The 2011 Paso Robles Wine Country Grand Tasting Tour
Paso Robles Wine Country – As members of a new breed of press, we find ourselves invited to a lot of fun events. Yesterday, we attended the Paso Robles Wine Country 2011 Grand Tasting Tour. We are lovers of wine, and have been on a number of wine tasting excursions. But never before have we [...]
What? No Coffee Pot in My Hotel Room? Are You Serious?
How to Upset a Luxury Baby Boomer Traveler Dear Hotel Industry, I am a 54 year-old luxury baby boomer traveler. When I get out of bed in the morning, I have three things that demand my immediate attention: I thank God for another day of life, and the opportunity to travel and see his beautiful [...]
Baby Boomers, Smartphones, Travel Apps, and Your Privacy
I’m about to launch into a prolonged series on some of the exciting travel apps that are becoming available for our smartphones. However, before we lay awake at night dreaming of all the cool things we can do on our Droids, iPhones, and Blackberrys, we should take a moment to contemplate some of the privacy [...]
Nude Avatar for Airline Screenings Begins Testing by Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
After many months of protests from the U.S. airline traveling public, it appears that the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has come up with Advanced Imaging Technology (AIT) software that doesn’t create an image of our genitals while doing airline security screenings. This software, when it encounters a potential threat, produces a nude avatar rather than [...]
Help Wanted – Social Media Assistant
Social Media Assistant The Roaming Boomers® is an online, luxury travel website working towards becoming the world’s quintessential online resource for luxury baby boomer travelers. Rather than merely pointing to a list of luxury properties, we actually visit luxury properties around the world. We sleep in their beds, eat their cuisine, visit their spas, swim [...]
Consider Local Farmers’ Markets When Traveling for Healthy Organic Meal Alternatives
Carefree, Arizona Farmers’ Market – This morning we made a trip to the Carefree Farmers’ Market in Carefree, Arizona. Carefree abuts North Scottsdale, Arizona and is the place to be on Friday mornings for local organic produce. Here, Carol is pictured with local citrus farmer Doug Roberts. Earlier, we were working on the travel itinerary [...]
How to Enjoy 5-Star Resorts on a 3-Star Budget
My wife Carol and I have greatly enjoyed quite a number of spectacular resorts in the course of the last year. This is a photograph that I captured of Carol enjoying our in-room infinity pool as we luxuriated on a rainy August afternoon at the Jade Mountain Resort on the island of St. Lucia. Back in [...]
Friday Photo – Bryce Canyon National Park
This is a photograph that I captured as we were coming up from the canyon floor while hiking the Navajo Trail in Utah’s Bryce Canyon National Park.
Forbes Travel Guide, Formerly Mobil Travel Guide, 52nd Annual List of Four- and Five-Star Award Winners
Forbes Travel Guide – In keeping with our recent theme of annual luxury travel awards, we thought we should also bring to your attention the annual four-star and five star award winners announced by Forbes Travel Guide. The Forbes Travel Guide, formerly Mobil Travel Guide, announced its list of 2010 winners back in November. About [...]
The 2011 TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice Awards
2011 TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice Awards – Each new calendar year brings a plethora of awards, and the travel industry is no exception as it begins to roll out its own awards. Today, TripAdvisor has announced its Travelers’ Choice 2011 Awards. From TripAdvisor: “This year 676 establishments were recognized in the ninth year of the competition. [...]
