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

Fly Like A Bird On This Tandem Paragliding Adventure

March 2, 2010

Baby boomers, have you ever wanted to fly through the sky like the birds? Alan Rider, who writes about all sorts of daring adventures at XTRORD.com, gives baby boomer travelers a first-hand view of paragliding in today’s guest post.

You’re standing atop a wind-swept plateau looking out at the peaceful blue Pacific on yet another gorgeous [...]

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Discovering Canyonlands National Park

April 16, 2009

Canyons, mesas, two rivers, deep gorges — baby boomers won’t know where to look first at Canyonlands National Park. Four distinct areas, Island in the Sky, Needles, Maze and the rivers, both the Colorado and the Green, provide adventure combined with photographic opportunities galore. Situated in Southeastern Utah on the high desert of the Colorado [...]

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Travel with the animals on a South African game drive

December 8, 2008

Baby boomers who want to see wild animals “up close and personal” will love South African game drives. Whether you are a photographer or a traveler content observing animal behavior, a trip to the bush provides travel memories for a lifetime. But, don’t expect the wide plains of the Serengeti with thousands of wildebeests roaming the [...]

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Ride a Harley with Eaglerider for a scenic road tour

September 9, 2008

“We rent dreams.” That’s the claim at Eaglerider, a motorcycle rental and tour company based out of Los Angeles, California. With guided, self-guided and adventure tours available, all a baby boomer motorcyclist has to do is pick a destination and show up. 
The guided tour selections cover the United States plus New Zealand and Australia. Tours [...]

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Choose a Jeep Jamboree for your next land cruise

August 25, 2008

Are you an off-road enthusiast? Does the challenge of negotiating a 4X4 vehicle over slick rock or crossing through a river get your baby boomer motor running? If you’re a Jeep owner, consider signing up for one of Jeep Jamboree USA’s off-road adventure outings. A combination driving adventure, social experience and scenic trek, these off-road [...]

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What is an AdventureUs.com Outsider?

August 23, 2008

Have you noticed the blue postage stamp at the top of My Itchy Travel Feet’s sidebar? It’s a link to my page at AdventureUs.com. The adventure travel website has invited me to be an Outsider, another name for featured correspondent. I’ll be sharing posts from My Itchy Travel Feet as well as more of my [...]

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