On Sat, 07 May 2005 22:57:46 -0400, pltrgyst
wrote:
>On Sun, 08 May 2005 10:44:18 -0500, Rogerx wrote:
>
>>As an alternative, why not retire in your native country, and visit
>>the Caribbean, when you desire- -you could truly have the best of both
>>worlds.
>
>So where have you chosen to live, assumedly in the US, to make your travels so
>convenient, Roger?
>
>-- Larry
Hi Larry, Several years before I retired, we (my wife and I) bought
120 Acres in the foothills of the Ozark Mountains. It was completely
undeveloped. We built a small cabin to live in on weekends, and after
we retired, we built our house, doing everything ourselves(together).
It is modest by some standards 1900 sqft. Not including a walkout
basement, w/a 12x47ft deck above. We moved in 17years ago this
December. It was then that we began our travels.
You, as I did at one time, though you must live near a Seaport or
large city for travel convenience. Not so anymore, to get through
security in my local airport(small) it takes about 10 minutes, where.
.say Ft Lauderdale, or maybe San Juan it may take 2 hours.
Although our income on average, exceedes our spending by about 3k a
month, and has since we finished the house (except when we purchase a
large item like an auto)--We still travel as cheaply as practical. By
that I mean, we almost never fly first class. When we cruise, we
generally book ocean view. Often times we book on charter flights,
which saves big-time. Rarely do we stay in the cheapest room at a
resort, but we almost never book the more expensive suit. The point
I am trying to make is this- With air travel what it is today you are
only hours from almost anyplace in this hemisphere.
One other point I would like to make, the airport you fly out of (or
airline you use) can make a big difference. So being rural, as we
are, is to our advantage. An example of this is our last trip to
Cancun, three days on Hotel Strip out of Little Rock (for two) was
over $2300. (hotel included). We drove to Dallas/Ftworth and did the
trip for just a little over $1200 on a charter.
Guess my posting are too long, sorry ! |