My partner, and I have been seriously considering relocating to Girona, Spain. We have no issue with selling/giving away virtually everything, except we are both advanced amateur competitive cyclists (hence, Girona) and motorcyclists. We each on two motorcycles for a stableful of four, and two of them are highly modified "classic" European bikes that we love a lot. Plus, we have seven racing bicycles and a fully stocked workshop and training center. Moving with our 2 "daily training" bicycles is no biggie as we've travelled and raced the world with them. However, all those tools (and motorcycles) were challenging to acquire, and smart trainers are both heavy and expensive to replace.
We were thinking we would sell our cars, ship motorcycles (one is a 2 year old BMW and a 9 year old KTM so we're assuming Euro emissions won't be a problem for them. The other two are older Ducatis) tools, and just a handful of household items (i.e. 2 expensive stereo systems) and start over with furniture. But we fear completely astronomical shipping costs, plus... finding a place to live with a garage. (We enjoyed the housing areas just north of the city a lot, in between Girona and Banyoles.)
We've looked around enough to know that the general housing costs are certainly on par or less than Boulder (America's 4th most expensive city, darn it...) A reduced cost of living is just one of the draws.
We were thinking we would sell our cars, ship motorcycles (one is a 2 year old BMW and a 9 year old KTM so we're assuming Euro emissions won't be a problem for them. The other two are older Ducatis) tools, and just a handful of household items (i.e. 2 expensive stereo systems) and start over with furniture. But we fear completely astronomical shipping costs, plus... finding a place to live with a garage. (We enjoyed the housing areas just north of the city a lot, in between Girona and Banyoles.)
We've looked around enough to know that the general housing costs are certainly on par or less than Boulder (America's 4th most expensive city, darn it...) A reduced cost of living is just one of the draws.
