holidays
Gifts for seniors – the 2026 edition
The holiday season rolls round again, and again we’re asking ourselves, what can we give to our older family and friends that they will truly appreciate? We’ve put out feelers about gifts that could be fun, entertaining, luxurious or unusual. We’ve sampled quite a few – and we’ve made it clear in our listings where […]
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Why insurance matters for older travellers
I’ve just returned from a trip to New Zealand where I had one experience that left me fearful for my life – or at least my hip. Not a bungee jump. Not paragliding. Just getting on and off a water taxi when it would have been very easy to take a leap straight into the […]
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Tips on staying healthy on a late summer holiday
It’s been a dreadful summer in much of the UK this year, so it’s not surprising that people rushing to book a late summer holiday in the sun. It’s a particularly good time for those who aren’t restricted to school holidays – and that includes many of us more mature citizens. For a happy, healthy […]
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Cool crinkle dressing for a long hot summer
My adult children do many things differently to my generation, as you’d expect. And one of the changes that gets my full approval is that they don’t iron. I’ve never enjoyed it, and except for the linens, I have pretty well followed suit. I do get that some people get a great deal of satisfaction […]
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Five Countries for Retirement Travel
Retirement allows seniors to travel and get to see the world. This is the ideal time to see places that you’ve always dreamt of visiting. We live in an age where travel has become very accessible – even if the pandemic has put travel on hold for now. But once the world has opened up […]
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