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Early Retirement Wanderlust

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Embracing our Wanderlust after retiring at 50

Wanderlust noun

wan·der·lust

Strong longing for or impulse towards wandering

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Week #23- Early retired and moving towards homelessness- the crazy world of UK house sales.

Week #23- Early retired and moving towards homelessness- the crazy world of UK house sales.

Week #23- Early retired and moving towards homelessness- the crazy world of UK house sales.

Richard Pickles

Aug 7, 20226 min read

Summer 2022 campervan adventures part 2- our West Wales escape- Pembrokeshire

Summer 2022 campervan adventures part 2- our West Wales escape- Pembrokeshire

Summer 2022 campervan adventures part 2- our West Wales escape- Pembrokeshire

Richard Pickles

Aug 3, 20226 min read

Week #22- our first full week of early retirement

Week #22- our first full week of early retirement

Week #22- our first full week of early retirement

Richard Pickles

Jul 31, 20224 min read

Summer 2022 campervan adventures part 1- our West Wales escape- The Gower Peninsular

Summer 2022 campervan adventures part 1- our West Wales escape- The Gower Peninsular

Summer 2022 campervan adventures part 1- our West Wales escape- The Gower Peninsular

Richard Pickles

Jul 29, 20225 min read

Week #21- The final day of work before our early retirement adventure begins

Week #21- The final day of work before our early retirement adventure begins

Week #21- The final day of work before our early retirement adventure begins

Richard Pickles

Jul 24, 20225 min read

Week #20- loads of lasts in our journey to early retirement.

Week #20- loads of lasts in our journey to early retirement.

Week #20- loads of lasts in our journey to early retirement.

Richard Pickles

Jul 17, 20225 min read

A beginners guide to home cooked, low & slow BBQ

A beginners guide to home cooked, low & slow BBQ

A beginners guide to home cooked, low & slow BBQ

Richard Pickles

Jul 13, 20226 min read

Week #19- A busy week of fun in the sun

Week #19- A busy week of fun in the sun

Week #19- A busy week of fun in the sun

Richard Pickles

Jul 10, 20225 min read

The top 10 campsites that we love in the UK

The top 10 campsites that we love in the UK

The top 10 campsites that we love in the UK

Richard Pickles

Jul 6, 202211 min read

Week #18- the importance of community, clutter nostalgia and a Wainwright bagging weekend.

Week #18- the importance of community, clutter nostalgia and a Wainwright bagging weekend.

Week #18- the importance of community, clutter nostalgia and a Wainwright bagging weekend.

Richard Pickles

Jul 3, 20225 min read

Testing out our early retirement weekly food shop budget.

Testing out our early retirement weekly food shop budget.

Testing out our early retirement weekly food shop budget.

Richard Pickles

Jun 29, 20223 min read

Week #17- House purchasing progress, work family celebrations and a probate fiasco

Week #17- House purchasing progress, work family celebrations and a probate fiasco

Week #17- House purchasing progress, work family celebrations and a probate fiasco

Richard Pickles

Jun 26, 20224 min read

Is there a solution to our inner voice critic?

Is there a solution to our inner voice critic?

Is there a solution to our inner voice critic?

Richard Pickles

Jun 22, 20228 min read

Week #16- Big moves ahead, an Ofsted surprise and our quarter 2 progress to early retirement.

Week #16- Big moves ahead, an Ofsted surprise and our quarter 2 progress to early retirement.

Week #16- Big moves ahead, an Ofsted surprise and our quarter 2 progress to early retirement.

Richard Pickles

Jun 19, 20224 min read

A cheap weeklong UK holiday for £136 plus a tank of fuel- is it really possible?

A cheap weeklong UK holiday for £136 plus a tank of fuel- is it really possible?

A cheap weeklong UK holiday for £136 plus a tank of fuel- is it really possible?

Richard Pickles

Jun 16, 20225 min read

Week #15- things happen for a reason, working life lasts and a house buying update.

Week #15- things happen for a reason, working life lasts and a house buying update.

Week #15- things happen for a reason, working life lasts and a house buying update.

Richard Pickles

Jun 12, 20225 min read

Fireside eats #1- Our first attempt at campfire cooking- a simple Cajun Jambalaya…

Fireside eats #1- Our first attempt at campfire cooking- a simple Cajun Jambalaya…

Fireside eats #1- Our first attempt at campfire cooking- a simple Cajun Jambalaya…

Richard Pickles

Jun 8, 20222 min read

Week #14 and our last school holiday- the first of many more lasts...

Week #14 and our last school holiday- the first of many more lasts...

Week #14 and our last school holiday- the first of many more lasts...

Richard Pickles

Jun 5, 20223 min read

Week #13- The half term escape with family and friends in the country, the mountains and by the sea.

Week #13- The half term escape with family and friends in the country, the mountains and by the sea.

Week #13- The half term escape with family and friends in the country, the mountains and by the sea.

Richard Pickles

Jun 1, 20223 min read

What I have learned from 365 days of Headspace

What I have learned from 365 days of Headspace

What I have learned from 365 days of Headspace

Richard Pickles

Jun 1, 20226 min read

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