In 2008, we launched on a multi-year “Green Global Trek”. For years we had yearned for the freedom to sculpt a more nomadic lifestyle, once our four teen-age boys would be off to college. We prepared the terrain, gradually, by doing some research about potential launch points for our global trek and decided on Nicaragua …more
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Empty Nesters on a Green Global Trek: Granada, Nicaragua
July 29, 2014 | Category: Jobs/Volunteer, Life, Retirement locations | 3 Comments
Author: Peta and Ben posts: 2 Author's
Author: Peta and Ben posts: 2 Author's
The Retirees and the Volcano (Nicaragua)
October 22, 2013 | Category: Retirement locations | 6 Comments
Author: Debbie Goehring posts: 1 Author's
Author: Debbie Goehring posts: 1 Author's
My husband and I retired to Ometepe Island, Nicaragua in 2010. We have an enormous fresh water lake, Lake Cocibolca, in our front yard and an active volcano, Vulcan Concepcion, in our back yard. Most of our family thought we were crazy to move to Nicaragua. “Isn’t there a war going on over there?” they …more
Retiring Abroad – What Does It Take?
December 12, 2014 | Category: Retirement locations | 6 Comments
Author: Donna Davis posts: 1 Author's
Author: Donna Davis posts: 1 Author's
“Aruba, Jamaica, ooh I wanna take ya Bermuda, Bahama, come on pretty mama” –The Beach Boys In conversations about retirement, moving overseas is always a hot topic. The ocean is always bluer on the other side of the equator. We all know or have heard of the wonderful places, the low cost of living, …more
My wife and I are planning to downsize and retire in the next few years. I decided to do some research on some cheaper options for retirement locations. Almost any place is cheaper than where we currently live. New York City. The first thing I did was to find which are the most tax friendly …more
Empty Nesters on a Green Global Trek: Selecting a new home town in Asia
August 11, 2014 | Category: Life, Retirement locations, Travel | 2 Comments
Author: Peta and Ben posts: 2 Author's
Author: Peta and Ben posts: 2 Author's
When we set off from Chicago to start on a Green Global Trek in Latin America, we fell in love with Granada, Nicaragua. We did not know how long we would be living in Granada, but we knew we wanted to anchor ourselves there, building a new chapter in our lives and traveling throughout the …more
Mike and I had a dream plan for retirement with living 6 months in our home in the mountains of WA and 6 months of living and/or traveling in other countries, exploring the world. But quickly that dream faded away with the economic crash in 2008. We had a successful real estate business in a …more
Single Expat Moves to Cuenca, Ecuador
March 26, 2014 | Category: Retirement locations | 14 Comments
Author: Regina Potenza posts: 1 Author's
Author: Regina Potenza posts: 1 Author's
After 23 years of living at Lake Chapala in Mexico, I decided to strike out and explore where I might want to live next. I was already familiar with Spanish-language countries; I had lived a happy, interesting, and contented life in Mexico since I was 40 years old. However, after 25 years as a single …more
Gidget Goes Grandma
March 1, 2014 | Category: Health, Hobbies/Sports, Life | 4 Comments
Author: Karen Chandler posts: 2 Author's
Author: Karen Chandler posts: 2 Author's
Baby Boomer Women: Who didn’t jump on their bed along with Sandra Dee and practice the stance that would let them ride the wild waves alongside Moondoggie and the Big Kahuna? Hooked, we also faithfully watched the string of low budget Beach Blanket surfer boys and girls in other movies as well as tuning into …more
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