Moved to Victoria BC Canada January 1991. We came here for 2 years just to see what it was like. we made the move mainly for the kids although they think we were daft. We left inverness with 6 suitcases and travelled to Victoria. Not knowing anybody, no jobs and nowhere to live. We stayed in a hotel suite for 3 weeks. I work as a senior financial planner for a large credit union. My wife owns a hair and esthetics salon.The standard of living is very good. Property values have skyrocketed in the last few years. We were lucky to purchase a couple of rental properties before the boom. Life is good.
I play soccer every week with a great group of guys. There is an over 40 and over 50 division we have about 22 teams. In January we went to an O 50 tournament in Hawaii and are going back next year. Both my kids are at university, both doing business. Older son is also doing sports management, younger son is into marketing. There are many things we miss being over here. All our family is in Scotland. So this time of year is difficult. We usually come over every 2 years unless there are family visiting. My mam comes over here quite often. when she is here she comes for a few months at a time.The weather is usually good. Last year we had 2 days of snow. On the west coast we do not get very much snow mainly rain. We have thought about retiring to scotland but only for 4 months at a time.