The ocean? The mountains? Downsize? Upsize? Near the grandkids? With other retirees? Seek peace, quiet and solitude? Get closer to the action? So many choices are now available to those with the freedom to move anywhere they like – or nowhere at all. How should you make this huge decision? First of all, it’s important …more
Category: Retirement locations (page 6 of 21)
Choosing Where to Spend Your Retirement Years
May 23, 2015 | Category: Life, Retirement locations | Add Comment
Author: Dr. Sara Zeff Geber posts: 5 Author's
Author: Dr. Sara Zeff Geber posts: 5 Author's
Suppose your spouse had taken a day trip with some friends and you were to await a phone call for a time to make the pick up. Now suppose you didn’t get the call because your cell phone service didn’t work. Now suppose, 30 minutes later your spouse got a call through and you left …more
We first came to Tenerife on Holiday in the early 80’s, we loved it and like a lot of people we commented to each other ‘one day we will live here’, on returning to the UK we got caught up with our Mail Order Business selling motor racing parts and life continued , but that …more
You better Belize it
April 21, 2015 | Category: Jobs/Volunteer, Retirement locations, Travel | Add Comment
Author: Danila Mansfield posts: 3 Author's
Author: Danila Mansfield posts: 3 Author's
I didn’t expect to see a scarlet poinsettia flowering in the jungle, but there it was. More gangly and much larger than the Christmas plants we buy in England or America. “You better Belize it” as they say round here! We were on Mr Eladio Pop’s cacao farm, deep in the rainforest of southern Belize. …more
The Superstition Mountains
April 5, 2015 | Category: Retirement locations, Travel | Add Comment
Author: Len Schritter posts: 37 Author's
Author: Len Schritter posts: 37 Author's
I tipped my wine glass back and the Pinot Grigio flowed over my tongue and down my throat like pure spring water. My senses came alive as I sat my glass back down on the patio table and leaned back in my chair. Diana’s voice pierced the stillness of the moment. “Beautiful evening isn’t it.” …more
Cherry Blossom Season Japan
April 3, 2015 | Category: Retirement locations, Travel | Add Comment
Author: Rey Waters posts: 8 Author's
Author: Rey Waters posts: 8 Author's
Sakura – Cherry Blossoms – Japan 2015 The end of March begins the Cherry Blossom season throughout Japan. (Okinawa starts in January) The blossoms are spectacular and only last for a few days. This is our windy rainy season and not long after the blossoms appear the wind creates a beautiful flowering carpet along the …more
Why I’m Not in Boston
March 1, 2015 | Category: Life, Retirement locations | 1 Comment
Author: Len Schritter posts: 37 Author's
Author: Len Schritter posts: 37 Author's
I hate the snow! Didn’t used to be this way. In my former life, that is my life away from Arizona, winter weather and all the inconveniences that go with it were just part of the deal. We didn’t know any different. Every fall, just as soon as that familiar chill was felt in the …more
First Steps to Crete
February 15, 2015 | Category: Retirement locations | 1 Comment
Author: Robin P. Williams posts: 1 Author's
Author: Robin P. Williams posts: 1 Author's
They say that life is a gamble. For many the gamble is never taken, for others it is the first step to a new and exciting life. Leaving family and friends back in the UK to start a new life after retirement is a massive step and one that had to be considered carefully. Not …more
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