We’ve been following a Facebook group for those in the UK who have taken/are planning early retirement and the subject of escaping to warmer climates for the winter (or longer) came up. I was struck by how nervous a lot of older folk seem to be about travel… “is it safe?”… “how do you find somewhere to stay?”… “which travel agent do you use?” It seems that many folk have only been on all-inclusive package holidays where everything is…
Our plans were going well until Debbie dislocated her shoulder and fractured her arm. Now we are having to make some alternative plans!
We are still researching itineraries for Japan and finding it a bit harder than India and the Philippines because there are no obvious routes. Different sites recommend different destinations and in different orders so expect this page to be updated as our plans firm up.
As a country frequently hit by typhoons, timing of travel is key, so this needed to be our next destination after a brief return home to meet the new (first) grandchild, see the parents and (hopefully) get our China visas.
Beginning our world tour with an ‘easier’ introduction to India starting with the tropical & (relatively) more relaxed South. Many people miss this part of India off their itinerary, focussing solely on the Golden Triangle or highlights of Rajasthan in the North, but we are actually panning to spend 2/3rds of our time in India in the South, and even then I don’t expect that we’ll even scratch the surface.