15 Tips For Epic Retirement Travel

Wow, what a fantastic video. The best ideal for dealing with a spouse that is a homebody is to keep communicating and don't be afraid to do some of your travels solo. My late husband was never a camper or wilderness backpacker, but I am. We started visiting the National Parks in a minivan camper and got a hotel or motel room when he needed it. Because he was an ex pat, and had worked and travelled extensively as a young man, he was not as keen on travel as I am. I have done a fair bit of solo travel and backpacking, domestically since my retirement while my husband held down the fort at home. With his sudden illness and death late last year, it lit a fire within me to do the travels we had planned and visit the places he had worked before we were married. I really miss him, but I know he is looking after me and I can sometimes feel his presence when I am traveling. We truly do not know how much time we have here on earth, so live each day like it is your last. Have no regrets. Go beyond your comfort zone. Explore, experience and learn. Pitch in where you can, and always be kind. Thank you for documenting your journey and helping others plan our own travel.

We are 3 days away from walking away with 2 backpacks (the same as yours but a different colour). We've sold everything, and we are travelling the world on your advise. Hopefully, it works out. 😍

I love these tips! I'm about 6 years away from retirement and have been dreaming of relocating to some somewhere in SE Asia and just traveling all around the region for 5+ years, exploring Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Indonesia, China, South Korea, etc. When I told my wife about this dream she said, "I'm gonna miss you!"🤣 Thanks for the great vlogs and tips videos, they're very helpful!

Love these tips, especially RVing national parks and using cruises instead of planes to move between countries.

Nice compilation! As a solo traveler, its nice to travel on a cruise or with a travel group as it provides company of like minded people. It’s definitely expensive than planning on your own but it’s better than sitting at home. Happy Travels!!

Liked the video. I did the same as you. I have traveled to most of the national parks in my travel trailer and am now traveling internationally. I un-retired a couple of years ago and teach high school. But as soon as school is out, I'm on a trip. Last summer seven + weeks in Spain and Portugal. This summer, two months in Italy. I enjoy the life balance of having a job with a purpose, and lots of time to travel...and with a paycheck 👍.

Thanks for sharing your experience and wisdom. My family and I enjoy travel. We drive one route to a destination and another route home… two trips in one.

Jon & Bev, thank you for the awesome video! I always get actionable information and inspiration. Your content always gets straight to the point, and I'm a big fan of everything you create. Keep up the great work!

We met this overseas couple at Yosemite NP who would come to visit different US national parks every year. Our family also visited a lot of National Parks, National Historical Parks and Battlefields. We would plan our summer trips to align with the coming year school syllabus to provide them with field trip experiences. Go visit National Parks.

Love your channel guys, I agree with your comment about skipping the line tickets, we were in Venice and the que for St Marks Basilica was really long, we noticed a side entrance that said skip the line tickets with virtually no-one there so we went online booked tickets 10 minutes later we were in.

Loved this one! Thanks so much!

Thank you for sharing your tips and tricks. I completely agree about getting different perspectives. When we were in Iceland we took public transportation some. One time we were on the wrong bus and got lost. Once we figured that out we got off, didn't panic and discussed our different options for getting back to Reykjavik. On that same trip to Iceland we took the bus tour along the South Shore. We learned a lot about the area from the guide that we certainly would have missed had we rented a car and drove ourselves. Safe travels!!

Great advice from a wonderful couple,thanks

Love the tips, love your channel! I am freeing myself in November. Who knows, maybe we will cross paths. See you on the road, and keep on posting!

Excellent tips! Love the Clock is Ticking, very true!! We love watching your adventures! ~Cara 😊

Great video! Now, you need to make a video of actually planning one of your upcoming adventures so we have a tutorial to use when planning our own.

😊😊😊 Thanks! Very informative advice! 👍

Another great video!! Thanks for all the great tips!!

Just discovered you guys! Great videos. We are rethinking our own retirement after watching your story. What an adventure.

It’s a great feeling doing your own itinerary, (we never have been in a group tour ) learning to research for the basics, like public transportation , sleeping 😴 accommodations and miscellaneous.thank you for sharing your experience