| "body"> | | | | finer weather and a better standard of living include |
| The baby boomer generation is reaching retirement | | | | Florida, Spain, France, South Africa and Cyprus. For |
| age and many soon to be retirees are considering | | | | Northern Americans Florida is also a popular choice |
| their broad retirement options - after all, if families | | | | but Caribbean countries and Latin American nations |
| have flown the nest and employment is no longer | | | | are more popular choices than their European |
| something one need consider, what's stopping more | | | | counterparts as they are more accessible to |
| people from retiring abroad and generally seeking a | | | | American retirees. |
| more exciting, affordable or enjoyable way of life? | | | | Accessibility is an important concern when looking at |
| This only begs the question about where to retire | | | | where in the world to live because we all have family |
| abroad to - there are of course endless possibilities! | | | | and friends and commitments and ties back home |
| A new survey has been conducted in the UK about | | | | that we will sometimes want to keep in touch with |
| where in the world British retirees are relocating to, | | | | and revisit...furthermore, if you move abroad to live in |
| and more often than not there are similarities | | | | a country where the weather is fine and the |
| between the destinations British baby boomers | | | | standard of living is good, it won't be long before old |
| choose and reasons for their choices and the | | | | friends and family members will want to come and |
| locations that Northern Americans and Europeans | | | | visit you! Accessibility is an important consideration |
| choose. | | | | when looking at where to retire to therefore. |
| For example, the number one location for British | | | | Other countries that British retirees favour all have a |
| expatriates is Australia - this is because the main | | | | lower cost of living but decent infrastructure and |
| language spoken is English, the climate is far more | | | | services highlighting that the majority of us prefer a |
| attractive than the British climate and the standard of | | | | little comfort and stability in our lives at all stages of |
| living is high. These factors drive an overwhelming | | | | our lives - whether that means having access to |
| number of people's choices. | | | | decent health care services or just a reliable |
| First things first the lack of a language barrier - it | | | | transport system and a stable government. |
| seems that many of us are reluctant to or unsure | | | | If you're planning your retirement or you just want |
| about learning another language, but this can limit our | | | | to take some time out and move abroad and be an |
| choices to nations around the world where English is | | | | expatriate for a while, think carefully about what's |
| widely understood. So, why not consider learning a | | | | important to you personally in terms of where you |
| foreign language such as Spanish before even | | | | live - for example, do you need to be close to an |
| planning retirement? Having a foreign language under | | | | airport, does fine weather mean more to you than a |
| your belt before retirement opens up many more | | | | high standard of living, where can you afford to live, |
| options and Spanish is one of the most popular | | | | where would you like to live...and if you're going to be |
| languages to learn as it is spoken or understood in | | | | travelling overseas with a spouse or additional family |
| such a variety of nations from Spain to Costa Rica, | | | | members, don't forget to take their ideas and |
| from Mexico to Argentina. | | | | thoughts into account! |
| Other locations chosen by British retirees seeking | | | | |