A cruise can be a rewarding and enjoyable vacation for travelers with disabilities, but it’s imperative to do your research and planning before setting sail. Here are our tips to make the most of your vacation at sea. Before you travel check out the Government of Canada website with information on accessible travel and transportation in…
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Trip Cancellation, Trip Interruption
We at At Our Age Travel have never wavered in our recommendation to carry sufficient amounts of Out of Country Medical Insurance whenever you travel. With the high cost of health care in the world, especially in the United States, it is an essential form of financial protection for all Canadians abroad. As travel hits levels not seen…
Pros & Cons of Winter Travel
Many of you will travel during the next few months, most to destinations warmer than home. There is nothing a Canadian loves more than sunshine and warmth during our otherwise bleak, gray and cold winter months. I wholeheartedly agree! However, as travel makes a resurgence after the pandemic it becomes harder to find a destination…
Exploring the Big Easy
We spent four days in New Orleans and the Big Easy did not disappoint. Despite colder than normal temperatures, the week leading up to Mardi Gras offered smaller crowds and a more intimate experience. The city welcomes its tourists with open arms as tourism has become essential to their economy since Katrina. The main tourist…
Notes From the Travel Show
Everyone who travels has their favourite travel writer and ours is undoubtedly Rick Steves. We find his philosophy and recommendations for travel in Europe most closely match our own. It was a great opportunity to listen to him speak at the Chicago Travel and Adventure show. Rick started his company based on the “back door”…
Greek Islands – Santorini and Mykonos
Mykonos and Santorini are the most famous and most visited of the Greek islands. Both are located in the Cycladic chain of islands in the Aegean Sea, a group that boasts over 20 islands. Whether your trip is for an idyllic stay of a week or more, or to drop by for the day as part…
How To Write Your Bucket List
As the new year approaches we are making our resolutions. We will keep some and justify discarding others. Travel remains prominent for us and hopefully for you as well. My favourite resolution story, and I have told this before, was from 2013. Ken and I decided to try something new and on separate sheets of…
A Day In The Loire Valley
I have seen so many travel shows and read so many travel articles about the Loire Valley that including it in our last trip to France was a must. We decided to fulfill that inclination by doing a full day bus tour from Paris, our home base. There are lots of great towns to stay…
Best Laid Plans
I started writing this post while on the Eurostar travelling between London’s St. Pancras International train station and Paris’ Gare du Nord. I was not supposed to be on the train. I was supposed to be flying from London to Paris but our EasyJet flight, along with about four others, were canceled due to issues…