When you consider which area to retire to from the UK or USA you would first think about visa's and permits to live in a certain country, we got around this so far by living our dream before retirement. We live 6 months in the UK and 6 months in Australia as holiday makers. My professional job keeps me busy for 6 months but my salary allows me the ability to travel the rest of the year, we had researched so many places to live, Egypt to Eastern Europe to Florida in the USA.
We chose the Barossa Valley for a few reasons 1 we fell in love with the feel of the place, old buildings yet modern amenities and nice people with that laid back country feel. The place does have class however with good quality eateries to attract the tourists however retaining the local country/vineyard feel. The Barossa Valley is traditional and is backed by many of its German roots, yes the Germans were here very early in the 1800's and settled and have given the place a real German flavour.
Shopping is modern and close by and so are medical facilities. Many people have left the closest city Adelaide to reside in The Barossa Valley. It has become very popular with aussie's as they see it as a little different that the rest of Australia a small Europe.
We pay the neighbour a tiny sum to keep an eye on the house whilst we are in the UK 6 months a year. When it comes to buying Barossa real estate we think it is great value from an international viewpoint. Lovely character homes start at about $450,000 AUD and you can get basic homes as cheap as $200,000 AUD if you happy with a plain jane house.
My wife like's Tanunda for real estate as she see's it increasing in value over time faster than other areas of the region. My wife and I also like the easy walk to the shops and restaurants again, we like the local meats bread and produce its all very good quality and unlike the UK it actually goes rotten in time, what do I mean by this, well in my opinion your buying real food not genetically modified crops.
So overall I love Barossa Valley as my favourite little place to live and relax if I could get a visa to stay for good which one day might happen then I will move there on a permanent basis. If you require more info check out www.oldtelegraphstation.com or await further articles from me about the Barossa.
I am probably drinking a lovely red wine while you have been reading this whilst sitting in my Jacuzzi.
Author: Jason Keiller
On Thursday Jed and I went to Greenock South Australia , Mandy told us to pop down as she knew of a good bed and breakfast The Old Telegraph Station built in 1860 is very popular with travellers and we booked for the night. We enjoyed the stay as the home had a big open fireplace with plenty of red gum timber it was cosy and romantic, even Jed thought it was good.
The bathroom was great a real old fashioned meets modern with a very large spa bath, I really enjoyed the suds and had a great sleep that night. The property has a large rear garden which is private and you can see the neighbouring palms in the distance.
The Barossa Valley is so lovely and I was so grateful to the staff for giving us a free bottle of local wine from St Halletts winery. My Jed said he loved it too, we went to Saltrams for wine tasting and lunch the next day it is near Angaston about 15 mins from The Old Telegraph Station. See www.oldtelegraphstation.com
Jed decided to pay a visit to Maggie Beers as Jed is a chef by profession and he had seen her on TV he really wanted to see what her place was like. Maggie Beers is located near Tanunda and set overlooking a lake where you can sit and eat cake and enjoy a coffee, being a chef that is not the only thing they sell you can buy some real Greenock Barossa Valley favourites including German sausage.
Maggie Beer has a new book out also packed full of many delights we luckily picked up a signed copy this made Jed's day.
We headed back to the B&B and have booked another night because it was such a great day. Tomorrow we have a day out planning to visit Wolf Blass winery and a local chocolate producer famed for it's organic chocolate.
Later we will visit a nice older couple that we met during our visit to Maggie Beers. They live in Angaston one of my favourite little townships with a beautiful church and council building. Many people eat out in Angaston some really good food stops can't wait.
I will keep publishing my articles so you can keep up to date on Jed and my world trip and I will give you more on Barossa Valley soon, happy travels. If you are wanting more information on our stay in The Barossa Valley contact booking@oldtelegraphstation.com or ask your local hotel for more information.
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