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Last night I had a discussion with some retired neighbors, he just got out of the hospital from heart surgery (frankly I thought he looked awful).
We were discussing the time when you can really travel. The start of this window is after your kids are educated and moved out after you finish the college/wedding/launching expenses you also finally have some money.
the end of this window is when your health no longer permits you to fly across timezones, climb stairs to the top of a cathedral dome, take trains and busses lugging suitcases etc. Knees and hearts for example can give out.
I thought this was an interesting concept. We are doing a lot of European travel now, I find walking cobblestone streets etc. challenging, and the handicap accessibility we enjoy here is not nearly as evident in the places we have been. Of course, being able to plan travel dates with no work restrictions has enabled us to get really good deals and travel off season when the crowds are much less. And I got to do the number one thing on my life list, go to the Sistine Chapel and walk all around Florence and Rome.
I think this could be the most compelling reason we strove so hard for RE, I didn't want to spend my life talking about what we would do when we retired, then finally get there and not be able to do it.
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