Ideal Retirement Location?

[Queequeg]

Surprised no one is saying Sardinia, Sicily or Tuscany. 

[Ed Anger]

Maggot cheese, mobsters and wops.

[Sheilbh]

Surprised no one is saying Sardinia, Sicily or Tuscany.

All of them are nice.

To be honest I could happily retire anywhere (reasonably pro-gay) by the sea south of La Rochelle.

[Capetan Mihali]

Staying in North America, I think I wouldn't mind an unconstrained version the Canadian snowbird lifestyle.  

Maybe 8 months split between Montréal and Nova Scotia, 4 months somewhere nice in Florida -- the Keys sound great, but of the places I've been I'd pick St. Pete Beach (where there are, coincidentally, plenty of Canadian snowbirds and a couple of Francophone motels).  Home of the illustrious Don CeSar (sic) Hotel:

[Eddie Teach]

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? 

Garbon refuses to go anywhere without his hoodie. 

[CountDeMoney]

Maybe Flagstaff AZ, where it's dry but has all the seasons in reasonable doses, or Nantucket Island, where I can drink myself to death in dreary New England weather.

[Capetan Mihali]

or Nantucket Island, where I can drink myself to death in dreary New England weather.

Okay, CountdeCheever. 

[CountDeMoney]

or Nantucket Island, where I can drink myself to death in dreary New England weather.

Okay, CountdeCheever. 

Well, we are talking retirement.  On a long enough timeline it's all hospice anyway.

[Barrister]

Surprised no one is saying Sardinia, Sicily or Tuscany.

I realize I only mentioned "Italy" in my realistic retirement scenario, but I actually meant Tuscany.

Being on an island would be a bit limiting.

[Queequeg]

RyanAir.

[Iormlund]

Being on an island would be a bit limiting.

We keep Germans retirees in the Balearic and Canary Islands, but we let them out from time to time.

[crazy canuck]

Surprised no one is saying Sardinia, Sicily or Tuscany.

I prefer Umbria to Tuscany.  Less North American tourists.  I would also consider something on the Adriatic coast.  Even less English speaking tourists.

[sbr]

Surprised no one is saying Sardinia, Sicily or Tuscany.

I get enough toxic waste during my working years, was hoping to get away from it in retirement.

[alfred russel]

RyanAir.

Is this like the modern version of getting put on an ice floe and left to drift away?

[Eddie Teach]

Maybe he would like to live like George Clooney in Up in the Air, minus the firing people bit.