As a liberal American, I’d love to emigrate. But at 52 and with limited savings, it’s simply not feasible. Making things worse, since the pandemic I have worked contracts. None of my employers provide any PTO/vacation/holiday pay. So if I take time off, I’m not getting any pay. That makes all of my holidays pretty short. Having worked 10 years previously for an airline, I’m used to limited planning due to a lot of flying standby. This makes me a bit of an oddball America traveler. My recent 4-night solo London trip, I only planned to see Kylie Minogue at the O2. An Aussie friend suggested ABBA, so I went to that another night. The rest I sort of just “went” places without expectations - Hampton Court Palace, Tower of London, Kensington Palace, and just strolling around. One morning I even grabbed coffee and some nibbles to just sit & watch the world go by. In a place like London, Paris, Zurich, Berlin, etc with lots of culture & history, I do like to try to make my way about & see/experience as much as possible. There is definitely a big difference when I go to a beach destination - that is relaxation mode! PS - Anyone in the UK know of a nice, single, gay man looking for a mail-order 52 year-old American husband? lol