im thinking about a great place for people to retire
2006-10-12 16:40:35 · 22 answers · asked by Legend 4 in Travel ➔ Travel (General) ➔ Other - Destinations
Somewhere out in the Country/Rural areas. You away and can have some land, neighbors anywhere from 300 feet to miles away. Town/City about 30-60 minute drive.
2006-10-12 16:54:43 · answer #1 · answered by Snaglefritz 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tough question.
When I think of the most peaceful places on this planet... Jasper in the Canadian Rockies, the Marquesas, the High Sierras, Tabago Cays... few of them would be ideal for retirement. They are peaceful because they are very remote. That means very limited access to retirement essentials like health care.
As a compromise... beatiful natural settings, very low-key lifestyle, but reasonable access medical facilities and other amenities that become more necessary as we get older... I would probably opt for the Sonoma/Mendocino coast in California. You can spend your days walking spectacular beaches or meditating in an old growth redwood grove, but still be half an hour or less from good medical facilities if you need them.
2006-10-13 00:03:18 · answer #2 · answered by Fogjazz49-Retired 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, this sounds like a wonderful contradiction.. Peaceful is delightful - for a short while only - - my first answer was going to be to direct you to my favorite Buddhist temple on the top of a small mtn in the middle of the river near my home in Central Thailand... Many people, as I, do retire in Thailand but they do not prefer the peace as described above.. they want sea and sand and nightlife etc.. so, for retirement, there are probably better choices than my Buddhist Temple.. but Thailand makes a great choice for many reasons.. feel free to contact me if you want more info..
2006-10-12 23:45:54 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In New Zealand. Wanaka, or Coromandel, Golden Bay. pretty expensive but the NZ dollar is so piss poor at the moment it would be nothing to an American anyway. Also the NZ government is all for giving foreigners anything they want so you could probably retire here and get some kind of benefit as well coz our government sucks
2006-10-12 23:51:35 · answer #4 · answered by bamdix 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most places do not want to be overrun by Americans, unless you have a large amount of money. Costa Rica is said to be really nice and its not terribly expensive, but leave your American attitudes at home. Some people are retiring to Mexico, the interior, where living costs are lower--again, it is their country, do not expect them to change it to fit your American views. Australia and New Zealand are great, but both are more expensive than either Costa Rica or Mexico, and you do need a nest egg to be allowed in. France is nice, so is Portugal, so is Spain. But the insanity of violence or government upheaval can strike anywhere, any time. No place is immune.
2006-10-12 23:45:31 · answer #5 · answered by jxt299 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The Gorge in Yellow Springs, Ohio. I know it sounds silly, but the town is like the land time forgot. There is a murial as you are driving into the town that reads, "Be ashamed to die until you have won some victory for humanity." It is almost like you can feel a calmness fall over your car as you drive into town. There is rarely anyone sitting in the gorge and you can stair for hours at the water washing over the rocks hearing nothing, but the sound of the water and the wildlife. It is amazing!
2006-10-12 23:46:05 · answer #6 · answered by freggs 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Desert
2006-10-12 23:42:21 · answer #7 · answered by carolinatinpan 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Peace is wherever you want it to be. There are so many destinations around the world, but if you are content with things in your heart, then where you are, is fine.
2006-10-12 23:44:00 · answer #8 · answered by hugabye 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A cabin up in the mountains in Gatlinburg Tennessee.It is my favorite place on earth!
2006-10-12 23:48:24 · answer #9 · answered by Tina R 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
for me its the hills of southern indiana, but lots of people are retiring here to las vegas, hardly peaceful, they love to gamble, im not sure why.
2006-10-12 23:48:45 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋