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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

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...

Africa / Namibia

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...