A few weeks ago, we spent a lovely weekend with our older son (and a bit shorter time with his wife). The plan was that my son would drop his wife off in Skye for her Gaelic course at Sabhal Mor Ostaig, and then meet us in Mallaig. The three of us would then travel… Continue reading Retirement Travels 2018 – The Hebrides Part 1 – Edinburgh to Skye
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Spring – Such a difference
Spring – I just love it. Less than 2 weeks ago I posted that it didn’t feel like spring. It was a Wednesday, it had been snowing all day, it had been a grey day, it never seemed to get very light. On the Friday, my older son and his wife arrived to go further… Continue reading Spring – Such a difference
Spring – It doesn’t feel like it
Spring – it doesn’t feel like it today. As I sit in Edinburgh, I have watched it snowing all day. To start with, I didn’t think it would lie, but it persevered, and apparently is going to keep going until later tonight. In the UK, we don’t do snow well. I have just looked on… Continue reading Spring – It doesn’t feel like it
Top Tips for Slow Travel
A little bit of preparation up front makes such a difference to the success of your Slow Travel trip, so here are my Top Tips What do I mean by Slow Travel and why is it different to standard holiday planning? Madrid, just near our apartment Slow Travel for me is staying for 1 or 2… Continue reading Top Tips for Slow Travel
Retirement Trips
Our six years of retirement have been the best days of my life. A large contributing factor to our enjoyment has been our fantastic retirement trips. When we took early retirement in 2011, we had trips to New Zealand and St Lucia planned, but apart from that, we had no set agenda, except a general… Continue reading Retirement Trips
Slow Travel is Luxury
What is Slow Travel? For me, it is staying in one place for weeks at a time, getting to know the area, be acknowledged by your neighbours, essentially living like a local. It might also include improving your language skills. You become less a tourist, more a resident. If you move permanently to a new… Continue reading Slow Travel is Luxury