AdventuRetired

Tell us about your Adventure! Cuba sounds like an exotic vacation for many of us in the United States.  It has been closed to  Americans since 1962 unless you have family there.  We have seen in pictures  the beautiful beaches and the pristine restored cars that line the boulevards and boardwalks.  Now, Cuba is starting to open up a bit more for us here, however many Canadians have been traveling...

Tell us about your Adventure! How do retirees keep learning?  They go back to college of course!  In this episode we visit with  Howie  Hollander and step into the college classroom!  No dorms or cafeteria food now, thank goodness, and this college student gets to pick his topics and classes. Best of all, NO EXAMS!   What a great way for a retired person to keep learning and updated!  Many college...

Tell us about your Adventure! Meet our retired friend Jeff Fontaine!  Seven years ago, Jeff retired from South Texas and moved back to his home state of North Dakota.  This retired educator fills his days with a great second career and plenty of time to do the activities he loves.  You can catch him on his bike, kayak, or walking 27 holes of disc golf!  He talks today about disc golf and why he lo...

Tell us about your Adventure! In this episode we meet Roy Allison  and Janice Pratt! These two retirees have a love for travel and they do it well!  Gone from their new home in South Carolina for months they travel around the USA and find great places to stop and stay.  No RVing for these folks.  They have a great system of finding the perfect housing for a great short term stay!  Hope you enjoy m...

Tell us about your Adventure! What is your retirement dream?  Will you travel to exotic places? Will you try new foods and meet new people?  What will your adventures in these places look like?  Biking? Kayaking? Hiking?  In today's episode we meet Kit Parks and what an adventure she is on!  Thank you for joining us!

Tell us about your Adventure! Happy Anniversary !  Wow, two years of podcasting has been so much fun!  When we started this podcast we didn't know what to expect!  Thank you to all of our loyal listeners and new listeners too!  We appreciate each one of you!  We love talking to you and hearing about your retirement adventures and journeys!  Keep sending us your ideas and possible guest speake...

Tell us about your Adventure! Meet Brad and Jolly Sherwood. This fun retired couple know how to do retirement! We talk to them from North Dakota and learn about their action packed retirement adventures! These retired educators have a passion for travel, scuba, and experiencing life to it's fullest. We learn about their retirement plan and add a few more ideas to our bucket lists!

Tell us about your Adventure! Today we talk to New Yorker, James Flaherty, who has wonderful sense of humor, great words of inspiration, and an excellent retirement journey!  Jim has written a new book titled Dear Old Friends , a  reminder to live life to it's fullest and never stop dancing.  We enjoyed our talk and promise you will too!  We can't wait to read his new book!  Enjoy our ne...

Tell us about your Adventure! Welcome to AdventuRetired! Today our guest, Elizabeth Golden from Colorado, is a superstar!  Why? After 8 spine surgeries this hiker accomplished a list item from her bucket that many can only dream about! She hiked the Camino de Santiago! Elizabeth's retirement adventure just proves to all of us that we can reach for the stars and accomplish a major goal!  Eliza...

Tell us about your Adventure! In this episode we talk to retired nurse, Candy Bisenius, about her beautiful raised gardens. After our conversation, all I could think about is "come on spring, get here already!"  Candy and her husband, Rick, have the most amazing raised bed gardens I have ever seen and  they have embraced this hobby to it's fullest. The raised bed way of gardening no...

Tell us about your Adventure! Today we visit with Dr. David Nixon.  Dave fulfilled his late wife's wish to take three granddaughters to beautiful Ireland to see their family roots.  Listen to Dave talk about his amazing family and the trip that will forever be cherished.

Tell us about your Adventure! Today we have the privilege of talking to Maryann Phillips, a retired mental health worker, who loves long distance biking!  Maryann has biked across the United States multiple times on various routes.  She started riding her bike at the tender age of 14 and is still loving her two and now three wheeled rides.  After listening to this episode we bet you will be ready...

Tell us about your Adventure! This episode  highlights the wonderful  retirement of Donny and Victoria Chamberland who retired in the beautiful Dominican Republic.  Donny retired from the United States Air Force after 22 years (Thank you!) and they decided to retire early to Victoria's home country while watching their American dollars go further.  They love the climate, people and now their...

Tell us about your Adventure! Hmmmm.... let's see....traveling to new places, beautiful and free accommodations, and a fun furry one all wrapped up in one?  Sign me up!  We think you will totally love this episode as we talk to George and Teresa Devlin about their experiences in retirement pet sitting their way around the United States!  Sounds like heaven to me!

Tell us about your Adventure! We are excited to introduce Deb and Tim Graf to you! This great retired couple have a wonderful retirement journey living and traveling abroad.  Not afraid of a challenge or new journey they sold all their belongings, packed their bags. and now live a wonderful life traveling around the world!  

Tell us about your Adventure! We have all experienced how the Covid-19 virus has affected our families, businesses, schools, and retirement travel plans for the past two years, so Curt and I decided to get our "shots" and start living our best retired life and start traveling as soon as we felt comfortable.  What better way to celebrate travel again then by starting a new tradition that...

Tell us about your Adventure! Today we talk to Dorothy and Roger Graff about their second home in Arizona.  These active retirees are living their best retired life and enjoying their little piece of Arizona to the fullest.  While many people retire to Arizona, these two found their second home in Green Valley!  Sounds like a great place to beat the cold mid-west winters!  Hope you join us!

Tell us about your Adventure! In this episode we visit with Harvest Host CEO Joel Holland and learn about his  wonderful company that supports RVers and small business owners at the same time.  That's right, a company that supports small businesses all over the US and at the same time gives RVers and retirees a wonderful stay away from the crowded campgrounds!  Over 2,800 Harvest Host spots a...

Tell us about your Adventure! Today we are joined by Mel and Pat Schlesinger who packed their belongings in their Prius and started their retirement journey!  Wow! Can we say downsized!!!   Mel and Pat love the freedom of visiting a new places and putting down temporary roots and before you know it, they are up and gone to the another new destination! We were able to track them down to Mazatlan, M...

Tell us about your Adventure! Retirement paths vary as much as the people who experience them.  Today we talk with Bruce Moilan from Wylie, Texas and learn about his retirement trips and work as a missionary in Africa.  Not everyone travels this far to volunteer, but after talking to Bruce we are sure glad he did.  What a great mission Bruce!  

Tell us about your Adventure! In this episode we interview author Francine Falk-Allen from the great state of California.  Francine, whom contacted polio as a child, talks to us about living your best retired life no matter what your mobility concerns.  She loves to travel and is quite good at it!  Traveling all around the world and in the United States, Francine has stories and tips for everyone!...

Tell us about your Adventure! Ciao beautiful Italy!   We have all dreamed of dropping everything and moving to romantic Italy and this couple did just that!  We interview Chip Stites and his wife Shonna Kelso and learn about their wonderful retirement in Italy.  You will be ready to move after listening we bet!  Arrivederci!

Tell us about your Adventure! Ask Katie and Pat Hagen where their happy place is in retirement and they will tell  you that there is no better place the Port Aransas, Texas!  This fun loving couple enjoy the Texas beach town of Port Aransas for six weeks each winter and love what Texas offers! Beach walks, hog hunting, surf fishing, golf,  shopping and wonderful restaurants top the list for them. ...

Tell us about your Adventure! In this episode we talk to an expert on "all things family!"  Genealogist, Clytee Gold from Salt Lake City, Utah, knows how important it is to record and document all those wonderful moments in history.  She teaches us that through family history, we can learn the important stories that we want to pass down to future generations as we learn about ourselves....

Tell us about your Adventure! Do you have a bucket list yet?  In this episode we talk to a couple whose bucket list included golf at some pretty impressive courses!  Nancy and Bob Hall have all the insight on a trip of a lifetime to the Augusta, Georgia for the "Masters" golf tournament.   You could say they were in "moon pie paradise."