On Wed, Jul 05, 2006 at 02:27:24PM +0200, Martin Senftleben wrote: > Yes, I guess I want to continue stay in contact with the world and > maintain my webpages...
Connectivity is available in a wide area in principle via satellite, however the latency will bad, since routed via geostationary (80000 km ping). Otoh, by the time you retire there might be affordable global coverage with a LEO constellation (Iridium is up and operational and has been for a while, but I wouldn't call it affordable). > > 5. Not crowded - good weather, climate, friendly people etc. > > well, I loved Indian climate, no matter what, but in Kodaikanal I > didn't like the monsoon season. I don't want to retire on a hill > station, that's for sure. Because also point 4 wouldn't be covered > then. Something to consider: elderly can stand the heat less, and air conditioning is not for everybody. Also, you might to have to make allowances for industrialization and city growth -- much will happen within 30 years, or so. -- Eugen* Leitl <a href="http://leitl.org";>leitl</a> http://leitl.org ______________________________________________________________ ICBM: 48.07100, 11.36820 http://www.ativel.com 8B29F6BE: 099D 78BA 2FD3 B014 B08A 7779 75B0 2443 8B29 F6BE
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