AdventuRetired

Tell us about your Adventure!

Ask any child where their favorite place to vacation  in the United States is and I'll bet they say Disneyworld!  If you are lucky you might get there once or twice in your childhood with your parents...but what about Grandma and Grandpa?  If it involves grandchildren having a blast and a ton of fun, they might just plan it!   Today we interview a grandma that didn't just tag along...she planned it!  And it took 15 years of saving to accomplish her goal!

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What??? Live on a $1000 a month?  Yup, you can retired friends, however, you need to leave the USA for sunny Mexico!  In this interview, we talk with Janet Blazer, author of  Why We Left: An Anthology of American Women Expats.  Curt found Janet on MSN and reached out to her.  She was a delightful guest and gave us some great advice and the lowdown of leaving the USA for Mexico in retirement.  Her book was hard to put down, 27 women tell their experiences of moving to Mexico...each with different expectations and dreams.  Enjoy her retirement story!

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Janine and Dr. Steve Havener break down this grand voyage, stop by stop, and in great detail for us.  Janine keeps a detailed  travel log that gives us a realistic and vivid look into their great adventure.  As an avid photographer, she takes thousands of pictures to document their voyage.  One really believes that they are traveling along with the Haveners as they explore beautiful vistas and new exotic lands. 
Janine was a wealth of cruise knowledge!  Her detailed lists will help all of us planning cruises in the future!  We asked them many questions about being on a cruise for such a length of time and wow does she come thru!  

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This episode is about a 21 days adventure in Africa by Chris and Laura Bertelson.  They do have a personal connection and love to Africa from Laura's Peace Corp days and Chris has many Rotary Club International water projects in Africa which he supports, but today is about the safaris and African travel!   Thank you for join us!

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Where do you see your retirement journey taking you? We meet Californian Richard Haiduck in this episode as he navigates new retirement waters as an author.  His book, Shifting Gears , tells about the retirement paths that others have taken.  He has interviewed and condensed hundreds of pages of transcripts into a thought provoking collection of retirement stories.  

Richard's book delves into the multifaceted path of retirement that deals with leisure, retirement locations, volunteering, and personal motivation.  He looks into what inspires and drives a successful retirement.  He talks to retirees who are doing things to stay mentally sharp and physically in shape. 

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Do you dream of the open roads, blue skies, and paths to places that are scenic?  How about a canoe trip down a river or exploring a quaint town from border to border?  If this is your dream in retirement, this is the episode for you!   Pat and Jane Sallee of Guthrie, Oklahoma, do just that!  Their son, Dustin, reached out to us after listening to one of our podcasts and encouraged us to contact his parents who have some amazing retirement camping adventures.  So we did just that and now we are itching to follow their footsteps and camp across America and Canada!  

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Face Book can be a wonderful way of keeping old friends connected...but that's not all! It is also a wonderful way to meet new friends!  That's exactly how I met this episode's guest!  We both belong to a face book group called "cool retired women"  because that is just what we are!!  Cathy Funk Kelly is a fascinating retired lady with an amazing athletic ability to hike!  Yup, she is one of those people who actually loves to walk...and walk...and  walk some more!  She has hiked to the base camp of Everest and all over the Cascade Mountains  and now she is my new friend!  Thanks FB and thank you Cathy!

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Have you heard about Door County, Wisconsin?  Curt and I were totally surprised to learn about this wonderful place that is only a couple states away from Iowa!  Door County sounds just like the kind of vacation that I adore, shopping, relaxing, beaches, eating, REPEAT!
In this episode we talk to Joyce and Pat Schrauth of Bancroft, Iowa, who have a second home there and a deep love for this beautiful area in Northern Wisconsin.  

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Visiting Scotland was a dream come true for both of us! Curt got to knock off  his bucket list to see and walk on the "Old Course" at St. Andrews and I got to experience some of the most beautiful castles ! You need to visit this beautiful country at least once in your lifetime!

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Does the idea of retiring in a foreign country sound like something you'd like to do? Meet our wonderful guests, Celine and Glen Collins, who decided that is just what they dreamed of doing.  After retiring from high level, fast paced careers, this couple packed up two suitcases each and moved to beautiful Kilkenny, Ireland.  They enlighten us with the story of their downsizing for their big move, and the reasons they picked Kilkenny to live their best retirement story.  We were blessed to meet up with them when we visited Ireland last fall and now have great friends from the city with the Medieval Mile!