I’ve been to London once so I defer to moms who’s been worldwide her entire career. She says Italy (Rome)
Your thoughts?
Your thoughts?
tMB post of the week: Would you retire internationally?
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So, having been to Italy numerous times, and yes, Tgar loves Rome, you don’t really want to retire in that city unless you are prepared for a major lifestyle change. Tgar sees you as more of a man who would enjoy a smaller coastal town such as Messina, Salerno, Naples, ( larger ) or Sorrento.
You should consider spending some time over there exploring along with Mexico. Oldest just returned from a week of getting high and playing music in San Miguel De Allende which is in the mountains in the center of the country, artist community. Tgar sees you as more of a Cabo man, got to have a place to park that boat.
Yes I would retire internationally. Not sure where though. Somewhere warm probably.
Wife and I have decided to spend a month each year in a different country starting next summer. Have booked a house on the west coast of Ireland from mid-July to mid-August.
Does Baja Mexico count?
If so then a mega yes.
I’d have a second home in Mallorca. But I wouldn’t retire somewhere where the medical care isn’t as good as in the USA.
Contemplating such a move at the moment. Retired about 6 months ago. Wife still working in a corporate job but doing so mostly remotely and probably for no more than another year. I just received my Portuguese birth certificate and will be heading to Lisbon next month for my citizenship card and passport. My daughter is pursuing the same and then my wife will look to get hers although it’s a bit more complicated. Anyway, have been to Portugal a number of times and there is just something about the pace of life, low cost of living, and enjoyment of those little simple things that just really completely won us over. Think Italy but even more chill. It’s been on the list of best places to retire for a long time now. Been examining the Sliver Coast region between Lisbon and Porto, specifically the towns of Peniche and Nazare, also a great area just south of Lisbon called Sisembra. If I‘m not looking at the beach I want to be no more than a 10-15 minute walk. Lots of beautiful new construction and you can get 3 bedrooms and 2 baths, want to leave room for company, with lots of amenities for between 325,000€ - 400,000€ And thats “asking” price.
Good luck in your search!
Good luck in your search!
Yes - Paris in a second (France in general - Côte d’Azur, Bretagne, Champagne, Alsace, Provence, Loire Valley). Maybe Germany or Italy (love Tuscany). But sure - probably Europe only though.
Yea I'm feeling the whole Tuscany vibe.
There are no houses to rent in Tuscany.
-The Maestro.
My cousin retired and moved to Portugal. He loves it there and has no regrets. We have friends who retired and are living out there lives in Barcelona. They love it and have no regrets. We are considering somewhere in Europe as an option but have no firm plans.
I've read quite a few good things about retiring in Portugal.
My cousin did a lot of homework and had narrowed it down to Costa Rico and Portugal. He was able to check all the boxes with Portugal.
My cousin retired in Santarém and loves it. He is content there.
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Hamburg Pennsylvania. Enjoy yourself.I’m looking for a place with the best coffee and most accepting hot women.
New Zealand.
Only problem is I don’t know where the f that is
Northern Portugal on a trout stream if it was just me, but I have wife that doesn’t really want to go. 
Moms consulting gig just bought a company in Dublin, they’re sending her (us
) over this summer, guessing for a month or two. She’s of the people, we’re gonna KILL. 1 and 2 are def visiting. Moms family is from Killarney
In Portugal 40 miles NE of Lisbon. I was responding to the person writing about Portugal.
Portugal for the Win.
It's like California without the Californians.I would retire to the West Coast of Ireland. Rented a house on the outskirts of Doolin. Waking up to that view eveyday would be magical. People are very nice as well
Funny you mention boats. My wife’s last gig she was discussing doing 5 years in Rome, she retired before it happened. But we were looking at apartments and making plans. I wasn’t thinking boats, i was thinking alps
I’d buy a Golf R, driving is my fav thing in the world, moms would have never gotten me out of there
I like southern Germany. I’m intrigued by New Zealand, although I’ve never been there. I have a great sense of security living in the US, as whacky as it can get sometimes. I don’t know whether I could ever pull the trigger on retirement overseas.
After her husband died, my wife's grandmother spent her winters in San Miguel De Allende. I also worked with someone who was born there, and they were pretty proud of it. It's a place that my wife and I plan to visit.
Based on our travels, I’d love to be In either the Chianti region of Italy between San Gimignano/Poggibonsi/Greve in Chianti, Anacapri or the southern Bavaria/northern Austria area near the Zugspitze (Garmisch/Innsbruck, greater norther Tyrol area).
Wife has been working on the idea of getting dual citizenship (Mexico) so we can buy her grandfather’s land just outside of Hermosillo, Sonora. I think she has a thought of retiring there, or at least having a place there.
Stateside????? Give me a cabin near a trout stream in western NC from Boone SW to Murphy following the NC/TN border. Back in some quiet holler where no one will bother me and I can trout fish and hunt 365 days a year.
Wife has been working on the idea of getting dual citizenship (Mexico) so we can buy her grandfather’s land just outside of Hermosillo, Sonora. I think she has a thought of retiring there, or at least having a place there.
Stateside????? Give me a cabin near a trout stream in western NC from Boone SW to Murphy following the NC/TN border. Back in some quiet holler where no one will bother me and I can trout fish and hunt 365 days a year.
100% agree with you. Like I mentioned before, my wife has been everywhere except this country. She wants to buy a RV (that means we’re buying a RV) and see every US national park. We hit the road this summer if we get our house sold.
Our daughter is loving Paris. She also spent a week in Barcelona and was impressed with the beauty.
My girl says no way to Paris. Says the local hostility is real. She’s probably worked 20-30 weeks in Paris over the years and she speaks French, is a walker and an artist.
Moms consulting gig just bought a company in Dublin, they’re sending her (us
Slainte! My fam is from Clare.
Never experienced it at all as a tourist. What kind of hostility? Just disdain for Americans? Can’t be worse than Sarajevo….
. And I loved it there.
Our daughter is studying abroad this semester. She has a double major in Business and French, but Smeal doesn't accept any of the credits if you take business courses there, and the business courses are in English. So she chose the program that's in French only and is finishing up her electives there. She's okay with the Parisians, but does have some funny stories. She loves cities - a bit introverted - and would like to do her internship in Paris too. The turning point for her was that once she learned to navigate the Metro, she was sold.
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