October 2011

Keeping Travel Oomph Alive While You Travel

October 13, 2011

Are you following our boomer travel fitness series? I’m making progress preparing for a trip. Staying fit while I’m on the journey? Well, that’s another story. But I’m in luck — today, Nora Lynch (Fit Travelers Have More Fun) is back to tell us how to keep our Travel Oomph while we’re on the trip. [...]

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A Tale of Two Pyramids

October 12, 2011

I’m the type of boomer traveler who would rather be in the scene instead of looking at it. Take the Grand Canyon for instance; after an hour of gazing at its grandeur, the splendid panorama becomes too vast for my mind to comprehend. That’s why I prefer a 4-wheel-drive excursion in Canyon de Chelly or [...]

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Revitalizing Those Boomer Travel Feet

October 10, 2011

Does air travel cause your feet to swell? On my boomer travels, I occasionally experience puffy ankles at the end of an international flight. And of course all air travelers should be concerned about deep vein thrombosis — a blood clot condition that can result from many hours of inactivity — especially on long plane [...]

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Saturday’s scene: A Golden Road Trip

October 8, 2011

A fall leaf peeping trip usually means a drive somewhere along the U.S. East Coast to see a brilliant landscape colored red, purple and gold. But don’t forget the mountains of the West when making your boomer road trip plans. On a fall visit to Grand Teton National Park, Alan and I discovered a vibrant [...]

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Sponsor Introduction: Boomers In Groups (BiG)

October 7, 2011

We’re introducing a new Sponsor of My Itchy Travel Feet: Are you a fan of group travel? Alan and I enjoy the camaraderie of traveling with a small group of friends or making news ones in a group travel situation. Meet Boomers in Groups (BiG). BiG offers support through networking and training tools to the [...]

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