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10 Best Ways to Start Your Morning
Posted in: Boomer Adventures & Travel Center |
As the alarm rings its intrusive greeting, you open one eye and look at the clock — the numbers confirm that it’s time to start the day. There are many things to be said for the comfort of a daily...
Tags: breathtaking views, digital photography, hike kayak, quaint villages
10 Best Ways to Start Your Morning
Posted in: Boomer Adventures & Travel Center |
As the alarm rings its intrusive greeting, you open one eye and look at the clock — the numbers confirm that it’s time to start the day. There are many things to be said for the comfort of a daily...
Tags: bottlenose dolphins, breathtaking landscape, norwegian sea, practice yoga, south iceland
Travel News for Boomers
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Many Baby Boomers are now looking affordable travel opportunities that take them to exotic places and warmer weather. Cruising is an excellent way to purchase a complete travel package.
Here are four...
Tags: baby boomers, cruise vacation, mature travelers, river cruise
10 Best Ways to Start Your Morning
Posted in: Boomer Adventures & Travel Center |
As the alarm rings its intrusive greeting, you open one eye and look at the clock — the numbers confirm that it’s time to start the day. There are many things to be said for the comfort of a daily...
Tags: adventurous spirit, brisk morning, culture and history, fairway, mentoring students
A Taste of Health Cruise for Baby Boomers
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Cruises are a fun and inexpensive way to vacation. The biggest problem is meals are included in the cruise price and many travelers tend to overeat and come home with an extra 5 or 10 pounds and it's not...
Tags: baby boomer, costa cruise lines, healthy lifestyles
10 Best Ways to Start Your Morning
Posted in: Boomer Adventures & Travel Center |
As the alarm rings its intrusive greeting, you open one eye and look at the clock — the numbers confirm that it’s time to start the day. There are many things to be said for the comfort of a daily...
Tags: Alaska, brisk morning, Maine, morning routine, Seattle
10 Amazing Places for Boomers to Spend the Night – Part IV
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Asleep in your own bed in your own home in your own town, you may dream of spending just a night or two in seemingly impossible places. By staying at the ruins of an ancient city, for example, or in the...
Tags: adirondacks, national register of historic places, nature hikes for boomers, raquette lake, wild animals
10 Amazing Places for Boomers to Spend the Night – Part III
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Asleep in your own bed in your own home in your own town, you may dream of spending just a night or two in seemingly impossible places. By staying at the ruins of an ancient city, for example, or in the...
Tags: boomer adventurer, costa rica arenal volcano, galapagos islands, inca empire, incan ruins of machu picchu
10 Amazing Places for Boomers to Spend the Night – Part II
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Asleep in your own bed in your own home in your own town, you may dream of spending just a night or two in seemingly impossible places. By staying at the ruins of an ancient city, for example, or in the...
Tags: History, medieval culture, Morocco, salmon river, snake river
10 Amazing Places for Boomers to Spend the Night – Part I
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Asleep in your own bed in your own home in your own town, you may dream of spending just a night or two in seemingly impossible places. By staying at the ruins of an ancient city, for example, or in the...
Tags: boomers, Polar Bear Country, pyramids in Egypt, Quebec, Travel Center
An Adventure with Attitude!
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I’ve been doing a great deal of research while looking for the perfect destination for our first Boomer Adventure Trip. One of the possibilities I’ve been looking at is a cruise. Cruises are great...
Tags: adventure trip, cabo san lucas, cruise vacation, entertainment dining, perfect vacation
Are You Packed? Let’s GO!
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Special Travel Offer for Baby Boomers
Since I have started writing this column, I have been contacted by several friends who have become regular readers. They tell me how much they enjoy learning about...
Tags: incentive trip
10 Best Ways to Start Your Morning
Posted in: Boomer Adventures |
As the alarm rings its intrusive greeting, you open one eye and look at the clock — the numbers confirm that it’s time to start the day. There are many things to be said for the comfort of a daily...
Tags: Alaska, Arizona, Belize, California, Costa Rica, Elderhostel, Iceland, India, Maine, Seattle, Switzerland, Utah
Notable Anniversaries: Henry Hudson Discovers the Hudson
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Henry Hudson Discovers the Hudson River 400th anniversary
The Big Apple as we know it today is far from the uncharted coastline Henry Hudson stumbled upon 400 years ago. While serving under the partnership...
Tags: Elderhostel, henry hudson, hudson valley
Notable 2009 Anniversaries: Birth of Abraham Lincoln
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Birth of Abraham Lincoln 200th Anniversary
“I don't know who my grandfather was; I am much more concerned to know what his grandson will be.” —Abraham Lincoln
A one-room log cabin in the Illinois...
Tags: abraham lincoln, battle of gettysburg, Elderhostel
Notable 2009 Anniversaries: Henry the VIII Ascends to the Throne
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At first glance, flipping through a, 2009 calendar may seem unremarkable — no ushering in of a new century, ending of a decade or marking of a centennial. But ordinary? No, 2009 is, in fact, chock full...
Tags: church of england, Elderhostel, henry viii
Cancun, Mexico – A Sun-Kissed Baby Boomer Adventure
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I must admit I have never had a desire to visit Cancun. With it's reputation as one of THE spring-break party destinations, I felt it probably did not have much to offer me. My last "spring break"...
Tags: cancun, Le Blanc Spa Resort, Mayan Aqua Dive
Women Only Adventures from Elderhostel
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During Women’s History Month, I wanted to describe several opportunities for you to make history for yourself.The following list is from Elderhostel, a travel program for those 55 and older. In this...
Tags: Eastern United States, Elderhostel, travel program, Western United States
The Best of Ireland
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What better time to plan a trip to the Emerald Isle than in March? With St.Patrick's Day celebrations being planned around the world (really!), it just seemed appropriate to plan a trip to the country...
Tags: Dublin, Ireland, Killarney
Instruments to Hear Around the World: Part 2
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Sousaphone
Marching bands everywhere are grateful for the invention of the sousaphone — a lighter, more compact version of the tuba. Invented by John Philip Sousa, a conductor of the U.S. Marine Band,...
Tags: john philip sousa, music
