If you have ever experienced back pain, you know how life changing it can be. It’s especially bothersome while traveling and can ruin an otherwise great trip. While hopefully we’ve all committed some time to our One Healthy Change a Month series, there are also quite a few tricks of the trade that can help relieve […]
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How to Make the Most of a Visit to the Children’s Museum
From our ongoing multigenerational travel series with Grandparents.com: Ludmilla Alexander shares a few much-needed tips on how to make the most out of a visit to a children museum with the grandkids. Did you know there are right ways and wrong ways to visit a children’s museum? Grandfather Jim and I headed to the Boston Children’s […]
The Ins and Outs of House Sitting
Dalene and Pete Heck are a Canadian couple who sold everything in 2009 to travel the world. Since then, they have slow-traveled through 33 countries and have no desire to stop. The blog, Hecktic Travels, chronicles their journey around the globe. The Heck’s favourite method of travel, via house sitting, has helped them save over $40,000 […]
The Politics of Family Vacations
From our ongoing multigenerational travel series with Grandparents.com: Barbara Graham, a Grandparents.com columnist, explores the many issues that arise from multigenerational travel and “the whole crazy, complicated truth about being a grandmother in today’s world.” My husband, Hugh, seemed edgy at breakfast this morning about our summer plans. “What’s up?” I asked him. Personally, I’m thrilled […]
Taking the grandkids on a trip? Let them make the plans.
From our ongoing multigenerational travel series with Grandparents.com: John and Sally Macdonald share a creative idea on how to spark the travel bug in our grandchildren with a grandkids trip that lets them share in the travel decision making process. We worked at a major Seattle newspaper for more than two decades—John was travel editor, I was […]
Take the grandkids on a safari adventure in the U.S.A.
We’re so excited about our new relationship with Grandparents.com. We’ll be publishing selected articles on multigenerational travel from their site to share with our readers and they’ll be sharing some of our articles with their readers. Today, Ludmilla Alexander shares a fun idea on how to take the grandkids on a safari adventure without stepping […]
A garden lover’s paradise on the Big Island of Hawaii
Hawaii is America’s very own tropical paradise and a favorite playground for boomer travelers. With breathtaking views, unique culture, fun adventures and tropical landscape, this spectacular group of islands should be on everyone’s travel list. Today, Suzanne Fluhr from Boomeresque offers advice on how to see the incredible local flora up-close at the Hawaii Tropical […]
Seven tips for planning a multigenerational trip
For anyone with a large family full of varying ages, the stress of planning a group vacation can be similar to that of dancing on landmines. However, multigenerational travel doesn’t have to be that way. In fact, there are many things you can do to organize a pleasant trip for the entire family. Travel writer […]
One Healthy Change a Month: A Visit to Canyon Ranch
Looking to find some fitness inspiration that mixes a health and wellness focus with a luxurious atmosphere? To go along with our boomer wellness series, One Healthy Change a Month, our guest post today by Kay Dougherty (author of BlondeBrunetteTravel) recommends a hearty dose of fitness focus with a little pampering on the side while making […]