Mr. Mercat and I are stressing out (only mildly) because being retired, we could travel almost anytime we want anywhere. The fact is, after working hard for decades, I want to hang out at home. Maybe it’s because I have a nice home. Plenty of room, I have Amazon Prime so lots of really good TV to watch. A kindle with lots of really good books to read. We don’t want to spend lots of money traveling so we would end up without a lot of luxuries we have here. So my goals are to travel to see the one kid who doesn’t live here, and we have a few friends who have wanted us to visit for years.
Actually, many retirees now own motor homes towing a small car (for travel in a local town). And that’s the mean to travel across the USA.
That's it. Obviously, many or most retirees will not be able to or will not want to travel all the time when they're retired. I retired two and one half years ago. There's not one day I wish I was back at my job. I have plenty of things to occupy me at home. Health is a lot more important than money at this stage.
I moved to Germany in 1999 and my first full-time job was a 35 hour / week contract. So my first thought was I can go and get another for my regular “American” experience of working a long week.
Sorry pal, not allowed. Then I learned that the 30 days of vacation only applied to work days. Not like when I was in the Navy with 30 paid days off which included Saturday and Sunday plus holidays.
And living and working in Munich at the time we got 13 instead of the normal 10 holidays.
It took me a few years to get used to working only 35 hours a week and taking a lot of time off, but, it being a tough thing to do, I rose to the occasion and managed to adjust.
My current job is a 38 hour / week contract, with 30 days vacation but only 10 holidays. I feel cheated.
Enjoy,
Lowbuck
Hubby and I are both retired with enough money to travel. We have become homebodies. We enjoy our home. Sometimes after about 5 or 6 days I will realize that neither one of us has left the house in that time. lol We also have a boat in a marina about 1 1/2 hours from here that I spend a lot of time on. I do the same thing there. Will stay a week and once I’m parked my car doesn’t leave the parking lot. Guess I am easily entertained. lol