Spain for me - probably somewhere along the border with France, in order to have the best of both worlds. But I would need to knuckle down and get much better at speaking the language.
Never been to Portugal so its on my list to visit, Spain is lower cost so thats helpful on a pension but all these places seem harder to call home now some of the world wants a lot more requirements.
South Africa if it wasnāt for the violence and corruption, otherwise Oz.
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They used to have a great deal on pension income tax. Itās just been closed off because the influx of relatively wealthy pensioners plus remote workers since Covid has driven the cost of housing to unaffordable level for locals.
Scotland. Or Western Canada if we were younger.
The Pelion, Greece. Iāve visited a lot of places in Greece. This is my favourite.
https://www.greeka.com/thessaly/pelion/
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Me too, in a cool in summer, very old rambling village house on the coast, probably between south of Figueras towards BarƧa - further southās too hot in summer.
Further afield - and smallish cities - have always liked Rabat and Providence, RI, or a small university town in Vermont or upstate NY. Of my favourite larger cities Toronto wins out over CapeTown where life and the futureās become too precarious.
But weāre very happy in the Aveyron, never too hot nor really cold, always green, stacks of history and great local produce - itāll more than do!
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Many of the South Africans I worked with showed the scars of gun shots and knife attacks.
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If it was only me, Spain without a doubt. Somewhere on the coast, like MƔlaga probably, but maybe Burgos.
Like France, Spain is a land (for me) of endless interest and possibility. And I love the language.
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Costa Rica was a live option (weāve been there 3 times) when considering whether to retire. Peacefulā¦Abolished its armyā¦ Extraordinary focus on creating national reserves for wildlife, re-wilding, appreciation for the environment, stunning scenery, politically stable etc. With the events of the past week in France, we semi seriously have thought of dusting down Plans B and C for where to retireā¦
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Iām sure weāve had similar thread before, because Iāve already said Costa Rica. Never been there, but hope to go soon.
ā¦ and the rolling eight hour electricity outages and the water shortages, but otherwise absolutely (albeit not in Josie - I find its gated communities and mall cuture stifling)
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Overlooking Loret de Mar or Tossa then, and lots of dialy markets along the coast, whats not to like!
If you were to find a cool in Summer abode that is where you would indeed spend the summer inside its 4 walls.
Our daughter lives in Barcelona and the summer heat there and along the coast to the north is often unbearable as are the antics of so many 2 weeks in the sun brits that the economy relies on.
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There in lies evaporative cooling, used in old middle eastern buildings but almost forgotten elsewhere.
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Depends what youāre used to - here we often get 40Ā°+ in August and I spent several years in a climate similar to that of Arizona. People get up at dawn and enjoy a few cooler hours before going inside.
ā¦ and donāt forget to buy a set of sheepskin covers for your leather car seats!
Not sure I could live somewhere called āTossaā! 
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Iām always intrigued by the lieu-dit near here called āfemme morteā - couldnāt imagine looking at a property with that name, let alone buying it.
And re the title: for me, New Zealand or West Coast of Canada. Never been to either but they seem ācivilisedā in a way that many parts of the world seem to be walking away from. Much as I love places like Spain, Greece, Italy, Brazil, either the politics feel too āWild Westā and / or climate change poses a serious threat to the viability of living there comfortably.
Near us is a hamlet called TuƩe femmes 
next to one called Chante Allouette (sp?).
For me if would be Australia 
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But thats cheating as you have the option 
went to a migration expo a few years back and my points score was only just above an Abbo, funny how back then they werent welcome either 
On a slightly less morbid note, thereās an aire de repo on the RN141 called Trottechien. Never stopped there with our dog but it makes me smile whenever we drive past it.
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