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Remembering
Dave Stringer
Some people can reach out Iceland, Slovenia, Montenegro and
and touch the lives of Northern Ireland. Then New
others in an extraordinary England, Chile and the USA South
way – connecting with people West.”
they’ve never even met.
Dave’s devoted readers were
Dave Stringer had that treated to frank and often
ability. A bright, caring and hilarious descriptions of his many
astute man, Dave honed his trips, the physical challenges he
gift for making money stretch faced – and his unabashed delight
like double-jointed elastic when his shrewdness saved him a
over the course of his lengthy few bob! “My son Chris joined me on a trip
career with one of Britain’s to Yellowstone. What a wonderful
best-known financial “My son Chris place that is. We took a loop route
institutions, the Halifax bank. joined me on a out of Denver through Colorado
That canniness with cash was trip to Springs, the wonderful Pagosa
Springs (a place to enjoy natural
deeply ingrained, hence his Yellowstone. hot springs). Chris slept through
nickname ‘Stingy’ Stringer. What a wonderful the magnificent Ouray and
Renowned for being Silverton but we both got a kick
reluctant to waste a penny, place that is.” out of white water rafting the
he was also much-loved for Colorado River at Glenwood
his warm heart and Springs before heading to Grand
generosity of spirit to family Teton, Yellowstone in all its
and friends. splendour, and a drive over the
extraordinary Beartooth Pass.”
Following his diagnosis with
lung cancer in November Dave knew how to work a deal.
2016, he decided to squeeze How to get the most from
as much enjoyment and vouchers and loyalty schemes such
experience of life as possible as British Airways’ Avios points.
from whatever time he Reading his blog is a masterclass
might have. in financial wizardry, how to play
off one offer against another – and
Launching his online blog, he above all, how to have fun doing it!
wrote: “2017 is now a year of
opportunity. Perhaps my only “2017 is now
opportunity to see more of the He became quite the social media
planet. star, with Twitter followers a year of
including England cricketer opportunity.
I intend to travel while I’m able Michael Vaughan and rock Perhaps my
to do so. This blog documents musician Nils Lofgren.
some of the thinking, planning and only opportunity
doing that goes into things, as well The sheer pleasure he took in to see more of
as sharing other events that may sharing his adventures shines out. the planet.”
happen in my life. Recalling an epic trip to the USA,
he wrote:
So far, I’ve visited Malta, Slovakia,
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