My Itchy Travel Feet | The Baby Boomer's Guide To Travel

May 2010

Choose the Right Wine With Approach Guides

May 17, 2010

Drinking wine while traveling the world is a fun way to learn about a country and its culture. But how do you choose from a list of wines printed in another language with grapes or appellations that are unfamiliar to you? Baby boomers traveling to Italy and Spain now have a secret weapon — Approach [...]

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Coming Home to the Beat of a Baby Boomer Band

May 16, 2010

On a road trip from Northern California to Southern Arizona, the last night is always a let down. There’s not enough time to reach Tucson which means stopping somewhere on I-10 as it crosses the desert near Indio. Alan and I usually settle for a nondescript motel to rest our road-weary, baby boomer bodies for [...]

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Saturday’s scene: Celebrating 100 Years

May 15, 2010

Alan captured this moody scene in Glacier National Park while on a photo workshop with Marc Adamus. It’s our tribute to Glacier’s 100th year in the national park system. Happy Birthday to this magnificent park in Montana.

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And the Winner of 25,000 Marriott Rewards Points is…

May 14, 2010

Congratulations to Nanette Olson of Santaquin, Utah. She is the winner of 25,000 Marriott Rewards Points. Nanette, I hope you’ll post a comment to tell us about your experience using the Marriott Rewards Points. Where did you go and how did you use the points? We want to know! Thanks to all who entered and [...]

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Spend Your Boomer Holiday in Puerto Pollensa, Majorca

May 13, 2010

Baby boomers, have you traveled to Majorca? Although I’m aware that it’s a port stop on many luxury cruises in the Mediterranean, that’s the extent of my knowledge about Spain’s largest island. Let’s educate ourselves with today’s guest post from Majorca expert, Ross Fraser. When thinking of Majorca, baby boomers would be forgiven for immediately [...]

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