The Grown-up's Guide to Running Away From Home, Second Edition
Making a New Life Abroad
Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed · Print & ebook · March 1, 2008
For empty-nesters, early retirees, and even established executives, midlife is the ideal time to turn travel fantasies into real and rewarding experiences.
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- Who it’s for
- Midlife adults considering living or retiring abroad
- Themes
- Making a life abroad, Retiring overseas, Practical expat planning
- Genres
- Travel for Seniors, Retirement Planning, Travel Resources
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For empty-nesters, early retirees, and even established executives, midlife is the ideal time to turn travel fantasies into real and rewarding experiences. This second edition of THE GROWN-UP'S GUIDE covers estimating cost-of-living expenses, the dos and don'ts of international health care, the boom in online travel resources, and much more.
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Whether planning a monthlong escape or a whole new life in another country, this empowering guide will encourage mature would-be expats to pursue the overseas adventure they've been craving. - An accessible primer for midlife adults who long to live or retire in another country, featuring information on choosing a destination, readying finances, working, and keeping the stateside home fires burning. - Detailed advice is interspersed with lively and inspiring anecdotes from the author's own adventures, plus interviews with other experienced expats.
Who it’s for
- Midlife adults considering living or retiring abroad
- Empty-nesters and early retirees planning an overseas move
Where it sits
| Travel for Seniors | 59% |
|---|---|
| Retirement Planning | 35% |
| Travel Resources | 25% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Adventure Travel
- Travel Resources
- Travel for Seniors
- Authors
- Rosanne Knorr
- Publisher
- Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed
- Published
- March 1, 2008
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Making a life abroad · Retiring overseas · Practical expat planning
- Reading lane
- Adventure Travel