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There is a curious reluctance around thinking too far ahead when life appears to be functioning perfectly well. We are encouraged to be grateful, to keep going, to wait until something breaks before examining how it works. Planning, it seems, is only respectable when driven by necessity. Anything else risks you being labelled as a daydreamer. I have come to believe the opposite. The periods in life when energy exists, when routines hold, and when nothing feels particularly wr

Why Poland, you may ask. Well, why not? This is the part where I am supposed to regale you with stories of careful research into semi retirement destinations across Europe. Long evenings searching the web, conversations with expats, spreadsheets comparing cost of living, healthcare, climate, and lifestyle. I would like to tell you that story, but I cannot. The truth is far simpler. My best friend, the love of my life, my wife, is Polish. That single fact renders most of the u

It feels important to say this clearly at the start. I am not running away from my life. I have a good job, responsibilities, people who depend on me, and a life that, from the outside at least, looks settled enough. There has been no dramatic collapse, no sudden revelation, no urge to disappear into the sunset. But somewhere along the way, a quieter thought began to surface. Not loudly. Not urgently. Just gently nagging away in the background. If I ever start talking about l