Important insights. I briefly considered Mexico as a good retirement option, and I'd heard San Miguel de Allende is a wonderful expat community for artists. But I chose to live close to the wildlife refuge I fell in love with several years ago, in a place where I could afford to buy a house and the climate wasn't excessively extreme. (Yeah we get over 100 F during the summer but when it's a dry heat, it's tolerable. More so than 80 degrees and 90 percent humidity!) The downside is that it's a red, red, red state politically, but there are enough of us progressives to find solace and to fight for change. And the VA clinic is nearby, the airport an easy 80 mile drive, and it even has a direct flight to Seattle every day!
The "good, cheap, fast" adage is one to remember. Good points all!
When it's time to up sticks, not everyone has to leave the country they're in. You've said a bit in other comments about the place you have there. It sounds like a good choice, a nice spot. No place is perfect. I guess we chalk up the red hats to that.
Important insights. I briefly considered Mexico as a good retirement option, and I'd heard San Miguel de Allende is a wonderful expat community for artists. But I chose to live close to the wildlife refuge I fell in love with several years ago, in a place where I could afford to buy a house and the climate wasn't excessively extreme. (Yeah we get over 100 F during the summer but when it's a dry heat, it's tolerable. More so than 80 degrees and 90 percent humidity!) The downside is that it's a red, red, red state politically, but there are enough of us progressives to find solace and to fight for change. And the VA clinic is nearby, the airport an easy 80 mile drive, and it even has a direct flight to Seattle every day!
The "good, cheap, fast" adage is one to remember. Good points all!
When it's time to up sticks, not everyone has to leave the country they're in. You've said a bit in other comments about the place you have there. It sounds like a good choice, a nice spot. No place is perfect. I guess we chalk up the red hats to that.