Retire There with Gil & Gene

Brits frequently complain about gloomy weather, but how many of them leave the country because of it? Fiona Mackenzie-Spence did. I was spiritually guided to Gozo, Malta, says Fiona, a place she had never been. Gozo is a beautiful Mediterranean island where nearly all of the natives speak English. Listen to our conversation with Fiona, about moving to Gozo, on Episode 67 of Retire There with Gil & Gene.Fiona Mackenzie-Spence’s book on relocating to, and living in, Gozo, Malta is Rock Hopping Tales of a Single Granny: Moving to Malta. Check out some of Fiona’s photographic art here.Support the Show. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

How would you like to retire to a diverse, vibrant city, one that is much, much more affordable than New York or San Francisco? Sarah Vogel opted for Philadelphia, a city which offers all the amenities of other major hubs at, what can be, a fraction of the price. Among other things, Philly is brimming with cultural and historic institutions, delicious eateries, pro-sports teams, many parks and wooded trails. Join us as we chat with Sarah Vogel about the City of Brotherly Love on Episode 66 of Retire There with Gil & Gene.Road Scholar is an American not-for-profit organization that provides educational travel programs primarily geared to older adults.Support the Show. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Happy 2022! In Episode 65, Gil & Gene discuss how the Retire There podcast has evolved in 2021. Specifically, they chat about what they have learned from their guests, themselves, and where they think they’ve agreed to retire. Gil & Gene are proud of their 2021 achievements:Retire There with Gil & Gene won a 2021 Golden Crane Award for Best Society & Culture podcast by the Asian American Podcast Association.They were invited to and appeared on Wes Moss’ podcast Retire Sooner. It’s  Episode 52, Selecting your ideal retirement location with Gilen Chan and Gene Preudhomme, released on September 27, 2021.They were featured in an article, Looking for Paradise on the Rutgers University Alumni Association website, published on March 8, 2021.One of their guests, Karen McCann of Seville, Spain, wrote a great article about Gil & Gene, Where To Retire: One Couple's Ingenious Way To Figure It Out.Forever grateful to their guests and listeners, may this be a healthy and peaceful 2022! Support the Show. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

If you were retiring on a U.S. military pension and wanted to live a comfortable life, where would you go? Donny Chamberland recently retired from the military, and his wife, Victoria, recently did the same from a civilian position. They decided to leave Madison, Wisconsin and retire to San Cristobal, Dominican Republic. Each year throngs of people come to relax at the many resorts the Dominican Republic has to offer. But what is it like to reside there full-time? Find out on Episode 64 of Retire There with Gil & Gene.The Chamberlands discuss living in the Dominican Republic on their YouTube channel, called Victoria + Donny, which is in both English and Spanish.Support the Show. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

If you were in the red zone of retirement and you love outdoor activities such as fishing and hiking, where would you retire? Julie Sosinski selected a lake home near Hayward, Wisconsin for most of the year and a condo in Bonita Springs, Florida for the winter months. Find out more about Julie’s adventurous life, on Episode 63 of Retire There with Gil & Gene.Support the Show. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Imagine this, you are living in Abu Dhabi but desire more of a rural life. You have never been to Spain and you don’t know Spanish, would you purchase an old house, without a roof, in a rural spot in Andalusia, Spain? That’s exactly what Sabina Ostrowska and Robert Ryan did. It took a year and half to renovate the house, which included the addition of two guest suites that they rent out under the name “Cortijo Berruguilla.” Although the couple is very busy with their airbnb and running an English language school, they love their life amongst the olive groves in rural southern Spain. Find out more about living in the Spanish countryside, on Episode 62 of Retire There with Gil & Gene.Sabina Ostrowska’s delightful memoir of the trials and tribulations of purchasing and renovating a fixer-upper, in rural Andalusia, is The Crinkle Crankle Wall: Our First Year in Andalusia. Since the release of this podcast episode, Sabina has come out with her second book in the series. It is titled A Hoopoe on the Nispero Tree: Our Andalusian Adventure Continues (New Life in Andalusia Book 2).Sabina and Robert’s two highly rated guest suites, known as Cortijo Berruguilla, each contain one king bed, one pull-out sofa, a kitchen and one bath. The house also has a pool which is available from May through September. The guest suites may be rented out via Airbnb.com and Booking.com.Support the Show. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Find a home within a two-hour driving radius of Hoboken, New Jersey, where your new grandchild resides. Where do you go? Nancy and Joel Collamer decided to check out Bucks County, Pennsylvania by renting a home in an active 55+ community in Langhorne. After a year, they ended up loving it and purchasing a home in the same community. Bucks County has the best of both worlds--quaint towns and beautiful nature for outdoor activities. Our guest, Nancy Collamer, shares all the details on Episode 61 of Retire There with Gil & Gene.Nancy Collamer is the author of Second Act Careers: 50+ Ways to Profit from Your Passions During Semi-Retirement;Nancy is the founder of MyLifestyleCareer.com which provides valuable information on semi-retirement careers.The SmartAsset Retirement Tax Calculator is available here.Support the Show. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In 1992, Mark Greenside was a 47 year old New Yorker living in Northern California. His most valuable possession was a 20 year old car and he considered himself downwardly mobile and a lifelong sceptic. Nevertheless, he purchased a beautiful home in Brittany, a quaint area in France. Mark is now retired. He and his wife, Donna Umeki, enjoy a tri-coastal life - they live part-time in Alameda Island, California; New York City and Brittany. Tough life, but someone has to do it! Hear about Mark and Donna’s life in Brittany, France, on Episode 60 of Retire There with Gil & Gene. Mark Greenside’s book about moving to, and living in, Brittany, France is I’ll Never Be French (no matter what I do): Living in a Small Village in Brittany. Mark’s follow-up to I’ll Never Be French is (Not Quite) Mastering the Art of French Living.Mark has also written a dystopian novella titled The Night at the End of the Tunnel, or Isaiah Can You See? and a book of short stories called I Saw a Man Hit His Wife.Support the Show. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Many immigrants come to America for better opportunities for their future generations, then yearn to return to their homeland in their golden years, only to find that what they left behind has dramatically changed and their American born offspring innately have no desire to join their parents in their ancestral lands … what do you do? That precise conundrum is what gave Iggy Ignatius the idea of creating a retirement community, geared to immigrants from the Indian subcontinent, in Florida. Iggy built the 55+ active community of ShantiNiketan in Tavares, Florida and it is thriving! Find out more about ShantiNiketan from our guests Iggy and Devikarani Ignatiuis, on Episode 59 of Retire There with Gil & Gene. Check out the ShantiNiketan Retirement Community in Florida here. Iggy’s YouTube Channel is available here. NPR’s story about ShantiNiketan, Being With People Like You Offers Comfort Against Death’s Chill, listen here. The Atlantic compiled a series of four videos on ShantiNiketan, The Florida Community Designed for Indians, view here. Iggy has written the following two books: One Square Foot Plan - Iggy explains his view of real estate and retirees. Seeking Roots - A fiction book about 3 Indian immigrant couples in the US. It is time for them to retire and each of them is faced with different scenarios.Support the Show. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

You retire to Costa Rica and love it but you desire to live somewhere with more historic culture, where do you go? Paul and Gloria Yeatman felt a pull ... After living in Costa Rica for 12 years, the couple moved to Oaxaca City, Mexico. The city is in the mountainous region in the southern center of Mexico and is part of the state of Oaxaca. Living in Oaxaca has afforded them the opportunity to enjoy scrumptious inexpensive food and learn from its diverse and generous people and it's changed their views on death. Learn more about the Yeatmans in Mexico and Costa Rica, on Episode 58 of Retire There with Gil & Gene. Gloria Yeatman’s book is Cooking in Costa Rica: An Expat’s Guide to Buying and Eating in Costa Rica. The Yeatman’s website, Retire for Less in Costa Rica, is available here.Support the Show. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.