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A few quick thoughts as we arrive at the end of our first week of retirement… A thought occurred to me that being retired is a lot like being a teenager again!No job, and nothing to do 🙂 – ROB VANNOSTRAND Well that’s not exactly true, since we are anxiously awaiting the beginning of our […]
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Notes about our 3 month stay in Playa Del Carmen, Mexico in Jan-April 2023. Now that we are officially retired, we will be staying for three months in an apartment which is just off 5th avenue known as the “main street” of tourist life in Playa. Playa is about an hour south of Cancun, so […]
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You should minimize any CHANGES to your medical prescriptions, and tests, etc. during the 6 months prior to your trip. I ended up paying more for my travel insurance, because I decided to get a medical checkup with my home country doctor, before we leave the country. This resulted in a minor change to my […]
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My PAL office celebrated my retirement during our annual Christmas Party dinner. This 37 year journey with PAL comes to an end, and a new retirement chapter of world travel begins on December 30th, 2022. I received a nice plaque encompassing my now famous work phrase “robtry” and a card signed by my work colleagues, […]
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$100K invested in each category.
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One of my biggest concerns before retirement was related to the financial considerations. With a lower fixed income, what would our lifestyle be like? I had noticed random articles claiming that you can live in places outside of Canada for less than $1,000 per month, all included! What would that be like? How realistic could […]
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We did a basic 7 day test run of a longer road trip by taking a run trip through the mountains of Alberta last year, using the Canada Dream RV Truck rental. Its great to have a totally self contained vehicle that you can move at what ever pace that you want to. I liked […]
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We have really enjoyed the many years of content that Barry Kessler has in his weekly podcasts and associated website photos as shared at his Puerto Vallarta Travel Show site. The podcasts are great to listen to when driving on roadtrips. Very inspirational interviews with all types of people who live in the Puerto Vallarta […]
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Our personal journey to this blog stems from the blood sweat and tears that we have worked through starting when I was about 60 years old, trying to picture what retirement at age 65 would be like. Frankly I was very scared back at that stage! But over the past 5 years, with the vision […]
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AirBnB hosts can DOUBLE your price on a confirmed and pre-paid booking! We learned about this the hard way, and the best you can hope for is a full refund from AirBnB if you know how to “play the game”. The way it works is that the host will “REQUEST” that you accept a new […]
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