I interviewed Veronica Valli, who is hosting a women’s sobriety retreat in Playa del Carmen, Mexico on the Caribbean coast near Cancun. It will be held at Palmaia, The House of Aia which features beachfront views, gourmet plant-based cuisine, pools, white sand beaches, and spa amenities. Veronica is a psychotherapist/sobriety coach who became sober in 2000. She became sober … [Read more...]
Why Older Women Are Traveling Solo in Winter with Road Scholar
Did you know that more older adults travel solo internationally during the winter holidays? According to Road Scholar, in 2019, 38% of travelers on Road Scholar international holiday programs were solos. Check out current winter travel tours with Road Scholar here. Now that people are traveling again, solo travel for seniors is popular again, particularly for … [Read more...]
Going on a Foreign Trip? Pack This Vasco V4 Translator
If you are like many Americans, you may only speak one language. I am guilty of that. I tried learning Spanish in high school but a bad teacher, who got fired, didn’t inspire me to learn more than a few phrases. I’ve been on several trips to foreign countries where people spoke English but I sometimes got stuck wondering what was being said or what a sign meant. A translator … [Read more...]
Suzanne Maggio Walked the Camino in Spain at Age 60 | Interview
After years of working as a social worker and psychology instructor, Suzanne Maggio walked El Camino de Santiago in Spain traveling solo. She was 60 when she did it and is a big advocate for solo travel. There is never a right time to take a big adventure. She is now 65 and, has taken three long solo walking trips. One was the third leg of the Via Francigena in Italy. … [Read more...]
How to Stop People from Thinking of You as an Old Lady
I want to break the stereotype of how people perceive women of a certain age as old ladies. There is still plenty of advertising with images of little hunched-up old grannies. Here’s what’s funny. I’m a voice actor and can’t play an old lady because my voice still sounds like a kid. As a blogger and YouTuber, brands constantly ask me to promote commode chairs, toilet … [Read more...]
