Today's Daily Mail Australia has a story on them. Nice timing. 

It would be hugely helpful if you could either post a link to that article (if mods allow this), or at least tell us the 3 countries....

1 hour ago, simon43 said:

It would be hugely helpful if you could either post a link to that article (if mods allow this), or at least tell us the 3 countries....

Never ask. Google -> "daily mail australia 3 countries to retire" -> Penang, The Algarve, Chiang Mai.

Being pedantic, those aren't countries ????

15 minutes ago, simon43 said:

Being pedantic, those aren't countries ????

I guess Australian's aren't good at geography, or the journos working for the Daily Fail in Oz are as bad as their UK counterparts?

1 hour ago, Bang Bang said:

Never ask. Google -> "daily mail australia 3 countries to retire" -> Penang, The Algarve, Chiang Mai.

Meanwhile, the UK Daily Fail claims Australians have identified Toulon, Penang and Barcelona as the 3 best cities to retire to.

 

And Daily Fail claims the 5 best cities for Americans as Mafra, Portugal; Cuenca, Ecuador; Central Valley, Costa Rica;  Pedasí, Panama; and Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Stop press, it's possible to retire on 40k in Thailand, Malaysia and Spain.....remember, you heard it here first.

2 hours ago, simoh1490 said:

Stop press, it's possible to retire on 40k in Thailand, Malaysia and Spain.....remember, you heard it here first.

Thailand! Not for too much longer me china. 

2 hours ago, LongTimeLurker said:

Meanwhile, the UK Daily Fail claims Australians have identified Toulon, Penang and Barcelona as the 3 best cities to retire to.

 

And Daily Fail claims the 5 best cities for Americans as Mafra, Portugal; Cuenca, Ecuador; Central Valley, Costa Rica;  Pedasí, Panama; and Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Cuenca continues to interest me. What's different about it is --

 

Medium sized biggish city

Mild spring like climate (but not tropical so not a place to hang out in cargo shorts and sandals)

Unusual amount of high brow culture for it's size (festivals, orchestras, etc.)

Recently finishing a world class tram mass transport system

Low priced taxis (Most foreigners don't own cars and don't need to/want to)

Retirement visas low level qualification (much less than Thailand)

Path to permanent residence

Constitutional civil rights for foreigners

Good health care infrastructure
Very organized, very active support system for Anglo residents

 

Negatives not mentioned. Ha ha.

 

Being in the mountains, I can see the Chiang Mai appeal of the place as well.

 

6 minutes ago, cleverman said:

Thailand! Not for too much longer me china. 

Don't be silly, you're not China, China's a country.

2 minutes ago, simoh1490 said:

Don't be silly, you're not China, China's a country.

 

2 minutes ago, simoh1490 said:

Don't be silly, you're not China, China's a country.

That was pommie speak.

7 minutes ago, cleverman said:

 

That was pommie speak.

whoosh.

7 minutes ago, simoh1490 said:

whoosh.

Na mate, there are a lot of thickheads around,I was catering for them. I said to one ta day that I would see im Satde arvo, you should have seen the dumb look on his face. I said stone the flamin crows, can't ya speak English. 

7 hours ago, Jingthing said:

Cuenca continues to interest me. What's different about it is --

 

Medium sized biggish city

Mild spring like climate (but not tropical so not a place to hang out in cargo shorts and sandals)

Unusual amount of high brow culture for it's size (festivals, orchestras, etc.)

Recently finishing a world class tram mass transport system

Low priced taxis (Most foreigners don't own cars and don't need to/want to)

Retirement visas low level qualification (much less than Thailand)

Path to permanent residence

Constitutional civil rights for foreigners

Good health care infrastructure
Very organized, very active support system for Anglo residents

 

Negatives not mentioned. Ha ha.

 

Being in the mountains, I can see the Chiang Mai appeal of the place as well.

 

Malasia,being a Muslim country, ain't for everybody. Eg. Homosexual   behaviour is a criminal offence. 

10 hours ago, simoh1490 said:

Stop press, it's possible to retire on 40k in Thailand, Malaysia and Spain.....remember, you heard it here first.

I assume he's talking about AUD 40,000 = 920,000 baht. 

 

Those cities are a downgrade from better places to retire IN Australia.

51 minutes ago, cleverman said:

Malasia,being a Muslim country, ain't for everybody. Eg. Homosexual   behaviour is a criminal offence. 

I agree but I was talking about Cuenca which is in Ecuador. 

6 hours ago, tropo said:

I assume he's talking about AUD 40,000 = 920,000 baht. 

 

Those cities are a downgrade from better places to retire IN Australia.

Australia, 2 beers a day, $120 PW, one packet if cigs a day, $$240   Pw, and that's just the necessatities of life.  $360.No, those cities arnt a downgrade. 

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