My problem is trying to find TIME to go. I had 10 obligations this month scattered in a such a way that we couldn't go anywhere.
And next month, we are going on a three night trip to the coast, but I have 8 individual obligations and JURY DUTY potentially for 10 days (or more). They don't warn you that ADULTING continues in retirement.
I look at it this way, right now, at my age and current weight/level of fitness....I'm never going to feel any better than I do right now. This is the case for most of us. Now, if we're talking about someone my age who loses lots of weight and/or attains a higher fitness level, then that is different. But for the most part, at 56, I'm not going to feel any better....I'll just slowly but surely decline as I age. If we'd put off South Africa for another ten years it's unlikely I could have hiked up Table Mountain like I did two weeks ago. You get my drift.
So the only way I know is to prioritize the things that are most important to you. For us, travel is way, way up there. So we put it at the top of our list (behind immediate family of course).