Welcome to the third episode from a new podcast series TRAVEL POD produced by Senior Times in association with Travel Department. Senior Times meets Hilda Smith a well known Blogger - Over the Hilda

Hilda give us her recommendations to some of the far off destinations we should all experience.

In this episode we feature South Africa USA , India & Vietnam

Hilda says , when you’ve spent 34 years teaching English to young people between 12 and 18, reared two daughters, and run a household (just to name a few things), there hasn’t been too much time – or even incentive – to record life and what it throws at you. Now that I’ve retired (early, six years ago), I still have the energy and motivation to keep the brain cells working with my ‘Over The Hilda’ blog in my carefree post-work life.

Just mastering a computer keyboard and uploading material to this site has been challenging, but I’m getting there! A wife, mother, friend and confidante, sports enthusiast, lover of fashion, food, wine, theatre, travel and reading, and definitely someone who enjoys life.

Like many, life has had its share of ups and downs. Surgery for a slipped disc put paid to my Hockey-playing days over 30 years ago, a gap that was filled by Tennis to a pretty competitive standard until recently when persistent back pain sadly put paid to that activity. Golf, though, has been my saviour, so I am learning how to play this most frustrating game while I have to admit to being totally addicted to Bridge (another activity to keep the mind active, don’t you know!)

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1) South Africa- https://www.traveldepartment.com/holiday/cape-town-the-garden-route-safari

2 ) East Coast USA by Rail incl. Boston, New York, Philadelphia & Washington DC

https://www.traveldepartment.com/holiday/east-coast-usa-by-rail-incl-boston-new-york-philadelphia-washington-dc

3) India- https://www.traveldepartment.com/holiday/india-splendours-of-delhi-the-taj-mahal-rajasthan

4) 4) Vietnam https://www.traveldepartment.com/holiday/highlights-of-vietnam

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