When I was a child going to visit a zoo or wildlife park wasn’t really on my family’s radar. Don’t get me wrong my Mum, Dad and my Godmother all taught us about nature from growing our own vegetables and fruit to taking regular countryside walks. My children are still amazed when we go outContinue reading “Should Zoos Still Exist?”
Category Archives: Opinion
The NHS War Zone
Before I begin this post, based upon my opinion, I want to preface it by referring you to a previous post I wrote, back in February 2023, entitled “Life Experience vs The Tabloids: https://amidlifeadventure.org/2023/02/18/opinion-life-experience/ The opinion I am voicing here is based upon fact not on what I have read in the media or listenedContinue reading “The NHS War Zone”
Why Do I Struggle To Put Myself First?
When I decided to set up this blog I thought it would be so easy. After all I enjoy writing and how hard can it be to write about activities I’ve enjoyed, places I’ve been to or to express an opinion about something?The answer is Hard! Sometimes Very Hard! Why? Because even though I’m aContinue reading “Why Do I Struggle To Put Myself First?”
Time Out -Should We Be Kinder To Ourselves?
I went to my first spa with two friends twelve years ago and yet I still remember that first experience. We were staying on site for a weekend in a lovely wooden chalet amongst the trees and the sights and sounds of nature. If this wasn’t enough of an escape, we also decided to bookContinue reading “Time Out -Should We Be Kinder To Ourselves?”
Are All Friendships For Life?
As Big Ben tolls, heralding the start of another New Year, I think we often reflect upon the past, the present and the future. We think about the people currently present in our lives; family, friends and maybe even work colleagues. It’s that time of year when we seek fresh beginnings and ponder whether thisContinue reading “Are All Friendships For Life?”
New Year’s Resolutions Have Come Early This Year!
Do you make New Year’s Resolutions? Are you good at keeping them or do you wander off track within a couple of days, weeks or maybe months? I’m not fastidious at making them although in years gone by when my girlfriends and I met up for our annual Girls’ Christmas Weekend we would avidly discussContinue reading “New Year’s Resolutions Have Come Early This Year!”
Real Life -When The Trip Is Over!
We are home, we drop our bags in the guest bedroom and try and work out what time of day it is inside our bodies. We had woken up on our last day at 7 a.m. which is pretty normal for us and left our hotel in New York at 2 o’clock in the afternoon,Continue reading “Real Life -When The Trip Is Over!”
America -The Home of Politics and Religion
Apologies to those who read my blog regularly. I have been somewhat remiss since coming home to the UK. When you return from a lengthy trip away there is so much to deal with on your return:- unpacking, washing n drying, post, post n more post!, the over run garden, trying to settle back intoContinue reading “America -The Home of Politics and Religion”
I Am Sam -I Am For Sale!
My story continues in a city that I later learn is called Charleston. It is here that all three ships land and once again we are shackled together and marched out of the bowels of the now stinking hold. As we walk through the streets of this city white people dressed in fancy clothes stopContinue reading “I Am Sam -I Am For Sale!”
I Am Sam -The Reality of the Slave Trade
When we were planning our trip to America, in addition to spending time travelling from coast to coast and exploring the Eastern seaboard, I wanted to extend my social historical knowledge and learn more about: The Demise of the Native American IndiansThe Slave Trade My previous posts “Our Navajo Spirit Tour Guide” and “The WesternContinue reading “I Am Sam -The Reality of the Slave Trade”
A Midlife Adventure 