We are already retired. Healthcare costs 1800 euros per year for the 2 of us for private insurance. My wife as a member of the EU also has health insurance reimbursed by the NHS. After you have been a resident for a year you can opt into the public health system paying a flat fee monthly 60 euros if you are less or 65 or 157 euros month if you are more than 65 years old.
A real beach... with sand? Is it really possible to enter the water, swim out a little way, come back, and then sunbath on the delicious sand for a few hours - maybe while enjoying an ice cream purchased from the nearby kiosk? Or are you referring to what is more properly described as a rocky cliff or a tiny patch of land covered in jagged stone, inaccessible without trespassing and/or macheteing your way through brush, leading to jellyfish-infested waters?
A real beach with real sand and plenty of room to swim. Restaurants, bars and ice cream within walking distance. Unfortunately, that beautiful beach gets very crowded in July and August so we have to get on the scooter and go 1.7 kilometers to a different beach that isn't as crowded but also doesn't have as many ameneties. If you prefer to lie out in all of your naked glory a naturist beach is another 200 meters from the quieter beach.
Here is a video of the area that shows a few of the local beaches plus the town. One thing in the video that may appear strange is a fox in a snowstorm. The mountains are large enough and close enough that you can swim in the morning, ski all afternoon and be back in time for another swim before heading out to supper.
Are you saying that, with only two stations serving 27,000 people, the gas lines are reminiscent of those in the U.S. during the 1973 oil crisis?
Hardly any lines at all. They are open 24/7/365
Beautiful video