We are Saffas in Ireland considering moving:
We are struggling with the weather and cost of living, and haven’t been able to adjust to either of these factors well. While the Healthcare and Schooling is decent, there is a huge backlog.
We lived in Cape Town before, and it feels hard to match that lifestyle we had - casual hiking, coffee culture, affordable eating out options, travelling around the Western Cape province, beaches, mountains, social groups with braais/barbecues and dancing.
Where have you relocated to that feels like a good and accessible lifestyle for you and your families?
Thank you
I mean, I really do not want to seem insulting here, but you sound like the kind of SA immigrant people who are serious about leaving the country end up avoiding.
You have a major case of rose-colored glasses.
You know very well why you left SA. The criminality, the poverty, the unemployment, the lack of opportunities, the load shedding, the corruption. Sure, you left behind the beaches and braais too.
If you want “affordable” - read: Cheap, then you can move back to third/second world countries.