I didn't realise I was a Grey Nomad

When I retired my ex-business partner asked me to write a travel blog. I initially thought it pretentious but a long trip with my wife changed my mind. The world is a fascinating place with plenty of things to write about. Random topics, but I was an economist entrepreneur, so... It won't be a family blog but observations and analysis drawn from travels around the world. Some views, possibly many, you may not share but they are my own and nobody else's so if anyone is to blame, it is me.

Tuesday, April 30, 2024

That's a Big Dog!

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Barcelona really is a terrific city. I write this from Madrid several days (and several paradors) later. Madrid has a totally different vibe...
Friday, April 26, 2024

The Road to Barcelona

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Packing up in Monte Carlo was tough but we had a car to collect and some roads to drive. I'd organised a rental/leasing contract through...

Red Clay

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It has been some little while since my last blog post due, I think, to some disillusionment with social media generally but more to my not w...
Sunday, July 17, 2022

Athens Day 3 -- Battlefields

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This is the first battlefield day and the first step on our Greek road trip. Yannis picked us up to drive the 26 miles 285 yards to the Mar...
Monday, July 11, 2022

The Odyssey -- Athens Day 2

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 Day 2 in Athens would be a humdinger. All about the Acropolis. The itinerary said: 'We will arrange a private walking tour of Athens fo...
Sunday, July 10, 2022

The Odyssey: Athens Day 1

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We'd caught a latish flight from Heathrow to Athens where we were met by Yiannis, the guy who would be our driver up and down Greece for...
Saturday, July 9, 2022

Skate, the Korean Way

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My last post left Viv and I departing Penang for London at the end of April. Our overall plan was to spend some time in the UK with Indy, Ca...
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Mark Melvin
I retired from my investment business in 2009 but un-retired in 2012 first of all to help out with some projects and then ... well, I guess I just blew it and returned full time... however I re-retired again when I turned 60!... and worked a sort of 3 days a week... sometimes. However I think I finally managed it in September 2017... along with my wife, Vivien. I travel a lot and intend for this continue. A major plan is to tick off all 50 states in the US... its a big country! However early in 2018 we moved to Penang in Malaysia for a long term visit so that we can travel more in this part of the world. But that won't stop me traveling elsewhere too I hope...
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