After reading quite a lot of posts from people like my husband & I who are planning to move to Bali in the near future and from people who are already there, etc. I would be interested to know what people's expectations are living on Bali and what they plan to do when they have made the big move?
To live there full time? 6mths at a time? Working or not working? Starting own business? etc etc
My husband & I are working towards our goal to make the big move in a couple of years time. We're working hard to grow our company bigger as fast as possible, sell it at the right time, then semi-retire on Bali.
I say "semi-retire" because we're too used to working, so after a while not doing very much we will be BORED!!! We'll have to find something to do, so he may do some sort of business consultancy or something, or help our eldest son start a tennis school.
We expect to find lots of things we don't like on Bali, just like anywhere else. Polution, bugs, poverty, corruption, to name just a few. But we can't wait to actually move there. Why? Because I come from Indonesia and after being away for 20 yrs it is time to come home and give something back to my country. I also want our 2 sons to learn a bit about their other half of background, speak Indonesian, get to know my family properly, etc, etc.
As long as we get our finances sorted properly, living on Bali would also mean spending more time for each other as a family, before it's too late. We work so hard here, we hardly have the time or energy for each other. We don't even eat together most of the time, if we're lucky we eat together on a Sunday. That's it! (As Bert would say)
So guys....... how about sharing your thoughts & aspirations?
To live there full time? 6mths at a time? Working or not working? Starting own business? etc etc
My husband & I are working towards our goal to make the big move in a couple of years time. We're working hard to grow our company bigger as fast as possible, sell it at the right time, then semi-retire on Bali.
I say "semi-retire" because we're too used to working, so after a while not doing very much we will be BORED!!! We'll have to find something to do, so he may do some sort of business consultancy or something, or help our eldest son start a tennis school.
We expect to find lots of things we don't like on Bali, just like anywhere else. Polution, bugs, poverty, corruption, to name just a few. But we can't wait to actually move there. Why? Because I come from Indonesia and after being away for 20 yrs it is time to come home and give something back to my country. I also want our 2 sons to learn a bit about their other half of background, speak Indonesian, get to know my family properly, etc, etc.
As long as we get our finances sorted properly, living on Bali would also mean spending more time for each other as a family, before it's too late. We work so hard here, we hardly have the time or energy for each other. We don't even eat together most of the time, if we're lucky we eat together on a Sunday. That's it! (As Bert would say)
So guys....... how about sharing your thoughts & aspirations?