Are you a baby boomer who enjoys staying at bed and breakfasts or inns during your travels? Wouldn’t it be nice if there was a book (or website) listing the best choices in North America? Well, there is. Select Registry, Distinguished Inns of North America, publishes a book and website filled with top quality lodging […]
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Road Tripping the Oregon Trail
Oregon offers many travel opportunities for active baby boomers. Sheri Wallace, editor of Road Trips for Families, says,”The Mt. Hood region of Oregon has compelling history, spectacular scenery, every outdoor activity imaginable and, unlike the pioneer’s Oregon Trail, is easy to road trip.” In today’s guest post, Sheri offers her advice to baby boomers considering […]
Traveling to Italy in My Ahnu Shoes
Baby boomer travelers, I’m sure you’ve heard this advice, “Don’t wear white tennis shoes in Europe. They make you look like a tourist.” So, what type of shoes should boomer women wear to stay comfortable while walking miles through Paris or Rome? When Ahnu Footwear sent me a pair of Olivia shoes to review, I […]
Saturday’s scene: Tulip Time
Today’s guest photographer, Alana Hull (Alan’s daughter) captured this tulip scene at Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm in Woodburn, Oregon. Wouldn’t this make a fun trip for baby boomers?
Coming Home to the Beat of a Baby Boomer Band
On a road trip from Northern California to Southern Arizona, the last night is always a let down. There’s not enough time to reach Tucson which means stopping somewhere on I-10 as it crosses the desert near Indio. Alan and I usually settle for a nondescript motel to rest our road-weary, baby boomer bodies for […]
Spend Your Boomer Holiday in Puerto Pollensa, Majorca
Baby boomers, have you traveled to Majorca? Although I’m aware that it’s a port stop on many luxury cruises in the Mediterranean, that’s the extent of my knowledge about Spain’s largest island. Let’s educate ourselves with today’s guest post from Majorca expert, Ross Fraser. When thinking of Majorca, baby boomers would be forgiven for immediately […]
Shoes for Summer Travel
Is there a trip to the beach in your baby boomer travel future? You’ll need a comfortable pair of sandals, right? OKA b., Shoes That Love You, offers comfort and fashion wrapped up in a reflexology-inspired design that both men and women boomers will appreciate. Manufactured near Atlanta, Georgia (my hometown), the antimicrobial, odor-free shoes […]
Fine Dining in a Sonoma Farmhouse
After a hike in Armstrong Woods, paddling along the Russian River or biking the Healdsburg Loop with stops at area wineries, baby boomer travelers visiting Sonoma’s Russian River Valley will have worked up an appetite. Before leaving on your active boomer adventure to California wine country, plan ahead. Make a dinner reservation at the Farmhouse […]
Saturday’s scene: Cape Kiwanda Sunset
Does this photo of Cape Kiwanda look familiar? Mine starred in a Saturday’s scene in 2009. Today, Alan share his version of the same shot taken while on a one-on-one photography workshop with Marc Adamus.