Well, it is almost time for our Slow Travel trip for 2018. This year it is Rome in Italy for 6 weeks. Last years trip to Madrid in Spain, was an outstanding success, our best trip so far. I have waxed lyrical many times on the benefits of Slow Travel. My husband and I are so fortunate,… Continue reading Slow Travel 2018 – Rome
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2018 – Half Year Review
2018 is halfway through. Time to do a half year review. When I started this blog I thought I would focus on this quarterly. By default I do a quarter review on 5th April, because it is that tax year end in the UK, although I don’t always a September one – last year –… Continue reading 2018 – Half Year Review
Retirement Travels 2018 – The Hebrides Part 2 – Harris and Lewis
To recap a little, my son suggested we join him for a few days going around the Hebrides, while his wife was at the Gaelic school Sabhal mor Ostaig in Skye. An excellent idea. You can read my earlier post in Part 1 which covered our lovely train journey from Glasgow to Mallaig, and a… Continue reading Retirement Travels 2018 – The Hebrides Part 2 – Harris and Lewis
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