So what does a Welsh railwayman do when he reaches retirement age? Settle down on the sofa and take a well earned rest watching rugby on the television? Well not if you are William Bleasdale. His idea of perfect retirement is travelling the world’s railway networks and then writing up his exploits in books illustrated […]
Currency exchange can be a difficult jungle to negotiate. You can buy Euros at a ‘no commission’ outlet in the UK, only to find that you have actually paid about 10% commission and then another 10% when you try to change back any remaining Euros. Also, as a Senior Traveller, do you really want to […]
Zagreb is sometimes described as being a Central European city with a Mediterranean outlook – old buildings and coffee houses typical of Budapest or Vienna with a café culture in the evenings reminiscent of Barcelona. Although it was only 1991 when it became the capital of Croatia, following the break up of Yugoslavia, it has […]
As autumn set in last year and it got colder and wetter, I decided to seek some sun, but wanted a destination that also was interesting and not too far away. Neither my wife nor I had been to Malta, so we thought we’d give it a try. It turned out to be an excellent […]
Salzburg is well known as the birthplace and home for many years of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and the place where much of The Sound of Music was filmed, but what else does it have to offer and can the herds of tourists be avoided? My first visit to Salzburg was in the middle of July […]
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Fly on a Tuesday! – Travel tip
As a Senior Traveller you are probably retired or semi-retired and hence have a lot more freedom to decide when to book holiday flights. Prices can vary widely depending on time of year, day of week and time of day. As I’ve already mentioned in some of my short break posts, I always check carefully […]