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Retirement Travel: Should You Join a Tour Group, or Plan Your Own

Category: Travel

August 15 , 2024 — One of the most common things that retirees say they want to do is travel, now that they have the time, and maybe the money, to do it. Couples usually spend a lot of time deciding where and when to go. For example, they might…

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Published on August 13, 2024
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The Best Tool for Exploring Florida

Category: Travel

Fwb. 27, 2024 — Whether you are just visiting Florida or whether you live there full time, there is one great (free) tool you should have to make the most of your time there. It’s the Florida Rambler, and you can sign up for ther Free…

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Published on February 26, 2024
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Spain and Portugal Retirement: Paradors, Posadas, and Alcazars

Category: Best Retirement Towns and States

October 30, 2023 —   Spain and or Portugal retirement is very popular, as these Iberian countries are for tourism as well. Americans and Europeans are checking out these two countries, not only as great places for a retirement trip, but for where to retire too. Your editor recently spent 2…

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Published on October 30, 2023
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Travel Like a Millionaire – on a Retirement Budget!

Category: Travel

February 14, 2023 — Travel is often the number one thing that people say they look forward to when they retire.  Many yearn for far off, exotic destinations – like a glacier in New Zealand, African safari, or Alaskan cruise. Travel goals for others are more modest, like touring all…

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Published on February 12, 2023
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10 Best Retirement Train Trips

Category: Adventurous retirement

October 20, 2022 — Our retired friend EZ loves a great train trip, and hates everything about flying. He resents getting to the airport hours early, parking in a remote lot, shuffling through security lines, worrying that some delay will make him miss the flight – all to have the…

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Published on October 19, 2022
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Hop on This Musical Tour of Northern Scotland

Category: Travel

Sept 30, 2022 — If you are a fan of Scotland and/or love fiddles, we have a great armchair visit in store for you, complete with short videos of mini-concerts on scene. Mrs. Topretirements, aka Lucy Burdette, set up this tour for us and 5 friends last month with one…

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Published on September 30, 2022
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Avoid These 10 Mistakes When You Go Hiking

Category: Adventurous retirement

September 21, 2022 — Swept up in the desire to stay healthy and armed with plenty of time in retirement, millions of baby boomers are enjoying hiking as a fun pastime. Unfortunately, sometimes things go wrong. According to hikersdaily.com, almost 5,000 hikers are injured every year,…

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Published on September 21, 2022
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Covid Or Not: Are You Finally Ready to Travel?

Category: Travel

August , 2022 — Airlines can’t keep up with demand this summer. Even London’s Heathrow Airport told carriers not to schedule any more flights until the fall. Retirees and others are taking cruises, travelling by train, and taking trips in the car. This surge in demand has caused new problems…

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Published on August 11, 2022
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Miami in Québec? It’s Been a Tough Year for Canadian Snowbirds

Category: Travel

March 22, 2021 — Covid has caused so many terrible tragedies. One that is not so serious, but nevertheless painful, has been the effect on the many snowbirds who were not able to come south this winter. That includes many people from the U.S., and especially the almost 1 million…

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Published on March 22, 2021
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Canadian Snowbirds Have Their Wings Clipped

Category: Travel

December 30, 2020 – A new survey from SnowbirdAdvisor.ca estimates that only 31% of Canadian snowbirds will make the trip south this winter. Problems crossing the U.S. border for non-essential travel, quarantines, and concerns about catching Covid are some of the reasons. Besides the impact on…

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Published on December 29, 2020
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