Everyone seems to want to travel these days. The moment one holiday has finished it’s time to book the next one. The hotels, the flights, the transfers; all taken care of. However, there’s always one thing that’s left till much…
Tewkesbury Park Hotel – A Peaceful Break
Mr and Mrs 50 Plus discover a peaceful and luxurious haven in the Gloucestershire countryside and take the opportunity to spoil themselves at the Tewkesbury Park Hotel. What does Tewkesbury mean to you when you hear the name. That’s what…
The Athena Beach Hotel in Paphos
What’s the difference between a hotel and a holiday? It’s a question I’d never really thought much about until we stayed at the Athena Beach Hotel in Paphos, Cyprus. Our stay followed our 4 nights at The superb Asimina Suites…
Going Back to Paradise
A trip back to our little paradise in Thailand Back in 2017, as many of you will know, we bit the bullet and took a Silver Gap Year. We wanted to have the experience while we were still young enough…
emporia Phones
We take a look at the newest smartphone from emporia to assess how it fits into the market for elderly users. While many of the major smartphone manufacturers race to introduce the highest spec, latest features, top-of-the-range cameras, there are…
Winter Sun Made Easy
Most people would agree that the UK winter can sometimes seem long and tiresome. The dark evenings, the rain, the cold. They all add up to feelings of desire for something a little more pleasant. A winter sun holiday perhaps?…
The Daffodil Hotel – Luxury In The Lakes
The Daffodil Hotel is on a route much-trodden for us, having a daughter and two grandsons living in northern Scotland. We’re up and down that M6 several times a year and even though we occasionally do the journey in one…
Penally Abbey – Impromptu Luxury
We recently spent a night at the gorgeous Penally Abbey Hotel Mrs 50Plus LOVES Instagram! She really does. She’ll deny it every inch of the way though, but even after deliberately removing the app from her phone I still occasionally…
BMI? BMR? Whatever!
“Mr Moan, please, I can help you” suggested Eva his partner. Mr Moan, the founder of the British United National Kingdom Party (BUNK) grimaced as he stood on the medical scales and heard a voice utter the dreaded verdict. “Your…
Travelling in France
Geographically, our nearest neighbour is just a stone’s throw away yet many overlook the delights travelling in France has to offer. Whether it’s the hustle and bustle of Paris or the quaint fishing ports on the Biscay coast, the rolling…