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Old 06-04-2016, 07:21 PM
 
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Dubai City is a First World enclave inside UAE. It's another area worth looking into.

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Old 06-04-2016, 09:01 PM
 
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Oslo, Norway

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Old 06-04-2016, 10:50 PM
 
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Are you serious here? Dubai? Norway?

Have you bothered to look into visa requirements for those countries, or are you just enamored of posting picturesque videos of city skylines?
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Old 06-05-2016, 01:01 AM
 
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I went on a Panama Canal cruise a couple of years back in the month of October and the heat and humidity in Panama was way above my heat tolerance, and I am one that does Disney World in August. No Thankis

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I wonder if it's just because it is an activity that the body felt more exhausted and swamped. Whenever I visit my sister and go out with my teenage nephews in California, all the activity intensified the heat further. I could imagine if I live in California though that it won't feel as much hot since I won't be going out on daily activities.
Florida is not really HOT as it is HUMID.. Two totally different scenarios
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Old 06-05-2016, 03:04 AM
 
Location: SoCal
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I'm think of part time in England and English is spoken here, so no language problem. It has been an exciting place to be in the summer. The only problem I have is I might have to give up gardening in the summer, which I thought I was going to do when I retire. Darn!
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Old 06-05-2016, 08:06 AM
 
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Are you serious here? Dubai? Norway?

Have you bothered to look into visa requirements for those countries, or are you just enamored of posting picturesque videos of city skylines?
The latter, except in the Philippines which I have some knowledge of being my birth country. I must admit I am accustomed to high-rise living so that is my comfort zone. Add the fact that in looking at other countries, there are many restrictions on owning land but no restrictions in buying into a high-rise unit.

So what can you say about the visa requirements of the 2 countries? Oslo came up because a friend of mine just came back from a trip there.
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Old 06-05-2016, 08:21 AM
 
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I'm think of part time in England and English is spoken here, so no language problem. It has been an exciting place to be in the summer. The only problem I have is I might have to give up gardening in the summer, which I thought I was going to do when I retire. Darn!
I also don't want to do gardening/yard work anymore. All the pruning and the replanting are bad for my spine but also want to enjoy life more by sleeping or just strolling around. Something light for my body.

That is why for me, it is nice to be in a place where there are beautiful parks nearby. That's going to be my garden. And I don't have to maintain it (or maybe I do by way of tax or HOA)
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Old 06-05-2016, 10:10 AM
 
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I also don't want to do gardening/yard work anymore. All the pruning and the replanting are bad for my spine but also want to enjoy life more by sleeping or just strolling around. Something light for my body.

That is why for me, it is nice to be in a place where there are beautiful parks nearby. That's going to be my garden. And I don't have to maintain it (or maybe I do by way of tax or HOA)
I hear you. I live near beautiful parks too. But I have caught the gardening bug since my first kid was born. When I wake up, the first thing I do is go out to check on my garden. The fruits and vegs are my babies.
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Old 06-05-2016, 10:11 AM
 
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We don't plan on leaving, but we have flirted with the idea of moving to Northern Ireland.
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Old 06-05-2016, 10:18 AM
 
Location: Idaho
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I'm think of part time in England and English is spoken here, so no language problem. It has been an exciting place to be in the summer. The only problem I have is I might have to give up gardening in the summer, which I thought I was going to do when I retire. Darn!
Why do you have to give up gardening in the summer if you stay in England? We had just returned from a 17-day trips to England, Wales and Ireland. We stayed at many B&Bs and one airbnb. There were wonderful flower and vegetables gardens everywhere.
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