For many of us, a trip around the world is unachievable. The cost for one is insurmountable. But what if I told you that there is a way to live at sea and cruise around the world at the same time? All in luxury aboard a spacious and fully refurbished cruise ship. Residential cruises –…
How do I put it? The past two years have been challenging. Actually, to put it bluntly it has been absolute shite! Nobody would have ever seen it coming. If you had said to me two years ago that we were going to experience a worldwide pandemic that would basically shut the whole world down,…
In my part of the world, Australia, we’re about to come into Summer with warmer temperatures and lots of sunshine. Now that most states in Australia are finally coming out of lockdown, we can now make plans to travel again. In this post I’ve come up with some tips for how to keep cool and…
Women of my age, in their sixties, often say to me that they feel a lot freer than when they were younger. I like to think of it as unravelling in our sixties and letting go of what we once thought we had to be. Let’s face it, there was a time where we were…
Years ago when someone asked you what your hobbies were, could you reel off three or four different past-times? I know I definitely could. The resurgence of hobbies during Covid-19 and continual lockdowns, has made them popular again. Even the younger generation are getting back into hobbies. What Happened To Hobbies? So what happened to…
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, or somewhere isolated where there’s no media or internet, you would know that many of we Australians are living in lockdown. It’s the subject on everyone’s lips and it’s in our faces 24/7. It’s a lonely, isolating and sad existence of being confined to one’s home. There’s absolutely…
They say home is where the heart is. It’s the place where we’re surrounded by all of the things we love, treasured memories and comfort and familiarity. But what happens when living at home isn’t as safe and easy as it once was? In the past, the only option for many people was to move…
Amongst my group of friends, who are mainly in the over 60s age group, there is a lot of talk about retirement. After turning the milestone age of 60 I am beginning to question when is the right time for retirement?
Next month marks the eighth year since I commenced my blog. Although it only seems like yesterday, in some ways it seems like an eternity ago. During this eight year period I’ve seen my blog evolve from the ravings of a fifty-something year old to a respectable travel blog. I must say that travel blogging…
Like most people I’m scratching my head wondering when life as I knew it will ever resume again. The simple things I took for granted in my life will possibly never be the same again. Things like kisses and hugs with family and friends, going to the cinema, attending a concert or sporting event, hopping…