Retire There with Gil & Gene

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.

After sailing around the world together for eight years, where should a couple retire? Those years would be a mix of living together in tight quarters of a boat and stopping in exotic places around the globe. What if your option was between a small town mountain cottage and a seaside condo? Julie and Glen Bradley chose both. Their springs, summers and falls are spent in the high country Arizona town of Pinetop and their winters are spent in the seaside town of San Carlos, Mexico. Listen to Julie and Glen’s adventures on Episode 57 of Retire There with Gil & Gene! Julie Bradley’s two books, about the couple’s eight year sailing adventure around the world, are Escape from the Ordinary and Crossing Pirate Waters.To access Julie’s website, click 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.

Would you like to retire to a place with a great combination of food and history? How about Valencia, a comfortable city on Spain’s Mediterranean Coast? Valencia is, after all, the birthplace of paella. While it was politics, in part, which caused Janet Christian and Eric Marsh to leave the United States, it was food and opera which drew them to Valencia. Find out more about what led this Texas couple to Valencia, on Episode 56 of Retire There with Gil & Gene.  Janet Christian is a contributing writer to Medium.com. She writes about moving to, and living in, Spain. Check out her articles here.Janet also published three novels, two private investigator mysteries and one magical realism:       1. Double Trouble: The Case of a Cold Trail and a Hot Musket (Marianna Morgan, Private Investigator Book1);       2. Udder Confusion: The Case of Choreographed Cows and Alien Abductions (Marianna Morgan, Private Investigator Book 2);  and        3. Virgilante.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.

Savannah, Georgia is known as “The Forest City” for good reason. Arching live oaks, swathed with picturesquely gothic drapes of Spanish moss add charm to a city which is already beaming with historic architecture. Along with being a beautiful city, there is always something to do in Savannah. The city’s many annual events include the film festival, the music festival, the book festival, the house and garden tour, and the second largest St. Patrick’s day parade in the country.  While there are no major sports franchises in the city, it boasts 23 golf courses and the Savannah Bananas, a minor league baseball team with a circus-like atmosphere. On Episode 55 of Retire There with Gil & Gene, find out why all that and mild winter weather drew John and Mary Poggioli to Savannah.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 living in a truly cosmopolitan, top-tier city where having a full-time housekeeper/cook is affordable. Suzanne Nam, and her family, found all that and more in Bangkok, Thailand. She has lived in Bangkok for over 15 years and still enjoys the city’s popular attractions. But she is really keen on exploring the nooks and crannies that make Thailand’s capital city so alluring. Learn more about the exhilarating city of Bangkok on Episode 54 of Retire There with Gil & Gene.Suzanne Nam’s books on Thailand include:Moving and Living Abroad Thailand, 2016;Phuket & Ko Samui, 2014;Bangkok, 2011;Spotlight Chiang Mai & Northern Thailand, 2009.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.

Have you ever dreamt about chucking everything and escaping to a far-away island? Cynthia and Winston Hovey made it happen! They left their ocean-view apartment and corporate lifestyle in San Diego to live in a grass hut and manage a pirate bar on a tiny island (population 5) in the British Virgin Islands. After hurricanes devastated the island, they captained and ran luxury sailing and motor yachts for 20 years. Find out what led this fearless couple to retire in Venice, Florida, on episode 53 of Retire There with Gil & Gene.Cynthia and Winston Hovey’s adventurous and entertaining book is There’s a Yacht More to Life: Loving, Working and Playing in Paradise. 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.

Have you considered retiring early? What is early though? Is it under 65, your early 50s, late 50s? Meet our youngest guests on the show to date! Traci Stinson-Smiley, 48, and Rolanda Stinson-Smiley, 38, a couple who went from living a hectic work-life in Seattle, Washington to retiring to an affordable, comfortable lifestyle in Manta, Ecuador! On Episode 52 of Retire There with Gil & Gene, hear what drew Traci and Rolanda to Manta at such young ages.The African Americans in Ecuador Facebook page was a great resource to Traci and Rolanda.You may also wish to check out the Expats & Amigos in Manta & Manabi Facebook page.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.

Have you ever considered dropping and selling everything so you could travel the world without stopping? That is exactly what Debbie and Michael Campbell, The Senior Nomads, did in July 2013. Since then, the couple has roamed the world living almost exclusively in Airbnbs. Their goal is to live in other people’s homes around the world just as they would have stayed in their Seattle home. Episode 51 of Retire There with Gil & Gene consists of a conversation with the Campbells while they were staying in an Airbnb in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico.   Debbie and Michael Cambell’s book on casting off their worldly possessions and traveling, til their hearts are content, is Your Keys, Our Home: The Senior Nomads’ Incredible Airbnb Journey.The Senior Nomads website is found here.The Senior Nomads created a full list of every Airbnb apartment, room, flat, bungalow, condo, suite and house they have stayed in during their travels.Check out the Senior Nomads’ blog.Find the couple on Instagram and Facebook.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.