A Sydney to Los Angeles cruise is a fun boomer travel adventure. Alan and I are boomers who can’t get enough of small ship cruising. After Virgin Australia whisked us across the Pacific, we spent a couple of days exploring Sydney from our headquarters at the Four Seasons Sydney before cruising the Pacific on Seabourn […]
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New Mexico Backroads Adventure
There’s nothing that Alan and I like better than an off-the-beaten-travel experience, especially if it includes a fun, boomer road trip. Here’s a New Mexico backroads trip that’s one of our favorites. It includes national monuments and out-of-the-way destinations with plenty of history. New Mexico backroads trip itinerary starting from Tucson At the My Itchy […]
Saturday’s scene: waiting for carnival
What does a well-dressed boomer wear to carnival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil? How about one of the costumes from the Carnival Museum? When our Regent Seven Seas Navigator cruise ended in Rio, after sailing across the Atlantic from Cape Town, we had the entire day to tour with a private guide before our plane […]
Cruising Through the Panama Canal…again
Some baby boomer travel experiences are worth repeating. That’s certainly true of a Panama Canal transit. The journey may travel along the same watery path; but each time, Alan and I discover new facets about The Big Ditch. Tips for a Panama Canal transit On our first Panama Canal cruise transit, Alan and I sailed from east […]
Saturday’s scene: leaving Longyearbyen
Alan photographed this gorgeous scene as Regent Seven Seas Voyager sailed from Longyearbyen on a Norwegian cruise itinerary that began and ended in Denmark. So where is Longyearbyen? Located on the island of Sptizbergen in the administrative area of Svalbard, Norway, Longyearbyen is the most northerly town in the world. Voyager was cruising toward the […]
Suriving a cruise disaster
Avid boomer cruisers that we are, Alan and I are terribly saddened by the disaster on the Costa Concordia. We send our sympathies to the families of the deceased and also to the injured passengers and crew. It’s especially upsetting to learn that the this cruise disaster was caused by human error, according to news […]
Four Hours in Cartagena, Colombia
Four Hours in Cartagena, Colombia Updated: 10.04.2017 Cartagena—how many boomer travelers have this South American city on their travel list? I admit that Alan and I had never considered visiting Cartagena, Colombia, until our Silver Cloud Panama Canal Cruise made a short stop here after transiting through the Canal. One of the benefits of cruising […]
Celebrating New Year’s Eve at Sea
Updated 11.01.2015 Is celebrating New Year’s Eve high on your boomer travel list? Usually, Alan and I quietly ring in the New Year at a neighbor’s house to avoid drunk drivers or spending a long evening in a crowded ballroom or restaurant with strangers. But I have a secret New Years Eve wish. I’ve always […]
A Boomer’s Guide to Paris Off-the-Beaten-Path
Are you dreaming of a trip to Paris? Alan and I have it on our travel wish list. In Boyd Lemon’s guest post, we learned about economical travel tips for visiting Paris. In today’s guest post, Kerry Harding gives us 5 Paris off-the-beaten path suggestions when our trip to the City of Light is finally […]