Thanks, but I think I'll pass. :) Luckily, we don't have to deal with power outages; most lines are underground here (especially in the cities), so they're rarely affected by weather conditions. (IIRC, the last couple of times whole areas was powerless was when a ship crashed into a bridge and somehow damaged a major power station or when sudden massive snowfalls, combined with an unexpected steep drop in temperatures, resulting in shock ice, broke older surface power lines that serviced rural areas and small towns.

I really like living pretty much in the center of Europe; I can't say that I've visited all eight countries we share borders with, but going abroad on vacation is pretty much SOP here. So far, I've either passed through or gone on vacation in 17 countries in Europe alone, plus Canada, the US, Egypt and Tunisia. :) But there's still all of Scandinavia and Eastern Europe to explore -- and of course Asia and Australia. When I'll have the time and money!