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Fifty Four and Counting

Blogger, Photographer, Writer – just a good old honest opinion of restaurants, products, services and life in general

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Being over 54 gives you a different perspective on life around you. As a lifestyle blogger, I say it as I see it. That simple. I review places to go, things to do, places I've been to, products and my take on life surprises.

Pandemic Tours App – A stunning Day in York made more interesting with this app

CountriesfiftyfourandcountingApril 7, 2022

Planning activities is always a challenge when you have out of town visitors. Its the not knowing what to do, where to go or how to make it interesting. The forecast looked good and so we planned a day drip to York. It’s not that far for us as we were travelling by car from…

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Costa RicafiftyfourandcountingApril 5, 2022

Pachira Lodge, Tortuguero, Costa Rica – Jungle Wildlife at its best

When we think of the jungle we often imagine thick overgrown vegetation, animals, birds, insects and a heavy humid atmosphere. In…
ArenalfiftyfourandcountingApril 1, 2022

La Fortuna, Aranel, Costa Rica – Cloud Forests, Sloths, Coffee, Chocolate and Wildlife

We stayed in the Arenal area for 5 days, during this time we went on walks in the cloud forest of…
ArenalfiftyfourandcountingMarch 27, 2022

Royal Corin Hotel, La Fortuna, Arenal, Costa Rica – Just beautiful decor, food, service and rooms

We arrived in the La Fortuna area located at the foot of Arenal, a perfect shaped conical volcano. Built on a…
ArenalfiftyfourandcountingMarch 25, 2022

A Journey to Arenal, La Fortuna – Cloud Forests, Volcano, Wildlife and Spas

Our time in Monteverde was relatively short, just 1 day, 2 nights, before we moved on to Arenal, La Fortuna. Our…
BelmarfiftyfourandcountingMarch 24, 2022

Hotel Belmar, Monteverde, Costa Rica – Like a Swiss chalet in the Cloud Forests

Our journey to Monteverde from Manuel Antonio took around 5 hours and took us high into the mountains. The temperature by…
Costa RicafiftyfourandcountingMarch 23, 2022

Si Como No Resort and Wildlife Refuge, Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica – Mangroves, Rain Forest and the Pacific Ocean meet

Our journey from San Jose to Manuel Antonio was really easy by road. I had anticipated that a long vehicle trip…
Costa RicafiftyfourandcountingMarch 22, 2022

Hotel Presidente, San Jose, Costa Rica – a beautiful boutique hotel in the heart of the city

We arrived in Costa Rica as the sun gently retired for the day allowing the cold to replace the warm air.…
AirlinesfiftyfourandcountingMarch 21, 2022

British Airways flight to Costa Rica – A comfortable journey to Central America

I had heard about British Airways problems with apps leading up to our recent trip. There were stories of their website…
CountriesfiftyfourandcountingMarch 20, 2022

Hampton by Hilton Gatwick – Can’t get any closer to departures, but a real challenge to get there

Our trip from Manchester to London Gatwick was certainly made more eventful by the extensive speed restrictions by not such smart…
For GrandpasfiftyfourandcountingJuly 18, 2021

U-gear, tower – a fun project to build

I remember seeing the first U-Gears products launching on a crowd funding website. All the designs are clever in that they…
HealthfiftyfourandcountingJuly 17, 2021

The truly shocking truth about getting COVID

You’ve been ever so careful for 17 months, avoided this virulent disease through social distancing, mask wearing and hand washing ..…
CountriesfiftyfourandcountingJuly 12, 2021

To be British means you’re not racist

So finally in July 2021, the Euro 2020 football cup final has finished and Italy are crowned champions. The whole country…
For GrandpasfiftyfourandcountingJuly 2, 2021

A Wooden Dolls House, Petite Amélie – What every child wishes for

As a grandfather with five grandchildren, my imagination runs wild when I think of the various stages in a child’s life.…
AttractionsfiftyfourandcountingJuly 2, 2021

Hill Top, Near Sawrey, Cumbria – Beatrix Potter’s House a national treasure

If there is one other thing other than it’s beauty that the lake district is famous for, it’s Beatrix Potter and…

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