Category: Slow Travel
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Living Without Borders in Our Golden Years
Embarking on retirement often paints a picture of a quiet life within the familiar boundaries of one’s home country. However, for an increasing number of retirees, like Rita and Jim Santos, retirement is an opportunity to break free from traditional expectations and embrace a life of international adventure. This bold decision to swap a fixed…
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Retirement Rebels: Taking a Chance With an Audacious Plan
My wife and I are both retired, although I still busy myself with writing, podcasting, voice-over work, and recording audiobooks. I will turn 66 this year, Rita just turned 73, and we find ourselves facing a situation common to us aging boomers. We’ve reached the point in our lives where downsizing our home to something…
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Lesson Re-Learned
If you have read any of my books or short stories on travel, you know that Rita and I normally eschew the guided tours, preferring instead to discover and explore on our own and at our own pace. In fact, one of my recent posts was about the joy of finding someplace unexpected. It is not…
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Are You Going To Stay In Ecuador?
It is a question many people are asking themselves right now. For my wife and I, our answer is yes, we are staying. This is our home. Maybe we would feel differently if we were in one of the areas of destruction. Our hearts go out to those who are struggling to survive. We recently…