Well we’ve been here a full month now, the time has just flown by. We have been wonderfuly spoiled. Only 1 day of rain since we arrived. There is so much to see and do, that I feel like we have hardly stopped. Athens is a lovely city, busy, lots of tourists. This is our… Continue reading Athens – A Glorious City
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I’m taking a break
I’m retired, so why do I need a break? Because part of the fun about being retired, is that you don’t have to do the same things, all the time. When I first retired, 8 years ago now, I was looking after my Mum, I was enjoying my first attempts at making jewellery, my husband… Continue reading I’m taking a break
Slow Travel 2019 – Athens
We are about to embark on our fifth Slow Travel trip. This year we have chosen Athens. Why? It’s a place I have always found intriguing, and because we had really enjoyed visiting ancient sites on our last year’s trip to Rome we felt we would really enjoy wandering around another ancient world. In May, we… Continue reading Slow Travel 2019 – Athens
Amazing Retirement
Retirement can be Amazing Whatever age you are, when you are retiring, you really need to plan for it. What are you going to do? You can optimise it in advance. I certainly never get bored, a post I wrote over 2 years ago, and it is still applicable today. Here’s a couple of others (With… Continue reading Amazing Retirement
A week in Istanbul
We’re just back from a week in Istanbul. It was amazing, complemented by some lovely sunny weather. The city itself is lovely, the people are kind and friendly and the food so varied and interesting. I can thoroughly recommend a trip. Istanbul is one of those cities which have always interested me, from the days… Continue reading A week in Istanbul
2018 Highlights
2018 is drawing to a close, and 2019 is fast approaching. I have been blogging for over two years now. In that time, the UK has voted for Brexit (Britain leaving Europe), our government has tied itself up in knots trying to get some form of acceptable agreement. (Lots of discussion – define acceptable, etc)… Continue reading 2018 Highlights