Hi All:
Thanks to all who have registered their personal interest. That's a lot of people, and we'll get back to you all soonest. Give us a few days!
A comment about money. It's used to buy real estate of any kind. For anyone planning to up their roots and relocate anywhere - whether it's Ecuador, Panama, Costa Rica, Brazil, Argentina, British Columbia, Australia, New Zealand or Switzerland - you'll need financial resources at some level or another. It's an unavoidable fact.
Remember also that every one of us is in a separate life position. Variables include age, skills, health, marriage, children, jobs, relatives, language, nationality, financial assets. All of these come into play in some way or another. It's all a complicated equation, diferent for each of us.
Those with funds are not always the most free.
Those without funds are not always the most limited.
The entire Avalon site is dedicated to providing the maximum amount of information to everyone, whatever their position. Each of us can select whatever we feel is useful or valuable, and apply it to our own individual circumstances.
As a comment to Bleep (hi there!

) - our information comes from a very well-informed source who is in a position to accurately assess certain risks and probabilities.
Nothng to do with fear. The individual spearheading this project is one of the most unafraid people I have ever met. Many people would also not easily label Kerry or myself as afraid.
If I go to Australia, it won't be because of fear: it's because it's a great place to be compared to many others, and if I'm part of this community it'll be because it sounds like a wonderful place to live.
Very best to all, Bill