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Bucket List Retirement Trip: The (Other) Land Down Under

March 27, 2026 -- People have many different reasons for choosing where they go on their retirement bucket list trips. But if outdoor adventures and amazing scenery make it to the top on your list, start planning your trip to New Zealand! Topretirements just completed our long anticipated trip to the land of kiwis …and it was great! New Zealand,…...

Top Retirement Towns

Eugene, population 158,000, has many attractions as a place to retire. For one, it is a vibrant college town; 17,000 students attend the University of Oregon here. It has the Cascade Mountain range for unlimited hiking, skiing and outdoor opportunities. The wild and rugged Pacific coast is just an hour to the west. The city, birthplace of Nike, is famous…...
 
Ogden UT,  population 83,000,  is rapidly becoming the place where active adults, including many adventurous baby boomers, can indulge their passion to participate in outdoor sports, especially extreme sports. Snowbasin is a first rate ski mountain about 20 miles from Ogden, and was home to the Olympic Super G and downhill events in the 2002 winter Olympics. The 125,000 square…...
 
 
Glen Rose is a very small town of under 3,000 people  in north central Texas, just west of Dallas. This town features a relaxed lifestyle.  The presence of dinosaur footprints in the area makes it a popular tourist center. Photo of downtown courtesy of Wikipedia and Renelibrary, photo of Barnard statue by Pete unseth; Both photos Licensed under CC BY-SA…...
 
Chattanooga is a low-cost, interesting retirement city of about 182,000 (2020) people in southern Tennessee.This was the site of the famous critical civil war Battle of Chattanooga due to its strategic location on the Tennessee River.  Called the "Scenic City", it is home to the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. The city has had its ups and downs economically. Its…...
 
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