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03-10-2013, 11:18 AM
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gone traveling
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Follow the Sun
Planning to retire next year. Thinking of keeping a home base in the US, and have extended stays in Asia and Central/South America during the year. Wondering if anyone has done this or is thinking of doing it? Will try to time my stays during the best weather periods abroad.
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03-10-2013, 02:18 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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We thought about Oregon to Florida, ended up with 1050 mile spread between Oregon and La Quinta California. The travel logistics take up a week or two each year back and forth, OTOH, we see lots of sun, little rain, and avoid the broiler temps down south. Closer would be much easier, and I can imagine the commute getting rough as we age in.
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03-10-2013, 03:19 PM
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gone traveling
Join Date: Mar 2013
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That seems like a two day drive. Can see it getting more and more tiresome as you age. Same issue when I fly to Asia, about 23 hours house to hotel.
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03-10-2013, 03:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Swamp Fox
Planning to retire next year. Thinking of keeping a home base in the US, and have extended stays in Asia and Central/South America during the year. Wondering if anyone has done this or is thinking of doing it? Will try to time my stays during the best weather periods abroad.
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We have been doing this since we ER'ed in 2010, but not to Asia or South America.
Each summer (5 or 6 months) we have spent in Europe, N. America and the UK. This year is Europe, next year we are planning on Australasia.
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03-12-2013, 11:07 AM
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gone traveling
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Alan, I am open to adding Europe to the mix. Perhaps Spain and Malta.
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03-12-2013, 12:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Swamp Fox
Alan, I am open to adding Europe to the mix. Perhaps Spain and Malta.
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We've been to Spain 3 times now, and going again this year. I know several folks who have been to Malta and have given us positive reviews.
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03-12-2013, 03:02 PM
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gone traveling
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Retiring 2016 and planning to do exactly that. First move to a warmer part of Australia- Gold Coast in Queensland.
Then we would like to spend a few months of every year in Southern Europe and South East Asia during our Cooler months
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03-12-2013, 03:04 PM
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We are planning to spend summers in Europe and winters in a warm and sunny US location when DW retires, although pets currently add a layer of logistical complexity which is hard to overcome.
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03-12-2013, 05:41 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
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Yes I have been thinking of doing it. See my previous posts on this topic, under different threads.
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Originally Posted by Swamp Fox
Planning to retire next year. Thinking of keeping a home base in the US, and have extended stays in Asia and Central/South America during the year. Wondering if anyone has done this or is thinking of doing it? Will try to time my stays during the best weather periods abroad.
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03-12-2013, 06:46 PM
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Originally Posted by FIREd
We are planning to spend summers in Europe and winters in a warm and sunny US location when DW retires, although pets currently add a layer of logistical complexity which is hard to overcome.
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That's why we stopped keeping pets after the last pair of cats died a few years ago. They were from the same litter, always got on great with one another, and died within a few months of one another aged 15.
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03-12-2013, 07:05 PM
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gone traveling
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Alan
That's why we stopped keeping pets after the last pair of cats died a few years ago. They were from the same litter, always got on great with one another, and died within a few months of one another aged 15.
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+1. Said to my DW, no more dogs after the current 2 are gone. If she decides to have more, then I vacation alone 
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