Ideal Retirement Location?

[katmai]

Bilbao area of Spain, California Coast up by PDH.

[Jacob]

Some time in a major city, some time in pleasant rural environment, some time near my direct descendants and other close family, where ever they end up.

[Ed Anger]

Away from languishites.

[Jacob]

Away from languishites.

You're already retired, and you're already away from languishites. Mission accomplished

[Ed Anger]

Spicy and Cal are almost intolerably close.

[Jacob]

Spicy and Cal are almost intolerably close.

That would unsettle me as well.

[alfred russel]

The Danakil Depression for me. I need to get ready for the afterlife.

[derspiess]

Spicy and Cal are almost intolerably close.

And we've nearly triangulated your position.

[KRonn]

Heh, I'm close to retirement but haven't given much thought to where I want to spend a lot of time. My brother and his wife spend winter in Florida, and I have friends in Arizona. So I'd be going to one of those, and I'd also like to check out Southern California.

[Savonarola]

If money were no object, I'd spend my summer in Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula, autumn in Paris, winter here in Florida and spring in...

London, maybe? Robert Browning made it sound nice.

[Sheilbh]

One of my favourite pubs was the Robert Browning. Last time I went it had been renamed the Eagle. Though they hadn't changed any of the decoration so it still featured two Robert Browning stained glass windows and one of Elizabeth too.

[garbon]

Sandy ego.

Also disappointed that the first two states KRonn mentioned are two that often vie for worst state in the union.

[derspiess]

Sandy ego.

Also disappointed that the first two states KRonn mentioned are two that often vie for worst state in the union.

I've only spent minutes inside of Arizona, so I can't speak to that one, but Florida? 

[Sheilbh]

Sandy ego.

Also disappointed that the first two states KRonn mentioned are two that often vie for worst state in the union.

I've only spent minutes inside of Arizona, so I can't speak to that one, but Florida? 

https://twitter.com/_FloridaMan

[Iormlund]

Somewhere mild but rainy, where I can be calm and do some thinking... I've never been, but I'd be willing to give Atlantic/Biscayan Spain a try, maybe Asturias?   Or Galicia, of course, not to snub Larch.    And I actually have a long-lost friend originally from A Coruña who might give me advice.

You can't beat San Sebastian IMO. The food

San Sebastián is great, yeah. You can have fantastic food anywhere in Spain, by the way.

When I was a kid my dad took me on a summer trip camping through the North. We visited Euskadi, Cantabria, Asturias, Galicia and came back via Castille & León. Two thousand miles of mild oceanic weather, lots of interesting history and ridiculously good food. One of the best vacations ever.