Category: Travel

  • Transition to Retirement

    With the start of 2026 I’m started thinking about retirement and in particular transiting to retirement over the next 3 years.  I’ll be eligible to take early retirement in January 2029, but my tentative aim is May 2029.  To have a meaningful retirement I feel I need to work out what I want across the…

  • So my 2026 world trip with my nephew Harry is now locked in with all flights and tours booked. We will be visiting six countries over 41 days; Qatar, Jordan, Greece, Spain, Portugal, Morocco. All but Spain will be first time visits, which I can’t wait to explore.

  • The last few weeks of 2025 have been major weeks for my world trip in 2026 with my nephew as I’ve managed to book the first four flights of this trip. So far I’ve booked:

  • I am now one year out from the commencement of my world trip with my nephew, Harry, which starts with a flight from Melbourne to Doha on Saturday 21 November 2026. For the world component we will be visiting Qatar, Jordan, Greece, Spain, Portugal and Morocco over 45 days. I’ll be starting my trip on…

  • One of the joys of traveling is learning about other cultures.  Most of my travel was inspired by others, hearing their stories and their experience.  Becoming a little jealous in this case was a good thing as it inspired me to act.