msbearkeley
Recycles dryer sheets
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We are 6 months and 1 day away from our drop dead date to retire!!!
Over the past few weeks, we've been researching places we'd want to go to as we transition into our new lifestyle. We want to have a travelling lifestyle (6 months average at any given place as our home base to explore). We are going to hold onto our house for the next 2 years (market hasn't picked up yet), so for now, thinking we would go somewhere WARM in January for about 3 - 6 months.
Our problem: There's so much to see and do in this world!!! Where do we start?!!! Soon, we will truly be able to go where we want to, but it's not as easy as we thought!
Curious to hear what you guys experienced....should we be concerned about a 'transition' into this lifestyle? Tips we should consider when making your plans....
So far, we've narrowed it down to:
Option 1: Safe and Familiar --- Hawaii or Puerto Rico would allow us to 'transition' to a travelling lifestyle easily....still part of the US, places we've been to several times (and loved). Cost of living would be on the high end (will need a car, for example) -- within our budget, but not something we want to 'get used to' having as we travel the world.
Option 2: A Familiar Change --- Philippines is familiar (lived in Manila as a child; been to manila for a few weeks), but LIVING in one of the smaller towns would be new to us (there are expats where we would want to go and certainly the 'dream' home....just not sure if we want our first experience as retirees dealing with the noise and bugs and other inconveniences right away....we were totally ok for a week, but 3 0 6 months?
Option 3: Totally New....Australia, Bali....possible housesitting gig in Australia....never been to either one, but why wouldn't anyone want to go there right?
Over the past few weeks, we've been researching places we'd want to go to as we transition into our new lifestyle. We want to have a travelling lifestyle (6 months average at any given place as our home base to explore). We are going to hold onto our house for the next 2 years (market hasn't picked up yet), so for now, thinking we would go somewhere WARM in January for about 3 - 6 months.
Our problem: There's so much to see and do in this world!!! Where do we start?!!! Soon, we will truly be able to go where we want to, but it's not as easy as we thought!
Curious to hear what you guys experienced....should we be concerned about a 'transition' into this lifestyle? Tips we should consider when making your plans....
So far, we've narrowed it down to:
Option 1: Safe and Familiar --- Hawaii or Puerto Rico would allow us to 'transition' to a travelling lifestyle easily....still part of the US, places we've been to several times (and loved). Cost of living would be on the high end (will need a car, for example) -- within our budget, but not something we want to 'get used to' having as we travel the world.
Option 2: A Familiar Change --- Philippines is familiar (lived in Manila as a child; been to manila for a few weeks), but LIVING in one of the smaller towns would be new to us (there are expats where we would want to go and certainly the 'dream' home....just not sure if we want our first experience as retirees dealing with the noise and bugs and other inconveniences right away....we were totally ok for a week, but 3 0 6 months?
Option 3: Totally New....Australia, Bali....possible housesitting gig in Australia....never been to either one, but why wouldn't anyone want to go there right?