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 […]
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One healthy change a month: stretching part 2
You’ll find Mayo Clinic’s video stretching series, Deskercise, at the Mayo Clinic Channel on YouTube. Did you join our One Healthy Change a Month stretching challenge? How’s it going? As you know, my stretching routine is part of the therapy to recover from back surgery so I can’t skip a single day. Although, I’m following […]
Traveling with Tieks
When Tieks by Gavrieli asked me to review their ballet flats, I wasn’t so sure. Would shoes that fold flat to fit into your purse be comfortable, and more importantly, sturdy enough for the $165.00 price? And where would I wear them? It’s not like I work in a job that requires wearing heels, where […]
Maui Whale Watching
On a Maui whale watching adventure with Seabourn Odyssey, Alan learned, once again, just how hard it is to photograph whales from a moving boat. The cruise excursion began when Alan and I tendered from the ship over to the pier in Lahina, where we boarded the Trilogy catamaran for a morning of whale watching. […]
One Healthy Change a Month: Stretching
I read an NPR article recently that says boomers are aging poorly when it comes to health issues. Well, that’s not going to be me—or you—if I have anything to say about it. How would you like to make one healthy change a month so that by the end of 2013 we’re more energized and […]
Finding Romance in Poland
Updated 02.01.2017 When you think of romantic getaways, does Poland come to mind? Probably not—especially for our U.S. readers. When I visited the Baltic region of Poland and Germany last year, I discovered that romantic Poland definitely exits. And, the experience is filled not only with romance but also with the complicated history of Western […]
The lion of Lucerne
The Lion of Lucerne honors Swiss Guards who were massacred in 1792 during the French Revolution. The memorial was carved into a sandstone cliff face between 1820 and 1821. The colossal work of art measures ten meters by six meters. But it’s not the staggering size that is the most impressive element of the Lion […]
Articles for active boomer travelers
Welcome to the main course of My Itchy Travel Feet’s progressive site design party celebrating our new look. Can you guess what Alan and I are serving? That’s right the reason you come here in the first place—our articles about active boomer travel. Content is the meat and potatoes of this site. Although the new design makes […]
Travel on a multigenerational Alaska cruise
Are you thinking about traveling on a multigenerational Alaska cruise? Suzanne Fluhr of Boomeresque shares her family’s experience with us. Would she do it again? Read on: It was formal night on the Celebrity Mercury, a cruise ship bound from Seward, Alaska to Vancouver, Canada. I looked around our dining room table for ten occupied […]
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