We Americans aren't the only ones who fantasize about retiring abroad, apparently. Many prospective retirees in the United Kingdom do, as well, according to a new survey by Standard Life, a financial services company based in Edinburgh. And No. 3 on their wish list of destinations, after Spain and Australia, is the U.S.A. France came in fourth, Ireland fifth.

Last year, Barry Golson, author of "Retirement Without Borders" and a part-time expat himself, offered this advice on retiring abroad.