I'm another that dislikes Australia – most of what I have seen of it (from Sydney to Airlie Beach, Queensland) smacks of America trying to be British or Britain trying to be American. Soulless for the most part, very weird weather, all the murderous wildlife and the weirdest bit (we spent most of our time in Surfer's Paradise) was the daylight hours – I suppose you must adjust, but having a sunset at 6.30pm even on the longest days is just plain weird. Give me the UK summers and winters - lovely cold, dark and log fire weather in winter and (mostly) mild/warm summers with long nights out in the garden in pleasant evening sunshine.
I live in Harrogate but, when the kids grow up, we are planning on moving to the east cost to somewhere with a sea view.
A good few years ago everywhere we went it was said wouldn't it be great to live here. After a while I came to realise that I actually like living where I do and enjoy visiting other places. I've grown into my locale and my interests and pursuits make the most of what I have on my doorstep. I also like bumping into old pals and colleagues, appreciate many wouldn't though. But in saying all that if I retire, a few months in the south of Spain during the winter wouldn't go amiss.
i’d live somewhere remote. i liked living in whitehorse in the yukon. not the greatest place for mountain biking, great for fat biking, though.
i enjoyed the lack of people and the beauty of the place. i don’t have too much against people, but i prefer space to crowds. the winter is a bit too long.
i was in and around bellingham in washington state recently. it’s quite pleasant down there not busy, sea and mountains. it’s a strange experience going from the very busy greater vancouer area and crossing into the USA and finding yourself amongst so much farmland.
Portuguese coast not far from Lisbon or Sardinia
In another life I'd live here - I could pay off my mortgage and have a tidy bit of savings behind me too.
If I had a lot more money than I do (or will ever have), then I’d live in Manhattan.
Only thing we lack is summer heat.
Not this summer though. Anything above 25 is too hot.
I've just spotted a nice little gaff for sale just down the road.
https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/127005539#/?channel=RES_BUY
Saunton Sands in a big house overlooking the beach.
Even without the surfing its such an amazing bit of the country.
I live in Harrogate
Unluckeeee!
I live in Boroughbridge but work in/around Arragit.
Caher
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South west Ireland
What he said, got the house sorted just need to get to live there full time.
Northeastern Germany. Probably somewhere like Rostock or Lübeck.
In. A. Heartbeat.
Ah well @Saxonrider, now you're talking. Lübeck was my Mum's home town. Very pretty old city centre, wonderful marzipan and asparagus.
Swiss alpes. Somewhere close to a nice town but not smack in the middle of a resort, but close to the ski lifts.
Or Bristol, where I am.
If cycling wasn’t the main object, would you really be living at all?
(On holiday, it’s no cheaper here than in the Uk)
TBH isn’t that because you come from oop north 🙂
I’m originally from Bristol and it’s definitely more reasonable where I am which is near Andalusia.
Houses are definitely cheaper and second hand cars not so, the food has gone up and the leccy but my power bills and council taxes are very low compared to the U.K.
(But the private health payments visa requirement until you can get s1 sorted or John the convinio could well be €100+ per person a month for a non retired person)
The £ to € hasn’t been as good as the old days thou.
I’m here and my long term plan is to spend the summers in the U.K. and the rest here once my visas finally sorted.
I’ve not really got into the non biking and really have got into the biking full steam as I’m working so it’s nice rides weekends and days off.
We have a Lunar cable park reasonably local which does all the water skiing and surfing things in a large square pool with cables that looks fun and if I can face the cable lifts there’s skiing available a few hours away.
My next purchase is one of those evil surrons to bumble around on when I’m too lazy to pedal ,sunbathing and Lycra/cycling in the heat don’t really work that well IMHO.
And that’s ignoring the cultural aspects of the country,they do like too party here and it’s very chill.
So for me it’s Bristol and Spain I like them both.
Forbes regularly do best places to live or retire features. I'm at #6 in one of them and happy. Spending six months to a year somewhere else is tempting though. A minor medical hicup yesterday reminded me of the advantages of living somewhere with high taxes and the corresponding public services.
https://www.forbes.com/pictures/gghd45flhl/no-6-pau-france/
I think Pau made it up to #3 in the latest feature but Google is failing me
Haven't been for a long time but Slovenia was pretty damn great last time I went.
When do I leave?
https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/127692629?currencyCode=GBP#/?channel=OVERSEAS
No actually I'll have this one
Haven’t been for a long time but Slovenia was pretty damn great last time I went.
My friends both say that. I have no idea why they moved to Spain from the UK.
I’ve just spotted a nice little gaff for sale just down the road.
https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/127005539#/?channel=RES_BUY
/blockquote>That place is giving me the fear. Running the staff would be more work than my actual job I reckon
(although I suppose you'd have a team to sort that)
It rains a lot in Bergen, and that's not an urban myth. Still an easy place to live tho'. Much of northern spain and SE France works pretty well
And they replaced a great fish market with a crappy tourist version but hey ho it's a great city.
