Rich Americans Snap Up Irish Castles for Love and Discounts
Rich Americans Snap Up Irish Castles for Love and Discounts First-time visitors to Humewood Castle in Kiltegan, County Wicklow, can’t help it. They simply say, “Wow.”It’s that big, that stunning — that, well, fairy tale. It’s vast and turreted, and the view toward the mountains looks like a Hollywood backdrop. Humewood, an Irish estate on […]
13 Tips For A Working Retirement—Abroad
When my friend Nancy turned 60, she became the “it” girl, she says. She took up tango dancing, lost weight, bought some cool high-heeled shoes, and felt really alive for the first time in years. Then she took the next step. She moved to Buenos Aires. She bought a beautiful condo there and now tangos a couple […]
11 Essential Money Tips for New College Grads
When my nephew Michael walked across the graduation stage at Wake Forest University last week to pick up his bachelor of science diploma, I wasn’t worried about his financial future. Ever since he was a teenager he has always saved and invested the money earned from a potluck of summer jobs. (I put that down […]
6 Money-Saving Travel Secrets
Who doesn’t love a great travel deal? My husband, Cliff, and I are huge travel enthusiasts and we hit the trail whenever we can. I also get a great fiftysomething pleasure by taking one or more of my three nieces on what I call my “Auntie Mame” vacations. We’ve been to Dublin, London, Prague and […]
Making a Move Abroad, and Working There, Too
WHEN Patrice Wynne shuttered her independent bookstore, Gaia, in Berkeley, Calif., and retired, she knew three things. She wanted to move to a place where she could slow down the tempo of her life, and it was cheaper to live, but where she could continue to work in some fashion. “I promised myself — I’m […]
50 ACTIVE VACATIONS FOR THE FITNESS-CONSCIOUS
Read Published Article How’s this for a summer travel idea: Save energy, save money (if you want to), and get healthier, too. Fitness-conscious vacationers bored by the prospect of the beach have set off an explosion in trips that involve doing the sightseeing literally under one’s own steam. All told, active travel accounted for an […]
