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December 6, 2024

Okonjima/AfriCat

Travel Advice for Seniors: Namibia: While Namibia may not be on everyone’s safari list, it was a very special diversion from our main safari trip to Botswana and one that we thoroughly enjoyed. Namibia...

Asia / Japan

December 5, 2024

Kyoto

Travel Advice for Seniors: Kyoto Kyoto summons visions of kimono-clad geishas, Buddhist temples, Shinto shrines and traditional wooden houses. You may be lucky and see a true geisha, but you can be assured of...

Travel Advice for Seniors: Okavango Delta

Africa / Botswana

December 5, 2024

Okavango Delta

Travel Advice for Seniors: Okavango Delta The third leg on our safari to Botswana was a visit to the exquisite Okavango Delta. The flight by bush plane was an excellent first look at the...

Travel Advice for Seniors: Rio de Janeiro

Brazil / South America

December 5, 2024

Rio de Janeiro

Travel Advice for Seniors: Rio de Janeiro We loved our first experience in Rio! The very best part of our visit was the hotel, Arene Leme, and its location just across the street from...

Travel Advice for Seniors: Colchagua Valley Wine Tour

Chile / South America

December 5, 2024

Colchagua Valley Wine Tour

Travel Advice for Seniors: Colchagua Valley Wine Tour What better way to take in the countryside on a beautiful summer day…in route to one of the greatest wine-producing areas in the country! In one...

Asia / Cambodia

December 4, 2024

Siem Reap

There was no way we would go on a month’s long trip to Southeast Asia and miss Siem Reap and the ruins of Angor. Angkor was the seat of the Khmer kingdom from the...

Europe / Netherlands

December 4, 2024

Amsterdam

Travel Advice for Seniors: Amsterdam Our trip to Netherlands was part of a river cruise covering Netherlands and Belgium. We planned the trip early on as we wanted to go during Tulip Season, when...

Africa / Kenya

December 4, 2024

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...

Travel Advice for Seniors: Cape Winelands

Africa / South Africa

December 3, 2024

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...

Europe / Greece

December 3, 2024

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...