Fly south for winter

When the mercury plunges here, Anne Sargeantson heads to Nicaragua to top up on sunlight

Why slog all the way to Nicaragua as an octogenarian? I went at the tender age of 75 in 2014. I was with my youngest son, Dominic, an ex-film director, who started a travel company specialising in bespoke regional trips. He lives outside beautiful Granada, Central America's oldest Spanish colonial city, with Stefano, his ten-year-old son. I used to try and help Dominic with his large, glorious, as yet uncultivated, tropical garden. After 8am, it was too hot. Dominic's housekeeper, Adilia, cried, 'Granny, you are too old and your face is red!' She eventually became friends when I wanted to buy presents for my grandchildren. We went to the local market together on the bus. Buses are hot, crammed with babies, livestock and parcels, but age wins every time with…

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The Oldie (Digital) - 1 Issue, April 2025

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