We Quit our Jobs & Sold Everything to Travel the World We made the crazy decision to quit our jobs, sell everything we own and TREAD the Globe for evermore. After losing some friends of similar ages and Marianne donating a kidney to her best friend Kate – we realised that life is precious and must not be taken for granted. There must be more to life than working the 9-5 job for the next 20 years….
Our Spanish friends Pab & Janire (featured in the first Drone YouTube video) who were visiting the UK, wanted to explore a local castle, so we took a trip south towards Craven Arms, armed with our camera, go pro 4 and the new Spark Drone to visit Stokesay Castle. Stokesay Castle is one of over 400 historic buildings, monuments and sites cared for by English Heritage – for more information on other sites visit http://www.english-heritage.org.uk According to English Heritage, Stokesay…
Just north of Telford, in Shropshire, can be found the high end Gastro pub ‘The Ugly Duckling’. It’s unusual to find such a high end pub, selling modern British food, at such reasonable prices. Opened in August 2016 The Ugly Duckling has quickly grown in popularity, due to the superb food, inviting and relaxing décor. It is recommended to book, especially on weekends. I booked a table on Saturday night as a treat to us both before Marianne goes…
Sunday 9th July we were invited to attend the annual Shrewsbury Dragon Boat race, with the team from the Princess Royal Hospital. The event held at the Shrewsbury’s School’s Pengwern Boat Club (can also be viewed from the Quarry Park) is organised to raise money for the local Severn Hospice. A total of 39 teams competed and each had a team tent along the river bank where they relaxed and many had BBQ’s. The local hospital team ‘ Stitched Up’…
As the recovery from the leaving party settles and Marianne heads off to work on Monday morning, I arise with enthusiasm and dread thinking of the amount of work to be done. It’s not work as we know it, sat at the desk answering emails from the boss, but there is a lot to do to get ready to travel full time. There’s working out how to sell all our ‘stuff’, learning about the tech that we will need as…
We have always loved to travel and experience what our wonderful world has to offer but I would never have actually imagined, that I would one day quit my senior management job to travel permanently….. As we sat on a beach on the beautiful island of Mabul, in Sabah Borneo, Marianne and I listened with envy as a couple told us they weren’t on holiday – they were just travelling. Here we were, having saved up all year, for a…
February is a great time of year to escape the grey days in England and look for a little winter sun! We decided on Barcelona. We took a short 2 hour flight with Ryan Air from East Midlands Airport. Stepping out into a very comfortable 18 °C, was just what we needed. Booking through Air B&B we found a very comfortable flat, booked for four nights in the Gothic Quarter, as it seemed a good central location within walking distance to…
When we chose Barcelona, I had a couple of dishes on my food wishlist! – to experience tapas and eat authentic Paella and for the best local food we always follow two rules: 1. Eat where the locals eat (especially a priest or policeman), not at a place with menus aimed at tourists. 2. Ask a good local taxi driver! Our faithful taxi driver (Raul – number available on request!) that we used throughout our visit made a few suggestions…
It seems that no matter where you travel in the world, the beaches always have washed up rubbish and are always littered with plastic. Now, it’s common knowledge that plastic waste is bad for the environment and our oceans, but it is everywhere!. A plastic bag can take hundreds of years to breakdown, yet despite knowing this, every year, millions of plastic items end up in our oceans. This pollutes and damages the delicate marine life, I’m sure you have…
I have always loved snorkelling – it gives you that glimpse into another world below from the familiar comfort of the surface. So, whenever I planned a trip away to warmer tropical climates, I would always make sure that part of the holiday had a few days next to the beach with the best coral reef we could find. Marianne and I have never really been the kind to sit and sunbathe on a beach for hours, we both get itchy feet…