Travel Blog
We set up our travel blog to keep a journal of our holidays and travels, it is easy to forget details. As we Travel around the world we want to visit as many countries as possible following the sun. Europe, Asia, Africa, Australasia and the Americas are all on our list to explore more
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A-Z of Travel Preparation: Part 5
Continuing our summary of all the things to remember, and put in place, before we set off on our epic journeys in January. Q is for Quitting The Job. In our circumstances this has not been straightforward and far from just a matter of handing in a resignation, especially for me, Phil. Having launched a business back in 1995, I then partially sold the company into a larger Group in 2007 but stayed on as Managing Director right through to current times. So, such issues as a notice period in excess of 12 months, co-Directors, investors, shareholding etc all had to be sorted. It’s been a long road but we’re…
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A-Z of Travel Preparation – Part 4
While we are working through all of the planning, time is racing on now as we near the first leg of our adventure of a lifetime. Retirement, and travel around the world, beckons. And moving on through our plans, and our guide to planning… M is for music. Phil’s obsession with rock music will need a regular fix whilst we are on our travels. Remember those days when a 2-week holiday meant time away from your music? Thankfully those days are long gone, and we now take our entire music collection everywhere we go. Beats headphones for long journeys, Sony mini speaker for in the rooms, iPods, iPads, and the…
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A-Z of Travel Preparation – Part 3
Time is moving on and the anticipation and excitement is growing; we’ve moved into the last 100 days before our lifetime adventures of long term travel begin with a flight to Bangkok. And so we’re trying to get everything place now and trying to forget nothing. Continuing our check list A-Z: I is for insurance. Finding travel insurance has proved a lot more difficult, and expensive, than we thought. The main obstacles have been our ages (62 and 54)and the length of time we’ll be travelling. Most policies have restrictions on these things, and many companies supposedly offering tailor made policies actually turned out to be a waste of time…
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A-Z of Travel Preparation (continued)
Continuing our summary of all that there is to do when planning a major trip and a long spell away from home. Our retirement is imminent and our lifetime adventure starts at the end of January. Amid the growing excitement, there is much to do, so many things to think of. Like. E is for entry conditions. In some parts of the world, it’s not possible to just travel with an open ended stay and with complete freedom. We’re heading to South East Asia first, where 30-day visas are compulsory (although some can be extended), so it’s necessary to plan your departure as well as your arrival. In some instances,…
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A-Z OF TRAVEL PREPARATION
We are now right in the throes of preparation for our major adventure – retiring later this year then embarking on pretty much full time travel from early 2020. As we work through these preparations, it strikes us just how much there is to organise and to get into place before you can go. It’s not just a matter of upping sticks and catching a plane – there’s so much to think of, and put into place. So over the next few days, here’s our A-Z of how to be organised enough to take this on. A is for accommodation, and Airbnb; it’s also for apartments. We’re going to leave a…
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Kew Gardens, Glass Sculptures…And The Rain
A timely visit to Kew Gardens to see the Chihuly glass sculpture exhibition
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Padstow & The Camel Estuary
A visit to Padstow, one of our favourite places and probably the last time before our epic journey around the world
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The Suffolk Coast: Heathland, Waterways And A Vanishing City
Reaching the end of September means that we are now precisely four months away from starting our trips of a lifetime; retirement is coming soon, the first trip starts at the end of January. Over the next few weeks we’ll be taking in some of our favourite corners of our home country of England before we leave our shores long term. So this weekend sees us visit a picturesque part of the Suffolk coast, both dodging the showers and catching the sun as the early autumn throws a mix of weather at the country. Day 1 is a walk around heathland clad in heather and bracken, small traces of the…
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Blog update
We’ve made some changes to our blog pages. So far our posts and stories have been based around individual trips, but now that we are moving into a new life phase, so the blog needs to evolve. We have just a few weeks of our working lives left, as we get ready for retirement and longer term travel. The first trip of our major travel adventure starts at the end of January. So what’s changed on the blog? Well, the “about this blog” page is updated, and our posts now will chronicle our preparations for our great adventure. And from the end of January, the adventure begins.
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Ending This Journey: A Weekend In Athens
Finishing off our tour of the Cyclades with a weekend in the wonderful city of Athens
