September 2011

Travel Dreaming Boomer Style

September 27, 2011

Don’t you just hate temptation? Here I am, barely recovered from my trip to Cairo, and I’m dreaming about boomer travel again. It’s all the fault of National Geographic Adventures. When I checked the pile of mail that had stacked up during my travel to Egypt, there it was — another travel brochure. Now, I’m [...]

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Saturday’s scene: A Whirling Dervish

September 24, 2011

Spinning round and round ever faster, this Sufi whirling dervish kept his balance as our Cairo dinner cruise motored down the Nile. Can you feel the intensity in this blur of a photograph? I was sailing on the Nile Maxim as part of a small group cultural tour to Cairo hosted by AuthentiCity Travel. The [...]

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Exploring Islamic Cairo By Night

September 23, 2011

What’s the best way for boomers to overcome jet lag? Dive right into exploring your destination. On a small group cultural tour to Cairo, Egypt, with AuthentiCity Travel, rather than resting from the long flight, our group forged right on, exploring the Muslim Quarter on a nighttime visit to Al-Hakim Mosque and the Khan el-Khalili [...]

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Experience Rustic Vacation Lodging at Mystic Rose Cabin

September 20, 2011

Last week, I shared with boomer readers about finding my paradise at Mystic Rose Cabin in Fishtail, Montana. However, I didn’t give you a thorough lodging review. In case I’ve convinced you to experience the area, here are a few more details of what to expect at Mystic Rose Cabin, which Alan and I discovered [...]

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Saturday’s scene: A Maze of a Time in Tuscany

September 17, 2011

Alan photographed this maze from our room at Sovana Hotel and Resort in the Etruscan village of Sovana in southern Tuscany. We only had enough time to enjoy one night here during our boomer road trip through Northern Italy. One day, we’d like to go back to explore more of the Etruscan ruins and wander, [...]

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