julius cafferky
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Hi leper,Hi Julius, I'll be retiring shortly and I have a plan to spend several months in warmer climes every year between October and April. You don't have to own a holiday home in such places as you can rent a 2 bedroom low-rise apartment in a decent sun-kissed resort for €550.00 per month in the off season. I have other plans also, but all necessities differ from person to person so I won't bore you with "my" other details.
Some get a sudden rush of blood to the head on retirement to return from where they came over sixty years ago to find that the town has moved on and those you once knew are no longer around or are less hospitable than when you were growing up. So, tread carefully, the best permanent location for you might be where you are resident now. You probably have good friends there and the possibility of making good friends elsewhere might not be as easy as you think.
Hold on to what you have and relish it and remember far away fields are green.
I am 60,working in London.
I am taking early retirement in February
Do I retire to my own country,in the south,or do I locate to Enniskillen?
Opinions welcomed.
Hi leper,
Without disclosing too much, what suitable areas have you identified for sunny winter retirement?
I am 60,working in London.
I am taking early retirement in February
Do I retire to my own country,in the south,or do I locate to Enniskillen?
Opinions welcomed.
Spain is the last place I would even consider going for retirement: the anti foreigner/tourist/especially anti Brit changes they have implemented over the past 7 or so years are a disgrace.
I try even avoid flying over it )
What a load of untruths. Please expand. Facts please!
I retired some years ago and later returned to the work from which I will retire in the near future. Last time I retired, I spent 3 months of the year in southern Spain over winter/spring. I did not come across any "anti foreigner/tourist/especially anti Brit Changes." In fact, I made many Brit friends who still live in Spain in the off season and they have not heard of any "anti Brit" ongoings.
Deiseblue, that sounds great. I was looking for something similar. You need a place that does not close down in the winter and as you say with good transport. The Canary islands are too far away and a bit isolated. Unfortunately the months from January to March are the awful months and even Southern Spain can get hit with bad weather.
My brother owns a property in Nerja. He spends 6 months of the year there. However he spends a month to 5 weeks there, then back home to Ireland for a month and then back again for another 5 weeks or so, then back again to Ireland. He will have flight costs each time which are increasing year on year. He can afford to do it this way.
He can also catch up on family, bills etc back home every 5 weeks or so.
The other problem is that some of the airlines stop flying to a number of destinations from October onwards, so you have to choose your destination carefully.
1. Having lived in Spain for extended periods over winter Spring, I can confirm that Grizzly is right. From late December to mid March the nights are cold. The days are sunny usually but definitely you would need warmth at night.I often wonder how long it takes for the holiday feeling to wear off on an extended winter stay. I can see myself eating out a lot, having lots of nice coffee breaks etc but after a couple of weeks I can see myself resorting back to type. At home here in Dublin I like my TV and home comforts. I also have my own bathroom and my wife has hers. Having said that I download a lot of stuff on to my laptop to watch, this can be done abroad. I have fairly decent broadband, so this would be a must. Reading up on winter in Seville I came across a Tripadvisor thread that said as soon as the sun goes down it gets very cold and good central heating is a must.
I wonder would I last the three months?
Remember you probably will have BBC/ITV television stations in your apartment.
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