The Grown-Up's Guide to Running Away from Home, Second Edition
  • Published: 1 March 2008
  • ISBN: 9781580088732
  • Imprint: Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 208
  • RRP: $35.00
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The Grown-Up's Guide to Running Away from Home, Second Edition

Making a New Life Abroad

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For empty-nesters, early retirees, and even established executives, midlife is the ideal time to turn travel fantasies into real and rewarding experiences. This second edition of THE GROWN-UP'S GUIDE covers estimating cost-of-living expenses, the dos and don'ts of international health care, the boom in online travel resources, and much more. Whether planning a monthlong escape or a whole new life in another country, this empowering guide will encourage mature would-be expats to pursue the overseas adventure they've been craving.

 

  • An accessible primer for midlife adults who long to live or retire in another country, featuring information on choosing a destination, readying finances, working, and keeping the stateside home fires burning.
  • Detailed advice is interspersed with lively and inspiring anecdotes from the author's own adventures, plus interviews with other experienced expats.

    • Published: 1 March 2008
    • ISBN: 9781580088732
    • Imprint: Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed
    • Format: Paperback
    • Pages: 208
    • RRP: $35.00
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    About the author

    Rosanne Knorr

    ROSANNE KNORR is a seasoned traveler, expatriate, and author of numerous books, including the GROWN-UP’S GUIDE series and Gone with the Wine. Rosanne has been profiled in People Magazine and has appeared on national media including National Public Radio’s Marketplace Money, CNN Travel, CNNfn, NBC Nightly News and ABC Radio Network. Interviews and articles about her work have appeared in Time Magazine, Kiplinger’s Personal Finance, Bon Appetit, American Express Horizons, and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. She lives in Sarasota, Florida.