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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here and just checking back for the first time.  Thanks for all the responses!

Based on your responses, so far we have:  Toulon, Ghent, Porto, Lille, San Sebastian.  Please do keep them coming!

Yes, by well-traveled, I do mean that we've visited all these countries several times (among many others), and have narrowed our list.  I don't need more than 2 days in each place to know if it's something to make the list for the next round of much longer visits.  As for medical care, I'm late 50s and my husband is a little older.  None of our parents needed medical attention before their 80s, which is why we feel okay about a 15-year plan to own.  But yes, we'd like to be no more than an hour away from a good hospital.  We don't mind heat, but will probably avoid being there in August. [/quote]

I used to be well-traveled but haven't been for a while. With that said, I loved Cascais in Portugal. It's a little coastal town just outside Lisbon. Seemed like a lot of expats there, in addition to Portuguese people. Maybe it's too touristy after a while - I can't say.

Your plan sounds wonderful and I don't know why there are 15 pages of people sh***ing on it. If you move to a place and don't like it - guess what, you can leave. In the meantime, this sounds like a great adventure.[/quote]

Portugal is completely overrun these days. [/quote]

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