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We're an Australian couple in our 50s who've spent the last chapter of life waiting for exactly this: more time, more money, and a lot fewer reasons to say no to a trip. We're empty nesters now, and travel has become our thing. Not the pack-in-ten-countries-in-two-weeks kind, and not full-time nomad life either, we love our home and our family too much to give either up for good. Instead, we've found our own rhythm: pick one country, settle in for up to three months, and really get to know it. We usually spend about a week in each place, long enough to stop feeling like tourists and start feeling like we actually live there for a while. We're not the type to sit still. Wherever we land, we're out exploring, often without much of a plan, and it's usually when we get a little lost that we stumble onto the best spots. We've spent four years living in Europe, and between that and travel, we've now visited over 30 countries. We also believe every trip needs at least one thing we've never done before, a long zipline through the Alps, truffle hunting in Istria, whitewater rafting down a river we couldn't pronounce. Those are the stories we still tell years later.

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