- A Well-Paced 3-Day Road Trip to Beacon and the Lower Hudson Valley: Part I
When I lived in the Bronx as a child I remember going to upstate New York to go apple picking each fall. We picked tons of apples and then would make baked apples and apple cake and end up eating lots of apples for weeks. The area was mostly farms back in the 1960s ...
- Going Back in Time to My College Days During Cornell Homecoming
With all the pain and suffering in the world, it’s been difficult to focus the past two weeks. Lately l feel more comfort in looking in rearview instead of looking forward. Maybe that’s why I’ve decided to share highlights from my recent 2023 Cornell Homecoming. Last month, I went back in time to my college days ...
- Road Scholar Shares Senior-Friendly Tips for Traveling to Europe
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This week on my blog, I’m featuring a European travel guide for seniors written by my friends at Road Scholar, the travel organization that hosts educational European trips for ages 50+.
While I’ve yet to take a Road Scholar trip (but definitely plan to in the future), I talked to friends who ...
- Rolling on the Rhône: A Grand Finale in Avignon’s Historic Old Town
I’ve spent most of my summer sharing highlights from my week-long trip on a Viking River Cruise to Lyon and Provence,” It was a great way to kick off the season this past May and it’s fitting that I’m ending August with a recap of my last day sailing on the River Rhône.*
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- Rolling on the Rhône: Visiting Arles, A Picturesque City in Southern Provence
“There are only two days left on our Viking River Cruise to Lyon and Provence,” I said to my sister N, who was my traveling companion for an 8-day voyage on the River Rhône. It was the end of the week and we would be visiting Arles, a picturesque city in Southern Provence known ...
- Are You Ready to Explore Vienne, Viviers and the Lavender Farms in Charming Ardeche?
It was mid-week on my Viking River Cruise to Lyon and Provence and it was nice to explore some of the smaller towns and areas along the River Rhône, including Vienne, Viviers and the charming region of Ardeche. Per my previous posts, the Viking team invited me for an 8-day voyage on the River ...