Would you ever live in Europe? or retire there????

a reply to: DAVID64

I doubt I would ever retire to the EU, either. But there are spots that wouldn't be horrible to contemplate living out my days. Like I said earlier in the thread, any place with cathedrals for me to walk around, and in, going "oooh" a lot has something going for it.

But yes, the US has everything I'll ever likely need. Solitude? Yep, got lots of it. Lots of people? Too many, most times...but they're there if ever I want 'em.

So, yeah, I'm with you.

a reply to: Freeborn

If ever I go, it'll be for several weeks. No point in going if you don't have time to go everywhere.

Yes it seems like there's tons of land selling for under 10,000 all over the place. Like there was a parcel in Berlin going for about 6,000 us. that's not bad considering your in a well developed city. I'd wanna be somewhere warmer though, and on the beach. But I'm just saying.

originally posted by: seagull
a reply to: Freeborn

If ever I go, it'll be for several weeks. No point in going if you don't have time to go everywhere.

Good luck with that, I have lived in Europe for nearly 40 years and will never see more than a fraction of it.

Several weeks however could give you the basics, especially if you flew and hit the hotspots.

If at all possible I would miss Hull and Doncaster in the UK, they are particularly pointless.

a reply to: nonspecific

It's kinda strange that for someone who has never been there, I know where many of these places in England, etc. are...

Maybe from reading Robin Hood a million times as a kid? Seems unlikely.

I am addicted to historical atlases...maybe that's it?

Anyway, thanks for the advice.