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

Touring the Canadian Rockies With Tauck

December 15, 2009

Bus tour. Does the term conjure up visions of a crowded vehicle with stays in a different city each night? Think again. How about mountain scenery, extended time for exploring and luxurious accommodations from an era when railroads ruled the travel world? That’ s what baby boomer travelers will find on a Tauck tour through [...]

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Saturday’s scene: Canadian Splendor

November 28, 2009

I photographed this grand scene at Peyto Lake while on a Tauck tour of the Canadian Rockies.

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Saturday's scene: Canadian Beauty

April 18, 2009

I photographed this scene as Alan and I walked the path around Lac Beauvert at Jasper Park Lodge in the Canadian Rockies.

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Chilling out at the Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge

April 10, 2009

Plenty of adventures wait for baby boomer travelers in the Alberta region of the Canadian Rockies. My favorite lodging for chilling out after an adventuresome day? The Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge.
Alan and I have stayed twice in the rustic, but well appointed, log cabin duplexes that border Lac Beauvert. Our first visit was included in [...]

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Are you Culturious?

February 26, 2009

Baby boomers, are you looking for a small group tour experience to satisfy you’re culturiousity? No, I didn’t misspell a word, travel tour company, Tauck, has invented a new one, Culturious. It’s also the name of the company’s new small-group travel program focusing on active, fun experiences that include hands-on learning and immersion in local [...]

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