david ellwood
Kirabosi Kognoscente
I have friends planning to head for Bali and others looking at Portugal, Any suggestions for places you can retire to with nice climate and cheap cost of living, but still reasonable broadband?
Retirement Destinations?
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Cheese
Bitter lover
Be it Spain or Portugal, good luck with the other expats complaining all the time.
All expats will tell you how happy they are down there. Well it's fairly obvious, they certainly won't tell you that they've made a huge mistake and were complete morons when they took the decision to emigrate.
Also, going there is one thing, coming back is another thing, especially if you have sold your house etc.
All expats will tell you how happy they are down there. Well it's fairly obvious, they certainly won't tell you that they've made a huge mistake and were complete morons when they took the decision to emigrate.
Also, going there is one thing, coming back is another thing, especially if you have sold your house etc.
Bananahead
pfm Member
Tony Lockhart
Avoiding Stress, at Every Opportunity
I really couldn’t be arsed starting all over again. I’ve no great expectations for my retirement, will hopefully enjoy a simple life with a few luxuries and no earthquakes, tsunamis, military coups etc.
If it weren't for healthcare i'd go to the Caribbean with enough insurance for hurricane damage and a UK bolthole for that couple of months.
Probably St Kitts or Guadeloupe.
Quite happy with one big room if it's big enough for the stereo.
Not sure i could stay sane without a lot to do though, yet?
South of France with grandkids would be good in theory but don't want to become their liability.
Probably St Kitts or Guadeloupe.
Quite happy with one big room if it's big enough for the stereo.
Not sure i could stay sane without a lot to do though, yet?
South of France with grandkids would be good in theory but don't want to become their liability.
david ellwood
Kirabosi Kognoscente
It’s probably worth another thread but I seriously struggle to access healthcare in the UK.
And when I get to the age that I need some kind of support I’d rather be in a country where it’s affordable.
And when I get to the age that I need some kind of support I’d rather be in a country where it’s affordable.
Bob McC
Living the life of Riley
But it is available for retirees.
You won’t be able to in France. You’d need private health provision.
Perfection is patchy but i've found the NHS very good on the whole.
A lot of the houses seem to be built for holiday use. Open fires mostly for decoration and you can see through the doorway in the gaps by the frame.
PsB
Citizen of Nowhere™
Leaving aside the obvious EU places, and staying a few hours flight from the UK: North Africa, especially Morocco or Tunisia, at a pinch Egypt. I hear the broadband there is much improved. It can get a bit hot in summer, but not too bad if you stay close to the Med.
Thorn
pfm Member
Move 20 miles west. Healthcare in Leeds is generally very accessible.
sean99
pfm Member
I'm not sure that NHS quality healthcare is "affordable" anywhere, unless you have significant means, in which case stay in the UK and pay private when you want to jump the queue.
When I retire I don't want to ditch all of the friends and hobbies I've spent decades cultivating. That said growing old in the US is financially perilous due to the awful healthcare scam here.