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

Saturday’s scene: The Cliffs of Na Pali

September 12, 2009

The best view of Kauai’s Na Pali coast is from the water.

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Visting Kauai’s Waimea Canyon

July 2, 2009

Want to visit the United States’ other Grand Canyon? Travel to Kauai to experience Waimea Canyon. Known as the “Grand Canyon of the Pacific,” Waimea Canyon offers baby boomers photographic opportunities along with numerous hiking adventures. Or you can just stand at one of the lookouts to marvel at the beauty of the lush green [...]

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Tubing through Kauai's history

March 26, 2009

For a Kauai adventure that sends baby boomer travelers laughing and squealing through sugar plantation history, try tubing down one of the old irrigation canals. Kauai Backcountry Adventures offers exclusive access to 17,000 acre Lihue Plantation, a former sugar cane kingdom. The company provides transportation, guides and equipment including a hard hat with headlamp [...]

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Look for me at Baby Boomer [Knowledge Center]

February 15, 2009

Today, I’m featured at Baby Boomer [Knowledge Center] as one of their boomers who blog. Be sure to check back again tomorrow (February 16, 2009) to read my article about tubing in Kauai, a fun adventure that any baby boomer traveler will enjoy.

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Pearls of the Pacific

November 18, 2008

While I’m in South Africa, here’s a look back at my favorite experiences in the Pacific that I’ve written about at My Itchy Travel Feet.
My entry on paddling, hiking and zipping through Kauai received the most posts in the Pacific collection of posts. Do you remember the catamaran excursion we took?
Learning to paint in Kinabalu [...]

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Paddling, hiking and zipping through Kauai

October 9, 2008

Baby boomers, are you looking to add a little adventure to your beach vacation in Kauai? If so, spending the day on Kipu Falls Zipline Safari will satisfy your need to paddle, hike, zip and jump through Kauai’s mountainous scenery. 
Alan and I arranged this excursion through Kauai Outfitters. We boarded a van at their Poipu [...]

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Adventure along Kauai's Na Pali Coast

August 13, 2008

The beautiful Na Pali Coast, with majestic green clad mountains jutting into the sea, I know you’ve seen it, even if you’ve never been to Kauai. Photos of the jagged coastline appear in almost every travel article about this scenic Hawaiian island.
So, what’s the best way for a baby boomer adventurer to experience Kauai’s wilder [...]

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