If you’re like many retirees who are now considering international travel and want to plan your own travels, your foremost question is, ‘where do I begin?’ In our twenty-plus years of international travel what we found most frustrating about the planning process was that no one book or website contained all the answers to our queries. As we planned and traveled, we cobbled together information, finding a little bit here and little bit there. We found guide books by Rick Steve’s and Frommers to be very helpful in learning about destinations, but what we still needed was a guide to help us with each step of the planning process. 

To plan and manage our own travels, we began compiling our notes along the way. We documented what worked and what didn’t. After years of traveling, we’re confident in our planning process and actually enjoy putting in the time and work, knowing that it will result in an enjoyable trip. 

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