Every Day's A Weekend: An Insider's Guide to Early Retirement and Exotic Travel [Paperback]

Newton Hockey (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 6, 2006

The author and his wife realized their dream of retiring early and travelling the world. Humorous anecdotes are incorporated to illustrate the experiences of living and travelling in third world countries.

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About the Author

Born during the Battle of Britain, Newton was educated in Newport, Monmouthshire and in Nottingham University where he received a degree in Electrical Engineering in 1963. He worked in Steel Mills and Pulp Mills in the U.K. and Canada before becoming a Consulting Engineer in Vancouver, British Columbia. Later, he became a High Tech Marketing Consultant and retired in 1990.

Published works include technical articles for international lighting periodicals and building magazines as well as travel articles for local newspapers.

In the summer, Newton and his wife, Noreen, live in West Vancouver, Canada where they cycle and hike in the local mountains. In the winter, they travel extensively in warm countries. Once a year they take a group of adventurous travellers to Bali and Lombok and soon they plan to take a group tour to Borneo. They spend several months each winter in Honduras, where they own a small beachfront property. Newton has three adult daughters who live in England and a son and stepdaughter living in Canada.

Product Details

• Paperback: 274 pages
• Publisher: Trafford Publishing (July 6, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1552128199
• ISBN-13: 978-1552128190
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 5.8 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,395,910 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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