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

March 2011

Photo Essay: Nature’s Windows

March 16, 2011

Over 2,000 natural sandstone arches fill Arches National Park near Moab, Utah. Active baby boomers will discover them while hiking, biking or car touring in this easy-to-explore national park. And boomer photographers will click that shutter repeatedly to capture the beauty of the arches and surrounding landscape. To photograph the most famous arch in the [...]

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Saturday’s scene: Remembering Sendai

March 12, 2011

While on a Regent Seven Sea cruise from Vancouver to Singapore, our ship, Mariner, stopped in several Japanese ports. On each occasion, official delegations swapped plaques and speeches with Captain Felice Patruno, while welcoming cruise passengers with dance performances on the docks, fireboats saluting the ship with sprays of water as she entered harbors, even [...]

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Breaking for Spring in the Florida Keys

March 10, 2011

Does a visit to the Flordia Keys sound like your type of baby boomer spring break? You’re in luck because there’s an expert in the house. Laura Martone, author of the guidebook, Moon Florida Keys, is here to advise us. Be sure to read to the end of the post to see how you can [...]

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Where Will You Go For Spring Break?

March 7, 2011

Are you planning a baby boomer spring break? This time last year, Alan and I were preparing for a coastal California sports car road trip that took us from Paso Robles up the coast to Mendocino before ending in California wine country. In 2011, we’re headed north to Montana. That’s sounds a little backwards doesn’t [...]

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And the Winner of the Bed and Breakfast Guide for Food Lovers is…

March 7, 2011

Congratulations to Rachel Horlacher  of Duluth, GA. She is the winner of the Bed and Breakfast Guide for Food Lovers contest. Rachel, I hope you’ll post a comment to tell us about which fabulous breakfast that you cooked from the book’s many recipes. Thanks to all who entered and to Lanier Publishing for providing our [...]

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