Globe Trotting is also known as slow travel - and in our case, very slow travel. Wanderlust is in our blood. We enjoy learning about and experiencing uniquely unusual locations around the globe.

The week opened on a knife’s edge. Trump’s self-imposed deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face escalation kept futures volatile and conviction thin. Monday churned with no direction, the S&P closing essentially flat. Tuesday was similarly tortured. The index swung by more than 1% intraday before settling with a 0.08% gain as Pakistan urged a two-week extension. Then came Wednesday.

Peer Pressure We know all too well this particular confrontation, as we encountered it ourselves in 1991 when we pulled the plug from the conventional working world at the age of 38.

While it was considered a “complication” of surgery, I was assured over and over that this was nothing to concern myself about.

The Difference between Pain and Suffering My Intimate Journey with Cancer Part 15
Billy and Akaisha Kaderli

It occurred to me as I have been going through my health journey, that there is a difference between “pain” and “suffering."

First, we want to say that there is no one right way to travel, and as long as you know your particular style, you should be able to make the most of the challenges that come your way. And there will be challenges.

The thing is, The Future is going to come anyway, and regardless of our best efforts, we can never guarantee the outcome.

Shipwrecked on a Nice Beach
Billy and Akaisha Kaderli

Some say we were lucky, other’s say it was fate. Whatever it was, we returned to Chapala, Mexico. Then the wheels of the cart fell off.

There Are No Guarantees in Retirement
Billy and Akaisha Kaderli

People often tell us they are going to wait a few more years to retire. They point out that by waiting, they will have health care provided for life and a pension that will let them afford the same lifestyle to which they've become accustomed.

My wife and I are mid 50’s. We would love to hang up the cleats right now but we have this huge barrier here in American called “health Insurance”.

My question is, what about a catastrophic illness like MS or cancer? I would think that even at the reduced costs overseas something like that would have the potential to wipe out your nest egg, no?

Q&A with a Reader