I am a great fan of Slow Travel, staying in a different country for many weeks at a time, living like a local. Up until recently, I always associated Slow Travel with trips to a foreign country, where we have to cope with a different language, and all the interesting things that turn up as… Continue reading Slow Travel can also be Family Time
Category: Life in General
Sevilla 2023
Seville/ Sevilla is such a lovely city! If you want to relax and enjoy the Tapas life, Sevilla/Seville is the city for you! (please do be aware Sevilla can get very hot – even when we were there late September, it was still about 30-35c, in July/August 40-45c is not unknown!) Slow travel gives us… Continue reading Sevilla 2023
Slow Travel is Back!
After an enforced break for Covid, and the many uncertainties it brought for travellers, we are back on our Slow Travel adventures. 2023 will take us to Sevilla in Spain. Why Sevilla? It is well known as a lovely tourist destination, with many great things to see. There is a lovely old city, a Royal… Continue reading Slow Travel is Back!
Book Review – Be Brave. Lose The Beige
The subheading says it all – Finding Your Sass after Sixty. The author, Liz Kitchens has been entertaining the world for a while with her blog Be Brave. Lose the Beige, much of which has been published in the online magazine Sixty and me The book is really easy to read, a light hearted look… Continue reading Book Review – Be Brave. Lose The Beige
It’s time to move on
It’s been fun running this blog for the last 5 years, but it is time to move on. To start with, I really enjoyed the novelty of reaching a new audience, writing about my life, but over the last few years, with no opportunity to travel, I have been focussing on other things. This blog… Continue reading It’s time to move on
Retirement – 10 Years On
This year, my husband and I will complete 10 years of retirement. The most important thing is that we both still love our retirement life. The good, the bad and everything in between. As time has gone on, things that seemed very important at the start, seem less important now, and indeed other things have… Continue reading Retirement – 10 Years On