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Aging Drivers Present New Transportation Challenge

Posted on 11/8/2012 by Associated Press | General News | Comments

Bulletin Today | TravelBy Joan Lowy of The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Baby boomers, that giant population bubble born between 1946 and 1964, started driving at a young age and became more mobile than any generation before or since. When the 74 million boomers started building families, they acquired “his” and “hers” cars and helped spread a housing boom to the fringes of the nation’s suburbs. Traffic congestion spiraled when boomer women began commuting to work like their husbands and fathers. And …

5 Travel Tips for Thanksgiving Travelers

Posted on 11/7/2012 by David Porter | AARP Blog Author | Comments

TravelThere are a lot of things that come to my mind when the subject of Thanksgiving Day comes my way. I think of my dearly departed grandmother who made the best Thanksgiving Day dinners in the world with nearly everything made from scratch out of her garden. I think of my departed mother-in-law Rita who loved putting on a big Thanksgiving spread and having her family around her. And, I think of my own mother’s pumpkin pie. Yum. Yum. Yum. …

If I Retire Abroad, How Do I Pick Where to Live?

Posted on 10/17/2012 by Suzan Haskins | Retiring Overseas | Comments

Money & Savings | TravelMy husband, Dan, and I will soon celebrate 11 years of living the expat life. We’ve lived in seven different locations (in Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama and Ecuador) and spent a considerable amount of time in many, many more – especially Belize and Costa Rica. Believe me, we’ve learned a lot in the past decade! Importantly, we’ve learned that it’s impossible to compare and contrast the merits or disadvantages of entire countries. And if you’re thinking about retiring to a foreign …

Booking a Trip? Timing Is Everything

Posted on 09/26/2012 by K.C. Summers | Travel | Comments

TravelThe giant travel aggregator site Kayak has some advice for consumers on the best times to book travel in order to snag the cheapest airfares. Drumroll please… Don’t book too early, and don’t book too late. OK, that’s slightly glib. But that’s basically what the site — which says it averages 100 million search queries a month — concluded after sorting through a year’s worth of data. Among its recommendations: Book domestic trips 21 days before departure. Those who went …

How To Start Your Own Volunteer Adventure

Posted on 09/20/2012 by Drew Elliot | Volunteering | Comments

Travel | VolunteeringWhile showering one Tuesday morning, I had an epiphany. This enlightened thought inspired me to travel through the forty-eight contiguous states in forty-eight weeks doing volunteer, service, and charity work. The main goal was to promote a “service-to-others” lifestyle by lending a hand to people and organizations of all ages, backgrounds, and affiliations. While the “ah-ha” moment came all at once, getting to that point took several months to figure out what I loved to do and how each of …

If I Go Abroad, What Happens to My Medicare?

Posted on 08/22/2012 by Stacy Julien | Washington D.C. | Comments

Money & Savings | TravelNo matter what happens this November or in the four years that follow, one thing is for sure: your Medicare coverage won’t be going with you should you decide to retire overseas. Luckily, though, there are many countries where, as a legal resident, you can qualify for a local health care plan that’s often even more comprehensive and less costly than Medicare. Here’s what you need to know:  Medicare doesn’t normally cover health care costs outside the U.S. (And the government’s definition …