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Tuesday, February 25, 2020

About the blog authors - Kevin and Tina



Tina is s a travel agent and works as a program director for a non-profit organization that provides courses, information and trips to senior citizens. Tina was born near Bari, Italy and moved to Canada at a very young age. She has 2 sisters and a brother.  

Tina has travelled extensively since childhood and really knows her way around.  Tina's parents used to go to Hawaii for a few months each Winter and she was lucky enough to join them a few times. 


She would like to start specializing in long term travel and cruises to the destinations we identified in the southern USA, Mexico, the Caribbean and Central America and hopes to eventually organize guided tours for people aged 50 and up.



Kevin is a professional accountant that is also a writer. Kevin was born in Winnipeg. He has 3 sisters and a brother. 


Kevin only went on 3 vacations before he was 18 (all road trips mostly within Canada) and thought that money spent on travel was wasted. However, Tina introduced him to travel and together they have gone to many places across Canada, the United States (Los Angeles, Anaheim, Las Vegas, Albuquerque, Orlando, Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, and all over the northern USA), Mexico (Cozumel, Cancun and Puerto Vallarta), Jamaica (Ocho Rios, Kingston, Montego Bay, and Negril), Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Dominican Republic, Cuba (Varadero & Havana), France, Italy, and Spain. Now, he realizes that the travel memories are valuable and priceless and he has caught the travel bug.


He would like to become a travel writer, blogger, and vlogger, which is why he set up this blog as well as a new YouTube channel. He has been posting about his trips and restaurant experiences for a long time on social media (mostly Facebook and recently Instagram). He would like to show the culture, accommodations (especially long-term rentals and houses for sale), attractions, activities, restaurants of amazing destinations in this blog, in a video blog on YouTube, and through Facebook and Instagram. He would like to ultimately produce a travel TV show catered to older travelers like him.


We met in 1989 and have been married for 25 years. I am looking forward to celebrating our 25th wedding anniversary in Las Vegas this summer.
We live in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada and have 2 adult children named Briana and Dante. 





Our daughter recently brought in a stray cat named Minnie, even though Kevin is allergic to cats.

We are both approaching retirement age and are trying to decide if we should relocate after we retire or become snowbirds and travel somewhere warmer during the winter months. 


Since we are doing the research anyway and given our unique backgrounds, we decided to create
a book about luxurious, exotic, warm places where Canadians can go after retirement to relocate, spend their winters, or travel to for extended periods of time.  The book will be called "Retirestyle - Retire Abroad and Ride Off Into the Sunset". 


We have set up a few websites that link back to this blog for now at www.retirestyletravel.comwww.retirestyletravel.ca and www.retirestyle.ca


Happy travels,


Kev

P.S. Here are links to my other social media accounts, in case you want to connect that way:
Kevin's Instagram
Kevin's LinkedIn
Kevin's Facebook
Kevin's Pinterest
Kevin's YouTube

YouTube channel "Retirestyle Travel".

Here is a link to my YouTube Channel called "Retirestyle Travel".


I have posted some videos from previous trips to the places we are considering for our own retirement so you can get an idea of what it is like there and things to do. 

Feel free to share this blog and the YouTube channel with your friends and family.

Also, please comment to let me know your thoughts about the destinations we have identified or share information about your own retirement paradise for everyone's benefit.

I look forward to reading your comments.

Happy travels,

Kev

P.S. Here are links to my other social media accounts, in case you want to connect that way:
Kevin's Instagram
Kevin's LinkedIn
Kevin's Facebook
Kevin's YouTube (You should check out my YouTube Channel for related travel videos)
Kevin's Pinterest

Welcome to our new travel blog "Retirestyle"

Welcome to our new travel blog.

Retirestyle (TM) means living your best retirement lifestyle and retiring "in style". It also refers to the tastes and preferences of retirees, which may apply to some younger people or those close to retirement.

This blog is for retirees or those planning their retirement who want to travel the world, escape the snow, challenge their minds, and enjoy an active, rewarding lifestyle after retirement.

You worked hard and you should enjoy the fruits of your labour after retirement (or semi-retirement).

Some of you will want to retire abroad (relocate permanently) and others might want to become snowbirds and escape from cold weather to somewhere warm and exotic for 1 to 6 months a year.

Do you love swimming and lounging on the sunny beach or do you like activities, nightlife and restaurants? Do you prefer arts, culture and history or long hikes in the mountains? Maybe you want it all.

You don't have to be rich and it does not have to break the bank.

My wife, Tina, and I are working on a book called "Retire Abroad - Ride Off Into the Sunset" that will contain much more useful information.  Stay tuned for more information about the release date.

We want to share our wanderlust with you.

We love to travel, love to have fun, and we love good food.

We will give you ideas and information about wonderful places to consider spending significant time after retirement and things to do there.

Happy travels,

Kev
* This picture is from one of my first cruises. I am gazing out at the open ocean in the Caribbean.

P.S. Here are links to my other social media accounts, in case you want to connect that way:
Kevin's Instagram
Kevin's LinkedIn
Kevin's Facebook
Kevin's Pinterest
Kevin's YouTube (You should check out my YouTube Channel for related travel videos)