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For Multigenerational Travel, Think Outside the Mouse

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An ever-growing number of active grandparents enjoy showing their grandkids the world because it creates memorable experiences for both generations. Multigenerational travel remains the top vacation trend, according to the 2019 Virtuoso Luxe Report, wh… Continue reading →

Best Travel Tips and Vacation Spots for 2019

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The Polar Vortex this week was good for one thing: giving many of us incentive to ponder where we’d like to vacation to get away from the big chill. Soon! After spending two days at The New York Times Travel Show in New York City recently, I have some … Continue reading →

Seeing Vacation Spots Differently on a Return Visit Years Later

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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 →

Virtual Reality Offers the Ability to ‘Travel’

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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 →

Safety Tips for Snowbirds

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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 →

Give Your Grandchild a Memorable Holiday Gift

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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 →

Get Out and Enjoy Our National Parks

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(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 →

Talk Your Way to a Free Week in Europe

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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 →

Next Avenue Readers Tell Their Travel Tales

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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 →