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Should we stay or should we go now?
Anyone who has read the original Catch 22 novel could be forgiven for thinking that Joseph Heller is currently advising the UK Government on its COVID policies in relation to international travel. It’s not only confusing but each time we get to grips with the rules, someone moves the goalposts. Last year, we lost our retirement world travel dream to COVID but salvaged 14 weeks away in Croatia and Turkey in the end. This year, we’ve been thinking all along that we’ll leave it till late June (ie now) and plan a trip starting in July, to wherever we can go. To this end, it seemed reasonably clear that red…
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Boris Johnson: His Role In Our Life Story
Given that we retired at the end of 2019 with the sole aim of travelling the world only to have our lifetime dream snatched away by the pandemic, it’s not so surprising that we’re hanging on to every word of the UK Government just now, looking for our next opportunity to travel. So currently, every time Boris or one of his cohorts talk to the press – or indeed manipulate one of those infuriating “leaks”- we sit up and take notice, and start to work out how Boris now affects Phil & Michaela. Although there’s going to be a bit of a minefield to work through, the mist is clearing…
