Despite being a midlife adventurer I have some understanding of social media. Both of my children are in their mid to late twenties and as such social media started to really take off when they were in their teens. However the more recent trends really have me flummoxed, trends that I’d love to ignore butContinue reading “The Instagram Society- Am I Too Old to Understand?”
Category Archives: Opinion
Touring Western Europe -Spain -Barcelona Has Sold It’s Soul!
I would normally be sat here writing about our adventures in Barcelona rather than an opinion piece. We had arrived here by train from Valencia on Monday and settled into our Air BnB late afternoon with a view of La Sagrada Familia from our balcony. I guess this is still an adventure but it’s hardContinue reading “Touring Western Europe -Spain -Barcelona Has Sold It’s Soul!”
Prince Harry-Journalism vs Reality
Phil and I are both avid readers. Here we are three weeks and 4 days into our West European adventure and we haven’t watched television once. This year to date I’ve read 23 books and one of the latest is “Spare”. I had purposely not bought it before we left the UK because I knewContinue reading “Prince Harry-Journalism vs Reality”
Who is Behind The Blog?
I’m sitting in a hotel room at Heathrow airport, with the alarm set for 4 a.m. so we have enough time to shower and grab a free breakfast before heading to the terminal and the start of a new adventure! I seriously cannot wait. The run up to this point I often find a bitContinue reading “Who is Behind The Blog?”
Opinion and Sexual Prejudice
When I first worked in London and the South East back in the late 80’s, HIV was just taking a hold. I lived through that era when heterosexuals were starting to question their lifestyle. I remember sitting at the bar one night, after work, having that discussion about how many people have you slept with,Continue reading “Opinion and Sexual Prejudice”
Opinion and Race Discrimination
In my personal life, having been brought up in a very white conservative middle class area, I found myself exploring the various areas of the country that I subsequently lived in and achieving a real multi cultural, cross generational, open mind. Racial prejudice arrived in my life when I fell in love and lived withContinue reading “Opinion and Race Discrimination”
Modern Art-Is This A Reality or A Joke?
We are have just flown into Bilbao which is our starting off point for a three month exploration of Western Europe by train. This city came to my attention when I was reading a piece of travel journalism which focused on the wonderful architecture of the city and variety of food specifically the pintxos.In orderContinue reading “Modern Art-Is This A Reality or A Joke?”
Opinion -Sex Discrimination
Basing my opinion on my own life experience includes experiencing sexual discrimination. During my 30 year career I worked in a male dominated, customer facing industry where you worked mainly 4 days out of 7, on a rota you devised yourself, ensuring you delivered the needs of the business. We worked shifts of anything fromContinue reading “Opinion -Sex Discrimination”
A Midlife Adventure 