Many travel bloggers write about the unusual or obscure. They relish in finding and sharing the lesser known and least travelled destinations. They write articles that are interesting, edgy, and for the most part aimed at the younger traveller. I can’t stay up late enough to enjoy the newest hottest night spot and the thought…
Why You Need a Good Guide Book
Our philosophy when we travel focuses on finding the significance in what we see and do from a cultural and historical perspective. We want to appreciate the art we see and the historical icons we visit as much as the food that we eat and the people we meet. It is for this, and for…
Researching Your Destination
Each week my optimism increases that travel will be a viable option again, if not this year, than into the spring of next year. I was talking with a good travel friend last week and they had just booked a trip for May 2021. We have one booked for the same month. Fingers crossed!! Having…
How It’s Done
We have watched the news intently as travel slowly opens up around the world. Despite a few false starts there are some organizations and countries that seem to have found a way to make this happen. It is our hope that this will lead the way for others so that those of us waiting patiently,…
Our Top 5 Myths About Retirement Travel
“I want to travel the world.” It’s a common answer to the oft asked question of what one plans to do when they retire. Whether it is an achievable goal or just an unrequited fantasy depends a lot on your finances. Since our mission statement is providing “budget travel advice for the over 50 crowd”…
Travel Close to Home
I would be lying if I told you we were not disappointed about our international travel plans being cancelled this spring. As, I am sure, were many of you. But the true spirit of travel never really dies. This year it has just remained closer to home. And I do mean close, as travel to…
The Pros and Cons of Accommodation Sharing
Accommodation sharing has become a very popular and economical alternative to hotels and travelers are flocking to them in droves. Numerous apps, such as Airbnb, connect guests with property owners looking to rent out a room, an apartment, condo, or even their whole house. These rentals can be found pretty much everywhere, from major cities…
Air Travel in the Age of Covid-19
Since the World Health Organization declared Covid-19 as a global pandemic on March 11, 2020 a number of countries have imposed travel bans, restrictions and advisories, including a ban on non-essential travel across the border between Canada and the United States. When that particular ban will be lifted is unknown as the pandemic still has…
We’ll Always Have Paris
Solo Travel with Renee On April 15, 2019, the world watched in horror as Notre Dame Cathedral was engulfed in flames, an omen of darker things to come. People wondered how Paris would ever recover from the loss of their treasured landmark. That November, I arrived in Paris at the height of the Jaune Gilets…