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Not a problem. Up to date, and in my experience (15 years ago) very accessible. Hospital lobbies don't look like modern airport terminals, and wards are not a 5 star hotel setting, but if that's what you require, I'd suggest one stay in the US. For complicated things like advanced (metastatic, end stage) cancer, Germany, to my knowledge is tops, and right next door. I know Americans who have made that trip. Pharmaceuticals are way cheaper than they are in the US.
The snazziest hospital and patient accommodation I have ever been treated in was QuirĂ³n in Bacelona, and top of the line doctors.
WOW! That's Krakow. Mariacki, with the guy up in the tower, tooting the horn every hour. Sitting in that Rynek Glowy, in front of the Sukiennice (cloth market), indulging in a scrumptious Polish-made pastry, just taking in the scene...one of life's greatest pleasures. That city has a 10+ walk score (make sure you have comfy shoes).
And to think, just sitting there, minding your own business, you may meet someone you never saw before, get to talking, and BOOM! they'll invite you home for dinner! Still happens. It's a Polish thing, happens anywhere you go. Poles are very sociable.
It's also not too far to attend the Castle Party, just a hop skip and a jump over by the German border.
I can live without cable but I can't live without HS internet. Aren't there any HS service in your area? I pay $70 a month and get a quota of 300GB of internet usage.
HS Internet is not available where I am in the US. But I understand that in Europe they offer much higher speeds than we have here, for a lower cost too.
International Living magazine's 2015 Top 10 Countries to retire to.
Be careful with Intl Living as a source of anything, they aren't known for giving unbiased information.
Their business model is to overhype retirement destinations to attract a customer base (both paying and unpaying) so they can send offers of "opportunities" to people in these wonderful paradise locations. To accomplish this they constantly churn out material about how perfect all these paradise locations are, downplaying/ignoring/glossing over any negatives while underestimating the cost of living.
I'd be curious what countries are really cheap while having law enforcement not known for corruption, since the two usually go hand in hand. Not saying there aren't any, just somewhat skeptical.
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Developed and EU countries have pretty stable governments and police are accountable.
Portugal, Spain, southern France are easy to get to and quite cheap. Eastern EU countries are even less expensive.
Ecuador, and recently Columbia now have accountable police.
Having lived and worked in SE Asia for 27 yrs, I do see weaknesses in security / accountability of police. It is a known problem, but also expected, and can be mitigated.
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