Santa Barbara and a place in NYC (west village)
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Want to share and alternate ??? 
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Genius idea!!!
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I could handle that!
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We must be related If I were in the US- I’d do that as well. Otherwise, Madrid.
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Yes, I agree on the importance of a long term rental at a prospective place before uprooting yourself and setting down new roots.
The couple we bought our house from did that. They went to be near their grown kids and rented the house out for a year. She loved it and stayed and he didn’t like it and wanted to return (they divorced—I’m sure for many, many reasons).
I’ve heard/heard of folks who thought they’d loving living elsewhere but decided it didn’t work (eg even moving from house to condo). It’s really nice to give the new situation s good long trial to know what you’re trading into instead of a upsetting surprise.
Be sure you can get good medical care and all the other people in your life that you have in your old place.
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I love where I live (central coast of Ca) and don’t have a desire to live anywhere else. What I would like if I had the time and finances is to travel and stay a month at a time in different areas of the country and world.
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Keeping the old place - going to have two homes until we have a more permanent resolution (oops fixed my typo)
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@kiddie _ I think you need to edit a word in your post 
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I am glad you are able to keep the old place while deciding.
Perhaps I am checking out too many locations on Google… Facebook is suggestion I join a cool photo group called “View from my window”. The pretty picture today is lake scene from Florence, WI
I posted a photo from our cabin on that page recently. 
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Mallorca Spain if money, kids and practicality aren’t in consideration
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I don’t post stuff publicly but my avatar is one of the Muscovy ducks who visits us every day and hopes/expects to be fed. Behind him, you can see the river in the background. It is hard to want to go anywhere else.
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I’ve never visited a city that I didn’t want to live in. One problem I have with traveling is that I always feel like I left too soon and I want to go back. The only exception is New York City. I grew up outside New York. My dad took the train in every day for 30 years. I have zero interest in ever going to New York again.
I like cold weather as long as I don’t have to drive in an active snowstorm. I could be happy in Duluth (now that’s a nice town) or Boston. I’d probably love the Pacific Northwest because I love rain. But the thing is I have communities where I am. A sewing community, a singing community, and a swimming community. These communities are important to me. How long would it take to establish new communities in a new location? And my husband has equally important communities. So we’re not going anywhere. OK maybe for a month. But then I’d want to go back as soon as I got home.
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Singswimsew - your name reflects your communities! 
I think about that a lot. I know the theme of the thread is “if finances family/friends weren’t stopping you” but I agree that community is so important. That’s why I’m thinking there’s a lot to be said for moving earlier (say, 50s?) rather than later…perhaps more energy to make the efforts needed to establish those connections that - like you said - don’t happen overnight!
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I have felt this way about leaving my communities to move to a new retirement location. I have several that revolve around books and the library. One thing that encourages me is that I have made new friends over the last few years (as a 60 year old). I think you can find new communities and friends with shared interests in your new location. I also think that with technology and ease of travel, you can still stay connected to your old communities.
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