We can’t go out any more as my wife has a chronic illness and we can’t travel far any more. It’s through no fault of anyone … it was just bad luck that she got sick.
But I would suggest that while you are able and capable to organize at least once a year to take you and your spouse to the highest priced hotel you can or want to pay for and stay there for at least a day or two or more (I would suggest a week).
As long as you have bit of money to move around, I would really encourage you to really plan out and do this no matter how. We never had much of a high budget when we went out for our trips. It’s amazing what you can organize with a bit of money and stretching out a budge as much as possible.
The reason why I say do it … is that age is creeping up on all of us and it is a very sad thing to get to a point in your life when you no longer can do the things you had always wanted to. We got to do lots and we are happy but still we feel like we could have done more if we had been lucky enough to maintain our health.
My husband is quadriplegic, has been our whole marriage, so travel has been very difficult, and as we’ve gotten older (that toddler’s 30 now) it’s pretty much impossible. I agree with your point though, too many people put off traveling for retirement and then realize they’re not able to enjoy it.
We can’t go out any more as my wife has a chronic illness and we can’t travel far any more. It’s through no fault of anyone … it was just bad luck that she got sick.
But I would suggest that while you are able and capable to organize at least once a year to take you and your spouse to the highest priced hotel you can or want to pay for and stay there for at least a day or two or more (I would suggest a week).
As long as you have bit of money to move around, I would really encourage you to really plan out and do this no matter how. We never had much of a high budget when we went out for our trips. It’s amazing what you can organize with a bit of money and stretching out a budge as much as possible.
The reason why I say do it … is that age is creeping up on all of us and it is a very sad thing to get to a point in your life when you no longer can do the things you had always wanted to. We got to do lots and we are happy but still we feel like we could have done more if we had been lucky enough to maintain our health.
My husband is quadriplegic, has been our whole marriage, so travel has been very difficult, and as we’ve gotten older (that toddler’s 30 now) it’s pretty much impossible. I agree with your point though, too many people put off traveling for retirement and then realize they’re not able to enjoy it.