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In 2021, we sold or gave away most of our things and set off for the EU to explore a new life.
It didn't work out exactly as we thought it would. We share our story, what we learned, and our next chapter, here.
This channel is about designing a new life at midlife. Sometimes it's about traveling and finding our new place in the world at midlife. Sometimes it's about the midlife adventure more generally: the reinvention, the loss, the excitement, the confusion, the disorientation. Empty nests, retirement, and all the other triumphs and challenges of midlife: we're here for all of it. If you're interested in this content (mostly NOT travel-oriented, FYI) you can check out our newsletter at notes-from-the-road.beehiiv.com.
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It didn't work out exactly as we thought it would. We share our story, what we learned, and our next chapter, here.
This channel is about designing a new life at midlife. Sometimes it's about traveling and finding our new place in the world at midlife. Sometimes it's about the midlife adventure more generally: the reinvention, the loss, the excitement, the confusion, the disorientation. Empty nests, retirement, and all the other triumphs and challenges of midlife: we're here for all of it. If you're interested in this content (mostly NOT travel-oriented, FYI) you can check out our newsletter at notes-from-the-road.beehiiv.com.
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Pros and Cons of Slow Travel Overseas Stays - Recap of Our 6-Week Visit to Edinburgh
This was recorded during week 4 of our recent slow travel trip to Scotland. We talk about some pros and cons of the slow travel experience.
This is not a comprehensive list of what everyone can expect, and it personal to our own preferences, but we hope it will be useful to people thinking of doing a slow travel or expat trip.
And this represents our personal reactions - you may have different results. We realize that we can be a bit fussy at times.
More videos coming as soon as our regular work slows down.
Please like and subscribe if you like this video!
And give your feedback in the comments!
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And in case you were wondering, our channel title "89 Days Away" refers to the EU Schengen limit of letting visitors stay 3 months (in the Schengen zone) during a visit-living away for 89 days before having to go home. If you want to stay away for longer, some other countries let you stay for 6 months, so you can put together an agenda that allows you to stay overseas as long as you need to get what you are looking for.
This is not a comprehensive list of what everyone can expect, and it personal to our own preferences, but we hope it will be useful to people thinking of doing a slow travel or expat trip.
And this represents our personal reactions - you may have different results. We realize that we can be a bit fussy at times.
More videos coming as soon as our regular work slows down.
Please like and subscribe if you like this video!
And give your feedback in the comments!
__________________________________
👨🦱👩🦰More about us:👨🦱👩🦰
www.89daysaway.com/about-us
📰 Our newsletter on cracking the code of midlife (with a little bit of travel thrown in): 📰
notes-from-the-road.beehiiv.com/
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And in case you were wondering, our channel title "89 Days Away" refers to the EU Schengen limit of letting visitors stay 3 months (in the Schengen zone) during a visit-living away for 89 days before having to go home. If you want to stay away for longer, some other countries let you stay for 6 months, so you can put together an agenda that allows you to stay overseas as long as you need to get what you are looking for.
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Slow travel combined with wandering- the best combination to come away with stress free unique experiences. 💕
By your definition, I am not a “part time expat” or “slow traveler” because I have NO residency in any country but I keep moving country to country every 3-6 months. I think I’m just a “homeless vagabond” 😎 I have no storage unit either. I sold or gave everything that I owned years ago except for a small backpack and a small carry-on. I’m loving it! I think the real term for someone like me is “perpetual tourist.”
That is too hard core of an adventure for us! Like your web site!
Also this is a nice honest discussion!! Excellent!!
I’d be nervous about healthcare emergencies! But I guess that’s just a normal worry
The way we look at it, if it’s an emergency, it’s usually covered by your main health insurance in the US. If it’s not a true emergency that needed to be dealt with in the emergency room, you can always just catch a flight back home. And if it is somewhere in the middle and something that could be addressed with a basic health intervention, you can always look at paying the fee. In a lot of these countries, the fees are pretty low compared to the US.
April 2023 I stayed in the Yotel across the street. 😊
Looks like a nice hotel. We enjoyed watching guests coming and going while we had our breakfast. On a previous trip we were in front of a high school in Marchmont. We really felt part of the community being in the middle of the kids coming and going throughout the day.
No, it’s not home, but isn’t that the point? You guys seem really stressed by this lifestyle.
It is perfectly fine to miss some aspects of home. We are just trying to provide a balanced perspective about being on the road for an extended period of time, so that people new to this approach can anticipate some of the cons as well as the pros.
Hello! Thank you for the information! I wanted to ask you how you deal with 2 step verifications. Every time I go to buy an airline ticket from overseas I need a code from the phone number on my card. (Which is American and will not work overseas). Thank you for any info !
Hi! Yes, this happened to us too and it's really important to figure out! We've only found two answers to this: 1. Change your mobile carrier to Google Fi , which works internationally (though it's not a permanent solution if you're going overseas for a long period of time; check to see the time limit) or 2. pay for an international plan for your current phone. You can learn about options at your carrier's website, usually, or by calling customer service. But this option can also be expensive; I think I recall it can be like 10 dollars a day - but you can usually just pay for days when you use it, so just on days when you need to do the authentication. A third option, which is dependent upon the party asking for 2 step verifications, is that you could use an authenticator instead, like Google Authenticator. You may also be able to contact your card company to tell them that you are overseas and making purchases. Does anyone out there know of any other options? Thank you for watching and good luck!
The apartment looks fab. I live in England and never been to Scotland ! Would love to be able to do what you do. How about hello fresh delivery for meals 😊 or supermarket or amazon delivery for food. Great video.
Our daughter in Edinburgh does Hello Fresh every other week, and we have done it before in the US. We actually hadn't thought about Hello Fresh for ourselves on a trip. We do wonder if it's possible to have something delivered to someone else's residence...and not sure about how the membership would work. I guess you could cancel after a few weeks? Thank you for the idea! We'll have to explore this. Thank you for watching and writing.
We have been living in Albania for almost 3 months now and will be moving on to our next country. We pack very light but bring one checked suitcase (small one) for some kitchen essentials. We buy spices and store them in ziplock bags to take with us to the next places. The cost of this is still cheaper than eating out. We have found most if not all of the things we would get locally at home in massive grocery stores, and we shop every 2 days for items so as to not have to carry much home. I think it's important to stay not too far from a city so that everything is within walking distance. We can get everything we need within a 15 minute walk. We try not to replicate home, (we no longer have one to return to anyways) but we embrace the difference that is where we are residing. We have had to deal with random power outages, internet outages, broken routers, the whole 9 yards. We just shrug it off as all part of the experience. We have had far more fun, and met far more people in the 3 months here, than we did and met at home - in a decade. Slow travel is the way to go. You put up with the inconveniences to experiences many places for an extended local living experience. As you say - it's daily life, in a foreign country - not some 2 month long vacation of whooping it up and doing tourist stuff all the time - that would be a budget killer. We aren't very fussy folks... we can deal with washing machines that won't work by doing clothes in the sink.. and we don't expect things in some countries to be like home at all. That is why we left home. Big box stores, giant supermarkets, people too busy to talk and just life that seemed so very... boring. We are never bored here, and we do not work.. we are early retired.
Great that you are pointing out those issues. And thank you for the thoughtful comment. Great videos on your channel too. Albania is pretty hard core! We have also had the power go out, internet crawl along, had to cobble together convenience store dinners, apartments that were pretty marginal, etc. But we love our trips, and the experiences, both good and not so good. For some of our videos, I was trying to surface more of the types of day to day issues that people should be prepared for. So many of the travel videos make it seem like every day is a day in paradise. I wanted to let people know that it is not always perfect, and while that is OK, it is something to be aware of if you are considering slow travel or trying an expat life. But maybe I've been talking too much about the minor everyday annoyances, and sounding a bit too fragile.
With regard to going to the larger grocery store, do they not have ride-sharing services like Uber or Lyft that you could take so you don't need to schlep there and back on the bus?
We took Uber all over Edinburgh, mostly at night when we did not want to deal with the bus. But it would add $20 a trip if we took it to the grocery store, and since the fridges are smaller, and we didn't plan that much ahead, we tended to shop every day or every other day.
This was recorded during week 4 of our recent slow travel trip to Scotland. We talk about some pros and cons of the slow travel experience. This is not a comprehensive list of what everyone can expect, and it personal to our own preferences, but we hope it will be useful to people thinking of doing a slow travel or expat trip. And this represents our personal reactions - you may have different results. We realize that we can be a bit fussy at times. More videos coming as soon as our regular work slows down. Please like and subscribe if you like this video!
Wells Fargo BILT is good for free travel, rental car and cell phone damage insurance. DKB (German) has cheap travel insurance for trips up to 90 days that includes health coverage.
We never really trusted buying extra travel insurance, assuming that they insurer would find a way to deny coverage, so it was nice to have this included as an automatic benefit when buying travel services.
This video is an overview of the types of travel-related benefits provided by travel branded credit cards that would be valuable to expats and slow travelers / part time expats, and how to use them to enhance your travels. Use this video as a comprehensive introduction to the main issues, and a first step to maximize the returns from these types of credit cards if you have plans for travel in your future. If tracking these types of deals is something that you find interesting, there are a number of in-depth online resources and newsletters available to keep you informed of current deals and benefits. Some online resources that focus on Credit Card issues include: - thepointsguy.com/ - upgradedpoints.com/ - www.nerdwallet.com/ - www.dailydrop.com/ Some of these also have newsletters that can be useful to alert you about special offers and sales. Note that these types of sites receive commissions for directing you to a credit card company, so as always, be a vigilant consumer! We are not getting anything from any credit card companies for this video, or from the above links. And for a in depth and robust discussions of credit cards issues, tips, deals and hacks, check out the CreditCards subreddit - www.reddit.com/r/CreditCards/.
I've used the Chase Reserve card for years and highly recommend it! The annual fee is offset by $300 travel credit, rental car insurance coverage, Priority Pass lounge membership, etc...I calculated I get $1200 a year in benefits...over and above the $550 fee. Their customer service is great too - anytime I've had a problem, they take care of it promptly.
We have that card as well. Sapphire Reserve. It's been working great for us. Our 20YO daughter is going to school overseas, and has a extra card on our account in her name for traveling - she can use it to get in the airport lounges, and get the same overall benefits.
Madeira is amazing g- We’re here for 3 months then back to rving in the US for 6. Great video
We agree. It has a great vibe. Amazing nature, with less of a tourist destination feel in most areas.
I’m I the only one who feels sorry for his dog?
We miss our dog a lot when we are away. But she likes staying with our relatives, and sees them as her other household. It is her adventure time in a new place. And they even have a better fenced yard she can play in, so she is fine.
Great content, Tks
Thanks for sharing your temporary life in Edinburgh and giving us so many great tips. Especially good for late fall, winter and early spring when days are shorter and less pleasant, and it's probably off-season so cheaper. Enjoy!
Edinburgh (like most destinations) is much cheaper in the off season. And August when the Fringe Festival is going on is really pricy.
It doesn't look like, but one month is a long time to stay in just one city. One can see almost everything in Lisbon in 10 days, for example. Then it gets boring. Maybe larger cities like Paris or London would take longer. Even if you use the apartment as a home base for trips around the country, one month is a lot!
Running out of sightseeing opportunities can be an issue, but the idea is to live in the place for longer than a normal vacation to get an experience that is closer to a resident than a tourist. We just returned from around 6 weeks in Scotland, living an an apartment, working while we were there (we have jobs we can do remotely). The objective was to get the feel of living in the place. We didn't do much sightseeing (we have been there several times before for longer periods and have seen most of the standard sights around Edinburgh and northern Scotland). It was a good experience, but we were ready to head home at the end, since we missed a number of things about being home.
BEAUTIFUL apartment!!
We really couldn’t believe how lucky we got!
Have bin doing this since 2017, even around Covid. Had the good fortune of cousins in Ulster who stored my car for the time I was not on the road. Every year, somewhere else, Turkish North Cyprus, Malta, Spain, Portugal, Morocco. But you have to watch out for the duration limitations of your home jurisdiction. In Ontario it's 153 days for medical and 186 days for Canadian pensons. Under Brexit UK car insurers can now only issue you policies for One month outside the UK, which severly limits my 5 or 6 month travels. Also my policy cost tripled making it no longer financially possible to travel in the EU. This Winter it's the Pacific coast of Mexico. I do this all alone. Happy travels.
This is such a lovely and calming video. I actually found it quite moving. I feel really inspired to try this approach. Thank you 🙏
Many thanks!
yup
Travel health insurance is one essential, so best to enjoy this type of slow travel when you can. At one point, one becomes uninsurable and it becomes an unnaceptable gamble to maintain this lifestyle. Life is short, enjoy it!
We get that. Everyone will slow down as they age, and need to factor that into their plans. And that is not just health - it includes endurance energy, etc. that can reduce a person's ability to get around.
Saw your comment on Retirement Travelers video which brought me to your site.
Building a Residual income stream really helps to fuel this lifestyle
The difference being that the people of a country do not accept you until they see you actually want to be part of their country. It takes about 3 years until you get adopted by your neighbors. Otherwise, you are still on vacation or a tourist. You will get treated nicely because you bring income to their country, but there is no reason for them to get to know you. I tried out the world until I found what I considered to be the nicest people in the world. Then I sold my house, 2 companies, packed up my U.S. life of 68 years and left to live the rest of my life in another country. That was 12 years ago and I have loved every minute of my old-age life in my adopted country that honors seniors. I live and associate with no expats because they do not have a good reputation in this country. We have many from all over the World, but they will always be foreigners until they are permanent residents. Just go for it.
What country did you settle in? And which countries did you try and decide did not work for you?
that's a secret, he doesn't want to start a gold rush of new yorkers.
Loved your video. We are coming to very similar conclusions. We did not move to Portugal, but our scouting trip highlighted similar issues. It is a wonderful place to visit for a few weeks, but not to stay long term for us. France actually has a much better tax structure for Americans due to our treaty, but the big downside is their inheritance laws. Spain has a lot of positives, but do not like their wealth tax. The list goes on. Our current thinking is to spend a few months outside US, possibly two separate locations per year - may be one in Asia and another in Europe, but not become 'resident' of any other country.
That’s exactly our thinking and general plan! It’s good to hear that others have had the same impressions/experienced. Hope it works out for you! Thanks for watching.
I’m 60 recently retired Nurse & I’m doing exactly this! Im born/raised in NYC & own a very nice affordable coop in a very safe community. Im also set up with my pension here. I just traveled to Costa Rica for a month & then Hawaii for 2 months! I love this- I get to rest in NY & travel whenever I want for as long as I want. It’s the best thing ever- not committing to anything- the freedom to come & go is priceless!
That sounds fabulous! You really have the best of both worlds, and having all of that that freedom is amazing after a long career (we’re huge fans of nurses here…). Hope you continue to have a great time! Thanks for watching and writing.
Thanks for this video. I'm getting ready to retire in a couple of years and I also happen to love Edinburgh! Great information and lots to think about. My dream has always been to live in the middle of a bustling city with great transport links. No car needed/wanted. Thanks for the video and keep on posting (will check out your other ones and my goal is also to do slow travel once fully retired).
Wonderful! Edinburgh is truly such a great city, isn’t it? Great for retirement-not too big, not too small, great public transport, so much to do, fitness centers all over the city…it just goes on. The weather though 🙄 Thanks so much for the kind words. Glad it was helpful. We’ll keep going with these!
Happy to find your channel. I'm in the process of doing something very similar and would love tips on finding a rental. Thank you
Thank you! We have that topic on our list. We also recently posted a tour of our apartment on our current trip (in Great Britain).
Thank you for the idea and view
Wife and I doing our slow travel going into our 2nd year. We are from the Southwest US, HOT, so I love cold, windy, rainy weather. Great video. Will be traveling Ireland, Scotland, England for June and July. Great info comparing Marriott hotel rate to home rental. Please continue providing comparison info to us. It helps a lot when comparing arrangements between hotels, and home rentals.
Sounds like you have a great summer planned. Enjoy.
How do you find the places you stay for a month or more at a time? I will not do airb&b (long story!) but do you use vrbo or other? I bet you've done a video on this ...🤷
We try to find smaller local companies that do furnished short term apartment rentals. We became disillusioned with Airbnb ourselves. The local companies are often less expensive and seem to have decent apartments. They often use Airbnb and booking as their additional marketing. We just posted a tour of an apartment we just rented in Edinburgh. That was from a smaller company.with a great inventory who didn’t post their properties on Airbnb.
Very insightful. My wife and I from SoCal have a place in Southern Spain. I would include the importance of good food, and all elements and ingredients to cooking good food. For those who consider it an important factor. As is the case for us. Thank you very much. Please do more.
So glad it resonated with you! Food is definitely definitely a good one. We love good food and it certainly enhances life. Thanks for watching! We’ll make more. :-)
You know just st a few tears ago I wanted ro move to middle of nowhere like in CO or NM. But lately, i feel like having immediate walking access to daily amenities might be what I'd like in my older age including healthcare access like you mentioned.
Yes we had a similar dream about “retiring to the country” until one vacation one of us got very ill and we were 45 minutes from the nearest hospital. Something you don’t really think about until something happens! Plus getting out for groceries in tough weather…it’s nice to be close!
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Walkability is a huge factor for me. I'm 63 and I enjoy taking long walks but have trouble managing stairs, especially carrying groceries or laundry. I've been to several cities that otherwise might be a good place to live but the thought of dealing with a lot of steps every day, or not having access to public transportation (bus, tram, subway) is a deal-breaker as mobility becomes more of an issue. It's not going to get any easier as I get older!
Yes! One of the things that got us thinking about this is that we noticed how amazing the public transport is in Edinburgh-tons of affordable buses and trams and a great transportation app. It made us really think about the advantages of that vs. suburbs or rural living. But lots of hills and wet cobblestones. It can be hard to remember that it’s not going to get any easier!
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Is this an AirBnB? If it isn’t, how did you find it? Thanks!
It is not an Airbnb or Booking.com apartment. I found it by searching for a local real estate company. Try searching Edinburgh, short term apartments, and see what you get. I really don’t want to create the impression that I am endorsing a specific vendor in that city.
That is a great place and super rate for a long-term stay. Besides visiting with your daughter, have you done any day trips or excursions to nearby places? Also, how did you find this space and are you willing to share a link?
We have come to Edinburgh many times in the last few years, so we’ve been throughout Scotland previously. Though on this trip, we did go to Glasgow, went to see Stirling castle, and have a few more shorter local trips planned. And then we’re going to take a road trip south through England for a week or so. We found this place through a local company called Dinkins. They have a discount rate starting at a one month or more stay.
But keep in mind that rate is off season. Summer, and Fringe Fest time is much higher…
You didn't mention the possibility of selling a big house in U.S. and then purchasing a smaller dwelling in the EU and using it as your base for exploring 90 days of the year. If I do this, I'll rent a 1 bdrm in the U.S.house. Do you know if anyone does this??
Buying a place overseas as a part-time base was our original plan. However, after more exposure to the issues associated with property overseas, it seem to be a bit more risky. It seemed a lot safer to just either do short term rentals, or rent a place overseas. And balance that with investment in US real estate, that we understand better, and that may have better stability overall.
We are visiting Great Britain for March and April 2024, spending a bit over a month in a very nice short-term furnished apartment in Edinburgh, Scotland. This video provides a brief tour of the apartment, and some tips for selecting a apartment for slow travel and part time expat trips. More videos coming soon! We are also posting some more detailed descriptions of this trip to our blog - www.89daysaway.com/blog
This is interesting, I found it helpful and would only recommend that you create and HTTPS site for security with the ability to either get the results in an email or Downloadable PDF format. Other than that great job. Thanks
Many thanks. This was a quick test to see if it found enough interest in the audience to make an expanded version. Interest was less than we had hoped for so it may not be worth it. Spend a lot of time building something more elaborate. Hosted it on a AWS Bucket for convenience, so didn’t add the HTTPS
Love those high ceilings
I think as Americans from the US, we are not used to walking much to get to places. LOL.
The thing is, we take walks around our neighborhood for exercise daily. Try to get in 10,000 steps a day. But if you need to do that to get groceries, when it’s raining and cold outside, it is less enjoyable than a exercise walk that you take when it is convenient and desirable.
@@enjoystraveling a typical American city has no sidewalks so....
Wow...that is a beautiful little flat for the per night rate! I also liked it that they provided 2 separate comforters 🙂
There are more. We have one that we are using in the living room when watching TV at night.
Thanks for the video, it is the first of yours I've seen so far. My wife and I have been planning our "escape" for the past couple of years. Unfortunately, the pandemic put the brakes on our tours, but we're starting up again. We follow another channel that brought up slow travel about two weeks ago, and it sounded worth looking into. Now seeing your idea of still having a home base in the US and spending 2 or 3 months at a time in another country is another idea we like. I think the title is off, though. At the beginning of this video, you state this isn't slow traveling, it is what you call being a part time expat. But the title states slow travel may be better than being expats. That was the reason I watched, because it states slow travel in the title.
Thanks for the message. We were using Slow Travel and Part Time Expat somewhat interchangeably, to widen the audience that CZcams offers the video to. The standard understanding of slow travel is to linger in locations during your trip, while the Part Time expat idea is to stay in an apartment in one or two places for weeks or months. There is some difference, but a lot of overlap, so we thought that it would work to blur the distinctions.
@@89daysawayThank you for replying, and I agree about the overlap. My wife and I were looking into the slow travel idea, and your part time expat idea, keeping a base in the US, sounds very doable as well.
I'm considering buying a US condo with my retired sister. That would allow us both to travel and keep a small home base here at a reasonable cost.
That’s what we’re doing right now for the last year and a half or so, but we are feeling kind of cramped, and would like to have a bit more room, so we’re looking for a smaller house that would give us a bit more space, some storage space, and maybe a small yard. Trying to navigate that need right now. Figuring out what location would work best for us.