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

December 2011

Saturday’s scene: What’s On Your Boomer Bucket List?

December 31, 2011

Do you have a boomer bucket travel list? Somehow the topic always comes up when Alan and I are on a cruise. We sit on our balcony sipping a cup of coffee as our ship sails the ocean, like we did this morning on the Silver Cloud, dreaming about where we would like to go [...]

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A Boomer’s Guide to Paris Off-the-Beaten-Path

December 29, 2011

Are you dreaming of a trip to Paris? Alan and I have it on our travel wish list. In Boyd Lemon’s guest post, we learned about economical travel tips for visiting Paris. In today’s guest post, Kerry Harding gives us 5 off-the-beaten path suggestions when our trip to the City of Light is finally a [...]

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Christmas on Silver Cloud

December 27, 2011

Have you wondered what celebrating Christmas at sea is like? One reason that Alan and I booked a boomer holiday on Silversea’s Silver Cloud was to find out. Would there be enough Christmas to satisfy us or would we miss the hustle and bustle (and the stress) of a holiday at home? When we first [...]

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Saturday’s scene: Merry Christmas Southwestern Style

December 24, 2011

Merry Christmas from My Itchy Travel Feet If you’re boomer travels take you to the southwestern corner of the U.S. during the Christmas season, red chile wreaths and rastras (hanging garlands of red chiles) will be decorating the scene. Discovering local culture through celebrations, decorations and food is one of the pleasures of holiday travel. [...]

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And the Winner of the 1000 Ultimate Sights Lonely Planet giveaway is…

December 23, 2011

Congratulations to Anne Lynn of Houston, Texas. She is the winner of the 1000 Ultimate Sights from Lonely Planet giveaway. Anne, we hope you’ll report back on which ultimate sight from Lonely Planet that you’d like to visit. Thanks to all who entered and to Lonely Planet for providing our prize.

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