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Best online resources for expat and retiring overseas planning?

Last activity 12 September 2020 by JohnnyPT

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jonnycpava

Hello,
I am just starting my journey to retire and move overseas in year 2032, twelve years from now *(yes, I am a planner!)
I want to live in Europe, and my current focus right now is Portugal and Spain.
The reason I want to retire overseas is because I love to travel, I love Europe, and I have friends and family in Europe.   I expect to have a moderate retirement income, and my dream is to live in a non-touristy area at the beach and wake to an ocean view every morning! 

Can folks people please share with me their best go-to websites for planning to become an expat (i.e. retire overseas, places in Portugal, Spain, etc.)?  I know this site is top of the list, but are there other online resources on how to be an expat, and retire overseas?  Facebook, etc.?

Thank you so much!
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JohnnyPT

Hi,

You are planning well in advance :) In 12 years from now many things will be different.
Waking up overlooking the ocean and close to Lisbon... I suggest Sintra, Oeiras, Cascais, Almada and Setubal. All of them are well served by train and near the Atlantic ocean. Mafra and Setúbal are interesting choices, but Mafra doesn't have a train, only in Sintra (distance of 20 km) and it's much less touristic than Cascais or Sintra. Setúbal has a train and is 50 km away from Lisbon.

Don't forget that you have other options outside Lisbon, interesting and probably cheaper.

I also suggest you to see this post, especially Tricia Pimental's videos and interviews:

https://www.expat.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=903613

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