A vibrant street scene in the old quarter of Hanoi, Vietnam

Travel Better

If you’re planning an extended trip and want it to turn out even better than you imagined, you’ve come to the right place. This is where you’ll find practical tools, clear guidance, and planning checklists built specifically for independent retirees who want to travel on their own terms. If you’d rather hand the research to someone else, my Trip Planning service does it for you.

What you’ll find here

Practical articles, planning tools, and clear guidance covering the things that make or break a trip: pacing, walkability, comfort, logistics, and knowing what to watch out for before you commit.

Free download

The Trip Planning Reality Check

See where your plan is likely to break down, before you have spent a dollar on it. It comes with every other planning guide I have made.

Let someone else do the research

You don’t need a destination picked, or a plan for me to look over. You answer my Trip Planning Questionnaire about how you actually like to live and travel, and I go and do the work. Three to four destinations scored against your profile, then a full Trip Blueprint for the one you choose, with the home bases, the local transport, a verified budget in Canadian dollars, and everything to have sorted before you leave. You book it. I plan it.

Travel and retirement: practical, sincere and to the point

An occasional email with planning tools and practical ideas for travelling and living well in retirement.