They say the world is getting to be a smaller place, yes and not in the right way sometimes! Yes its only been recently with Europe for us, but the cost of living is quite high in some countries and the language barrier the biggest problem, my sister bought a place in Portugal with her husband, her little girl went an international school, (which cost a fortune!) and also picked up the language quickly but my sis found it very hard. They still have the farm house out there, and go and visit but have come back to England to live. I guess its not always paradise, even if you go out there alot first, still at least they had the chance to try it! In England we get masses coming from the poorer eastern european countries thinking that the pavements are paved with gold, actually they probably are, because they came claim all benfits and free housing ! Which they don't get in their own country. A different world eh? They should have a thing called 'Prove you have enough money to live on' and you can come to X country to live! Job done then, and it should apply all over the world!!! Now there's a thought!!! Radical eh?