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In reply to the discussion: Hey retired DUers...any retirement location recommendations? [View all]peacebuzzard
(5,170 posts)61. sorry about your mom. it is hard to make a decision during sorrow, but
how about a trip to check out Portugal's Azores islands?
Those islands are conducive for deep reflection and philosophy about life. Great for a quiet retirement, also.
Ponta Delgada has an airport and inexpensive restaurants and hotels. The Portuguese have great culinary skills.
Very quiet, great wine, food, deep seas, expansive shores.
Mainland Portugal is more active, more expensive hotels but great tourism with grand monarchy architecture and more of an urban cosmopolitan agenda.
The Portuguese are polite and respectful. You could find some bars with the "Fado" music, so reflective of the terrain, the isolation and sense of the passage of time.
I think the Azores would be ideal to reflect on life.
Best wishes.
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Well, Los Angeles meets all your criteria........except the cost of living.
CaliforniaPeggy
Jan 2020
#5
And split into a handful of districts, all but one of which are red-dominated.
Crash2Parties
Jan 2020
#91
We lived in Vegas for two years, 2003-5. It's affordable, yes, but it's like living
stopbush
Jan 2020
#10
A nephew of mine lived in Reno for a while. Said it was worse than Vegas, where he had
stopbush
Jan 2020
#25
South Louisiana is a whole different culture-- laizzez les bons temps rouler nt
IphengeniaBlumgarten
Jan 2020
#44