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

August 2011

Saturday’s scene: View From the Kootenay Rockies

August 6, 2011

Boomer photographers traveling in the Kootenay Rockies will want to schedule a photo stop at the Slocan Overlook. That’s where Alan took this photograph during a boomer sports car road trip on The Selkirk Loop in British Columbia, Canada. The view of Slocan Lake weaving through the snow-capped mountains reminded us of our cruise through [...]

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Exploring South Africa With the Bug Man

August 4, 2011

Lions, elephants, zebra and antelope — lots of varieties of antelope — is this what you expect to see on a photo safari in South Africa? It was certainly the scenario that Alan and I had in mind when we traveled on a boomer adventure to Madikwe Hills Private Game Lodge in South Africa’s northwest [...]

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August Sponsor News

August 3, 2011

Last month, I introduced boomer readers to our sponsorship program. Alan and I are thrilled to be partnering with REAL powered by Humana and AuthentiCity. So what’s up with our sponsors in August? Plenty! AuthentiCity is offering a special to guests who book one of their authentic trips to Beijing, Athens, Siena or Cairo that [...]

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Travel Oomph: Why Boomers Need It

August 2, 2011

  After a few not-fit-for-travel experiences of my own, I’m on a mission to educate boomers about the role fitness plays on their travel adventures. Last month, Nora Lynch of Fit Travelers Have More Fun gave us tips for Staying Fit On A Road Trip, today she’s back to tell us why we need Travel [...]

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