Having a travel capsule wardrobe that works is essential when travelling for an extended period. This is our second 6 week trip to Europe and I always spend considerable time planning what I will take to wear. Once we have done our travel planning I start at the most obvious place which is the weather […]
International travel planning is for us where the journey begins; let us share some tips on how we plan and book our travel. We love to travel (I know, I keep telling you that don’t I), and for us the journey begins long before we board a flight or hop in the car or on […]
Becoming grey nomads is a popular retirement activity, but was it for us we wondered? A guest post by Estelle from What’s on Watsons. We retired in 2016. For us as a couple, retirement has been a massive period of change. Not only have we retired we have closed a business, sold our family home, […]
Using daily management tools (or time management in retirement) is perhaps even more important now than when in full time employment. One of the greatest challenges of the newly retired is finding purpose and satisfaction in life. During our years of employment, goals and objectives are often set externally by our employer. As employees we […]
If your day starts with slugging around the house, then it’s likely you’ll continue to look, and feel, that way all day. Sharpen up and everyone, particularly you, will benefit. Your personal style is important, it shows who you are. In earlier years I worked from home for a US-based IT company, as an Account […]
Insurance and plans for funerals seem to feature extensively these days on free to air television. Is this the best that product marketers can pitch to our demographic? I hope not. Having said that, I have had cause in recent months to reflect on funeral traditions and trends and to wonder how I would like […]
Life is generally pretty good for Rowan and me, but we have been challenged over the past six months. Now, don’t get me wrong, I am the first to say that many other people experience far greater challenges than we do. Having said that, a few things have happened and as a result I found […]
Penang – the Pearl of the Orient – and a terrific compare and contrast to our time in Singapore. Almost everything is different here – definitely the prices and yes it is grubbier and not as well maintained – but this is Asia, in a way that I know Asia, whereas Singapore maintains its charms […]
Singapore – how would I find it nearly 40 years after I first visited? My emotions drifted from excitement and anticipation through to fear that I was visiting a City which was hyper-expensive and lacking character. Whilst we aren’t budget travellers we also don’t travel in the heights of luxury, so I was wondering how we […]
Employment for the over 50s is nearly as much a hot potato as housing for younger Australians. Many baby boomers feel pushed aside and this adds to the invisibility factor I talked about a couple of weeks ago. It isn’t nice to feel undervalued or unappreciated. Many of us need to work for financial reasons, […]
