Alan took this photo as we hiked around Lake Como in Montana’s Bitterroot Valley. This fall, we’ll be visiting the Italian version of Lake Como.
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
Volunteering Your Way Through Africa
Traveling to South Africa is one of the most meaningful baby boomer trips that Alan and I have ever taken. Seeing lions guarding a kill or watching a baby elephant rush after his mama are high on our list of travel memories. Of course, we readily admit that the luxurious safari lodges we experienced are […]
4-Wheeling Imogene Pass
On an early summer 4-wheeling excursion to Imogene Pass and Yankee Boy Basin in Colorado’s San Juan Mountains, Alan drives our Jeep Rubicon through a tunnel of snow.
Hilltop Manor’s Triple Berry Cream
Triple berry cream, even the name sounds delicious. I’m sharing another one of my favorite bed and breakfast recipes, collected during our boomer travel adventures. Alan and I enjoyed this delicious start to the day at Hilltop Manor Bed & Breakfast in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Although, owner Faith Kraemer, served triple berry cream for breakfast, […]
Saturday’s scene: Going to Church
In this photograph, Russian Orthodox Church of the Holy Ascension of Christ overlooks Iliuliuk Bay in Unalaska, Alaska, the island next to Dutch Harbor. On our visit to the oldest Russian Orthodox Church in North America, a bald eagle kept watch from a church spire.
Celebrating a Boomer Birthday at Ritz-Carlton Dove Mountain
Boomer birthdays. Do you celebrate or dread the arrival of another year tacked onto an already booming age? What’s a baby boomer to do? I’m all for celebrating them, it sure beats the alternative. Last week, one of those really big boomer birthdays happened to me. You know, one with a big zero at the […]
Soaking in Gangster History at Hilltop Manor Bed & Breakfast
Hilltop Manor Bed & Breakfast Review: Updated 11.20.2017 On a visit to Hot Springs, Arkansas, one activity you don’t want to miss is a soak in the famous hot springs mineral waters. But to completely immerse in Hot Springs’ history, stay at Hilltop Manor Bed & Breakfast, a member of Select Registry, Distinguished Inns of North […]
Take a Crash Course in Grape Growing
On a baby boomer trip to California wine country, it’s easy to discover the nuances of wine making during a visit to a tasting room. Winemakers love to talk about their wines. But what about the grapes? How often do you walk through a vineyard to learn the intricacies and challenges of growing grapes? Why […]
Watching the Elephant Seals at Piedras Blancas, CA
Humans aren’t the only ones who enjoy sunning themselves on the sand. Elephant seals hang out at the beach too. Alan and I photographed this colony at Piedras Blancas near San Simeon while traveling on our coastal California sports car road trip.