GRUMPIES ON
BOARD
BY CAROL E WYER
Grumpies On Board
Genre: humour, non-fiction
Release Date: 21st May 2015
Publisher: Safkhet
A "book it" list like no other, with
humorous suggestions for extreme active ageing trips and why grumpies should
not go snuffle trunting
Fancy a holiday with a difference? Then pack
your bags and get ready for some extreme active ageing. Us 'older' folk are
heading away from the traditional hotel holiday and at last, having fun!
This humorous guide, compiled by Mr and Mrs
Grumpy, offers alternatives to the usual holiday—from sensible to outrageous—to
suit every grumpy guts.
Learn about Arctic boot camps, ayurvedic
retreats, drumming holidays, ice blokarting, motoring experiences, skijorking,
tubing, Vespa excursions, voodoo trips and discover why Mr Grumpy will never go
truffle hunting again.
With over 300 suggestions of how to get the
best out of your vacation and live life to the maximum, this book aims to
inspire and entertain.
Read it and put some choices on your "book
it" list. After all, you only live once!
“An excellently researched insight into
the world of the truly grumpy traveller. Youngsters beware..!” Nigel Vardy AKA Mr. Fostbite. Record
breaking mountaineer, author and inspirational speaker.
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ABOUT
CAROL E WYER
Carol E.
Wyer was born in Munster, Germany in 1960. She began her working life in
Casablanca where she taught English and
French in Language Schools and for companies. used to race around the streets
on a clapped out VéloSoleX bike, avoiding donkeys. She changed career to become
a fitness instructor in her forties and appeared in Zest magazine as a ‘success story’. No longer able to touch her
toes with her hands, she has now become a full-time writer. Having
written a series of educational yet amusing books for children, she turned her
attention to the adult market in 2010 when her son flew from the nest.
Her
first two novels Mini Skirts and
Laughter Lines and Surfing in
Stilettos won several awards for humour and much attention from the media.
Since then, she has won the people’s Book Prize Award with Grumpy Old Menopause
and has appeared on over fifty BBC radio stations, several international radio
stations, Sky News, NBC television and BBC Breakfast television discussing
age-related subjects such as ‘Irritable Male Syndrome’ and ‘Grumpy Old
Menopause’. Her writing style has been described frequently by the media as
'witty' or 'humorous' and has even been compared to the acerbic wit of Jeremy
Clarkson and the humour of Robin Williams.
Carol
has written articles for and featured in several national women’s magazines
including Take A Break, Choice, Woman’s Weekly and Woman's
Own who also wrote about her journey to becoming a best-selling author.
Currently
writing a series of novels and articles aimed at the ‘older’ woman and man,
Carol is also engaged in writing by-line articles and posts for magazines and
websites including Silver Travel Advisor and the Huffington Post.
Carol
is also a regular Loud Mouth on BBC Radio Derby.
Last
year, she took a crash course in stand-up comedy and is currently doing a
comedy tour entitled Smile While You Still have Teeth to sell-out audiences,
proving you’re never too old to try a new experience.
GIVEAWAY
1st Prize –
copy of the book (uk winner a signed paperback / non UK an ecopy)
2nd Prize –
Grumpy old git / cow travel mug
a Rafflecopter giveaway
My Review
This is not a novel but a selection of
places to go and things to do once you reach a certain age. Of course, it is
all done in Carol Wyer’s inimitable style and will have you chuckling aloud. I
love her ‘can-do’ attitude coupled with the ‘not blooming likely’ response of
her Grumpy. Whatever your age, this book will encourage you to seize the moment
and do something memorable – hopefully for all the right reasons. Arranged
alphabetically there are loads of places that I’ve now added to my ‘wish list’
(I refuse to call it a bucket list). Whilst many are the stuff of which dreams
are made – how I envy you at times Carol – there are plenty of things to suit
every taste and budget. Nice to find quite a few that are not run of the mill.
If you don’t fancy white water rafting, how about a safari or hot air balloon
ride? If the worst comes to the worst, you can always leave your own Grumpy at
home and take me.
4/5
