Tag: travel

I maybe blonde but time does disappear

Things I wish I had realised in my 50’s  Look after your feet it’s the only pair you have Monthly pedicures, twice year chiropodist  Never mix business and pleasure If you are self employed know your worth,  Everyone pays for your time  Savings are important, a small amount soon makes a difference –  UK premium bonds,  Get a Revolut card,…

I maybe blonde but it’s all double Dutch to me

After one year in The Netherlands 🇳🇱 What’s good, bad or neither ? A personal insight to this wonderfully flat country from a travelling digital nomad  Top things that I love ❤️  1) On average it’s warmer 👍 Around 5-10c hotter than The UK  Being based in the south of the country, sandwiched between Germany and Belgium seems to give a little extra…

I maybe blonde but all it takes is a smile

I met a girl in the park …  sounds like the start of a novel but it actually happened during lockdown and now we have become friendly acquaintances with a similar appetite for travel and adventures let me explain …  The restrictions on going out during lockdown was particularly hard for me as I love the outdoors, the sun, and…

I maybe blonde but love a good feel of a book

Top 5 December books  ( ones read or leafed through, online or paperback) Delia Smith Christmas cook book – try the veggie options .. celery and blue Stilton soup  Agatha Christie – The autobiography, re reading after many years Miss read stories, 1960’s stories of local school teacher and village life Wartime cook book by Marguerite Patten, making economical Bourbon…