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Affordable Caribbean Travel: Dickenson Bay and Local Eats

So having travelled for another full day, on the Saturday, settled in and woken up to that magnificent view we took a day off on the Sunday to recuperate. Being a bit of a chatterbox it didn’t take me long to introduce myself to our neighbours on either side. On one side there was a…

Antigua Travel Guide: Tips for First-Time Visitors

Antigua is a brand new island for us to explore in the Caribbean.Prior to my arrival my preconception was I didn’t imagine the island would be as sophisticated as Barbados or Grand Cayman but thought, in light of its popularity, it would be more developed than Grenada, which we visited last year – Adventures in…

Exploring Local Food in Grand Cayman: Tips and Prices

As part of our Caribbean trip I think it is important to give you an insight into how we eat whilst on an adventure. We are not normally here to eat in high end restaurants and spend the sort of budget you would if you were on your annual two week holiday but we did…

Affordable Adventures in Grand Cayman

Having visited Grand Cayman on three previous occasions I feel I have pretty much visited everything there is to see of any significance on the island, so on this trip it was more a case of revisiting the places that I thought would bring me the most joy.As midlife adventurers we are not here to…

Introduction to Grand Cayman

In 2015 my daughter turned eighteen and, like her brother before her, I gave her a choice of where to go for our annual two week holiday. Having decided that she wanted to go to the Caribbean I short listed three islands for her to choose from and thus we arrived in Grand Cayman for…

Life Lessons from Personal Mantras

Based upon the idea that “midlife” brings us a chance to reflect and learn more about ourselves. I’ve realised, looking back on my own life, that having my own personal mantras to live by has really helped me. A mantra is defined in the Oxford Language as “a statement or slogan repeated frequently. By repeating your mantra out…

Our Journey: From Holidays to Authentic Travel Experiences

My hubby and I had often discussed the idea of taking a break from life, experiencing other cultures by actually living as a local rather than just going on holiday, staying in nice hotels/ self catering resorts and eating out every night.We wanted to wave goodbye to the traditional holiday culture, which was ok when…

My Midlife Adventure: A Travel Blog Journey

Inspiration comes in many formats and today whilst browsing and reading posts on other blogs I was inspired to research how “A Midlife Adventure” has developed. I launched my blog on February 18th 2023 so nearly three years ago! Time has definitely flown and it’s hard to believe just how many places we have visited…

It’s 2026!!!!

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas!I had a blissful time, despite being without my children, as you can read on my latest post published earlier tonight! I’d like to just wish all my subscribers, readers and everyone here on WordPress: A Happy and Healthy 2026!

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