The Best Retirement Havens!
According to Forbes Magazine people always wanted to taste life in another country? Finally at that stage where you have the time, energy and freedom to make the move? In compiling our list, we considered everything from cultural offerings and cost to security, medical care and the ease with which you can get back home to see family. We've also identified the downside of each country.
Here's the following list:
Austria
Elegant architecture, classical music, trams that run. Vienna offers the highest quality of life on the globe, according to Mercer, and medical insurers say its private clinics are world-class. Salzburg, Graz and Kitzbühel and surrounding hamlets have much to offer those who love mountains and the outdoors. Look at Austria as a lower-cost Switzerland!
Thailand
Warmly welcoming of retirees and ideal for seniors on modest budgets, Thailand has everything from bungalows on Phuket's blue lagoons to urban living in bustling Bangkok. Considered Asia's best buy for quality health care at reasonable costs! But the good private hospitals are in Bangkok, so make sure your retreat on the water is within three hours of the capital!
Italy
Grilled leeks in olive oil and homemade pasta, savored while surrounded by ancient ruins and chatty neighbors: This image of Italy is well-known. Less known is the fact it has one of the world's best health care systems, and great bargains in the Southern parts of the country. Look in provinces like Puglia or Sicily, or in cities like Sorrento, an overlooked urban center on the Amalfi Coast!
Panama
Panama has almost everything: year-round sun, low taxes, massive discounts for seniors, first-world amenities, quality private hospitals, bird-filled rainforests, a dollar economy and easy flights from the U.S. Panama City is considered safest of all Central American cities, with worldly buzz because of the canal, and a World Heritage Site!
Ireland
Worth considering now that Ireland's overheated economy is correcting itself. World-class financial hub in Dublin! Surrounded by stunning countryside and dramatic Atlantic coastline in the west! Cultural affinity, low taxes and many rebates for seniors make Ireland attractive. Overpriced Dublin reachable in a couple hours from anywhere in the country, so look for housing inland!
As for me I have visited all Five (5) countries my favorite among them is Thailand the land of Siam! Thailand means the land of the free! The Thai people are very respectful people!
Enjoy it and have fun!
Thanks.
Adam
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