well, I have been reading this with much interest. Recently widowed, I am toying with the idea moving to a warmer clime....Florida....I now live in Illinois. I have looked at various locations via internet realestate sites just to see what is there........The hardest part I think, will be selling my house here, before thinking of actually relocating to anywhere. And with the housing market so depressed, things are not moving well up here. I thank all those who answered the original query and gave some insight about places, temps, and BUGS....hate them......hmmm, maybe will have to rethink my original idea......