Cruella32

Not too personal at all! We are moving back with heavy hearts because we adore it here and have a great life but there is no security at all and we need to start thinking about our retirement... Where I am from it is much easier to plan for our retirement because it is so much cheaper than Victoria... Plus we always want to have family around us so moving up island isn't an option for us.. We luckily have family in both places...

Richard8655

Thanks for kindly sharing your thoughts on this. I completely see your point of view. We lived in Canada for a year and found it quite expensive, often significantly more so than the U.S. or UK. Employment prospects for non-Canadians were difficult and housing in major cities outrageously expensive. And we felt isolated in many respects. Nothing against this beautiful country, but the economics didn't work for us.

So back to Chicago for our retirement planning as final move to northwest England. You have to go where your heart is and feel secure. All the best on your move back.

Cruella32

Thank you so much - and Good luck on your retirement planning also x

ginger Tom

Hi Cruella,

I know all about returning from Vancouver Island with a heavy heart too, My wife and I lived there for 2 years in Sidney and then Shawnigan Lake. We returned to the UK (North Devon) because my wife just couldn't settle, she liked living in Canada but simply preferred England, on the other hand I loved it there and wanted to remain. It almost split us up to be honest. It's a topic people moving over should discuss in depth before they go and come to an agreement on what they will do if one wants to return and the other one doesn't. I miss it everyday and would return in a heartbeat. My wife is over the moon to be back and has no desire to return even for a holiday.
Luckily everything has gone well for us back in the UK with our home and new employment etc. but for me its always on my mind, hopefully I'll get over it in time. Good luck with your move.

Cruella32

I'm so sorry to hear that it has been a sad move for you... Luckily me and my husband are on the same page at the moment ... I hope this stays the same when we are in the UK too... Thank you for sharing and know my thoughts are with you x

Cruella32

Thanks so much to everyone for the feedback on Robinsons... We got a quote back today of 7k in pounds... Wowzers! We will be downsizing and getting another estimate from them - hopefully we will get a number not as scary!!!

Shirtback

For what volume?

feelbritish

Yup, cost us 14000 for a 20ft container and we got a lot in. Safely arrived at their warehouse yesterday.

Cruella32

Sole use of a 20ft container - we can't afford that type of money so are going to see how much part of a container will cost... We did that moving out to Canada and if I remember rightly it was a more doable price for us...