Don turned 65 in October 2007 and thoughts of wanting to retire and travel more began to take precedence over his former enthusiasm for his work as a private-practice neuropsychologist. However, because of some very poor financial decisions we’d made a couple of years earlier he was not in a position to retire, so he …more

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After my first working vacation in Vietnam, I had a feeling that I would like to spend more time in Southeast Asia. I loved the food, the people, the landscape and the culture. I seriously started considering retiring somewhere in Asia, a few years before I actually could take early retirement. I decided to visit …more

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Travel tops the dream list for boomers in a recent AARP national survey. Almost all of us have a “bucket list” of travel dreams. My wife, Pat, and I, now 61 years old, have been fortunate to share a life-changing adventure together. Recently, we rented our home in San Diego, California, and traveled the world …more

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Erik and Mona visited Gran Canaria (Canary Islands) 70 times in the last 46 years and recently received an award from the island’s government. The draw of a welcoming, warm and healthy climate, as well as tennis and long, leisurely evenings spent with good friends has ensured the return of this 80-year-old Swedish couple to …more

Great fishing Spots   If people concentrated on the really important things in life, there’d be a shortage of fishing poles. -Doug Larson, Gold medal winner 1924 Olympics. The following are ten great fishing spots: Bass Strait Victoria, Australia Separating the island of Tasmania from the south of the Australian mainland is the Bass Strait …more

Great International Retirement Locations Chiang Mai, Thailand Retirement Description: Chiang Mai, located in northern Thailand is a beautiful city that offers Asian history in its Old City as well as a modern, cosmopolitan lifestyle to those who retire here.. It is a city alive with festivals, art and culture, nightlife and exquisite ethnic cuisine. The …more