The first time I traveled to Europe was the summer of 1982. I was 21 and newly graduated from Duke University. My travel guide: Europe On $10 a Day. Booking an overnight train that could double as a hotel room was key and getting by on a couple of hour… Continue reading
Imagine being able to visit Paris at a moment’s notice without having to pack a suitcase or snagging a front-row seat to a Broadway performance of The Lion King free of charge. That’s the world that 70-something Roberta Nadel lives in, thanks to a comp… Continue reading
After they retired, every November, my parents drove from Cleveland to St. Petersburg, Fla., a 1,100-mile trip down I-71 and I-75, popular corridors for wintering snowbirds heading south. Once, early in the morning, they pulled into a fast-food restaur… Continue reading
During the holiday season, grandparents may be tempted to send their grandkids gift cards, write checks or ask the grandchildren’s parents to shop on their behalf. But this can be a missed opportunity to choose a gift or discover an experience that can… Continue reading
(Editor’s Note: This podcast is from The Not Old – Better show. ) If you haven’t checked out the National Institutes of Health’s Go4Life program, give it a try. It offers free resources to help older adults work out more, push themselves a little harde… Continue reading
Get to know the locals in Europe during your visit? Fat chance. Most of us vacationing abroad can interact only with taxi drivers, waiters, shop assistants and hotel clerks — not much chance to form meaningful relationships there. But I’ve spent severa… Continue reading
Several weeks ago, I wrote a story about my solo trip to Paris and received many wonderful responses from Next Avenue readers about their own travel experiences, solo and otherwise. Many professed their fondness for the sights and sounds of the towns a… Continue reading
Next Avenue brings you stories that are inspiring and change lives. We know that because we hear it from our readers every single day. One reader says, “Every time I read a post, I feel like I’m able to take a single, clear lesson away from it, which i… Continue reading
As I approach the age at which my grandparents’ lives ended — when living past 70 was considered a full life — I feel an urgency to live life to the max. You could say I’m making up for lost time, for every opportunity I let slip by, every time I allow… Continue reading
I don’t think many of us give too much thought to the screen savers on our computers. Maybe you change the background photo every so often, or if you’re a purist, just switch the current solid color to another vibrant tone. Like many, I’m on my compute… Continue reading