If You Planned to Retire in an EU Country what Are You Plans Now?

[ZaraW]

Not really AIBU but interested to see what others plans are. I'm 50 next year and always hoped to retire to Italy when I was around 60.

Obviously, that's not going to happen. If you planned to do the same what will you do now?

A) Relocate within the UK to countryside, coast etc.
B) Retire to a country outside of the EU. I thought about Thailand as I love it but the heat and humidity would be too much on a permanent basis.
C) Stay where you and travel to Europe for the permitted time.
D) Other

Covid has got me thinking about future plans and I just don't know what I want.

I live in the West of Ireland. Can confirm the weather is pretty shit.

However there are very affordable homes here (outside of the super trendy areas) and there are a lot of English retirees. I imagine that will only increase. The quality of life is pretty decent.

However if its too cold, the South East is markedly warmer (to me). Its more sheltered.

We are planning to move to the Aegean coast in Turkey, once our DD starts university, which is still some time away (5 years)