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July 6, 2025

Belgrade

Travel Advice for Seniors: Belgrade Next stop, Belgrade, Serbia! Belgrade is the capital of Serbia and is home to about 1.4 million people. Belgrade bears witness to the importance of its location at the...

Croatia / Europe

July 6, 2025

TIP SHEET: Croatia

TIP SHEET: CROATIA When to go: May – June or September – October is a good time to visit as the weather is warm and it is less crowded. July – August will have...

Croatia / Europe

July 6, 2025

Osijek

Practical Travel Advice for Seniors: Osijek Having never traveled to this part of the world, we were very excited to begin our tour of the Balkans. Our first stop was in Croatia. Croatia was...

Europe / Hungary

May 13, 2025

Kalocsa

Travel Advice for Seniors: Kalocsa While Hungary is better known for its international capital, Budapest and for its fantastic vacation spot at the huge freshwater Lake Balaton, it is the small towns and countryside...

Europe / Hungary

May 13, 2025

TIP SHEET: Hungary

TIP SHEET: HUNGARY When to go: March – May or September – October is a good time to visit as the weather is warm and it is less crowded. June – August will have...

Europe

May 13, 2025

Budapest

Travel Advice for Seniors: Budapest Budapest, capital of Hungary and home to over 1.7 million, is an ancient city divided by the Danube River into two parts: Historical Buda and the more modern Pest....

Austria / Europe

March 21, 2025

Vienna

Travel Advice for Seniors: Vienna Guten Abend! Welcome to the incredible city of Vienna, known as the “City of Music” for its rich classical music heritage. Composers such as Mozart, Beethoven, and Strauss thrived...

Austria / Europe

March 21, 2025

TIP SHEET: Austria

When to go: May – September is a good time to visit as the weather is warm, but is high season. December – February for winter sports. Immigration and Visas: No visa is required...

Peru / South America

February 4, 2025

Lima

Travel advice for Seniors: Lima Peru had been on Mom’s bucket list for many years. Ever since she read a book about Lake Titicaca when she was a child she had wanted to visit....

Peru / South America

February 4, 2025

Cuzco and the Sacred Valley

Travel Advice for Seniors: Cuzco and the Sacred Valley So now, we’re getting to the interesting part of Peruvian history, the story of the Incas! Cuzco was the actual capital of Incan culture and...