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
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New Zealand – 2020
New Zealand is a fantastic place. This was our fifth trip, mainly to meet our grandson, but fitted in a couple of side trips.
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
Retirement – The best 6 years of my life
On 28th October 2011, I said goodbye to the world of work. I had just turned 56. I couldn’t really believe I was walking away from a very well paid job, which I mostly enjoyed, but it had got very stressful (or maybe it was that I had ceased to manage the stress well!). My… Continue reading Retirement – The best 6 years of my life
2017 – 1st Quarter Summary
2017 started with a post – Dream Big. When I wrote it, I was in New Zealand, the weather was brilliant, I was warm. Now I am back in Scotland, and while we have had a very reasonable / almost warm winter, it is still ‘coats weather!’ So how am I getting on? My goals… Continue reading 2017 – 1st Quarter Summary
Retirement Travels 2017 – Bay of Islands NZ
The Retirement Travels 2017 continue. Our one month trip to New Zealand has just ended. The last week of it we spent in the Bay of Islands with our son and daughter-in-law. We all had a great time. The weather was good, the scenery was amazing, the accommodation worked well. In short, a great holiday.… Continue reading Retirement Travels 2017 – Bay of Islands NZ