5 more years until your Govt Pension. Will you have the single guy's pension - currently around £148ish - or are you able to claim the Couple's pension, which is, I believe, some £100 per week higher? It would make a heck of a difference to your lifestyle if you can have the couple's pension.

I too, am thinking of doing similar to what you are doing, but basically I don't have the capital. How much capital would I need to live around 2 years in the Phils?