Hi:
Today's boomers are an educated, professional, intelligent lot. As with the rest of the world, through a wide variety of media, they have had heavy exposure to much the world has to offer.
Boomers are wanting to carve out their own retirement in their own style. They research, gather information both randomly and purposefully. Boomers today have the benefit of past experience and the current trends.
Many are taking advantage of the Christmas season, and post-holiday season in January to go on extended trips to places they have dreamed about.
While still working, underneath their casual interest in a particular place is a comparison process. They find out the cost of real estate, note food prices and restaurant bills, look at the lifestyle and see if it matches up with their idealized dream retirement.
A trip to Mexico in the winter months uncovers thousands of snowbirds. They are down there for the few months each year when it is cold and dreary in Canada or the US. The same can be said for southern Spain and the Algarve in Portugal. Thousands of tourists from Germany, Sweden and England make their ritual trip to the sun in winter.
Health and mental well-being improves with the weather. Baby boomers are taking advantage of their relative wealth and time available to enjoy their life away from the vigours of winter.
Here's to it!
M.
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