Vietnam, Philippines, Belize, Uruguay, Panama or Dominican Republic are good places to start.
I'd still like to stay here.
We've also talked about buying some acreage in east Texas and settling there. I'd like to have a place where I can simply walk out the backdoor and shoot.
Texas requires you to own 50 acres to shoot long guns on your property. There are exceptions, and like most things, they're all over the place depending on exactly where you're at. Incorporated or unincorporated land, the phrase no restrictions doesn't necessarily mean no restrictions, etc.
In fact, I started a thread asking if anyone has set up an indoor shooting range because of those very factors. Just in case I can't find a suitable 50+-acre site.
But with more and more bullsh*t happening here in the States, heading abroad seems more likely each time we discuss things.
My wife has friends in Panama who have invited us to come down. They absolutely love it. They'll show us around and teach us all the tricks they've learned since they've been there. We will probably take that trip sometime this year and check it out.
Belize is on our list, as is Ecuador.
I had a buddy who lived in Cuenca for a while and really liked it. He said there were, obviously, some adjustments that he had to make and wasn't bothered by most of them. But one thing was for sure: the internet service was spotty, and he just couldn't rely on it, so he ended up moving to a small place outside of Guayaquil (Playas, possibly?) and then once more to Montanita. Then, all of a sudden, he just dropped off the face of the earth. I still don't know what happened to him.
One of our old buddies over at GIM and I had an email discussion about Poland going on for quite some time.
I'm embarrassed to admit it; I forget who it was. My memory isn't the greatest.
But if I remember correctly, his wife's parents lived in Wroclaw. The father had passed, and the mother wasn't doing well. He and his wife were going to go over and take over the old home and go from there. Possibly stay there, or eventually sell the house and get an apartment.
I've only been retired for a few months, and my wife retires on Thursday. Once she exhales and shakes off the stench of corporate America, we'll start having serious discussions about where we'll end up.
So, as you can see, we're nowhere near a resolution in this decision-making process. I barely started.
Who knows where we'll end up?
But if these cancerous ideas from out of California start spreading to other states like they almost always seemingly do, heading abroad is more and more likely.
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