive for locals). She feels completely stuck.

Yes,sometimes with our rose tinted specs,we forget that there are burglars and criminals everywhere.

NeilCr

sheramber wrote: »

We spent our holidays in rural cottages in the middle of nowhere and when we retired 12 years ago we moved to one.

We cannot see our neighbours. We have no public transport or street lighting.

The nearest village with shop, pub and hotel is 7 miles away.

Nearest town with all facilities is 17 miles away.

GP surgery is 16 miles away but I can phone at 9am and get an appointment for the same day.

There is a strong community spirit as many of the residents in the area have family ties. People readily help each other out if needed.

We know more people here than we did in the town we left after 25 years there.

Last year we considered moving back to be near family but we decided we had too much to lose and stayed put.

There are cons but the pros easily outweigh them.

I live on a newish estate in a seaside town. It is incredibly quiet - so much so that I found it difficult to sleep for the first few nights having moved from London where I was on a main road!. The regulars on the estate are very friendly and I know more people here than I did in London. Folks will help out and, if you want to, you can nip in and out of each other's houses for a glass of wine and a chat

I am on a bus route (every 7-10 minutes) which will take me to the station, hospital, GP, out of town shopping centre and other main towns. My supermarket, gym and other shops are within 5 minutes stroll - as is the sea. We have a number of excellent restaurants, bars and pubs - again, all within a few minutes walk. I can get an emergency same day appointment with my GP.

I've got excellent broadband coverage.

I wouldn't swap with you for all the wine in France!

But - just goes to show different strokes for different folks. And, also, that it is more than possible to have many of the same things in different locations

ibizafan_2

I enjoy watching A Place in the sun etc, but can never understand why some of the participants put an offer in on a property after seeing it once without doing a lot more research. Surely, it just isn’t sensible to do this, so I would love to see how many go through with their “offers” in reality, or whether it’s just for entertainment value.