We'd planned to bring our caravan from England to Portugal but housing is just as cheap, if you can find it, as renting a spot for a caravan in a park. If you can make money outside of needing a job here, then you're golden. I know people that make 15 euros a day, for 12 hours of work here. The headaches and "tomorrow" attitude will drive you up the wall. I'm used to supreme failures at efficiency but this just takes the cake. There's also a rise in xenophobia here that few are talking about, especially towards anyone that speaks English. I catch it, even though I'm American. My partner is English so it's assumed I am too. It's a good place to start, definitely, but we're still looking at Belize or even going back to England as options. Especially now that the pound and dollar are tanking. We're looking for another caravan too, just in case we decide to just start traveling and see where we end up. I wish you luck! *I'm editing this to clarify...there is a rise in xenophobia to BRITISH English speakers.
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