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I turned 50, my children finished school - and so I set off on a solo gap year. Here's what I learnt after months of travelling across Asia - and the mistakes that cost me dear...
Not so long ago, reaching middle age involved tending your hollyhocks, joining committees and perhaps taking a gentle holiday or two – guided tours of the Italian lakes, river cruises or villa stays.
But not any more. Nowadays more people in their 50s, 60s and beyond are using those halcyon years when they are still fit and healthy – and with the children grown up – to head further afield, for longer.
