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Small Business Boomers

July 8th, 2008

Unusual Baby Boomer Vacations: House Exchange

If you are looking for an unusual vacation, to a different place this summer, you might want to consider.  The Home Exchange, for example,  allows you to list your home and exchange for another home.  The cost is $99.95 a year.  They say most exchanges are direct (one-to-one), and you should clean at the end of […]

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June 13th, 2008

Bed and Breakfast Businesses: Part 2

A couple of days ago, I wrote about Bed and Breakfasts as great businesses for baby boomers.
Bed and breakfasts have been around for a long time. They started out many years ago in the U.K, spread around the world. B&B’s might have been called ‘guest houses’ in earlier times. They are not […]

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March 20th, 2008

First day of Spring - Boomer Travel Plans in full swing

With the long, cold, snowy winter fast becoming a bad memory (Spring officially begins TODAY!), many Baby Boomers are planning trips. Over the next few weeks, I’ll share some travel tips with you.The first is from b5media’s Doing Business Abroad blog, with remedies for jet lag.
I want to go to Ireland, but I’m not […]

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March 17th, 2008

Happy St. Patrick’s Day - Ready to Retire to Ireland?

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! If you’re Irish, as I am, a double celebration is in order. And if you really want to immerse yourself in Irish stuff, how about retiring to Ireland?
Here are a couple ofweb sites with information:
EscapeArtist.com
InsideIreland.com
Is this just a dream? Maybe, maybe not. Let me know […]

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