Even with every mode of modern transportation at their disposal, Kirk and Cindy Sinclair chose the most basic one to travel across the United States: their own two feet. They walked the 6,800 miles of the little-known American Discovery Trail -- a hiking feat that...
(2) Comments | Posted April 22, 2012 | 11:40 AM
After creating Earth Day in 1970, Boomers have spread the good word around the world through their travels, retirements abroad and, of course, by raising Generation X and beyond to care about the environment.
The blossoming of the eco-tourism sector and attendant resorts, the exponential...
(2) Comments | Posted March 16, 2012 | 12:26 PM
To misquote Mark Twain: "Reports of the death of travel agents have been greatly exaggerated."
Things have changed a lot in the past decade now that booking travel has become as self-serve as pumping gas. And I'm the first to tell you to look online for deals on simple...
(4) Comments | Posted February 27, 2012 | 4:29 PM
In years when we can't afford to travel as much as we might like, we can still journey for a couple of hours for the price of a movie ticket. We can go to Paris, England, New York, Los Angeles, Sweden --...
(10) Comments | Posted January 30, 2012 | 12:42 PM
A new generation of kids isn't likely to be inspired to see the world, as I was, from watching or reading The Adventures of Tintin. The movie by Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson -- just as the books it's based on -- hasn't...
(21) Comments | Posted January 12, 2012 | 1:52 PM
I adore travel -- just about everything about it. I'll go anywhere once: even destinations most people shun based on horrible reputations. My Boomer husband and I traveled and lived around the world for five years so we knew it would be inevitable we'd run across some of the things...
(20) Comments | Posted January 3, 2012 | 5:31 AM
The chance to learn something new, have genuine experiences with locals, and get value for money: Are we asking too much out of our trips? After so many years of limited travel thanks to tightened budgets Baby Boomers are raring to hit the road, the air and the seas again....
(27) Comments | Posted December 12, 2011 | 1:45 PM
I get asked many questions when I tell people that my husband Jacob and I quit the rat race to travel the world. But one that is never asked is: "Why?"
Instead, listeners to my stories get a far-away look in their eyes remembering past trips. Or maybe they're imagining...
(17) Comments | Posted May 14, 2012 | 10:36 AM