Mobility Cart: Surrender or Tool for Aging?
I looked longingly at the signs of spring just outside my window. Stepping outside, I could smell the spring fragrances of hyacinth and the banks of daffodils along the tree…
Two-hour travel – a trip to St. Petersburg, Fl
Our last few trips have been marred with illness. Worried about finding healthcare in far-away places, we haven’t traveled anywhere for almost a year. A recent opportunity to join beloved…
Technology as a travel necessity
Woe are we whose technological skills lag those of our 11-year old grandchildren. Travel is very difficult for those without internet and smart phones and the skills to use them.…
Too old to Travel?
A decade or so ago, I foolishly believed we could chart aging as we did preschool development. As parents, we all knew that those first years of a baby’s development…
Upper Class Privilege
It would be hard to find a more privileged group than the passengers on this ship. Recreational travel alone is a luxury. Recreational travel on a small (600+ passengers) cruise…
Panama Canal Trip, if only we didn’t need to fly first
As a little girl, my family would visit the local airfield with a picnic, sit beside the wire fence and watch planes land; the airport was a local attraction. As…
The tame, fit for older folk, gondola ride over the Costa Rican jungle.
Fit to Travel?
As our ship neared the Arctic Circle last year on our 46-day cruise, I had an episode of GI bleeding later attributed to strong coffee mixed with strong painkillers and…