Baby Boomer Travel

or, How To Get Out Of The House And Not Go Crazy

Wearing a Jethro hat in front of La Sagrada Familia in Barcelona

You’ve got a check-list and you see a few boxes that need marks.

Go to college and get a degree? Check.

Pay off student loans? Check.

Get married and have kids? Check and check/check.

Get divorced? No check.

Run a marathon? Check.

Run two marathons? No check.

Take a trip to Europe? Why?

Once more: Take a trip to Europe? Okay, check/check.

Based on a google search of Baby Boomer Travel, two sites standout on the front page.

The Roaming Boomers looks fun. So does My Itchy Travel Feet. Why? Because you can read them and because they go places you’d like to see.

Now back to the list.

Travel to Spain and pose with ham? Check.

Wander around old Barcelona and get lost? Check.

Spy giant bull on a hillside? Check.

Get picture with Hemingway picture and eat his favorite paella? Check/check.

As a boomer you might ask yourself, “Am I too old to roam the Olde Country?

As a reluctant boomer traveler whose wife would have gone without him if he felt too old, start making plans.

Once you get there it’ll be more fun than you’ve had without speaking a common language.

Go ahead and say, “Tickets for two, please.”

Sounds like this, “Entradas para dos personas por favor.”

Check?