Does air travel cause your feet to swell? On my boomer travels, I occasionally experience puffy ankles at the end of an international flight. And of course all air travelers should be concerned about deep vein thrombosis — a blood clot condition that can result from many hours of inactivity — especially on long plane […]
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Saturday’s scene: Going UnderWater in Alaska
For all of our baby boomer readers who’ve wondered, “Where is Alan?” He’s back! After several months of settling into his Montana office (and covering for me so that I could attend to blogging and writing duties during our move) Alan is ready to get back to work at My Itchy Travel Feet. Today, he […]
Saving Travel Dollars With Smart Destinations Go City Pass
It’s an expensive travel world out there. Gasoline prices are skyrocketing. Airline fees aren’t for the faint of heart. What’s a baby boomer traveler to do? Smart Destinations has the answer — at least when it comes to saving money on admissions to attractions in eleven major cities — the Go City Pass. Let’s say […]
Dreaming About Antarctica
Long-time readers of My Itchy Travel Feet know what’s at the top of my baby boomer travel list. Antarctica! I’m dreaming of exploring the great white continent on SilverSea’s adventure ship, Silver Explorer. What do you expect? I’m a boomer travel princess, after all. Well, when I finally make that luxurious exploration, I’ll be taking […]
See More with Seemores
I’m a lucky baby boomer. So far, I don’t need glasses for distance. However, when I turned 40, my close-up vision started to deteriorate. Now I need lenses for any type of close-up reading. You might have seen a boomer like me sitting in a parking lot checking cell phone messages. My sunglasses are propped […]
Saturday’s scene: Rusted Dreams
On a four-wheel-drive adventure in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado, Alan and I discovered a car’s rusted remains. Close by, abandoned mining structures held the lost dreams of a long forgotten mining community (dating from 1860) near California Gulch. With an elevation of around 10,000 ft., life must have been hard for the prospectors. […]
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 […]
Staying Connected With XCom Global
Are you a baby boomer who needs to stay plugged-in when traveling internationally? Alan and I certainly fit that description. On our recent road trip to Northern Italy, we were faced with the dilemma of how to stay connected without paying a fortune in cell phone roaming fees. And we couldn’t be certain about the […]
Luggage Review: Briggs & Riley Transcend 20″ Carry-on
What’s a baby boomer traveler to do when her ratty old black carry-on needs replacing? That was my dilemma as I prepared for our Northern Italian Road Trip and Seabourn Cruise. I wanted a bag that would fit wheels first into the overhead compartment, unlike my old one. The new carry-on also needed to be […]
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