Great reading Igor! Being always on the look out for the next stop while travelling can be stressful. And they can be full of surprises, both good and bad!
I found out that stopping just for a day is too short for our family, we need to stay somewhere at least two nights before moving again
I think, when it comes to retirement, people make the mistake of trying to do what perhaps they shouldn't really do. Most of my retirement is spent no so much in doing, or even going, but in 'being'. It's a bit zen I suppose, the doing and the going occur within. Mr Forsyth got it right !
Everything in customized to a specific person doses. When how you earn your living jives with what you like to do, you are very fortunate. As they say, find a job that you don't need a vacation / retirement from. If you haven't been that fortunate but your dream is not staying in one place longer than it excites you, retirement is the only chance to live your dream. If one is physically and financially able, of course. So thank you for sharing your dreams and travels.
Like you, I like my routine and could never had a nomadic life. You have a very nice routine, by the way. Too much exercise for my tastes, but I agree with your life-work balance approach.
I also like silence and solitude but in small doses. In 2019, I planned to travel around Japan (literally around) in 30 days, solo. Eventually, I couldn't take one month off, but most importantly, I realized that I could never travel alone for that long. I ended up doing ten days and was very happy to go home at the end.
I'll probably never retire completely. After all, writing, for me, is both a passion and a job. No need to quit.
Regarding travel, I still prefer solo especially if those are long remote hikes as you need to pity only yourself. For the retirement I learnt that it would be hard for me doing nothing. Writing will not be enough in that sense. But at least I have warned myself (:
Great reading Igor! Being always on the look out for the next stop while travelling can be stressful. And they can be full of surprises, both good and bad!
I found out that stopping just for a day is too short for our family, we need to stay somewhere at least two nights before moving again
Thank you. There is a talk about slow eating. In a similar way I want to adopt slow travel.
I think, when it comes to retirement, people make the mistake of trying to do what perhaps they shouldn't really do. Most of my retirement is spent no so much in doing, or even going, but in 'being'. It's a bit zen I suppose, the doing and the going occur within. Mr Forsyth got it right !
I need to learn that.
Everything in customized to a specific person doses. When how you earn your living jives with what you like to do, you are very fortunate. As they say, find a job that you don't need a vacation / retirement from. If you haven't been that fortunate but your dream is not staying in one place longer than it excites you, retirement is the only chance to live your dream. If one is physically and financially able, of course. So thank you for sharing your dreams and travels.
Thank you. Makes sense…
Thank you, Igor. A lot of food for thought here.
Like you, I like my routine and could never had a nomadic life. You have a very nice routine, by the way. Too much exercise for my tastes, but I agree with your life-work balance approach.
I also like silence and solitude but in small doses. In 2019, I planned to travel around Japan (literally around) in 30 days, solo. Eventually, I couldn't take one month off, but most importantly, I realized that I could never travel alone for that long. I ended up doing ten days and was very happy to go home at the end.
I'll probably never retire completely. After all, writing, for me, is both a passion and a job. No need to quit.
Regarding travel, I still prefer solo especially if those are long remote hikes as you need to pity only yourself. For the retirement I learnt that it would be hard for me doing nothing. Writing will not be enough in that sense. But at least I have warned myself (: