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Our Retirement Reinvented - Travel w/Robert & Jill

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After five months of full-time travel, we're changing the way we travel and this is our biggest shift yet.

In this video, we're revealing our final 2026 itinerary, why we chose Central & Eastern Europe, and the two major changes we're making. We'll also show you the unique strategy we use to plan long-term international trips, including how two cruises helped shape our entire route.

If you're dreaming of full-time travel, planning an extended Europe itinerary, or simply looking for smarter ways to travel, come along as we kick off the next chapter.

Thanks for traveling with us!
Robert & Jill

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20 Comments

@suzieesqueda4180 9 days ago

We love a TA heading to the States because the time change is much easier in that direction. Other than Thanksgiving dinner that night we don't notice much enthusiasm about Thanksgiving but maybe you'll have more activity than we did. Love all your plans!! 😊

@Every_State_Park 3 weeks ago

We did the trans Atlantic from Rome to Ft Lauderdale in Nov 2024, loved it.

@kathrynp7595 1 month ago

I’m tired just listening to all your travel plans 😂

@DrPaulMonitto 4 weeks ago

You all give new meaning to the go-go years of retirement 😂😂😂

@rebeccajm 1 month ago

What an amazing 6 months! I love that you have an interest in history, we do too and your videos have given me some great ideas. I'm impressed with your ability to move so quickly, we're a few years off retiring, but there is no way I could keep up with your pace!

@EverydayEmily-l9r 1 month ago

Love your new hair color!

@davidnprogress 1 month ago

This looks like a fantastic year. You channel is really challenging me to rethink our travel plans for next year.

@MilesByAnyMeans 1 month ago

Sounds like an awesome trip! We would love to travel like that in the near future! Looking forward to seeing your videos from this trip!

@TeamSauceTravels 1 month ago

We have a similar plan in the future. Europe is so easy to travel without necessarily needing flights. Subscribed and following your adventures from Canada or wherever we are!!💙

@jharrison2463 1 month ago

Enjoy!!!! 🎉

@jenniferkinkead6614 1 month ago

Enjoy! Looks like a good itinerary.

@Marisa2025-Bell 1 month ago

Sounds like a fun itinerary. We loved our time in Helsinki. Will send you some interesting things to eat and taste while you’re there. It’s one of our favorite trips. We head out in 2 days to Moldova, Serbia and Montenegro before entering the Schengen area in Italy. Safe travels

@Adventurously-Unprepared 1 month ago

We are retiring early and traveling full time as well and I think we will end up doing "fast travel" with periods of "slow travel". There are so many places we want to see, I'm afraid we will burn ourselves out if we don't plan in some much needed down time. Looking forward to seeing how your second leg turns out for you!!

@IramisandGerry 1 month ago

We have done several Thanksgivings at sea during crossings. It’s amazing. No clean up and NO football. 😂🇵🇷🙏🏽

@TravelswithLlama 1 month ago

We "4 or 8" nighted our way around Australia also! Love those IHG points.

@sherrikmcintyre 1 month ago

Fun! We did the train from Rome to the port and it was super easy.

@2TravelWithoutOrders 1 month ago

Good video guys. If you have questions about some places to eat, let us know. Safe travels and hope to see you on "the road" soon.

@RgnLothbrok 1 month ago

Honestly, two weeks in one location is still fast travel. Nothing wrong with it but exhausting in the longterm. That is of course manageable and up to personal preference - but why sell your home base for that? Strategically a true domicile in the U.S. can be an advantage even when you will be out of the country for 10 months of a year or more.
You could consider potential residency visa options e.g. in a European country.
We will keep our home in the U.S. while having a second home base (residency) in Europe. We will live there and travel from there - but we will also fully integrate into the culture of our host country. With that approach we want to aim for sustainability and flexibility.

@jessicaschmidt3080 1 month ago

How funny! I am on that ferry from Helsinki to Tallinn right now! We are from Los Angeles, sold everything and started traveling last September. Fast (4 days) and looking to slow down very similar to you! Great ferry, super cool.

@dw3229 1 month ago

Loved Helsinki and the medevial Tallinn. I wasnt impressed by riga but was only there for hours all my friends love it, so I am looking forward to your opinion. Istanbul was stunning and different in many ways and I would love to see Kotor and Sarajevo. I hope you enter more sights, even if you have to pay. And I think slowing down is a great idea - I find 1-day stays exhausting, even 2 days are stressy for me on a roundtrip through one country 😂