J_F
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most people in the Capital Region with French heritage are so fluently bilingual
until you learn their name you would not know it
and I haven't met one yet that has any Nationalist tendencies
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Thinking of moving to a new city...suggestions, ideas etc are welcome
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most people in the Capital Region with French heritage are so fluently bilingual
until you learn their name you would not know it
and I haven't met one yet that has any Nationalist tendencies
AllistonGT
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You've got me intrigued so I'v spent some time looking at house prices. Problem is I have no idea what the best areas are to live in. I may have to go and check out the area. Once retired we are no longer really married to flatario.
How are you at dodging live ammunition?
I’m banking on several countries getting more stable in the future. Nicaragua is a lot of fun. Colombia is a nice place too. Costa Rica and Panama are really nice but already populated by quite a few gringos and costs are up there accordingly.
J_F
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Ecuador
ticks all the boxes on your list
but that's now
will be good for maybe another decade or two
but it's becoming a bit gringo'd
some place are still authentic tho
Mad Mike
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To me the ideal retirement spot would be Ventura California, unfortunately that's not going to happen for family reasons. Sea, carvable canyon roads, no biting/swarming bugs, low crime, excellent health care, no need for heat or AC, skiing 1.5 hrs away, LAX or SB airport in under an hour. Down side is cost of living is comparable to Toronto.
My current plan is SW Florida. Civilized, safe enough, cheap enough, good roads, good ocean. $99 flights from Buffalo about 1/2 the cost of living in Toronto (house there $250k vs 2M here, beer $1.50/pint vs $8/pint, bike insurance $400 vs 900 (additional bikes $15 mo).
Third world tropical paradises are out for me. Been to enough of them in my life to know it's not for me. I didn't work my whole life to retire in a third world jungle paradise where 99% of the population is destitute and under the thumbs of a few political mobsters. When I slurping Coronas on the beach I don't want to be relying personal armed guards to keep my bike, wallet, glasses, and socks safely connected to me.
Your last paragraph actually describes the US for me.
Probably less need for armed guards in the US than further south, but the rest directly applies.
The gated communities that house quite a few snowbirds have armed guards. Regardless, healthcare costs and an unhealthy political/social situation in the US is why I would never even consider retiring there. Many tropical locations all have their own issues but for the most part they are acceptable with cheap living costs and decent affordable healthcare in some places to sway the balance.
I actually had to google that bolded part but true. Coldest temp is in Dec at 18C and hottest in Aug is 23. Sounds like my kind of weather!!
AllistonGT
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The one place that has more boring roads then Ontario and more humid in the summer. Other then that I like Florida. We used to rent a condo in Siesta Key (Sarasota).
Interesting. Personally, I hate humidity and I suspect there's lots there although without the extreme heat it's bearable.
J_F
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always thought I'd like to have a retirement home in a beach community
a few years ago I had the winter free and spent 4 months in Ecuador
three months up in the mountains and one month on the coast
I learned that the beach is great for a vacation
but long term...it's too much
too much humidity, bugs, noise, tourists...too much everything
couldn't wait to get back up in the mountains with none of the above
and the coast is always there to scratch the beach itch short term
a few years ago I had the winter free and spent 4 months in Ecuador
three months up in the mountains and one month on the coast
I learned that the beach is great for a vacation
but long term...it's too much
too much humidity, bugs, noise, tourists...too much everything
couldn't wait to get back up in the mountains with none of the above
and the coast is always there to scratch the beach itch short term
Hack
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Okanagan Falls proper is a little run down, but there are some nice homes...
My sisters place is technically in Okanagan Falls, but her area is known as Heritage Hills...
It's a bit out of my range.... I think most homes start at about one mil and go up from there
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