Are you a baby boomer who enjoys staying at bed and breakfasts or inns during your travels? Wouldn’t it be nice if there was a book (or website) listing the best choices in North America? Well, there is. Select Registry, Distinguished Inns of North America, publishes a book and website filled with top quality lodging […]
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
Traveling to Italy in My Ahnu Shoes
Baby boomer travelers, I’m sure you’ve heard this advice, “Don’t wear white tennis shoes in Europe. They make you look like a tourist.” So, what type of shoes should boomer women wear to stay comfortable while walking miles through Paris or Rome? When Ahnu Footwear sent me a pair of Olivia shoes to review, I […]
Saturday’s scene: Tulip Time
Today’s guest photographer, Alana Hull (Alan’s daughter) captured this tulip scene at Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm in Woodburn, Oregon. Wouldn’t this make a fun trip for baby boomers?
Coming Home to the Beat of a Baby Boomer Band
On a road trip from Northern California to Southern Arizona, the last night is always a let down. There’s not enough time to reach Tucson which means stopping somewhere on I-10 as it crosses the desert near Indio. Alan and I usually settle for a nondescript motel to rest our road-weary, baby boomer bodies for […]
Shoes for Summer Travel
Is there a trip to the beach in your baby boomer travel future? You’ll need a comfortable pair of sandals, right? OKA b., Shoes That Love You, offers comfort and fashion wrapped up in a reflexology-inspired design that both men and women boomers will appreciate. Manufactured near Atlanta, Georgia (my hometown), the antimicrobial, odor-free shoes […]
Fine Dining in a Sonoma Farmhouse
After a hike in Armstrong Woods, paddling along the Russian River or biking the Healdsburg Loop with stops at area wineries, baby boomer travelers visiting Sonoma’s Russian River Valley will have worked up an appetite. Before leaving on your active boomer adventure to California wine country, plan ahead. Make a dinner reservation at the Farmhouse […]
Saturday’s scene: Cape Kiwanda Sunset
Does this photo of Cape Kiwanda look familiar? Mine starred in a Saturday’s scene in 2009. Today, Alan share his version of the same shot taken while on a one-on-one photography workshop with Marc Adamus.
Hospitality With a View At Sea Rock Inn
On visits to the northern California coast, you’ve probably noticed the cottage-type accommodations in seaside villages like Elk, Little River and Mendocino. They remind me of the motor courts my family used to visit in the Great Smoky Mountains of Tennessee or in the golden days of Daytona Beach, Florida (perhaps olden days is a […]
A fall visit to Grand Teton National Park
Alan and I traveled to Grand Teton National Park during an ambitious fall National Park road trip. Our itinerary also included stops at the Grand Canyon’s North Rim, Yellowstone and Glacier National Park before joining a Tauck tour of the Canadian Rockies in Calgary, Alberta. We explored Grand Teton National Park on two October days […]