I have recently retired and decided to go living in Slovenia. I have bought a house in the countryside called Prekmurje. It's beautiful.

I found this company that assisted me throughout my process of moving there... (SNIP) and they basically arranged everything quickly...from my car registration, home search, city&country orientations.

When I moved I felt lost but really afer spending couple of days with Relocations I felt like I had always lived there.

More exciting info to follow..

Hi and welcome to the forum. What made you decide to retire in Slovenia?

Michelle

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A wonderful place to live

i visited the country last summer...just amazed me, dont know, its really beautiful and just what i wished for..


something is wrong with my previous post...real nice assistance from relokacije...

for more info just ask...

Hi there

Please refer to posting rules, unsolicited commercial URL's / advertising is not allowed in the forum I'm afraid

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Well, I hope you enjoy it. We lived in Ljubljana for 4 years. The Prekmurje area is gorgeous.

Could you tell more about your experience, ie. meeting people, is there a network of expats in Prekmurje, how do you find your way around not knowing the language, etc.....Would be most interested in finding out as I am considering Prekmurje as well, however my husband does not speak Slovenian and I wonder about his adjustment there.

[Moderators note: Dobry den! It's bad form to start recommending companies with a mere 2 posts under your belt. It's even worse to ignore a moderator and keep posting the name of the company despite it being removed. You have been warned! Dakujem!]

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I don't know what is going on, can't I just get some sort of reply to my honest question?

Sorry -- mea culpa! Thought we had someone advertising their business but, like the idiot I am, I failed to read the dates properly and I was in a rush. Plenty of experience of moving to Slav towns (<30k pop) and not speaking the language. Also been to Slovenia many times though only stayed a couple -- usually passing through on the way down the coast.

How old's your husband? Has he learned any other languages? Has he ever worked for himself? Does he need an income? Are you going to work with him?

Some ideas for you. He isn't going to learn the language unless he gets out of the house and mingles with the locals.

TEFLA course before you leave and teach English. Contact local translators and offer English proof reading. Export business of something local. All these get him mingling in the local community and hence he will learn the language.

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Thank you for some suggestions. What town are you in, anywhere near Murska Sobota? I hear there are lots of English speaking people in Prekmurje now, quite a popular part of Slovenia to retire to. I suppose it is also due to housing being more affordable. Do you expats get together, do you have any network going on, do you feel welcome among the locals?

My husband will still work in Canada for about 10 years before he retires, however, I am thinking about buying a piece of property now while the prices are still reasonable and live there part of the year. Of course, there are issues like who is going to look after the property in a mean time and also, how to find likeminded people. It is all what you make it I am sure, however, I have moved several times in my life and it is always a bit rough starting new beginnings.

Signing off..

Irena