Retirement, give or take – now what? Travel was a longstanding plan, but were we still up to it, neither of us having backpacked since our twenties? Well, a month in Vietnam put any such qualms firmly to rest. Wonderful country, lovely people, great food. In fact we loved it so much, we made sure to include it in our next year’s itinerary.

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