On a four-wheel-drive adventure in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado, Alan and I discovered a car’s rusted remains. Close by, abandoned mining structures held the lost dreams of a long forgotten mining community (dating from 1860) near California Gulch. With an elevation of around 10,000 ft., life must have been hard for the prospectors. […]
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Photo Essay: Nature’s Windows At Arches National Park
Over 2,000 natural sandstone arches fill Arches National Park near Moab, Utah. Active baby boomers will discover them while hiking, biking or car touring in this easy-to-explore national park. And boomer photographers will click that shutter repeatedly to capture the beauty of the arches and surrounding landscape. To photograph the most famous arch in the […]
Saturday’s scene: Remembering Sendai
While on a Regent Seven Sea cruise from Vancouver to Singapore, our ship, Mariner, stopped in several Japanese ports. On each occasion, official delegations swapped plaques and speeches with Captain Felice Patruno, while welcoming cruise passengers with dance performances on the docks, fireboats saluting the ship with sprays of water as she entered harbors, even […]
Breaking for Spring in the Florida Keys
Does a visit to the Flordia Keys sound like your type of baby boomer spring break? You’re in luck because there’s a Florida travel expert in the house. Laura Martone, author of the guidebook, Moon Florida Keys, is here to advise us. Be sure to read to the end of the post to see how […]
Where Will You Go For Spring Break?
Are you planning a baby boomer spring break? This time last year, Alan and I were preparing for a coastal California sports car road trip that took us from Paso Robles up the coast to Mendocino before ending in California wine country. In 2011, we’re headed north to Montana. That’s sounds a little backwards doesn’t […]
Spend a Day in Cinque Terre
If you only have one day in Cinque Terre, what should boomer travelers see and do? That was the question Alan and I asked ourselves as we planned a road trip in northern Italy. Our guide, Claudio Fontana of A La Carte Italy Tours, came up with the perfect idea. We’d spend a day in Cinque Terre […]
Group Tours: Are They For You?
What’s the age of the average tour passenger? Care to take a baby boomer educated guess? You’re not fooling me, I can see the images of little old white-haired ladies running through your boomer minds. Guess what? You’re not even close. According to an informal survey by the United States Tour Operators Association (USTO), the […]
Baby Boomer Foodies: This One’s For You
Warning, baby boomer travel foodies! Don’t read this post if you’re hungry. It will send you straight to the kitchen for something to eat. Ah, but will boomers find one of the delectable dishes described in Bed and Breakfast Guide for Food Lovers by Pam Lanier? An expert on bed and breakfast travel, Pam has […]
Finding My Balance At Ritz-Carlton Dove Mountain Spa
“I handle the digital PR for Ritz-Carlton Dove Mountain,” said the email from Ritz-Carlton’s new social media representative. “Are you interested in a site visit for article research?” Are you kidding me? Ritz-Carlton Dove Mountain is my favorite Tucson area destination resort. But I couldn’t be a dishonest baby boomer. The Marana luxury property had […]