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Saturday’s scene: beyond Sydney

February 3, 2012

A Sydney to Los Angeles cruise is next on our boomer travel schedule. Alan and I are boomers who can’t get enough of small ship cruising. After Virgin Australia whisks us across the Pacific, we’ll be ready to spend a couple of days exploring Sydney from our headquarters at the Four Seasons Sydney before cruising [...]

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New Mexico Backroads Adventure

January 30, 2012

Last week at the My Itchy Travel Feet page on Facebook (you have clicked the like button, right?) Jennifer asked, “I’m no Boomer, but I’m interested in taking a road trip to New Mexico. We’ve done Taos and Santa Fe, any hidden gems that you or your readers suggest we check out this spring?” Alan [...]

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Cruising through the Panama Canal…again

January 24, 2012

Some baby boomer travel experiences are worth repeating. That’s certainly true of a cruise through the Panama Canal. The journey may travel along the same watery path; but each time, boomers will discover new facets about The Big Ditch. On our first Panama Canal cruise, Alan and I sailed from east to west—beginning in the [...]

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Travel to Africa at the Tucson Gem Show

January 19, 2012

If you’re a boomer traveler who wears jewelry, makes jewelry or enjoys rock hounding, then add the Tucson Gem, Mineral and Fossil Showcase (January 28 – February 12, 2012) to your travel list. Each year in late January and early February, The Old Pueblo puts on an extravaganza that draws visitors and vendors from around [...]

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Four Hours in Cartagena

January 5, 2012

Cartagena—how many boomer travelers have this South American city on their travel list? I admit that Alan and I had never considered visiting Cartagena, Colombia, until our Silversea cruise made a short stop here after transiting the Panama Canal. One of the benefits of cruising is learning about destinations that we might not have considered [...]

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