Nathan's Insights

World Traveller: 7 Continents, 90 Countries, 871 Days Overseas

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Category: Insights

  • Life’s Next Phase

    Now I’m into my 50s my mind is turning to the next phase of my life and what I want to get out of it especially as I transition to retirement. Education, health, spiritual balance and new travel and cultural experiences are very possible with the right focus, attitude and commitment.

  • Renovations Almost completed – time for travel planning and saving

    Over the last 12 months, I’ve been slowly upgrading and fixing up my apartment. This started with painting the apartment, replacing an old bed, replacing the toilet, replacing the blinds / curtains, and replacing the couches.

  • Australian Open 2022 – Women’s Final

    As a fan of tennis, and a regular attendee of the Australian Open every since it moved to Melbourne Park (previously Flinders Park) in 1988 I had a unique and unexpected COVID related opportunity this year to attend the AusOpen 2022 Women’s Singles Final.

  • The Finance and Fitness Plan 2022 Edition

    Now that 2022 is here after the crazy rollercoaster years of 2020 and 2021 living with the COVID pandemic it is to be hoped that this situation now becomes more like a endemic situation i.e. contained to a degree or at least only expected cases but relatively mild. Back in February 2019 I started a…

  • Final Check-in: Wealth, Weight and Wellbeing Plan (Feb 2021 – Feb 2022)

    Well two months early I’m calling the wealth, weight and wellbeing plan that started in February 2021 finished and more importantly a success! For background you can find the first check in here (15 April 2021), the second here (25 June 2021), the third here (02 September 2021) and fourth here (13 November 2021).