Where would you move to if you could live anywhere in the world?

[Booboostwo]

We are looking for a new country to move to before DD starts secondary school in 3.5 years time. We are open to suggestions!

Criteria:

• near a decent international school. DCs speak English and French so it would be good if they could continue their education in either of these two languages plus the country’s language. For us a decent school is one that fosters a love of learning rather than pushing to meet targets and ace exams.

• rural living. We enjoy living in the countryside and are used to the limitations.

• preferably a country with a horsey culture, as I ride and compete and would like to continue to do so.

We have lived in three European countries so far so Greece, the U.K. and France are put. DH is very keen on a move to Asia, I think I would prefer to stay in Europe. We don’t want to move to Trump’s US.

It would be ideal if a corner of Thailand was exactly like the Cotswolds, with a progressive, international school and a thriving dressage scene! 🤣🤣🤣

I feel bad the DCs don’t have a connection to Germany but they are quite young so hopefully there is time.

We dismissed Portugal before we went to France. The Algarve is too touristy, the west coast too wet and windy and the Alentejo region too remote.

I also don’t like PREs and Lusos, only Warmbloods! 😝

I might be a wee bit picky.

What about Argentina? Definitely horsey.

Polo players in Argentina, not my cup of tea.

Okay, how about Sweden? Some fabulous Swedish warmbloods about and it's a fantastic place to live.

You never get to ride the sewish warmbloods in the Swedish cold!

My Swedish friend in Malmo lives 3 degrees of latitude closer to the equator than I do on the north coast of Scotland and has better weather than about half the UK :)

My ideal climate is Mediterranean, I thought the north of england was miserable, sorry!