A good life at any age
24 June 2019 | Life-Style
In my Viva 70 rummaging I came across this article that I wrote last year on my travels…what struck me is the energy and vibrancy of travel experiences. It’s food for the soul. While I tangle with packaging tape and pack my world into boxes ready to move house, allow me a re-run of this joyful article…….. what a wonderful memory to share again with you……..
As a tourist, how long does it take you to “know” a city? Seeing the main tourist attractions is one thing but getting a “vibe” of the unique character of the city may take much longer. Is it possible to get to know a city in a week or a few days?
The alternative title for the article is “Glasgow I hardly knew ya…” Let me set the scene. Recovering from food poisoning with my innards rumbling like Vesuvius I arrive at Central Station in Glasgow. Methinks I’m on a movie set! Very Harry Potter. It’s a Railway Station! It’s all beautiful wood panelling and an arched roof, flower sellers and neatly dressed railway staff. It’s pouring with rain and freezing cold..but I’m getting used to this Scottish spring weather. There’s a taxi rank outside and I leap into the cab with all my luggage and ask the driver to take me to Motel One, my accommodation in Glasgow (which sounds like some seedy- highway 61 type- 1970’s- murders happen here type of motel!)
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A guiding principle of The Good Life is to have purpose, live fully and make each day count. Viva 70 was created to shine a spotlight on this idea for people over 50 and heading into their years of Elderhood. But what if you approach your later years living with…
17 June 2020 | 50 Faces 50 Lives
I’m in Bali and I’ve found the person who will be my driver for my 2 week stay. The first trip is to a local shopping mall. As he skillfully navigates the insane traffic with an air of quiet and calm he is warm and friendly without being too familiar….
17 February 2020 | 50 Faces 50 Lives
As many Viva 70 readers will know my mind has been rattling around the idea of how to do something useful in the area of climate activism when the last time I was politically active was in 1970’s around the Vietnam War! So apart from becoming a more diligent recycler,…
20 January 2020 | 50 Faces 50 Lives
Do you like a good thriller for entertainment? I really like well written who – dun – it with a clever plot, well formed and intriguing characters and an outcome that you cannot predict. It’s a curious form of entertainment where goosebumps, flinching at knives being drawn and mild hyperventilation…
4 September 2020 | Arts
One of the things I most love about travelling to the UK is watching television! That’s right. Skip the Tower of London, turn right at Madam Tussauds, do a wide arc on Buck Palace and instead watch British TV! I always seem to find high quality drama series running what…
21 August 2020 | Arts
A rainy Sunday and a random exploration of Netflix concert films. I discover Bob Dylan’s The Rolling Thunder Review directed by Martin Scorsese and the Rolling Stones Shine The Light also directed by Martin Scorsese. What a great afternoon! While concerts are no – go zones in our new world…
14 August 2020 | Arts
Dear Readers The feature image says it all! I hope you’re having a good week and you’re managing to find joy in this very strange world. What are you looking forward too? What are the new and interesting things you are doing right now? For me life is really simple…Pack…
28 August 2020 | Life-Style
Currently, we need permits to cross from one state to another within Australia. If you live in Victoria you are persona non grata interstate. Think …… The Black Death. Cross border travel permits are few and far between. There are exceptions. I’m thinking here of the member of a wealthy,…
21 August 2020 | Life-Style
It’s a hum – drum day of calendar watching to see when lock – down in Melbourne ends and I can see family again. I’m packing for the impending house move and the cat weaves her way among boxes and lashes out at the giant rolls of bubble wrap invading…
21 August 2020 | Life-Style
It’s the perfect storm for creating anxiety and fear, particularly here in Melbourne at this time, but also across the world. A summer of ” unprecedented” bushfires. Then an ” unprecedented” Covid-19 pandemic for which there is no cure. A predicted ” unprecedented” economic disaster and images of Australians in…
3 September 2020 | Living Well
Are you going stir-crazy? Run out of crosswords? Sick of banana bread? I invite you to a lock-down party… When? Now or now-ish Dress Code? Fancy or not fancy Equipment? You. The attached video clips Especially good when……. your energy/ mood is flagging Requirements… Just dance until the clips stop…hands…
2 September 2020 | Living Well
” There is nothing older than not wanting to grow old. Our world presents us with a disastrous image of old age. We are afraid of dying badly, of ending our lives alone, unloved, perhaps dependent or suffering from dementia. Instead of confronting this fear, we ward it off by…
5 August 2020 | Living Well