Timeshares are great for frequent travelers, but be very selective about the corporations that own/manage the timeshares. After several fitful starts at timeshare ownership, we came across the Hilton Hawaiian Village; they are professionals in the lodging business, they are clearly not going to go out of business tomorrow, they manage properties and trades around [...]
Never had a botched flight. Ever. And this in good weather from San Antonio, Texas to Phoenix after a superb time in San Antonio. Travellers’ Caution We’ve been on overseas flights roughly 70 times and around the U.S. dozens of times during all seasons in all types of weather. We’ve never had a glitch with [...]
If you’re going through the “eat, pray, love” part of your life, or whether you need change for economic or reasons of maintaining sanity, join the millions of Americans considering an overseas retirement.
Living overseas has always been a great desire of ours. But it’s also mind-boggling when you begin dealing with the ins and outs of America’s federal system for receiving benefits that you’ve worked for in the U.S. That said, even though some aspects are daunting, absolutely everyone we know that has moved to live and [...]
I just realized that I am a “baby boomer” (denial, you know) AND an avid international traveler. This came from a conversation last night with four 65+ year olds who just returned from 15 months in Chiang Mai, Thailand AND in looking up stats about traveling and travelers. I seldom think about my age; I’m [...]
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