I Like Doing Anything That Keeps Me Active and Healthy” Name: Jim Hurt Age: 71 From: California Living in: Tamarindo, Costa Rica The surfing culture in the U.S. exploded in 1962, when the mass success of the Gidget movies perfectly collided with California’s “coolness.” That was also the year native Californian Jim Hurt began surfing, at age 14
Northern California native Steven Elam says, “I was first attracted to Nha Trang because of the ease of living and the availability of recreation. Living here on a retirement budget is really good. I don’t make a lot of money, but I am able to save nearly half my income and still have a great lifestyle.”
John Pasnau releases the stern line on his 36-foot cabin cruiser, Fish Trap, and settles into one of the deck chairs. Chatting with his friends while his captain expertly motors the craft out of the harbor and into the warm, turquoise waters of the Caribbean Sea, John is serving as host and guide for the upcoming day on the water.
Byron and Kelly Harker had traveled inter-nationally for many years. But one country ticked all the boxes as a retirement destination for the Canadian couple. “We’ve always loved France,” says Kelly, “and when we had a chance to move to Europe in...
Derek Howell had long pondered options for his retirement and couldn't help feeling that he'd missed out by not traveling overseas. At first he dismissed his globetrotting urges as options only for the wealthy...until he began searching for flights around the world...
Ellen Malloy’s tenure as a publicist for an opera company in Chicago placed her at the heart of cultural experiences that had her mingling with artists like Luciano Pavarotti or going to the Steppenwolf Theater. “My work was my social life,” she says. “Chicago is known for its ballet, opera, museums, and theaters. I came from institutional art, very pro-fessional, working with some of the finest artists around the world."...
Nita Sosebee and Bernie Gaider lived in Colorado Springs before moving to Panama in January 2017. Both worked over 20 years in Colorado as software developers. “We were...
“What’s an ideal day like here? It’s pretty much the same every day. I look out at this view…all this greenery…the lovely blue water and the blue sky…and I think, ‘You couldn’t get this for $1,200...
When 69-year old Erwin Musper and his wife Danielle decided to retire to the Ecuadorian coast, between the quiet villages of Olón and San José, they pictured a life at ease—enjoying the sunset in a hammock that rocked gently in the tropical breezes. “That’s out the window,”...
“I’ve lived here almost six years,” says Susan McBride of her adopted home in Cuenca, Ecuador. “I came here for the main reasons others do: economical living, the spring-like climate, the city’s cultural and art scene.”...