Pssst. Baby boomer travelers, want to know a secret? Travel bloggers are revealing their top 3 travel secrets in an internet game of tag. Here, click on over to Barbara Weibel’s blog, Hole in the Donut, for a very good explanation. OK. So back to the secret. My secret. Jill of Travelogged tagged me, so […]
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Tempting Tubac
Are you looking to combine art, shopping and history on a day trip from Tucson? How about throwing in a gentle hike, just to keep the trip active? Let me introduce you to Tubac, Arizona. The artsy community, a 44-mile drive south of Tucson, tempts baby boomer travelers with shopping, gallery hopping, and working studios. […]
Saturday’s scene: Open Wide
I photograph a yawning hippopotamus during our morning animal search at Madikwe Private Game Reserve.
Weighing in on the Balanzza Digital Luggage Scale
Baggage Allowance. Don’t you dread those words? Meet your air carrier’s baggage weight guidelines—or pay—big time. What’s a frustrated baby boomer traveler to do? Know before you go. With the Balanzza Digital Luggage Scale, weigh your bags at home while there’s still time to rearrange the contents or leave items behind. The luggage scale, which […]
Saturday’s scene: Shanghai’s City Lights
On a cruise to China, Alan captured the lights of Shanghai reflected in the Huangpu Jung River.
Staying at the Regent Beijing
Alan and I don’t usually stay at luxurious high-rise hotels. Small inns or bed and breakfasts are more our style. But on a recent cruise from Vancouver to Singapore, Regent Seven Seas Mariner treated all cruise guests to a free night at the Regent Beijing Hotel (we paid for a second night on our own […]
Traveling In My Kuru Shoes
Baby boomer travelers, are you looking for a pair of comfortable shoes that are suitable for hiking, yet easy to pack? Well, look no more. I have just the shoe for you. When the folks at Kuru asked me to try out a pair of their Kuru Womens Shoes, I knew I’d found my lightweight […]
Shipping Luggage To Your Cruise Ship
I cringe when I read cruise forums where baby boomer travelers report that their luggage was delayed or did not arrive at all. Why not ship your luggage, instead? When Alan and I sailed on Regent Seven Seas Mariner from Vancouver to Singapore, Tim Macht, President of The Luggage Club (now Luggage Forward), offered us […]
Driving New Mexico’s Enchanted Circle
Do you like to travel around in circles on a boomer road trip? A drive on New Mexico’s Enchanted Circle Highway does just that, offering 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 […]