Smedley_buzk**l wrote:
I am not young, and I want to loaf, not work. I've had damn near 50 years of that work stuff, I'm tired of it.
Good weather, good scenery, nice people, great food, cheap living.
The older Portuguese I have talked to , like to go back and visit their relatives for a few months at a time, but for some reason they do not want to retire there. You are right, your money goes far there. Maybe you should ease into it. Spend a few months a year there for one or two years before you fully commit.