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  • Cruising for Loners

    Cruising for Loners

    Author Anneli Rufus explores the Celebrity Solstice on a cruise of the Juan de Fuca Strait.

  • Color, Culture and Soft Adventure on a Luxury Train in India

    Color, Culture and Soft Adventure on a Luxury Train in India

    By Anita Breland — When my husband and I visited India’s westernmost state of Maharashtra last month, we traveled on the Deccan Odyssey, a week-long journey filled with cultural exploration and discovery.

  • Kyoto Free Guides Open Doors to Food Adventures

    Kyoto Free Guides Open Doors to Food Adventures

    Author Anna Mindess experiences food adventures in Kyoto, Japan with the generous and expert guidance of Kyoto Free Guides.

  • Sensational Sicily

    Sensational Sicily

    By Jenny Freedman — Memories of an Easter weekend in Sicily ten years ago had never been forgotten and we were determined to return and explore this beautiful island more thoroughly.

  • To Mt. Semeru Volcano: Hairiest Trip of My World Travels

    To Mt. Semeru Volcano: Hairiest Trip of My World Travels

    Lash, an expat American who’s been traveling the world solo since 1998, immerses herself in nature, culture and the arts of countries she visits.
    Here she shares the story of her journey to the access point of Mt. Semeru Volcano.

Don't Just Visit - Move In To the Neighborhood

Don’t Just Visit – Move In To the Neighborhood

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  •  May 21, 2013
  •  Don’t Just Visit – Move In To the Neighborhood
  •  Posted by Catherine Sweeney at 8:05 am
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  •  Accommodations, Lifestyle, Planning, Tips and Deals
  •  Tagged with: accommodations

By Vera Marie Badertscher — We walked to “our” neighborhood grocery store in Paris’ St. Germain area on the Left Bank. We welcomed sons and grandchildren for a long weekend in a cabin in northern Arizona …

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Boomer Women Remember Travels with Mom

Boomer Women Remember Travels with Mom

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  •  May 8, 2013
  •  Boomer Women Remember Travels with Mom
  •  Posted by Catherine Sweeney at 10:23 am
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  •  Lifestyle, Photo Essays
  •  Tagged with: Mother's Day

Boomer women share their stories of travels with mom for Mother’s Day 2013.

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Captivated by Elounda

Captivated by Elounda

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  •  April 25, 2013
  •  Captivated by Elounda
  •  Posted by Catherine Sweeney at 10:26 am
  •  4 Responses
  •  Destinations
  •  Tagged with: Crete, Europe, Greece

By Susan Nelson … Following the coastline I found my way to the colorful little harbor village of Elounda….Warm and bright, with friendly people, Elounda captivated me.

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Featured Photos: Sites from Above

Featured Photos: Sites from Above

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  •  April 23, 2013
  •  Featured Photos: Sites from Above
  •  Posted by Catherine Sweeney at 10:15 am
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  •  Featured Photos, Photo Essays
  •  Tagged with: Myanmar, Rome

Boomer women travelers offer travel inspiration through lovely photos and thoughts in their selections for our “Featured Photos” series. This week’s theme is “The Sites from Above”.

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Solo Flight

Solo Flight

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  •  April 15, 2013
  •  Solo Flight
  •  Posted by Catherine Sweeney at 2:34 am
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  •  Destinations, Essays, Lifestyle
  •  Tagged with: ireland, travel with kids

By Nancy Forde — I envy Amelia Earhart’s courage and feel nervous buying tickets for a solo journey overseas to Ireland with my 3 year old. For a brief moment, I mistakenly think the email subject line of flight purchase confirmation reads, “Are you crazy?”

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Traveler Profile: Nancy Sathre-Vogel

Traveler Profile: Nancy Sathre-Vogel

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  •  April 8, 2013
  •  Traveler Profile: Nancy Sathre-Vogel
  •  Posted by Catherine Sweeney at 10:04 am
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  •  Lifestyle, Traveler Profiles
  •  Tagged with: inspiration, traveler profile

Nancy Sathre-Vogel is a 21-year classroom veteran who made the decision to leave her teaching career behind to travel the world on a bicycle. Together with her husband and twin sons, she cycled 27,000 miles

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