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Narrowed down to Portugal

6 years ago
My partner and I have been looking to relocate for about 18 months and finally put Portugal top of the list. We've got a trip planned in September/October to confirm and look around a bit.

We are both just barely 50 and are coming from Colorado. Hes a British ex-pat who has been in the US for 25 years and currently works in IT. I lived in Spain as a kid and am a CPA with my own private practice.

We hold a decent amount of rental real estate and have done a few flips as well, so we've got a bit set by to get us started and continuing on for a while.

Our plan when we come in September/October is to book an AirBNB for the first few night and the last night in Lisbon, but then be a bit more spontaneous once we're there, grabbing AirBNB or hotel each night in wherever we end up. From what we've learned so far, things are not so busy this time of year and availability of places should be pretty decent. We'll be a bit on the coast, but mostly inland and a little in the Algarve.

What do you guys think? Will this plan work? I prefer to travel without much of an itinerary as I really like to jump off the beaten path when I see one that looks interesting. I just hate to commit to being in a certain place at a certain time when there is an entire country to explore!

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