Category Archives: Travel

Lifestyles in Military Retirement: Learning to Surf in Hawaii

Posted on March 28, 2011 by Doug Nordman

Here’s an amazing statistic: I’ve blogged for over six months on just about every aspect of military financial independence and early retirement. In nearly 80 posts, what’s been the most popular topic for over a week?:  Surfing. Are you people … Continue reading →

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During retirement: where do you want to go next?

Posted on February 14, 2011 by Doug Nordman

  You might have joined the military to see the world, but now you can do it all over again at your own pace. Vacation travel is expensive on a fixed schedule for short times at destination resorts. However, retirement … Continue reading →

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Construction Tour of the New USS ARIZONA Memorial Museums

Posted on November 29, 2010 by Doug Nordman

So what do you do all day in early retirement? For starters, you can volunteer at the brand-new USS ARIZONA Memorial Visitor’s Center. Spouse wangled a hardhat tour of the museums as they get ready for their 7 December opening … Continue reading →

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Lifestyles in Military Retirement: Surfing

Posted on November 4, 2010 by Doug Nordman

“Your assignment officer wants to send us to… Hawaii?!?” When we arrived here over 20 years ago, Hawaii seemed like a consolation prize for military who couldn’t get orders to San Diego. Spouse and I spent our first eight years … Continue reading →

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