We loved it... the air is crisp and fresh and the water is crystal clear... and by the time we end up there, we'll be well into our 70's ... it's not a bad place to die.

So, the plan post retirement in Australia is broadly speaking, to spend the first 10 to max 15 or so "still productive" years in Sydney, where my network is, my part-time practice is and where I'm most familiar with things.

This is obviously because I'll still be working 3 days a week for at least half a year per year initially (just to keep my mind occupied).

Once I'm finally ready to call time on even the Sydney part time practice (probably in 10 years' time), we'll move down to Melbourne where we've kept a holiday home (presently tenanted) for the next 5 or 10 years. Just for a change of scenery, and to acclimatize to the weather (personally, I love winters and prefer that to hot climates).

And if that works, we'll make the final move to Tasmania to spend the rest of our (final) days. It's a reverse migration, but for now, one that seems to work for us.

Of course, we might hate the weather and the cold and the rains so much that we'll move back up to Sydney or maybe back to Singapore.... who knows.