You bring yourself wherever you go. If you are comfortable in your own skin, you can live anywhere.

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Anonymous wrote:Naples - I don't want anything to do with the SE coast of Florida - way too many NY people for my taste. But I will always have a home here as my kids all live within an hour.

Weird post. Hope your reference to "NY people" isn't code for something.

It's code for rude, self-absorbed, entitled assholes who think they are smarter than everyone else by virtue of being from a big city. does that help? NP, by the way.

Scanned through 13 pages of responses, only one said Hawaii.

Love Hawaii.. born and raised.. love the food.. love the perks.. but..
(a) too expensive. Think D.C. housing / food prices with none of the 'cost-shortcuts';
(b) distance. Check your loved ones if they can afford to fly out;
(c) taxes. Don't forget, they tax retirement income. If you don't have a cool 2M banked, may not be that great an option for you;
(d) healthcare. City is top notch - but expensive. Country may or may not have the services you need nearby (ex. long-term care);
(e) Age difference. What you want when you're 0-50 may not be the same as 50-100.

Like the kids? Better to live close and take a nice vacation, to locations of your choice with the family.

No kids? Find someplace cheap, with adult daycare, and good medical nearby. Use your money to travel where you want to go.

In between? Live there short term than move - just watch costs if you're not independently wealthy.

dfgdf gdf dfg

Mountain lake... just bought the property 2 weeks ago.

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Anonymous wrote:Hawaii

Scanned through 13 pages of responses, only one said Hawaii.

Aside from high cost of everything, it is a very relaxing place and water is sweet ,,, best tea I've ever had was in Hawaii, I think it was the water because I brought my own tea bags.

That's the thing--it's really far away, especially from the East Coast. I've been twice and the flights took all day, including stopovers in LA. Otherwise, it is indeed relaxing once you're there.

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Anonymous wrote:Naples - I don't want anything to do with the SE coast of Florida - way too many NY people for my taste. But I will always have a home here as my kids all live within an hour.

Weird post. Hope your reference to "NY people" isn't code for something.

NP -
It's not code for anything other than "people who have moved from New York to Florida".

Most people in Florida are transplants. On the Atlantic coast it's mostly from the northeast, primarily NY and NJ while on the Gulf coast there's a larger proportion of people originally from the Midwest. The end result is that people tend to be a bit more laid back and friendly on the Gulf side.

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Anonymous wrote:Hawaii

Scanned through 13 pages of responses, only one said Hawaii.

Aside from high cost of everything, it is a very relaxing place and water is sweet ,,, best tea I've ever had was in Hawaii, I think it was the water because I brought my own tea bags.

All true, but really far away. In my fondest dreams, our kids and their families live close enough to visit often but not stay for weeks at a time (and vice versa), and we still get to see our siblings and extended families who are up and down the East Coast. Hawaii wouldn't allow for that.

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Anonymous wrote:I'd like to live in a different place every 6 month and not be held down by a specific place.

You will need to come home a couple of times a year to take care of health issues. My plan is 3 month Amsterdam, back home, 3 month London, back home, 3 month Venice, back home....

Sounds like my dream! How are you going to arrange places to stay? AirBnBs?

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Anonymous wrote:PVB is boring as hell, and full of Trump supporters.

To hell with retirement, I'll move there tomorrow! No libtards is a definite attraction.

Bye Felicia!

Anonymous wrote:Hawaii

Scanned through 13 pages of responses, only one said Hawaii.

Aside from high cost of everything, it is a very relaxing place and water is sweet ,,, best tea I've ever had was in Hawaii, I think it was the water because I brought my own tea bags.

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Anonymous wrote:PVB is boring as hell, and full of Trump supporters.

To hell with retirement, I'll move there tomorrow! No libtards is a definite attraction.

You can't afford it, loser.

Anonymous wrote:I'd like to live in a different place every 6 month and not be held down by a specific place.

You will need to come home a couple of times a year to take care of health issues. My plan is 3 month Amsterdam, back home, 3 month London, back home, 3 month Venice, back home....

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Anonymous wrote:Help me - near beach/bay, coffee shop,tennis, walkable, cute, a little history, proximity to airport (hour) healthcare I guess, mix of views for discussions but definitely a few red state types. Affordable.

Savannah

Savannah is beautiful, but too many mosquitos.

Anonymous wrote:Naples - I don't want anything to do with the SE coast of Florida - way too many NY people for my taste. But I will always have a home here as my kids all live within an hour.

Weird post. Hope your reference to "NY people" isn't code for something.