thanks guys for the responses, food for thought. My husband works at sea and can be various locations offshore, so for him any part of the world can be his oyster. I'm in travel currently, but not so important for me, Dubai sounds an interesting thought, i've been years ago and liked it v much. also Cyprus - been on hol there a long time ago.
time for us to get some reading in on specific places where we can investigate schools, healthcare, prime areas etc. thanks x