Travel Journal
Part travel guide – part personal diary, join me on my ” Fabulous after Fifty”adventures, discovering the world on the inside and the outside, sharing thoughts, questions and insights on this fascinating roller coaster we call life, and maybe providing inspiration and tips for your next trip too!
Travel Journal
Part travel guide – part personal diary, join me on my ” Fabulous after Fifty”adventures, discovering the world on the inside and the outside, sharing thoughts, questions and insights on this fascinating roller coaster we call life, and maybe providing inspiration and tips for your next trip too!
Albania in Four Days: Where Every Step Tells a Story
Albania A travel diary — hills, history, honesty & heart Suddenly everyone was talking about Albania, I was curious so Olivier and I set off on a four day self-arranged taster from the Netherlands. Day One – Monday Feb 9th 2026 Tirana First Impressions & ...
Travelogue Lisbon October 2025
Lisbon 2025: Our Annual Andrew Extravaganza Thursday, October 23rd – Arrival & Saldanha Evening Our yearly Andrew extravaganza a month before his birthday! He chooses the city and the show and we meet up from all over. This year: Phantom of the Opera in Lisbon!...
Travelogue Krakow & Auschwitz – Birkenau September 2025
Exploring Krakow – Because Adventure Has No Age Limit From medieval squares to mouthwatering pierogi, Krakow greeted us with warmth, music, and history at every turn. This trip wasn’t just a getaway — it was a reminder of how easy, affordable, and energising European...
Paris, But Make It New: A Fabulous After 50 Journey Through the City of Love
Paris again? I thought I knew it — until this trip reminded me that the world (and we) are always evolving. For those of us 50 and fabulous, travel isn’t about ticking boxes — it’s about flowing with life, saying yes to surprises, and rediscovering wonder in the everyday.
Travel Blog Corsica October 2024
Corsica is not for careful travelers. It’s for those of us who want to laugh, gasp, swim, eat, drink, and say yes. Twisty roads, wild beaches, ancient stones, spontaneous nights—it’s an island that rewards you the more you let go.
Travel Blog Thailand November 2025
✈️ Thailand Travelogue – Fabulous After Fifty Edition Thailand is one of those places that grabs all your senses at once and refuses to let go. From the moment you step out of the airport, it’s an orchestra of smells (some divine, some questionable), colours so bright...
Travel Blog Marrakesh February 2023
DAY ONE (February 17th 2023) Well, here we are finally. I don’t know how many years Marrakesh and Morocco in general have been on my bucket list. I guess it started with Mounia, my classmate and friend when I arrived in the French Lycée of the Netherlands aged 14. Her...
Travel blog Chile February 2022
Chile – Travel Journal – February 2022 Day 1: Santiago de Chile under the aegis of confinement So here we are, finally, at day one (Monday January 31st, 2022) of our trip to Chile. It has been a long time coming! It all started 40 years ago with my first...
Travel Journal South Korea November 2019
DAY 1 Goodness me, incredible but true, we are actually doing this! November is our travel month, and my eldest Son Kylian was in Seoul for a 3-month pre-master’s and suddenly we thought: why not South Korea? It is now or never! I don’t even know Asia! Kylian...
Travel blog Copenhagen
Copenhagen – end of March 2022 Mother & Daughter On Love in all its facets The adventure actually started the night before since I slept at Shannon’s flat in central Amsterdam which was so much fun! Day 1 Trip Nyhavn – Amalienborg- Frederikskerk- Round tower-...
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