Retiring times

[happy daze john in oz]

In an earlier life when running pubs in the U.K. I had the notion of eventualy retiring in the Canary Islands. However I moved to Oz and that idea went the way of many others.
But I wonder if given the chance where some of you would have liked to retire to given the chance. Would you have stayed in your own country, or moved to another? There are many popular places around the world where people retire to, beside the obvious such as Spain or the Canaries. Places such as Malta, Cyprus, New Zealand if there is family there and likewise Oz, or maybe somewhere a little more exotic such as Bali where you can live like a king, or a queen if the fancy takes you,on the state pension. What would be your choice?

[Neville Roberts]

I did the usual yank thing and retired in florida were there are many communities too choose from , they have a lot of ammenities as golf courses ,swimming pools ,club houses and all kinds of activities, to keep us fit ,you can go on line and do a tour of many of them

[Dennis McGuckin]

Lots of us came to Canada in 1967. For whatever reason it was one of the biggest years for emigration from the UK.
Best move I ever made.
Right up there with when I joined the Merch.
Den

[Doc Vernon]

Took the decision in 80 to immigrate here to Aus,and although it was a good move then,i am a bit sorry that i too didnt take the opportunity to go to Canada,like a few of my Wifes Relatives,another lovely Country and i am sure those days there were lots of good opportunities too!
But to get to the actual question of retirement,well my dream place for a lovely retirement would no doubt be the South\East Coast of South Africa in a lovely place called Knysna,which has most of everything one would want!
However i would have to have plenty of dosh as well haha!
Cheers

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[jimmys]

I am now retired after over 50 years in engineering. I am ten miles from where I was born. I probably wont move far. The house I am in I now I have been in over thirty years.
At twenty I thought I would move overseas and I had some good opportunities but I never moved. I spent too long at sea and had 25 years seagoing service plus apprentice ship ashore before I moved ashore permanently. I got very high up the scale but I should have moved earlier.
In the early seventies I was offered a good career with Broken Hill Proprietary in Oz, I declined. It was in Western Oz in mining and distillation. They were desperate for engineers.
I often wonder what would have happened but I will never know.
I dont fancy the Bali's, Goa or South Africa and Oz is not the same. Canada is too cold and the States not my scene. I am not keen on France, Spain or Greece. The Caribbean is for nutcases and South America as well.
I will just need to stay in Scotland!!! Come away the BEARS!!!

regards
jimmy

[Duke Drennan]

Given your list Jimmy, there's not much left but Scotland. But then, that should be number 1 on your list, it beats the rest of them by a long shot. Wish I was there.

[Rodney Mills]

Like Neville I'm retired and living in a retirement community (South Carolina), golf course and a lake with access to two huge lakes roughly 30 x 10 miles each, decent fishing and a boat named "Fair Dinkum". I'm very content but my second choice would be the town of Bowen, Queensland, Oz.. I loved Oz, the people, the weather in Queensland and miss the meat pies.

Good dreaming, Rodney, R602188

[Les Woodard]

Myself I am where I want to be in retirement and that is "living". What would have happened if I had gone through that other door? It would have been a 50/50 chance of either being better of or worse of and for me I am glad that I chose the one I did.

[Neil Morton]

Given that I have spent 46 years in Oz except when I got homesick for family and once went back for 3 years, I am where I want to be. Although if I had my druthers I would follow the sun Oct thru April here and May to Sept in Cornwall.Tatts Lotto tonight and that book of mine just might take off; one never knows does one ? Ha! Ha!

[Dennis McGuckin]

Hi Jimmy. Living in Scotland and you say Canada is too cold.
Out here on the west coast we rarely get down to zero in the winter and summers can be in the 80-90f range.
Able to golf and fish all year.
The image most have of Canada [mainly our American brothers] is of a frozen wasteland. Sure you can go to the Artic and live in an igloo, but out here we have a very mild climate.
Yesterday on my sundeck it was 75f. And this is only May.How is it in Scotland?
All the best.
Den.