I’m 62, wife is 61. Semi retired and can run our business anywhere with internet and cell. Currently “nomad-ish” in Florida every winter, have our passports and would love to get started internationally. Shamefully, we feel too dumb to learn another language, and like 68° to 82°f, low humidity, no barking dogs or roosters at night, and a reasonable degree of safety. We can afford to spend $4,000 usd per month. How to get started truly nomading?

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I’m 62, wife is 61.  Semi retired and can run our business anywhere with internet and cell.  Currently “nomad-ish” in Florida every winter, have our passports and would love to get started internationally.  Shamefully, we feel too dumb to learn another language, and like 68° to 82°f, low humidity, no barking dogs or roosters at night, and a reasonable degree of safety.  We can afford to spend $4,000 usd per month. How to get started truly nomading?

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Just some encouragement: you are never too old to learn a new langiage, and also, learning new languages stimulates an important center in the brain and promotes longevity, increases the brain's resistance to degenerative diseases such as Alzheimers.  This is why I plan to always be studying a language throughout my life... just as a good health practice... even if or when my traveling days are over.🙏To your health!✨

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Hey Hugh Kallen! My husband 69 and I 58 have been full time nomads since 2015. We also left from Florida and have the same monthly budget and like the same weather, however we did learn to sleep with noises around and try to learn a few words from the countries we visit.We started our nomadic life by overlanding for 5 years, driving a truck camper from Alaska to Argentina then Covid hit. Now we’re traveling differently with just carryon rolling backpacks, we love slow travel. We spent 3 months in Turkey, 3 month in Egypt, did the Balkans this summer with 2 of our grandkids (they join us every July). We’ve been in Portugal for a couple months now after a quick European tour. We’re leaving for Morocco on Monday for a month then Thailand for the winter. We have a blog if you’re interested, don’t hesitate to reach out if you have any questions. Selling everything to travel the world is the best decision we ever made.

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No one can assure no dogs or no roosters in any place in Latin America.

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I would recommend mediterranean countries such as Spain Italy France Greece.. amazing food, nice weather, no rosters as in the Philippines haha and dogs .... for language I would say worst for english is France (with all respects- my husband is french 😉) you have safety there also, good hospitals ... Im from Barcelona and been living in Germany, Philippines and now Switzerland. I would love to be at the mediterranean at that age with my tomatoes olive trees dog smaaaaal house and next to the sea :)

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To be nomads, you need to be open to learning new languages. At least enough for basic communications. Your age has nothing to do with your ability to do so.

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