have wanted to live in portugal for 10 years - was sidetracked by an exhub who didnt want to learn languages. we were in nz for 6 awful, wasted years and now after one $100,000 year in canada (am orig canadian) spanning toronto and vancouver feel i am in a slightly upmarket version of nz. ex threatening to fight for custody but i have had enough and however crazy want to try portugal (as long as p'al situ good in truth he hasnt much of a chance). am able to spend a month or so your way come mid-march. that month will go fast. i have many questions based on lovely assumptions (: and if am well off target pls do suggest as much. the point of moving to p'al is to ease stress a bit, feel part of a community again, see the sun for longer than 25 minutes at a time, be warm at least 8 months/yr, live healthily/ simply, feel good about beinga live etc etc. my 9 yr old son is soccer fanatical so it doesnt hurt that p'al is the birthplace of ronaldo.

in your good opinion will i be able to achieve the following:

migrate quickly and easily (formalities)
buy a piece of land/ build on it half an hour from the sea while living in a pleasant town that is great for kids for the ungodly sum of 200,000 euro? (town suggestions ??? - everything looks fantastic on internet so getting nowhere)
have internet access that is good enough to work overseas
be 2 hours max drive from a major city
have decent healthcare
have decent schooling for son (he has been learning german as a path to slide him into portugese). integrate son socially with local kids/ attend local school?
find people of entreprenurial nature ???
import/ drive my left hand vehicle (delica - re-designed as very cool camper)

3 of my sons closest friends in vancouver will be moving in the next 3 months with rumour of at least 1 more. there is a golden window opening i dont wish to miss. i like that portugal says its in the shit - canada said it was brilliant but that turned out to be false /like nz. even in the crapper portugese life still seems to be chugging along (mind if you have a little cash - same everywhere). i really dont want to be moving again any time soon.

oh. we all have EU passports (uk).

when in p'al for the month can i easily travel by bus/ train or will i need to rent a car the whole time?
have i lost my mind?

Migration is very easy into Portugal for European union people, don't worry about that.
Other things are possible; most people will recommend the town where they ended up.
There is a lot of disagreement about the health care situation, some people swear it's better than UK while others say it's useless. I think it all depends on your location and the local hospital there.
I strongly advise against building new; it will take years to get the paperwork [don't believe anyone who tells you otherwise] and cost more than buying something existing.
There's a huge amount of unsold housing just about everywhere, so choose your location first, then look for property. You'll find lots of great houses selling for less than they cost to build.
I live on the west coast near Aljezur; the weather is fantastic but the population is probably too thin for your other needs. I'd say look around Lisbon, so as your kids grow up they'll have the options that a real city provides, without moving so far that you lose them.
You will need a car for sure to get anything done, unless you stay within one local area.
Most of Portugal has good internet coverage of one sort or another. Unless you're in a very rural location that shouldn't be much of a problem.

The only trouble here is the economy; if you have money from an outside source, there's no reason not to be here.