Updated 05.30.2020: Surviving a long road trip—bet you never considered roadtripping in that light. But when you’re in a vehicle for a long period of time with a mate, partner or friend, you definitely need a coping strategy. Road trip? Those two little words are like music to our baby boomer travel ears. Alan likes […]
Donna Hull
A boomer travel and lifestyle authority who is exploring the world one activity at a time. Besides writing and publishing My Itchy Travel Feet, she is also the author of New Mexico Backroads Weekend Adventure and Coloring the West, An Adult Coloring Book for Travelers
Medieval Italy is Alive in Bergamo
On a walking tour of Bergamo, Italy, Alan and I marvel at the stone walls surrounding Città Alta, the upper town of Bergamo, Italy—a medieval city that’s still thriving. In the 17th century, Venetians built the walls to protect the town from Milan. Today, residents and university students live and shop here, dine at local restaurants […]
Ragged Point Inn: Rooms With a View on the Big Sur Coast
Driving California’s Big Sur coast from Cambria to Carmel, baby boomer road trippers won’t find accommodations with a finer view than at Ragged Point Inn. Although the rooms are not the most luxurious in this isolated portion of central California, the cliff-side location more than makes up for the nondescript decor. And the restaurant serves […]
Exploring the Cote d’Azur on a Seabourn Cruise Excursion
Updated 07.01.2015 When cruise ships visit Monaco, baby boomer travelers have several choices for exploring. They can wander the streets of Monte Carlo, the elegant European gambling capital, perhaps stepping inside the casino made famous in the James Bond films. If there’s time, boomer Francophiles might want to book a longer cruise excursion into Provence, […]
Boomer Travel Blogs Are Booming
First baby boomer turns 65 on January 1, 2011. Retiring boomers are ready for travel. How many news headlines like that have you seen in the past couple of weeks? Yes, it’s true – the first boomer has reached retirement age. But I have news for those in the media, boomers are traveling well before […]
Saturday’s scene: Alaska Sunset
Alan photographed this fiery scene during a late afternoon of whale watching in Frederick Sound, Alaska. Thanks to InnerSea Discoveries and American Safari Cruises for providing this baby boomer travel adventure. Are you planning a cruise? Use our Luxury Cruise Travel Planning Guide to begin your research. Disclosure: The Un-Cruise company (previously American Safari and […]
Orta San Giulio: Northern Italy At Its Best
Cobblestone streets, a 1580’s era town hall with a frescoed facade, outdoor cafes on a plaza bordering a mountain lake, a fairy tale looking island in the middle of that lake—atmosphere, atmosphere, atmosphere. This is exactly what Alan and I hoped to find on our road trip in Northern Italy. When we told Claudio Fontana […]
Saturday’s scene: Christmas in Rio
On a visit to the Cathedral of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, we discovered this father and son contemplating the nativity scene. The little boy is obviously impatient for Christmas to arrive. Are you? Merry and Christmas and Happy New Year to all of our baby boomer readers. May your holiday season be filled with […]
Saturday’s scene: Sunrise on Park Avenue
Is this really a photograph of Park Avenue? Where is the hustle bustle of shoppers crowding the busy streets? You won’t find any. That’s because this photograph wasn’t taken in New York City; it’s from Arches National Park near Moab, Utah. On a sunrise photo shoot workshop with exposure36 Photography, I peeked through the trees […]