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Saturday’s scene: waiting for carnival

January 28, 2012

What does a well-dressed boomer wear to carnival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil? How about one of the costumes from the Carnival Museum? When our Regent Seven Seas Navigator cruise ended in Rio, after sailing across the Atlantic from Cape Town, we had the entire day to tour with a private guide before our plane [...]

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Saturday’s scene: leaving Longyearbyen

January 21, 2012

Alan photographed this gorgeous scene as Regent Seven Seas Voyager sailed from Longyearbyen on a Norwegian cruise itinerary that began and ended in Denmark. So where is Longyearbyen?  Located on the island of Sptizbergen in the administrative area of Svalbard, Norway, Longyearbyen is the most northerly town in the world. Voyager was cruising toward the [...]

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Saturday’s scene: high desert driftwood

January 14, 2012

When I think of driftwood, images of a beach scene come to mind. But the driftwood you see in today’s photo came from Arches National Park. I photographed this image while accompanying Alan on a photography workshop with exposure36 Photography. Visits to national parks make the best baby boomer travel adventures. This weekend marks the [...]

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Saturday’s scene: Welcome to the Miraflores Locks

January 7, 2012

When Silver Cloud entered the Miraflores Locks from the Pacific Ocean, Alan and I experienced our second boomer adventure cruising through the Panama Canal. No matter how many times you transit the canal that connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, there’s something new to see and learn. Even the non-techie boomer traveler will appreciate the [...]

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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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