How to Enjoy Champagne Travel on a Beer Budget
Here is our recent live interview on Arizona’s 3TV where we discuss champagne travel on a beer budget, with Lisa Haffner.
Download Free: The Official Guide to America’s National Parks
I captured this photograph while driving in Arizona’s Petrified Forest National Park and thought I would share this with you in honor of National Parks Week 2011. I have also included for you a free downloadable copy of The Official Guide to America’s National Parks, published by the National Park Foundation. Click to download [...]
Travel History: Construction of St. Peter’s Basilica Begins (1506)
Photo by Ramón Durán (Flickr Creative Commons) It was today (1506) that construction of St. Peter’s Basilica was started. I have had the privilege to explore this architectural masterpiece on two separate occasions. There is seemingly no end to the awe-inspiring beauty of this place, and it is certainly a must-see on any visit to [...]
Mother’s Day Spa, Brunch, and Dinner Specials in Arizona’s Phoenix Valley
Mother’s Day. What images come to your mind when you hear those words. For me, I conjure images (like this one) of my own mother, wife, and granddaughter. Further, I feel a twinge of pain as I think of my dearly departed mother-in-law and grandmother. But most of all, I think of it as a [...]
Unique Mother’s Day Adventures in Arizona’s Phoenix Valley
Your mother is a very special person. Right? So why treat her to a very typical Mother’s Day when you can give her a remarkable and totally unique experience to communicate your love for her. To help you do that, we have assembled four unique Mother’s Day experiences that are certain to have your mother [...]
Top 10 Ways to Celebrate National Parks Week 2011
This weekend begins National Park Week! Here’s this from the National Park Foundation: The National Park Foundation, the official charity of America’s national parks, is teaming up with the National Park Service to celebrate National Park Week 2011 April 16 – 24. Beginning this Saturday, people everywhere are invited to experience America’s nearly 400 national [...]
5 Tips to Help if You Get Sick While Traveling
Getting sick is no fun. However, getting sick while traveling is a major bummer. I (David) was only two days into our seven-day baby boomer road trip when I somehow contracted a bladder infection along with a painful skin irritation. For two days, I played “typical male” and pretended that it didn’t exist and desperately [...]
Have You Ever Been Shocked by Local Travel Taxes on Hotels, Airports, and Rental Cars?
I’ll never forget the shock I felt when I first surveyed the taxes paid when renting a car from an airport location for the first time. Holy taxman in my pocket Batman! A recent survey by the US Travel Association points out that these high taxes affect the behavior of travelers, and that local taxing [...]
Top 20 Summer Bed and Breakfast Destinations
The Roaming Boomers® have grown to love the intimate experience found in some of the nation’s best B&Bs. One such fond memory is the Britt Scripps Inn in San Diego. Even with ever-increasing gas prices, almost nine out of 10 B&B travelers are planning the same or more leisure trips this summer compared to last [...]
Aussie Hotel Offers Ladies Only Room on Ladies Only Floor!
Portal Hotel ~ Brisbane, Australia – The Portal Hotel has declared a man-ban on the fifth floor of its trendy, boutique hotel. Men are certainly welcome to stay at the hotel, but the fifth floor is ladies only, with female-only staff, ladies magazines in the rooms, and “all of the little touches that will make [...]
