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...]
Don’t Leave Home Without the 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 … [Read more...]
How to Play Trip Chaser: An Engaging Card Game for Travel Lovers
Are you an avid traveler who loves to play games? You may enjoy a game called Trip Chaser. It’s a card game small enough to take with you when you travel that you can play with 2 to 6 of your like-minded friends. There are no pieces to lose other than playing cards that fit in a handy box. The instructions are available via a QR code you access on your phone, tablet, or … [Read more...]
San Jose Del Cabo | What a Perfect Place for a Wedding!
Both of my children got married within three months of each other, and each had a destination wedding. My son celebrated his nuptials under majestic redwood trees in Santa Cruz, and my daughter in San Jose Del Cabo, at the end of Baja California in Mexico. They are in their mid-thirties and doing well in their careers, so, as a single mom, I only had to come along for the … [Read more...]