Oh dear, I remember those. Good luck!
Yes he's back. Had a marvellous time and has changed his mind about Hungary, Budapest is in his words just amazing, clean, safe and very friendly. He said the countries he went to, make Britain look like some shitty little shanty town you see in Sout Africa. He looked at a few properties while he was over there and you get much more for your money, the healthcare is better and taxation is less. He's also found out if he pays tax overseas, he can make a lump sum payment in a number of countries to catch up with their state pension. He's looking at selling up and moving by easter next year. He didn't want to come home.
Edit, He's doing Italy, Greece and Andorra after christmas, just to keep his options open