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

Driving New Mexico’s Enchanted Circle

October 29, 2009

Baby boomer roadtrippers, do you like to travel around in circles? A drive on New Mexico’s “Enchanted Circle” offers scenery, activities and unique stops as it circumnavigates Wheeler Peak (13,161 feet), New Mexico’s highest point.
Every circle needs a start. To begin the circuitous journey, take NM Highway 522 north from Taos for the day’s first [...]

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Decadent French Toast Casserole from Sweetwater Branch Inn

September 24, 2009

Are you hungry, baby boomer travelers? Today I’m sharing another mouth-watering dish. Cornelia Holbrook, owner of Sweetwater Branch Inn in Gainesville, Florida, makes a delicious french toast casserole. I enjoyed tasting it, along with many other items,  at the comprehensive breakfast served each morning at Cushman-Colson House, one of the renovated Victorian homes on the [...]

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Creme Brulee Italian Toast from Baer House Inn

September 8, 2009

Every time I write about the delicious Crème Brulee Italian Toast that I enjoyed at Baer House Inn Bed and Breakfast in Vicksburg, Mississippi, my readers ask for the recipe. Well, baby boomer travelers, we’re in luck. Owner, Doug Coustineau, has agreed to share it with us. Thanks, Doug.
Baer House Inn Crème Brulee Italian Toast [...]

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Remembering Hawaiian Travel Fun Through Food

July 23, 2009

What baby boomer traveler doesn’t love to eat? Trying recipes at home, based on regional dishes that  you’ve experienced on the road, is a great way to keep the travel memories alive. That’s why I’m starting a new segment at My Itchy Travel Feet. From time to time, I’ll be sharing recipes from my travels, [...]

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Experiencing New Zealand at Shelbourne Villa

July 7, 2009

Are you a baby boomer traveler who enjoys staying at bed and breakfasts? Join the club. Alan and I are big fans, as long as the bed and breakfast is high quality. And we especially appreciate owners or resident managers who take the time to introduce their region and way of life to us. That’s [...]

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Saturday’s scene: Summer in Colorado

June 13, 2009

Doesn’t this scene remind you of summer? The geese are oblivious to the colorful flowers as they march across the grounds at Leroux Creek Inn and Winery in Hotchkiss, Colorado.

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Hiking to a Green Sand Beach in Hawaii

May 27, 2009

If you’re a baby boomer who’s “been there, done that” on the Big Island of Hawaii, here’s an adventure for you. Travel to South Point for a hike to a green sand beach, Papalokea. You’ll feel like you’ve come to the ends of the earth, or at least the southernmost end of the United States, [...]

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Feeling Hawaii's Aloha Spirit at Waianuhea Bed and Breakfast

May 7, 2009

For an off-the-beaten-path travel experience wrapped in Hawaiian luxury, baby boomers should turn their cars away from the Big Island’s coast and head for the hills. The hills overlooking Honokaa on the Hamakua coast to be exact. That’s where you’ll find Waianuhea Bed and Breakfast.
When Alan and I visited, we experienced true Aloha spirit at [...]

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Planning a Hawaii trip

April 28, 2009

How do you plan your baby boomer travels? For complicated trips, Alan and I use a travel agent. But, for the most part, we research, plan and book our adventures with the help of the Internet. For our recent travels to the Big Island and Molokai in Hawaii, here’s how we did it.
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This trip began [...]

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Think Victorian at Gainesville's Sweetwater Branch Inn

December 18, 2008

Are you a fan of gingerbread trim and elegance from yesteryear? Do I have a bed and breakfast for you. At Gainesville’s Sweetwater Branch Inn, baby boomer travelers experience the intricacies of Victorian architecture, a shady garden’s peacefulness and owner Cornelia Holbrook’s homemade crepes for breakfast.
Sweetwater Branch Inn is actually a collection of two restored [...]

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