65 things to do when you retire
Subtitle: Travel
By: edited by Mark Evan Chimsky
Publisher: Sellers Pub.
Published: 2013
Place of publication: South Portland, Me
Language: eng
Number of pages: 400
ISBN-13: 9781416208907
Subjects: Retirees; Travel; Anecdotes; Older people; Retirement; Planning; Life skills guides
Other titles: Sixty-five things to do when you retire.; Travel
Description: "Following the success of 65 things to do when you retire, this new collection features 65 lively essays on a wide variety of fun and unusual travel opportunities for retirees, including eco-travel (to Brazil's wetlands or the barrier reef off Belize), volunteering abroad (going on archaeological digs or helping to make a difference in developing countries), wine tourism (from Colorado to Croatia), international house-sitting, and taking a retirement gap year. In 65 Things to Do When You Retire: Travel, intrepid travel writers and notable retirement experts reveal their own personal adventures and offer practical advice about how to have the time of your life, whether traveling with a group, a spouse or partner, or on your own. Their fun, illuminating, and informative essays describe glorious getaways, the best places for retirees to visit and relocate and how to plan for your great escape without breaking the bank. For everyone reaching their retirement years, this inspiring book will open up new vistas and exciting travel possibilities."--Publisher description.
Notes: "More than 65 intrepid writers and travel experts reveal fun places and new horizons to explore in your retirement."
Table of contents: title: Retirement travel will renew your sense of excitement about the world (and invigorate you at the same time)  -- Ernie J. Zelinski; title: Travel-planning logistics  -- Mahara Sinclaire; title: Senior travel deals : an overview  -- Ed Perkins; title: Rewire® your travel  -- Jeri Sedlar and Rick Miners; title: The art of authentic travel  -- Doris Gallan; title: Solo travel : a great way to enjoy newfound freedom  -- Janice Waugh; title: Is traveling really the retirement dream?  -- Jim Yih; title: Improve your retirement travel with Internet tools and social media  -- Ron Mercier; title: Leveraging excess good credit  -- Rick Ingersoll; title: Shopping across borders for medical care  -- Ilene Little; title: Traveleing sin  -- Rick Kimball; title: Getting the most from a private tour guide  -- Stephen Wheeler; title: The let's-sell-our-house-and-see-the-world retirement plan  -- Lynne Martin; title: What retirees can learn from career breakers  -- Jeff Jung; title: Gap years are wasted on the young  -- Jo Carroll; title: Start with your "A" list  -- Michael Jeans; title: Unconventional travelers  -- Janet and Ed Howle; title: Change through travel : it's easier than you think  -- Christine T. Mackay; title: We traveled the world for two years, enhancing our lives with more adventure and romance  -- Wayne and Pat Dunlap; title: Never a still moment  -- Leyla Giray Alyanak; title: Pick the right places, and traveling is not expensive  -- Tim Leffel; title: Just a backpack and a rollie : our plan to sell it all and become world travelers in retirement  -- Nancy Thompson; title: Glamping for retirees  -- Abby Jeffords; title: Look local for great times  -- Mike Bonacorsi; title: A great gal-loping getaway  -- Jane Cassie; title: Voluntourism : a growing alternative travel-option among retirees  -- Jim T. Miller; title: Earthwatch adventures  -- Warren Stortroen; title: Clem  -- Ruth Clemmer; title: Somewhere in the world with Peter and Hinda  -- Peter and Hinda Schnurman; title: Change your world! volunteer!  -- Billy and Akaisha Kaderli; title: Important conversations with your partner about retirement travel  -- Dorian Mintzer; title: Maybe I protest too much, maybe not  -- Samuel Jay Keyser; title: Travel to rediscover your family heritage  -- Dave Bernard; title: Retirement travel : a family affair  -- Dan Austin; title: Enrich your life : travel in search of adventure  -- Sam Dalton; title: Travels with (insert your pet's name here)  -- Chris Kingsley; title: A cartoon  -- Mort Gerberg; title: Writing workshops  -- Elizabeth Berg; title: Wine tourism  -- George M. Taber; title: A magical cooking experience on the Amalfi Coast  -- Karen Herbst; title: Ranch vacations  -- Gene Kilgore; title: Transformative Tanzania "inventure"  -- Margaret (Meg) Newhouse; title: A quest for wonder : Machu Picchu  -- Richard Bangs; title: A gift  -- Maeona (Mae) Mendelson; title: Seven summits  -- Carol Masheter; title: Listening to Montana  -- Donna L. Hull; title: The journey different  -- Andrew Collins; title: House-sitting as a means to travel  -- Tracey Fieber; title: How to travel without being a tourist  -- Teresa Roberts; title: The road to Santiago  -- Andrew McCarthy; title: The sacred side of France  -- Colleen and J.T. Heater; title: Finding myself amidst the landscape of others : the art of international travel  -- Kendall Dudley; title: Enrich your travel by making a local connection  -- Barbara Weibel; title: Bemusement park  -- Lenora Trussell; title: Tales of the tombs in Israel  -- Judith Fein; title: The adventure spa with spirit  -- Kristina Hurrell; title: A journey to self-understanding  -- John E. Nelson; title: Thin places  -- Sharon Gilchrest O'Neill; title: Twenty-five feet and the open road  -- Bob Lowry; title: Little bus, big bus  -- Michael Milone; title: There is no such thing as taking a wrong turn  -- Zenaida des Aubris; title: Walking the world : on the path to a life fully lived  -- Ward Luthi; title: Gliding through French wine country  -- Bill Roiter; title: Sailing into retirement  -- Edwin Jacks; title: Sailing the mystery : my journey into the unknown -- Ed Merck.