Travel

Welcome to the Over 50 & Thriving Series for 2019! At the end of 2018, I compiled a list of the 47 Women who had taken part in the Series and their contributions. If you missed it you can read it HERE and I’m…

Living in Sunny Queensland, Summer in Australia is a time for the outdoors, long lazy days, bbq’s and the beach!  It is holiday time where we celebrate Christmas and the New Year and the school holidays last for six weeks!! I wanted to share…

Hello Sizzlers!  I’m back from my 3 week break and time certainly flies.  As you know, Mike and I flew to Tokyo where we boarded the Diamond Princess for a 14 day cruise of Japan and one port, Busan in South Korea. Before I…

I’m a little excited – no I’m a lot excited! Tomorrow, I’m jetting off with my husband to Tokyo where we will pick up a 14 day  Fall Foliage Cruise of Japan with Princess Cruises.  About this time last year we were heading to…

In her last post, Christine Blundell, Fashion Editor for Sizzling Towards 60 & Beyond, provided 8 tips to making packing for your vacation a breeze.  Taking an overseas vacation can be expensive and as most of us are on a budget we don’t necessarily…

Are you good at packing for a vacation or do you take more than you need and come home with half of your garments not even taken out of your suitcase? I probably fall into the second category and always take more than what…

This week’s prompt at Denyse Whelan Blogs is ‘My View from Here’ so I thought I would share where I live (part-time at the moment) on the Gold Coast, and also my home in Brisbane.  Both are in Queensland, Australia and about 1 hour’s…

There is an air of excitement building in our house or to be more specific in me. After a couple of years that have been a little sad losing my FIL and coping with my MILs move to an aged care facility we are…

So you have decided to take a holiday or travel to a new and exciting destination. Who really wants to think about exercising and healthy eating? A holiday is a time to relax and restore your mind, body and soul so you really can…