Randy was a military brat, so he lived all over the world. He lived in the Philippines, Italy, Spain, Portugal, California, and Hawaii where his late father was from. Which means he had exposure to different countries and cultures all his life. When they were living in Italy, Randy’s father went to culinary school and became a pastry chef. He worked independently and we continued to travel around the world. After high school, he had no interest in cooking, so he went to college which led him to ...
Oct 27, 2022•1 hr 10 min
Jim Nixon is the Director of the St Pete Service Center and LGBTQ Liaison City of St. Petersburg, FL. He serves dual roles as Director of the St Pete Service Center and LGBTQ Liaison. As Director of the St Pete Service Center, he is responsible for the daily operation and strategic implementation of the St Pete Service Center, which processes citizen requests for assistance with services and distributes them to the responsible departments. As an LGBTQ liaison, He has an accessible and friendly e...
Oct 26, 2022•1 hr 12 min
Dan Kelley McBride and Timm McBride have been together since 2004. Timm says he met Dan at a dance in Portland OR, and they kept bumping into each other until they were BOTH single and available. They’ve been together ever since. For better and for worse. While living in Portland, OR, they married in Victoria BC in 2005, because, as Dan says, “We had to do it in a CIVILIZED” country.” In 2013 after many long discussions, they sold their home in Portland - their FAVORITE place to date in the Mid ...
Oct 03, 2022•1 hr 15 min
Randy Lapp is the Director of Corporate HR and Corporate Communications for Metals USA, which has its corporate headquarters in Fort Lauderdale, FL. Randy has lived in Wilton Manors and Oakland Park, (Fort Lauderdale area) since April 2013, after relocating from Chicago IL. Fort Lauderdale continues to be an attractive place to live/work/retire, with a high quality of life. Aaron Burke is originally from Reno Nevada located right next to Lake Tahoe. He went to UNLV (University of Las Vegas Nevad...
Oct 02, 2022•55 min
Robyn Meltzer is a Human Resources Executive with extensive experience in diversified businesses and cultures. Her expertise is in the areas of people strategies, talent management, organization assessments, facilitation, curriculum development, and career coaching. She currently has her own practice providing Human Resource consultations and training to all levels of employees. Prior to starting her own business, she served as Vice President, of Talent for ARYZTA and Vice President, of Human Re...
Sep 12, 2022•1 hr 6 min
Dave Hughes is a leading authority on retirement lifestyle planning. He has written over 100 articles about retirement lifestyle planning for his website, RetireFabulously.com , and has published three books: Design Your Dream Retirement, Smooth Sailing into Retirement , and The Quest for Retirement Utopia . From 2016-2017, Dave was a regular contributor to U.S. News’ On Retirement blog. In 2017, RetireFabulously.com received the Best Senior Living Award from SeniorHomes.com as one of the top re...
Sep 12, 2022•1 hr 20 min
Phoenix is the capital of the southwestern U.S. state of Arizona. Known for its year-round sun and warm temperatures, it anchors a sprawling, multicity metropolitan area known as the Valley of the Sun. It's known for high-end spa resorts, Jack Nicklaus–designed golf courses, and vibrant nightclubs. Other highlights include the Desert Botanical Garden, displaying cacti and numerous native plants. Elevation : 1,086′ Population : 1.658 million (2020) Jose is a lot of things, but first and foremost,...
Sep 11, 2022•57 min
Brent Hartinger and Michael Jensen are a longtime couple who are both also writers. Brent is a screenwriter and novelist who wrote the gay teen classic, Geography Club, and Michael is a novelist and editor who co-founded the gay entertainment website After Elton, which was later sold to Viacom. In 2016, the night Donald Trump was elected, Brent and Michael decided to sell their house and travel the world. They left home in 2017, and have since lived for at least a month in twenty different count...
Sep 11, 2022•1 hr 7 min
Kevin was born and raised in a small town in Upstate New York around 40 miles outside Syracuse. Like many Americans, Kevin is the grandson of European Immigrants. (Italian on his mother’s side/Irish on his dad's side) He attended college at the State University of New York in Geneseo (near Rochester) and received a Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology. During his junior year, Kevin applied to participate in one of the "junior year abroad" programs offered through the SUNY system. Kevin chose the junio...
Sep 08, 2022•1 hr 6 min
Porto, Portuguese Oporto, city and port, northern Portugal. The city lies along the Douro River, 2 miles (3 km) from the river’s mouth on the Atlantic Ocean and 175 miles (280 km) north of Lisbon. World-famous for its port wine, Porto is Portugal’s second-largest city and is the commercial and industrial center of the zone north of the Mondego River. The historic center of Porto was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1996. Joe and Sal met in Chicago in 2005, Joe is originally from Illino...
Sep 01, 2022•1 hr 31 min
Brian Longstreth is a moderator of our popular Facebook community called Where Do Gays Retire? Brian is a rare native Floridian, born in Bradenton in 1961. He moved to Tampa in 1983 and found a home in St. Petersburg in 1984. His early career in restaurant and retail lead to him becoming a Realtor in 1992 and getting very involved in the neighborhoods of St. Petersburg. He founded Your Neighborhood Realty in 1999. Brian was instrumental in the resurgence of the Grand Central District, Historic K...
Aug 19, 2022•1 hr 4 min
During his career, he lived in the Washington, D.C. metro area and also worked in San Diego, CA for 17+ years. He met his husband in San Diego. They have been together for 25 years and married since 2013. They bought their home in Spain in January 2017. He is a Spanish resident and lives here full-time. Steve tells the audience what it's like to live in Malaga, Spain. He covers topics such as the cost of living, healthcare, climate, transportation, safety, cuisine, and more! Join us for an inter...
Aug 04, 2022•1 hr 4 min
Find out what life is like in Puebla, Mexico. David Kirby answers questions regarding the cost of living, climate, healthcare, crime and safety, cuisine, and visa requirements. David currently maintains residences in New York City, Hudson Valley, NY, and Puebla, Mexico. Support the show If you enjoy these podcasts, please make a donation by clicking the coffee cup on any page of our website www.wheredogaysretire.com . Each cup of coffee costs $5 and goes towards bringing you these podcasts in th...
Aug 03, 2022•50 min
Join our hosts Al Salas and his husband Carlos Torres. Al and Carlos have been together since 2002. They retired from our respective careers in DC in late summer 2016 and initially moved to a small, mid-Atlantic shore town, Lewes, Delaware, where we had been weekenders for about two decades. After wintering for 6 weeks in Spain in 2018, they decided to investigate moving there. To that end, in 2019, they took two, 3-month “reconnaissance” visits — the first during winter, the second in summer — ...
Aug 03, 2022•1 hr 29 min
Devon Brooks was a military brat but grew up mostly in and around Virginia, USA. Thirty years ago, he moved to Berkeley, California for graduate school, which is where he met his husband John. In 1999, Devon and John moved to Los Angeles where they still reside. Devon is a Professor of Social Work and former Associate Dean for Faculty at the University of Southern California. Devon and his husband plan to retire in Mexico at least part-time. They have owned a home in Puerto Vallarta for over thr...
Aug 03, 2022•1 hr 29 min
Graham moved to Valencia, Spain 8 1/2 years ago from Boston, Massachusetts. In the past five years, Graham helps people relocate to Valencia with his company Settle Easy. Settle Easy does a full range of services including visa, residency and relocation services. Join Graham and myself in exploring what it's like to live in Valencia. You can contact Graham at graham@settle-easy.es. Support the show If you enjoy these podcasts, please make a donation by clicking the coffee cup on any page of our ...
Aug 03, 2022•1 hr 18 min
