Continuing to explore the island of Antigua we ventured south to Nelsons’ Dockyard and Shirley Heights. Driving to our destination accentuated the poor condition of the roads as it was a mere 14 miles from our accommodation but the trip took nearly an hour! An equivalent journey at home on a similar category of roadContinue reading “The Harmony of History, Music, and Barbecue in Antigua”
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Discover Antigua’s East Coast: History, Nature, and Culinary Delights
Our next adventure in Antigua took us to Betty’s Hope, Devils Bridge and then lunch and an afternoon at Half Moon Bay.It gave us a good introduction into the broader island, the people who live here, the tourist infrastructure and its association with the overall economy. Betty’s Hope Betty’s Hope is a historic sugar plantation locatedContinue reading “Discover Antigua’s East Coast: History, Nature, and Culinary Delights”
Affordable Caribbean Travel in Antigua: 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 aContinue reading “Affordable Caribbean Travel in Antigua: Dickenson Bay and Local Eats”
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 inContinue reading “Antigua Travel Guide: Tips for First-Time Visitors”
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 didContinue reading “Exploring Local Food in Grand Cayman: Tips and Prices”
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 toContinue reading “Affordable Adventures in Grand Cayman”
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 forContinue reading “Introduction to Grand Cayman”
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 whenContinue reading “Our Journey: From Holidays to Authentic Travel Experiences”
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 visitedContinue reading “My Midlife Adventure: A Travel Blog Journey”
A Child-Free Christmas Adventure in Wales
For about twenty five years I spent Christmas at home surrounded by my immediate family, revelling in the Christmas traditions we had created together. From new pyjamas on Christmas Eve to opening our stockings on the bed on Christmas morning before scrambling downstairs to open the main presents and much, much more!Fabulous moments captured inContinue reading “A Child-Free Christmas Adventure in Wales”
A Midlife Adventure 