Aussie Babyboomer travelling on a budget — Hi Globetrotters, My name is Adrienne Beaumont. I come from Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It’s a hot, humid place to live most of the year. I was born here and have family here, but I’d rather live somewhere cooler. I don’t really work much — I’m a retired primary teacher/education sales…

So much more Christmassy than in Australia — My first trip to Europe was a last-minute rescue mission to Nantes. Stacey had been living there with her boyfriend for a few months and was suffering SAD. We didn’t know what that was — I just thought she was feeling depressed because her boyfriend went to work early every…

Both times involved buses! — Here is Keeley’s version of events. The Time Mum Almost Died in the City of Romance Sight-seeing, bike riding and funeral planning.medium.com Here is the story of my first visit to Paris. I had longed to see Paris since I was 16 and here I was at 61 seeing it for the first time! Naturally, I was disappointed. Disappointed in Paris A dream turned into a nightmare.medium.com

Believe it or not — it’s my real name. G’day. I thought I had better start with that although I never actually say g’day in real life. But at least you know I’m an Aussie. Yeah, we do say Aussie, not Australian. I have been described as “a riddle wrapped…

So can anyone say definitively they don’t exist? — Smoky Cape is situated on the east coast of Australia about halfway between Coffs Harbour and Port Macquarie, almost a 5-hour drive from our home in Brisbane. The little coastal town of South West Rocks is a ten-minute drive along Lighthouse Road. Yes, there’s a lighthouse atop the headland that…

Should I have? — Everyone thinks I should have told her, no matter what the circumstances. The truth is I didn’t tell anyone. I didn’t want my father to know because he never had a single good word to say about her. And I found out many years later, he was a compulsive liar. …

I live in a very quiet area except for Friday and Saturday nights. But the band stops playing way before midnight and I enjoy listening to it until then. At around 3 am this morning I was jolted awake by a loud sound. It sounded like someone falling into the…

There’s a list! — Car accidents andiebee-17203.medium.com Tagging Keeley’s clan — C.A. Jaymes, Autistic Widower ("AJ"), Brett Jenae Tomlin, Harry Hogg, The Sturg, Vidya Sury, Collecting Smiles, Richard Bailey, Marilyn Flower, Trisha Faye, Karen Schwartz, NancyO, Robert G. Longpré, Katie Michaelson, Bernie Pullen, Laure Dorsemaine, Debika Kumari, Michelle Jimerson Morris, Celia McKinley, Charisse Tyson, Amy Frances, Julia…

The last of the ruins and the first of the skyscrapers — It’s June already, and time for a new challenge! From Ruins to Skyscrapers and Tall Buildings. May Monthly Challenge — Ruins of the World Barb Dalton comes in with her Ruins story but she has a very good excuse. Some of you older travellers may be interested. A Snippet of Roman and Irish Ruins Unfortunately, this is more of a sad tale of travel photography gone wrong.medium.com