We Chose a Country We've Never Even Visited - Here's Why

We picked a country we've never set foot in — and it knocked three years off our retirement timeline. Here's the story behind that decision. When Matt and Diane realized they could retire in 2027 instead of 2030, the math sent them somewhere they never expected to look. Not France (yet). Not Italy. A country they admit they "dogged on" before they actually did the research. In this video, they break down the exact numbers that changed everything — cost of living, housing, visas, and the one question that flipped their entire plan: "Where could we live comfortably and legally a little bit sooner?"This is the first video in a new chapter of the Europats journey — and it starts with a country neither of them has ever visited. France is still the dream. This is how they get there three years earlier. 🔗 Resources mentioned: • Numbeo Cost of Living: https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/ • Albania visa information: https://e-visa.al/ Join this channel to get access to perks:    / @theeuropats   Support us via Patreon: patreon.com/TheEuroPats Buy us a coffee: buymeacoffee.com/TheEuroPats Website: www.theeuropats.com Looking for luggage with a lifetime guarantee? Look no further than Nobl Travel. Use our link below to check them out: https://nysonian.sjv.io/X4nDZo Learn to speak a new language in three weeks with Babbel! https://babbel.sjv.io/EE1VnD We are Matt and Diane. A couple who have been married for 14 years and are looking to retire soon in Europe. Join us here every Saturday as we go through the different countries to discover all that we can and, hopefully, narrow down a place we would like to retire to. We would love to take you along with us on our journey. Please leave us a comment and let us know if you have any tips or have done this yourself. We welcome any advice you can give and we will share all pertinent information that we learn along the way. Music by Epidemic Sound Like the music? Find my playlist with the music I've used here. You can also sign up for a free trial: https://share.epidemicsound.com/4bms3... Credit for images used, none of which were altered. Video by Kenan Turguç on Pexels: https://www.pexels.com/video/aerial-v... Video by Mathijs Oggel on Pexels: https://www.pexels.com/video/aerial-v... Video by Sergey Guk on Pexels: https://www.pexels.com/video/drone-ae...