Where in the World?

[Katie]

Hi! I'm Katie and I currently live in Council Bluffs, Iowa. I'm originally from Arnot, Pennsylvania. The place I want to retire to will be easy as along as I have a lake house and A LOT closer to Pennsylvania.

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

Welcome Katie, a lake house sounds divine :)

[Lisa Kay]

Oh, yes. A lake house and Keanu Reeves and I'd be a happy camper.

[Cindy (eclecticfirefly)]

Yeah Lisa Kay - definitely my idea of a happy place!

[Steph, Serious series addict]

Whenever we think of Lisa Kay "in her happy place", we now know where (and who with) she'll be spending her time.

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

ROFL!

[Juliann]

I know what you mean, Monica! My husband could live under a rock and not notice that there was no sun. Sigh.

[Steph, Serious series addict]

LOL!

[Dawn]

Christine wrote: "Hi. I'm from Pennsylvania and now live in Mount Airy, MD, USA."

Waving Hey there from Silver Spring MD

[Christine]

Dawn wrote: "Christine wrote: "Hi. I'm from Pennsylvania and now live in Mount Airy, MD, USA."

Waving Hey there from Silver Spring MD"


Hey back at ya!

[Wan]

Hey there! MD maidens! I'm in Hollywood. Southern MD.

[Dawn]

Hey! Wow another Marylander I am so excited.

[Pam]

I currently live in Long Beach, CA (SoCal)right near the ocean. I was born in New Jersey, lived for years in Rhode Island, then Vermont.

My husband and I are planning split retirement time between SoCal (where my son lives) and the north of France,Bretagne. I'm much closer to retirement than most of you, I suspect, so it's an exciting prospect to be able to do some real planning.

[Juliann]

Oooh Pam, SoCal and France? Dreamy!

[Deandri]

I'm currently living on the coast of Cape Town South Africa ( The very tip of Africa is a 15min drive away)

* I'm originally from Pretoria South Africa

* I would like to retire to ... well a Land Rover!! (Then I can drive through africa into europe and take a boat - with my car- to america and drive through that too!!! See the world at my own leisure)

[Steph, Serious series addict]

S. Africa in the house. First member from Africa, I believe. :) I love that idea, Deandri! Sounds amazing! I have been bit by the wanderlust bug and LOVE to travel.

[Deandri]

LOL! I'd love to travel. *sigh* so much too see and so little time!! Really jealous that you got to travel =D
I'm honored to be the first member from Africa and I really hope to see a lot more African's on board as SOS grows.

[Midu]

Hey! I'm from Pakistan too.Living in Karachi since forever :-)

[Steph, Serious series addict]

I'm extremely lucky in that regard, Deandri. Most of our travel has been possible b/c of the Marine Corps. But, I'll take it where I can get it. :)

[Jenny]

I grew up in a small town called Naramata in British Columbia Canada. I lived in Surrey, BC Canada for 13 years and now am I am back living in Naramata and loving it. I don't know that I would want to live anywhere else. Visit and vacation, so many places that I would like to go, but as my late husband would say we live a place that others come to vacation.

[Lady Jaye]

Hey what am I,, chopped liver? (Lol! Been wanting to use that line forever!).

I'm from Ghana! Now all us West Africans feel slighted, :D

Welcome, Deandri!

[Elle]

I live in Northern Ireland (Belfast to be exact) and I'm from there too.

I want to retire to somewhere in America or Canada as I hope to move there one day. I love it.

[Gin]

I live in the US, more specifically Asheville, North Carolina. I was born in Florida. As far as retiring, not sure. I still can't figure out where I'd like to live now. My husband and I are both nurses, so we'd like to take an international travel assignment for a couple of years. We just don't know where yet. I'm always up for suggestions though.

[Steph, Serious series addict]

Lady Jaye wrote: "Hey what am I,, chopped liver? (Lol! Been wanting to use that line forever!)."

LOL!

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

gin wrote: "I live in the US, more specifically Asheville, North Carolina. I was born in Florida. As far as retiring, not sure. I still can't figure out where I'd like to live now. My husband and I are both nu..."

Gin, you could try Australia *hint, hint* we're always looking for nurses :D

[Trish]

I currently live in Lakin, KS (SW Kansas)

Used to live in Garden City, KS, which is about 20 miles away

Would like to retire to Florida, or maybe California.

[Paris]

Hey everyone, I'm Paris and I currently live In Seattle, Washington (well technically Issaquah, but sometimes it pains me to say that), which is also where I am from originally.

Retirement is so far away at this point that I'm not sure where I'd like to end up, but really I can't picture myself living anywhere but here. In the meantime, I have a ton of places I'd like to visit, so maybe by the time retirement comes along I'll have a really long list of places to move to.

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

Sounds good to me Paris, travel is always good.

Isn't it supposed to rain a lot in Seattle?

[Paris]

Yeah it does tend to rain a lot here, but I don't mind the rain. In fact, I love a good rain storm, preferrably when it's warm.

[When Funmi Met Romance]

I currently live in Indiana.

I'm Originally From Indiana.


Retirement is so far away, I can't even see it. :P

[Steph, Serious series addict]

Hi, Paris & Tai!

[Leah]

Born in Alberta, Canada and no plans to leave anytime soon. I agree with Tai, retirement is so far away it's best not to think about it too much.

And the snowstorms here aren't so terrible - they provide a good excuse to curl up with a blanket next to the fireplace and spend all day reading!!

[Steph, Serious series addict]

Sounds nice, Leah. The "all day reading" part anyway. :)

[Jeann (Happy Indulgence)]

I'm currently living in Australia, in the sunny city of Brisbane :) glad to see there are a few other locals in this group.

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

Hah! Sunny, what's that! Though today you could be forgiven for thinking it was summer. One of the few days though lately. (from sunny today only Sydney. LOL)

[Merith]

Hi everyone, I´m currently living in a small town called De Rips in the Netherlands.
I haven´t thought much about the place where i want to retire. At this moment i would say Australia, but that can change.

[Jeann (Happy Indulgence)]

Hehe Sandra, we've been getting constant sunshine and heat over on our end. I couldn't live in Melbourne or Sydney, it's cold by my standards hehe.

Merith, that sounds like an interesting town. Australia is a beautiful place, especially to retire :)

[Renee]

Hey all ;)

Where are you living now?
Brunei Darussalam. [It's a tiny kingdom on the Borneo Island, in Southeast Asia] It's one of those countries that people don't know much about. :D

Where are you originally from?
Philippines. I moved to Brunei when I was 3. :)

Where would you like to retire to?
Hobbiton, New Zealand. If they'll let me. Haha.

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

Renee, you're just a bit north of Aus, so we know where you are :D

Others of course may not :)

Not to say we know a lot of the lifestyle though, never hear too much from there, just princes etc and the wildlife.

[Renee]

Hi Sandra! *claps* For knowing its location, I'm giving you a packet of gummy bears. XD

People usually ask me what it's like to live in a country ruled by absolute monarchy. The royal family is pretty popular and the king/sultan travels quite a bit. Before Bill Gates, he was the richest man in the world (he also has a huuuge car collection). But he's a good king and we don't pay any taxes so the lifestyle is pretty laid back. :) Religion plays an important role in Brunei so that's why we don't get much action/fun by way of nightlife (no alcohol, no clubs). About 70-80% of Brunei is covered by forests so that would explain the wildlife, haha. There's actually a Group page on Facebook for "I grew up in Brunei and we did not live in trees" XD

You live in Australia? Awesome! I'm a huge fan of koalas (which is one of the reasons why I want to visit). Last year, one of my office mates gave me a souvenir from his trip there. It was one of those kangaroo scrotum pouches. Of all the things to get me! Hahaha

[Steph, Serious series addict]

Very cool! Love learning about new spots around the world. Sultan ... sounds so cool. No taxes is nice.

Welcome, Renee!

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

I do love me some koalas too, also known here in Aus as drop bears. LOL.

Kangaroo scrotum pouches ... I'm assuming that's a touristy thing. ROFLMAO.

[Renee]

*waves to Steph* I agree, no taxes is nice.. but only if the country can support itself :) Brunei has its own oil & gas industry. ;) Petrol here is super cheeeeap.

Sandra, you don't own one? :O And here I was thinking you could tell me more about it and how it's supposed to bring me luck (With men, I hope. Haha!) p/s: Why are koalas called drop bears? :/

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

Because they live in the trees and the early settlers thought they were a species of bear. So unwary tourists are told they are drop bears and to be careful. LOL.

[Steph, Serious series addict]

LOL! I had my picture taken with a koala at the zoo (I think) in AU. LONG claws though. Wouldn't wanna piss one off by stealing their eucalyptus leaves. LOL!

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

They have a cranky rep, and sleep for about 21 hrs a day :D

[Cris]

Steph wrote: "Where in the World
Tell us about the place(es) you call home

Where are you living now?
Where are you originally from?
Where would you like to retire to?

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Hello again :)

I live in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and originally from Rio de Janeiro as well

Where I would like to retire? *thinks*
Being a musician, I don't really want to retire, but I would love to move to a small cottage in the Scottish Highlands, with mountains and the sea to relax and inspire my writing and music.

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

That's a big difference Bleunween. Rio to Scottish Highlands. Nice though :)

[Cris]

Yes VERY big difference. I really love there (had a chance to visit a few years ago) and part of my soul is still there.

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

Well no wonder then, can't be losing part of your soul ;)