Have your tried Portugal? The food is so good and the people were very kind to me, a woman traveling alone ( at that time).
I have been curious about Ecuador. It does seem so far away, though.
It breaks my heart to think my husband wants to transplant us. But he thinks being an American is a state of mind, and you can take it with you. Still struggling with that.
I haven’t yet made it to Portugal! Only thing that puts me off is learning portuguese :) Though my partner speaks portuguese... so we will see. Italian and Spanish I can manage, and their art and literature interests me. I’m currently leaning towards Tuscany... only because it’s centrally located and just so beautiful. Well if you move somewhere beautiful... you will have plenty of houseguests! And I’ve realized while traveling to always be on the look out for an irish bar.... generally where all the english speaking ex-pats go!