Where winding roads, rusty rails, iffy health and lean budget meet the calm
We started our trip indulging in some cultural events in Bulgaria. The times we have spent there in summer are often seasoned with a variety of outdoor concerts and festivals. Continue reading “Prelude: Wagner in Magura Cave, Verdi in Belogradchik Fortress”
(Ok, last dry and boring post. There will be more fun in the next series ?) Continue reading “TFSA vs. RRSP followup”
I had never thought I’d get into “financial” blogging. Continue reading “RRSP Followup”
Our series of posts about Scotland will be incomplete if we didn’t mention two more things: food and poetry. Continue reading “On Poetry and Haggis”
Debt? No way! I had lived all my life within my means. I had never borrowed a penny. Continue reading “You want me to have what?”
Eh, very late 40s to be exact. I still knew no debt when Alex and I met. Continue reading “We started from zero in our fifties”
We are now home still dealing with the jet lag. We are done with travelling for this year. Continue reading “We will be back”
When I came to Canada in my early 40s I had no thoughts, understanding or horizon on retirement. Continue reading “RRSP? What the hell is RRSP?”
And so, we made it all the way to Thurso, a lovely small town close to Dunnett Head, the most northerly point in Scotland. Continue reading “The Far North to Thurso and Back”
My childhood memory lane goes through my tummy. Continue reading “Homecoming to my childhood”
“ it does have a remarkable sense of connecting somewhere to nowhere through a lot of, er, nowhere.” (Benedict le Vay, Britain from the Rails)” Continue reading “The Iron Road from Skye”
Skye is overcrowded, overpriced and overrated! Alex does not think it’s overrated, but I do. Continue reading “Thanks for nothing!”
Mallaig was our final stop on The Jacobite steam train (September 9, 2018). Continue reading “Welcome to Mallaig”
Diana & Alex:
“I am aware that many people nowadays regard the train as the second-best means of seeing a country. Continue reading “Glasgow to Fort William”
We came to Scotland, in part, we wanted to experience some of the most highly-rated railway journeys in the world. Continue reading “Trains we took in Scotland”
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