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Africa / Kenya

Nairobi

Travel Advice for Senior: Nairobi After a couple of weeks on safari in the bush, heading into the city was bittersweet. We longed for the daily ritual of game drives and seeing wildlife in...

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Africa / South Africa

Cape Winelands

Travel Advice for Seniors: Cape Winelands No tour of Cape Town is complete without a side tour to the Winelands. There are many very well-known wine areas including Stellenbosch, Franschhoek, and Paarl in this...

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Europe / Greece

Athens

Greece was the destination of my very first international trip with my soon-to-be husband in the early 1990’s. It was every bit as entrancing on my second visit years later. Of course, for our...

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Europe / France

Paris

Travel Advice for Seniors: Paris Our second international trip together was to Paris. Where else, right?! I’ve been to Paris several times and it is always a treat. I can spend an entire week...

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Europe / Iceland

Iceland Cruise Loop

Travel Advice for Seniors: Iceland Cruise Loop We booked a cruise from New York City that went through Halifax, Newfoundland, Greenland and then circled Iceland. Unfortunately, our cruise was cut short by a few...

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Asia / Nepal / Uncategorized

Kathmandu

Travel Advice for Seniors: Kathmandu On our way to India, we decided to venture into Nepal for a visit to Kathmandu, gateway to the Himalayas and Mount Everest. Kathmandu is well known as the...

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Africa / South Africa

Cape Town

Travel Advice for Seniors: Cape Town Cape Town is a port city on South Africa’s southwest coast and is capital of South Africa. The main city rests on a peninsula beneath the imposing Table...

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Peru / South America

Machu Picchu

Travel Advice for Seniors: Machu Picchu Traveling from the Sacred Valley, we boarded the two-hour train for Aguas Calientes, the hop off point for the Machu Picchu area. The train ride itself is one...

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Europe / Italy

Rome

Travel Advice for Seniors: Rome Ah, La Dolce Vita! Italy is for many a major bucket list item. I had been to Italy backpacking in the late 1990’s and a return visit with Mom...

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Africa / Namibia

Sossusvlei

Travel Advice for Seniors: Sossevlei The Sossevlei is a uniquely beautiful place. It is in the Namib desert along the Atlantic coast of Namibia. It is a stark departure from the lush safari grounds...

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