New Member from USA
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I am a new member. I have wanted to live in Europe for as long as I can remember. My wife is now retired and I am semi-retired as a lawyer, and we are now looking seriously at renting and then buying in Europe. We have a large Italian family here, so we would alternate between the US and Europe. We are looking at Spain because the cost of living seems lowest there, though Italy is attractive as my wife is pure Sicilian. France and Portugal are attractive as well. I would welcome advice as to the best countries to search considering cost of living, taxes, medical facilities, etc. Oh, I am nearing 78 and my wife 72. One other question. We have often rented cars when in Europe. i am learning that some companies will not rent to persons our age. Any suggestions? Many thanks. Ken
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Hello, I am also a new member and will be watching and reading everything here! We just spent 2 months in Spain/Portugal this past Fall as we are considering moving there. I am 73 and had no problem renting a car in Barcelona and driving all over Spain and Portugal for 2 months. Some rental car companies in Europe don't allow driving the car over the borders. We've always used SYXT Rental and we recommend them. As a side note - we were not as thrilled with Portugal as we thought we would be. We like Spain much better.