Admiral Beez
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AlbertC
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Slightly disappointed to open this thread and not see the Admiral announce himself winning the lottery and retiring in a posh countryside town in the UK.
Admiral Beez
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I thought that too.... I'd best change the title.
I don't think I'll ever sell the Cabbagetown house. My adult children need to live somewhere, and there's no chance they'll be able to afford to live in the city. My neighbour just bought a condo and gave her CT house to her recently divorced daughter and grandkids so that they'd have somewhere to live.
Towered
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I know if I were to win the lottery I'd vanish from Toronto quicker than a fart in the wind.
W. K. Lis
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Until you cannot no longer drive a car and have to rely on public transit, cycling, taxis, uber, or walk.
AlbertC
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So will it be the Amsterdam canal houseboat or a place near all the edgy hot spots in Berlin?
Towered
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Think Alps.So will it be the Amsterdam canal houseboat or a place near all the edgy hot spots in Berlin?
AlbertC
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I'd be happy in a middle sized city like Groningen in the Netherlands.
lenaitch
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And Toronto is the only place on the planet that has those options?
Depending on the size of his lottery win, maybe hire somebody to drive or carry.
Northern Light
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Where are the good dive bars in the Alps? You can't just retire from being you!
Northern Light
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I don't know that I could be completely happy in just one place; my desire for fine dining, out and at home, demands access to many of benefits of a big city, and particularly a diverse one, with a good culinary scene; I also like art films, and jazz bars, and an exquisite cappuccino made just so. Can't get these things just anywhere.
On the other hand, I love nature, the idea of a well designed stone/wood cabin w/picture windows looking out to a gently sloped ravine with a creek spilling over gentle rapids and waterfalls going down to a crisp, pristine lake, while burning some good chunks of Maple in my wood-burning fire place really works for me; except in Blackfly season, when I want to flee to the City. LOL
I'll just have to win a bigger jackpot.
Admiral Beez
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I like Northumberland, UK. Look how pretty Alnwick is for example. https://www.google.com/search?q=Alnwick&tbm=isch&chips=q:alnwick,g_1:town
www.thetimes.co.uk
Alnwick, Northumberland — Best Places to Live in the UK 2020
A wizard castle, magical markets and a spellbinding bookshop are the crowning glories of this rugged Northumberland town
www.thetimes.co.uk
Admiral Beez
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Several of my senior friends have moved to Port Hope and Cobourg. When they need to come into Toronto for doctors or visits, they jump on the VIA and make a nice day of Toronto before fleeing.
Towered
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Towered
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Good question - I don't know but surely some decent ones must exist that I would quickly sniff out!