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Published accounts and practical guides from Senior Travel Insider.
What Five Months in Vietnam Cost No Fly Zone Nomads: Their 157-Day Total
Retired Canadian couple Andrea and Keith of No Fly Zone Nomads add up 157 days and 157 hotel nights in Vietnam without flying: C$22,667 (US$16,374 by their conversion), or C$144 a day for the two of them, by their own count. Their video breaks it down into transport, food, accommodation and unitemized extras.
Bangkok to Vietnam Without Flying: No Fly Zone Nomads' Three Days Overland
Retired Canadian couple Andrea and Keith of No Fly Zone Nomads travel from Bangkok to Dong Hoi in Vietnam in three days without flying, by sleeper train, car and two land borders. Their video covers a Tết-holiday roadside stranding, the strangers who found them a taxi, and the tips they took away.
How to Use a Retirement Abroad List Before a Trial Stay
A critical look at Grounded Life Retirement Travel’s 25-place list, with a practical way to choose and test a personal retirement shortlist.
Airport Wheelchair Assistance: Ask for the Help You Need
How to request disability-related airport assistance, keep it connected through boarding and transfers, and get help when it fails.
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Is Porto worth a week? Brian and Carrie return to their favorite city
Brian and Carrie revisit Porto for a week and compare the Gaia waterfront with a central Porto base, the city’s hills and transport choices, food stops, a port tasting, and what their reported costs actually cover.
Who are No Fly Zone Nomads? Keith and Andrea's retirement plan to travel without flying
Keith and Andrea, two newly retired Gen X Canadians from Kingston, Ontario, introduce No Fly Zone Nomads: slow travel by train and boat, no airports, and one 40-liter backpack and one 40-liter rolling bag each. Their first video records the plan before departure, not a completed trip.