Life in Ireland Travel Opens the Mind tag:travellerspoint.com,2008-04-16:/blog/?domain=travellife 2008-08-05T17:23:41Z travellife img/travel-blog-feed.png A Nursing Home for Me tag:travellerspoint.com,2008-08-05:/blog/?domain=travellife&thisblog_entryid=3&entryid=122897 2008-08-05T17:23:41Z 2008-08-05T17:23:41Z When I am old and cranky and I can’t look after myself no more - please stick me in a nursing home. Now don’t get me wrong I don’t want this anytime soon - I think I have a good few years left before being put out to pasture, also some would argue that I may be cranky enough if not old enough. In addition I want one of these places where I have my own front door, ... When I am old and cranky and I can’t look after myself no more - please stick me in a nursing home. Now don’t get me wrong I don’t want this anytime soon - I think I have a good few years left before being put out to pasture, also some would argue that I may be cranky enough if not old enough. In addition I want one of these places where I have my own front door, living room, kitchen, etc - but with 24 hr help close by - more the type of thing I see in the UK nursing homes.

And rightly you may ask, why the hell am I writing about this just now? Bloody good question, as one would hope that I am 30 or more years away from this.

I spent the weekend in Prague, while there we visited the other half’s parents. A seniors community living would be great for them - the type of thing that I describe for myself - however it seems that the Czech market for nursing homes is not yet as advanced as Ireland or the UK. Now I know there are other that would consider their way is better with older people being looked after by their family - sorry people but if you think this still you are living in wonder land.

All of Europe has become so busy that the life style of having time to look after older parents has changed - both in most marriages work, and work too long and late into the day to have the time to spend with their own children and look after their parents.

I reckon by the time I am ready to be carted off we might have something more like the various options they have in the sates - I so hope so.

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]]> Learning Czech tag:travellerspoint.com,2008-05-14:/blog/?domain=travellife&thisblog_entryid=2&entryid=109223 2008-05-14T12:31:35Z 2008-05-14T12:31:35Z I have started learning Czech. There are postit notes up all round the place - written by my other half. I have in the past learned German, was okay, French, a bit harder - but I just wonder about Czech... ... I have started learning Czech. There are postit notes up all round the place - written by my other half. I have in the past learned German, was okay, French, a bit harder - but I just wonder about Czech...

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]]> Last Year in Ireland tag:travellerspoint.com,2008-04-16:/blog/?domain=travellife&thisblog_entryid=1&entryid=105484 2008-04-16T10:12:42Z 2008-04-16T10:12:42Z I've lived here in Ireland for the past 11yrs and it is looking like it is going to be the last year before we move on to another country. So now I find myself amazed that we still haven't seen loads of the country. Work - that has been the problem, so there will be less of that over the next year, and getting out and seeing the country has moved up the priority list. I'll be writing about ... I've lived here in Ireland for the past 11yrs and it is looking like it is going to be the last year before we move on to another country. So now I find myself amazed that we still haven't seen loads of the country. Work - that has been the problem, so there will be less of that over the next year, and getting out and seeing the country has moved up the priority list.

I'll be writing about Ireland, what I see and do. About Prague, Czech Republic, as that looks like it will be next. And my planned trip to Canada and my love of the Camino de Santiago.

And of course there will be loads of my photos to share.

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