I totally understand! I as supposed to be just returning from a Summer in Portugal about now. Instead from where I am I can't go at all unless I apply for residency there (while still here) and wait for that to be approved. I would have to have already found a place to live there for at least 6 months to do that, but don't actually want to be there for Winter. If I could go, I would be long gone. Good for you, making it happen. I hope to cross paths there at some point in the next year or so.