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An adventure into the future


The Grand Canyon- October 2017

Countdown

24/8/2017

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So pretty much on a whim I decided to go away and travel the world, A trip to attend a wedding in the USA turned into a trip encompassing USA, Fiji, New Zealand, Australia, Bali and then back to the USA.  I will be seeing lots of family and friends along the way, as well as taking some much needed me time.

​I decided to write a blog as its a big journey for me, as was the retirement decision. so an opportunity to see the world, and think about how I move into the next phase of my life.  Mad though it may seem I want to try and achieve some things whilst I am away. I have been working hard on my fitness over the last couple of months and I want to make sure that I continue with that.. more of that later. I also promised myself that I would spend some time learning Icelandic when I retired, so that's on the agenda too.  So I will try and record my progress, no pressure there Diane....

​So countdown time  I leave two weeks today, flying to Boston on the 13th September, to stay with my cousin Elisabet. We have a packed agenda, we are going to Vermont to attend the wedding of Elisabet's son Robert to Aubrey. This will be the first experience of an American wedding,  I have been making a dress to wear to the wedding, but still quite a bit of work to do on that.  I did manage to get a couple of backups though... and then the age old problem of shoes... Going away for six months with minimal luggage, how can I justify three different pairs of shoes for three dresses.  I think I will have to have packing  dry run this weekend. 

​After the wedding we are off to Las Vegas for a few mad days, and then onto a health farm in Utah for a week, to undo all the excesses of the previous few days.  We then part company and Elisabet goes back to her day to day life. I  then start my solo travels.

​It became all a little more real yesterday when I had my vaccinations, and two more lots to go.  YUK, but when I have had these three lots and a booster in a year, I am good to travel for 25 years, so I have to live until I am 89 to make the most of that,  
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walltoall
14/9/2017 10:30:21 am

Barefoot in the Vermont grass then? I hope you get to see the New England colours, though maybe its a mite early.

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    Diane Faben has worked in IT for almost 40 years, recently retired from a major IT organisation, she is setting out on an adventure into the rest of her life.  Diane is passionate about supporting women in their working lives and is looking for like minded women to join her in building an organisation to enable women to be successful.​

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