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OnDoutside

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Sat Oct 26, 2024, 02:23 PM

Oct 26

My brother took up Duolingo Italian 18 months ago and bought property in Sicily 6 months ago. The locals he has met have been great and very helpful. If you do intend to move somewhere, visit first, then go back and rent in a place you like. Only after that, if you like the place, would you consider buying.

We used to have a place in Spain until we sold it to buy a rental back here in Ireland. It was a wise decision as the rents here are high. I don't think we would ever buy abroad again as you can rent long term for reasonable prices in places like Spain and Italy. As an example, my other brother has retired and is currently in Spain for 3 months for around 2k at a 3 bed Airbnb.

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If you could move to any country, what country would you go to? Me--- France [View all] debm55 Oct 26 OP

Australia Funtatlaguy Oct 26 #1

Thank you Funtatlaguy. My husband went their for a business trip and said it was great. debm55 Oct 26 #6

Spain. ramedy Oct 26 #2

Thank you ramedy. Are you posting from their now? debm55 Oct 26 #8

No, I'm in the US right now ramedy Oct 26 #44

Northern England or Scotland. My immigrant family Polly Hennessey Oct 26 #3

Thank you PollyHennessey. I have been to Ireland and it is so beautiful. debm55 Oct 26 #9

Their "government" is too close to ours... malthaussen Oct 26 #34

New Zealand RainCaster Oct 26 #4

Thank you RainCaster. Yes, I agree. debm55 Oct 26 #11

I'll second that choice Bayard Oct 26 #47

OMG, yes wryter2000 Oct 26 #103

Italy.... anciano Oct 26 #5

Thank you anciano. It would be a beautiful place. debm55 Oct 26 #12

I would live here but go to visit art museums having exhibits of artists I would love to see 3 times a year. CTyankee Oct 26 #130

Thank you CTyankee debm55 Oct 26 #131

Norway, probably. Ocelot II Oct 26 #7

My relatives are from the Ukraine and country of Georgia. don't want to go there. Rich's family is from Italy and debm55 Oct 26 #13

Likewise LearnedHand Oct 26 #105

My heart says Wales but my more practical side says Canada Siwsan Oct 26 #10

Agree with you. Rich speaks Finn. and when he and his parents went they were treated with open arms. His mother was born debm55 Oct 26 #17

My great aunt told me they spoke Welsh when they were young Siwsan Oct 26 #18

That's good. My MIL moved outside of Boston with Finnish population. No one spoke English at home or our in public. She debm55 Oct 26 #35

Switzerland. Prettiest place you'll ever see. Mister Ed Oct 26 #14

Thank you Mister Ed. It does look like a Wonderful place to live. debm55 Oct 26 #30

There are 'train cab rides' on the tube where you can see what cities and countrysides Prairie_Seagull Oct 26 #78

Thank you so much Prairie_Seagull debm55 Oct 26 #79

OMG the motion and beauty are just hypnotic! NBachers Oct 26 #128

Abslutely agree, It is hypnotic. Prairie_Seagull Oct 30 #171

Although I might be ABLE to move to any country, I'd stay right where I am. If I HAD to move to another country... WheelWalker Oct 26 #15

Excellent choice WheelWalker. debm55 Oct 26 #26

Dominican Republic mikewv Oct 26 #16

Thank you mikewv. It sounds like a beautiful place. Enjoy yourself. debm55 Oct 26 #25

Australia! I've been there three times! lucca18 Oct 26 #19

thank you lucca18, Rich was there one. He loved it. debm55 Oct 26 #23

Ireland arkielib Oct 26 #20

Thank you arkielib with my husband. Simply beautiful. Scotland would be any place to live debm55 Oct 26 #21

Let Duolingo be your friend ! OnDoutside Oct 26 #88

Thanks, Duolingo. arkielib Oct 26 #91

No problem. OnDoutside Oct 26 #95

I meant "thanks, OnDoutside" for recommending Duolingo. arkielib Oct 26 #93

No you wouldn't. LearnedHand Oct 26 #108

Thanks, LearnedHand. I'll try it! arkielib Oct 26 #142

Me too, BlueSky3 Oct 26 #22

Thank you BlueSky3 Yes, but I would like to live out in the country . debm55 Oct 26 #37

I would, too. BlueSky3 Oct 26 #96

Agree debm55 Oct 26 #133

Belize RoadRunner Oct 26 #24

Thank you RoadRunner. that sounds great. debm55 Oct 26 #38

We are so old that no other country wants us. Ferrets are Cool Oct 26 #27

Unless we have a lot of money, true. malthaussen Oct 26 #32

Oh you. Thank you Ferrets are Cool, debm55 Oct 26 #40

I'm in the Australia camp. Bristlecone Oct 26 #28

Thank you Bristlecone. They both sound great. We have been to Ireland. I picked France because of the Art and the debm55 Oct 26 #42

Probably Iceland. malthaussen Oct 26 #29

Thank you Mal. and even though my husband can speak it and has relatives there. because of the location. I would not debm55 Oct 26 #43

Jamaica, mon. LoisB Oct 26 #31

Thank you LoisB. I think it would be too hot for me. debm55 Oct 26 #45

Germany would be my first choice FakeNoose Oct 26 #33

Thank you FakeNoose. debm55 Oct 26 #71

Costa Rica. 🇨🇷 On Lake Arenal. Haha LakeArenal Oct 26 #36

HAHAAHAHHAHAHAH. Thank you LakeArenal debm55 Oct 26 #72

Germany Cairycat Oct 26 #39

Thank you Cairycat. debm55 Oct 26 #73

We lived there for a year a LONG time ago-- I was just a kid. ailsagirl Oct 27 #147

Canada or Sweden. love_katz Oct 26 #41

Thank you love_katz. I guess I am the opposite, I live in PA and would love to live near the sea and not a land locked debm55 Oct 26 #74

I love France. Visited in 2014. But, I'd move to Scandinavia Joinfortmill Oct 26 #46

Thank you Joinfortmill. Husband speaks Finn as his mother was born there. debm55 Oct 26 #75

New Zealand JT45242 Oct 26 #48

Thank you JT45242 debm55 Oct 26 #80

Luxembourg. greatauntoftriplets Oct 26 #49

Thank you greatauntoftriplets. It sounds like a beautiful place to live. debm55 Oct 26 #81

Ireland northoftheborder Oct 26 #50

thank you northoftheborder. I have been to Ireland and it is beautiful. debm55 Oct 26 #83

RSO rso Oct 26 #51

Thank you rso. debm55 Oct 26 #84

My heart says France Marigold Oct 26 #52

Dear Marigold. We go to Montreal and do the same. debm55 Oct 26 #85

Germany I already gopiscrap Oct 26 #53

Great. Thank you gopiscrap. debm55 Oct 26 #86

Ireland, where my mother family came from.... Historic NY Oct 26 #54

That would be a hard choice. Thank you, Historic NY. debm55 Oct 26 #87

Scotland, Canada or Amsterdam Metaphorical Oct 26 #55

Thank you Metaphorical. debm55 Oct 26 #89

England or Germany LogDog75 Oct 26 #56

Thank you very much, LogDog75 debm55 Oct 26 #57

Canada displacedvermoter Oct 26 #58

Thank you very much displacedvermoter My second choice would be Canada--Nova Scotia debm55 Oct 26 #60

Halifax is a pretty hip city. displacedvermoter Oct 26 #61

thank you . I will remember that the next time we go up there. We haven't been there in awhile. debm55 Oct 26 #66

Australia. Maybe Italy Deep State Witch Oct 26 #59

Thank you Deep State Witch.Do you have relatives in those countries? debm55 Oct 26 #62

Not Really Deep State Witch Oct 26 #63

I spent four months in Zagreb, Croatia LogDog75 Oct 26 #107

Best place enid602 Oct 26 #64

Thank you very much enid602. Sounds very interesting. debm55 Oct 26 #70

im staying right here . AllaN01Bear Oct 26 #65

Thank you AllaN01Bear. It's not just for political reasons. I always wanted to live near the sea. debm55 Oct 26 #67

canada. AllaN01Bear Oct 26 #68

Thank you. In the other post, are those otters near your home? debm55 Oct 26 #69

For me duncang Oct 26 #76

Thank you duncang. debm55 Oct 26 #90

Scotland, specifically Skye 4TheArts Oct 26 #77

Thank you 4TheArts. I like you ending of the post. debm55 Oct 26 #94

The island of Sark in the English Channel Islands. Aristus Oct 26 #82

Thank you Aristus. that sounds wonderful. Absolutely wonderful. debm55 Oct 26 #92

That's very close to matching my True Dough Oct 26 #121

New Zealand, possibly Scotland. Luciferous Oct 26 #97

Thank you Luciferous. Both are beautiful countries. debm55 Oct 26 #99

Been to Ireland twice, and would surly move there. a kennedy Oct 26 #98

Thank you a kennedy. I have been there once . Beautiful debm55 Oct 26 #100

Holland Emile Oct 26 #101

Thank you Emile. Lovely country. debm55 Oct 26 #102

Ireland BlueKota Oct 26 #104

Thank you BlueKota. It is lovely. debm55 Oct 26 #109

3 of my paternal great great grandparents BlueKota Oct 26 #122

West coast of Ireland. Harker Oct 26 #106

We stayed there. Very lovely place. You are so right Harker. debm55 Oct 26 #110

Greece Goatguy Oct 26 #111

Thank you the ocean, the architecture, the food, the people. Yes that would be great.Thank you, Goatguy debm55 Oct 26 #112

Canada apcalc Oct 26 #113

Thank you apcalc debm55 Oct 26 #117

It has almost always been Tortola, BVI MuseRider Oct 26 #114

Thank you MuseRider. debm55 Oct 26 #116

This message was self-deleted by its author PJMcK Oct 26 #115

PJMcK.....I told another poster it was not a political question. No political are allowed in the Lounge. And I don't debm55 Oct 26 #118

Sorry, I didn't realize this was the Lounge PJMcK Oct 26 #119

No reason to. What country would you like to live in? you didn't share with us. debm55 Oct 26 #120

France PJMcK Oct 26 #123

Thank you PJMcK the water is so blue there. I llive in PA and I am landlocked here in the western part of the state. debm55 Oct 26 #124

We've talked about S Korea, but not GP6971 Oct 26 #125

Thank you GP6971 debm55 Oct 26 #132

France or Italy and our command French and Italian is terrible surfered Oct 26 #126

HAHAHAH. Thank you surfered. You both will learn. debm55 Oct 26 #134

In the movie Across The Universe, a film with Beatles Music, surfered Oct 26 #138

Thank you all Canadians learn English and French starting in grade school They all are bilingual. they know both. debm55 Oct 26 #139

Scotland Lunabell Oct 26 #127

Very wonderful Lunabell. and the castles, Don't forget the castles debm55 Oct 26 #136

I'd love to just visit. Lunabell Oct 26 #137

Might be. We slept in a castle in Ireland. debm55 Oct 26 #140

Any spooky visitors? Lunabell Oct 26 #144

And the weather! Don't forget the wonderful weather. GoneOffShore Oct 27 #150

My son & his wife lived in Greenwich, London. I dream of a place looking right over the Thames in Greenwich. NBachers Oct 26 #129

Continue the dream it sounds wonderful. debm55 Oct 26 #135

Well, there are two thoughts on that. OldBaldy1701E Oct 26 #141

Thank you . If it calls to you , answer your call. debm55 Oct 26 #143

Denmark or Norway PlanetBev Oct 27 #145

Thank you PlanetBev debm55 Oct 27 #155

Scotland!!! ailsagirl Oct 27 #146

Thank you ailsagirl debm55 Oct 27 #156

Panama welcomes seniors mnhtnbb Oct 27 #148

That's good to know. Thank you mnhthbb debm55 Oct 27 #157

Moved to France September 2018 - Not been back to the US since. GoneOffShore Oct 27 #149

GoneOffShore Thank you very much debm55 Oct 27 #158

Portugal LastLiberal in PalmSprings Oct 27 #151

thank you very much, LastLiberal in PalmSprings debm55 Oct 27 #159

Conwy, Wales if..fish..had..wings Oct 27 #152

Oh that is beautiful. Thank you if..fish..had..wings debm55 Oct 27 #160

I have only been to two other countries, Germany for a year in the Army and doc03 Oct 27 #153

Thank you doc03 debm55 Oct 27 #154

Egypt. Yeah it has problems, it's a dictatorship, but.... LiberalLoner Oct 27 #161

Thank you LiberalLoner. Egypt would be wonderful with all the sites, music and foods. debm55 Oct 27 #162

Let's See ProfessorGAC Oct 27 #163

Wow, 41 countries that is great, Japan has always been on my bucket list, But I know i will never get there. Thank you debm55 Oct 27 #164

I Was Gone A LOT! ProfessorGAC Oct 27 #165

We had the same problem here. When my son was 2 I found a woman who had a day care in her home, I t was very close to debm55 Oct 27 #167

England, Wales and Germany. Elessar Zappa Oct 27 #166

Sounds great, thank you Elessar Zappa. debm55 Oct 27 #168

A country with universal healthcare. area51 Oct 27 #169

Both beautiful choices. thank you area51. debm55 Oct 27 #170