[adriaanm]

Ditto. I just moved from the Bay Area to Lausanne for many of the same reasons (except the vacations: still working for the same awesome employer).

[CalRobert]

Would love to hear about your experience moving. Do you speak French (or German?) Have been contemplating the continent as Dublin gets very expensive.

I realize this counters my own statement (after all Dublin IE has some of the same problems as the bay wrt housing) but there are still cities in Europe offering what I stated.