Silver Nomad
Musings of a happy wanderer
We travel not to escape life but for life not to escape us.
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Musings of a happy wanderer
So, you’re an older adult with a few funds, time on your hands and a hankering to travel independently. This is the site for you. I started my ‘real’ travel when I was 53. That was in 1997 and I have spent every winter since then travelling (and doing some work) mainly in Asia. I ‘retired’ from my consulting work this year (2015) but I am not retiring from travelling. I loved my work (which you’ll find out more about as we go along) but I also love photography and writing. I decided it was time to focus on the development of my creative side. Hence, this website is intended to showcase my travels, my photography and my other creative endeavours. Additionally, so many people have asked me how I ‘did’ it (travelling solo as a senior), I thought it might be useful for others with a bit of wanderlust in their makeup to read about where I go and what I do. Not that I want this to be a ‘how to’ site. No, I am much more interested in sharing experiences of different cultures and history. That’s what drives my curiosity. So, if you are keen to learn what life is like outside your comfort zone, dive right in. I am not into ‘adventure’ travel – climbing mountains or scuba diving to the depths of an ocean or two – but a ‘gentle adventure’, an ode to curiosity, an odyssey through different cultures, languages, history and geography. Who knows, you might end up packing your bag and hopping on a plane.
Bon voyage!
So, who am I?
Click here to read a bit about me and see some of the places I have visited
Recent blog posts
Onion Street Market
When I’m on my travels, and reach a destination, in this case Mandalay, I like to wander so I set out with no real itinerary. I usually have a street map (of sorts) and a hint of a place I’d like to visit, in this case Zay Cho market. But the real purpose is to explore.
The Road to Mandalay
Mandalay is one of those exotic locations that inhabit the imagination. In my case, I might even claim that the word itself was enough to inspire vivid daydreams of the far-flung corners of what was once the British Empire.
Inle Lake Part 2
The village of In Sein is at the head of a long canal and on either side you get your first close up view of the the floating gardens. The floating gardens on Inle Lake cover a huge area.
