PRELUDE

In which our intrepid explorers attempt to explain themselves

Call me Ishmael Jake*.

Most people who retire settle down. Shannon and I fully intend to do the same.

But first, we're going to do the exact opposite.

Over the next year or so, we plan to wander across several continents, visit a collection of potential retirement destinations, and attempt to answer a deceptively simple question: If we can live almost anywhere, where do we actually want to live?

* The reason for the nom de blog is because the Internet is abundantly supplied with people w