Hmmm!!... 60 70 K usually means a lot of restoration costs... tax on purchase and legal fees add to the price. Restoring to retire and live is different from restoring as a holiday home. Winters on the East side of the Apennine mountains (Adriatic side) can have periods of bitterly cold weather as the winds come down from Siberia/North East with little to stop them so you need to insulate well. We also fitted underfloor as Gas and electric are expensive and UFH is cheaper to run (40C instead of 80C for radiators). Also any restoration of a ruin will require roofing to be Earthquake proofed standards and certified using specialist builders all of which costs a lot more than standard muratore. We bought in 2004 a ruined farmhouse property which by Italian standards is small and I reckon we spent around 300k to restore it. We did have to meet 'rural zone standards to maintain the aesthetic integrity of the landscape as we are on a hill overlooking the valley. Fully restored also only usually means walls roof foundations i.e. structure. Electrics plumbing windows internal plastering kitchen bathroom etc ALL need to be added at cost. Also kitchens are NOT considered 'fixtures and fittings (bizarre I know) but many Italians when they move take the kitchen with them and it is NOT included in the purchase price. IF you take the plunge, and buy something ready to move in, you will pay far more than 60-70k. Als we bought in 2004 and the house was not habitable until 2011 even when project managed by and architect and Geometra ( which you have to have and they cost money too!)
New Zealand, looks a beautiful country, get somewhere nice and remote, always found those off grid types in Canada appealing too, just anywhere where there's not many people really, I'm more a nature type than a people person
Morocco is also lovely in parts. We took a taxi from Marrakech for three nights through the Atlas mountains and into the Sahara. Some fabulous scenery and a whole other world. Where in Ireland did you live?
Brazil. Despite the current issues with Covid, the people are very friendly and easy going. The weather is great, the beaches are the best, football wherever you look, and great food.
Scotland for me. There is a lovely fishing village in East Fife called Anstruther. Probably the friendliest place I've ever spent time. I could happily move there, although would be about a 14 hour round trip to Oakwell.
Yes, TBH there are a few there, but one has the accolade. The Boatmans Arms is probably also my favourite boozer I've ever been in. The beaches up the coast are sublime. Maybe not as great as on the west coast, but the weather is better in the east usually. If I made the break from Yorkshire, which is unlikely either there or Ireland would be the only places I'd consider. I love Mallorca, but not the tourist areas & my Catalan is too basic to make it a viable option at my age.
I've had a few holidays round Fife with the golf clubs. Lovely part of the world and was in my sights as the place to retire to until plans changed.
There's quite a famous golf book based around the Crail course that brings a few Americans in. It's a lovely course to play but then most of them are in Scotland. I've cris crossed the place smashing balls into various collections of water, whin, heather and sand.
Canada - we almost went to live there when we I was a kid but my parents changed their mind at the last minute.