Kiwis on Adventure
our senior OE – becoming grey nomads
We arrived home in late March, just 10 days short of being a whole year away. Leaving Mexico, we stopped in Southern California for a 3 day break and caught up with Patti – we had met her over 6 years previously when staying at the same place on the Greek island of Santorini. It… Read More
As we adjust back to life in our home country of New Zealand after our year-long adventure, a couple of people have asked me how or if our expectations were met? I asked Chris this and we had a very interesting discussion about expectations and how each of us had quite different views on what… Read More
When we made our plans to take our year off, part of the process was Chris handing over his clients to new consultants, with the thought that by March he would be twiddling his thumbs waiting for our departure at the end of the month. Surprisingly (?) this didn’t happen and March was a very… Read More
The Cinque Terre and Milan seemed so close to where we had been petsitting in the south of France, we thought, “why not?” and planned an extra few days in Italy before flying back to Spain for our next assignment. Vernazza in the Cinque Terre was our base 15 years ago (for our family trip)… Read More
Decluttering, downsizing, emptying the nest… as we prepare for the move out of our home, we start this process and it’s interesting how each of us approaches it. Some things are harder to let go of than others. And what I see as a treasure (or junk), Chris may see completely opposite. We have 2… Read More
Loving sand and sun, my wonderful beach experiences this past year… Read More
Yosemite national park delights, August visit to the valley Read More
I’ve always had a good memory – for facts, for trivia, for events, for faces and sometimes for names. But I’ve come to realise that not everyone shares this trait. My husband often defers to me saying that I’d probably even be able to remember what he was wearing at a certain event many years… Read More
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