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Travel Advice for Seniors: Rio de Janiero: Carnaval

December 10, 2024

Rio De Janeiro Carnaval!

Travel Advice for Seniors: Rio de Janiero: Carnaval! Rio de Janeiro and Carnaval are synonymous especially around February and the beginning of Lent. I’ve always thought it would be great to attend Carnaval and...

Peru / South America

December 10, 2024

Amazon

It was with much excitement that we traveled with a small group tour on a two-week tour of Peru which included a foray into Iquitos, which is on the Amazon River. We’ve always wanted...

Belgium / Europe

December 9, 2024

Antwerp

Travel Advice for Seniors: Antwerp Antwerp is a major European seaport, primarily known for its 500-year-old industry of diamond trading. But not to worry, there is still plenty to see and do without purchasing...

Europe / Greenland

December 9, 2024

Nanortalik

Travel Advice for Seniors: Nanortalik One of the highlights of our two-week ocean cruise from New York City to Iceland was a stop in Greenland. We didn’t know what to expect in Greenland in...

Fiji / Oceania

December 9, 2024

Nadi

We stopped by Fiji primarily to break up the flight back from New Zealand back to the US. We had always wanted to visit this island paradise and heard glowing reviews from my husband,...

Europe / Spain

December 9, 2024

Barcelona

Travel Advice for Seniors: Barcelona Barcelona is memorable for a number of reasons. La Sagrada Familia, Park Guell and Las Ramblas to name a few. The fantastic architecture of Gaudi is prevalent and very...

Asia / Cambodia / China / Japan / Laos / Thailand / Vietnam

December 9, 2024

Beijing

Travel Advice for Seniors: Beijing One of our first long trips abroad, the mysterious country of China was calling. We coupled a five-and-a-half-week trip to China with a stay in Hong Kong and Malaysia....

Europe / Netherlands

December 8, 2024

Kinderdijk

One of our memorable stops out of Amsterdam on our ten-day Tulip Cruise through Netherlands and Belgium was Kinderdijk. This is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is a fantastic education on the evolution...

Europe / Italy

December 8, 2024

Venice

Travel Advice for Seniors: Venice The first stop on our small group tour to Italy was to Venice. Note that in the article below, some tours were included and others were activities we arranged...

Asia / Malaysia

December 7, 2024

Kuala Lumpur

Our trip to Kuala Lumpur was the culmination of a five-and-half- week trip that took us through China and Hong Kong on our way to KL. The tour was part vacation and part studying...