--- title: 11 Trips You Need to Take As Soon As You Retire description: You've got all the time in the world and all the world to see — start planning these adventures. canonical: https://time.com/4726434/retirement-trips-australia-ireland-sicily/ author: TIME article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-05-04T13:35:09.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:45:07.642Z og:title: 11 Trips You Need to Take As Soon As You Retire og:description: From Ireland to Australia og:url: https://time.com/4726434/retirement-trips-australia-ireland-sicily/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt008cd9eb1ef7d6af/6988bfcde20a8732eea94968/170324-retire-blue-ridge-parkway-retiretrips0317.jpg?branch=production&width=964&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 964 og:image:height: 542 og:image:alt: 170324-retire-blue-ridge-parkway-retiretrips0317 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: 11 Trips You Need to Take As Soon As You Retire twitter:description: From Ireland to Australia twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt008cd9eb1ef7d6af/6988bfcde20a8732eea94968/170324-retire-blue-ridge-parkway-retiretrips0317.jpg?branch=production&width=964&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # 11 Trips You Need to Take As Soon As You Retire > Sponsored content. 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Here are 5 tips to help increase your home’s rental popularity._ by [Patricia Doherty / Travel + Leisure](https://time.com/author/travel-leisure/) ## Patricia Doherty / Travel + Leisure May 4, 2017 1:35 PM UTC  Getty Images by [Patricia Doherty / Travel + Leisure](https://time.com/author/travel-leisure/) ## Patricia Doherty / Travel + Leisure May 4, 2017 1:35 PM UTC No more waiting for your annual vacation and then filling it end-to-end until you drag yourself back to work needing another week off. You are retired — and if you’re reading this, you probably love to travel. In fact, according to AARP’s 2017 survey, travel is at the top of 83 percent of Baby Boomers’ bucket lists. Once the realization sets in that you’re actually free and have time, energy, and a travel budget, your next step is planning a few trips. \[compare\_card\] With your job in the rear view mirror and the open highway ahead, how about a road trip? This might appeal if you were a train or subway commuter, longing for the freedom of getting behind the wheel and just taking off. Or perhaps you escaped employment with barely enough energy to pick up your last check and bid goodbye to envious coworkers. A resort destination will let you recover without lifting a finger. (Well, except waving one to summon your next poolside cocktail.) Have you always wanted to discover your family’s roots or explore the towns of your ancestors? Do you just want to see the places you’ve read or dreamed about? This is your chance to do it. Whether you want rest or excitement, solitude or crowds, low cost or luxury, there’s a trip that will get you on the road to retirement travel and fun. Here are some ideas that range from relaxing to adventurous, cost-conscious to extravagant, with a few in between. _This_ [_article_](http://www.travelandleisure.com/trip-ideas/trips-to-take-when-you-retire#blue-ridge-parkway) _originally appeared on_ [_TravelandLeisure.com_](http://travelandleisure.com) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4726434/retirement-trips-australia-ireland-sicily/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4726434/retirement-trips-australia-ireland-sicily/"},"headline":"11 Trips You Need to Take As Soon As You Retire","datePublished":"2017-05-04T13:35:09.000Z","dateModified":"2026-08-04T07:45:07.642Z","description":"From \"America's favorite drive\" to Australia","url":"https://time.com/4726434/retirement-trips-australia-ireland-sicily/","keywords":["Living","Travel","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt008cd9eb1ef7d6af/6988bfcde20a8732eea94968/170324-retire-blue-ridge-parkway-retiretrips0317.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Patricia Doherty / Travel + Leisure"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt008cd9eb1ef7d6af/6988bfcde20a8732eea94968/170324-retire-blue-ridge-parkway-retiretrips0317.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"170324-retire-blue-ridge-parkway-retiretrips0317","caption":"","creditText":"Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-living/","name":"Living"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4726434/retirement-trips-australia-ireland-sicily/","name":"11 Trips You Need to Take As Soon As You Retire"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"5 Ways to Make a Vacation House Pay for Itself MONEY","description":"Here are 5 tips to help increase your home’s rental popularity.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/FwJjXWjY/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2017-04-19T16:53:21.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/FwJjXWjY.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/4726434/retirement-trips-australia-ireland-sicily/","duration":"PT1M22S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/4726434/retirement-trips-australia-ireland-sicily/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```