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LIFE PATH? SHOULDN’T THERE BE BETTER SIGNS

April 27, 2021 by

My life path included picking up a rental car in Barcelona, Spain. A taxi took me from the VRBO apartment in the Gothic District to the train station car office. The key to success was memorizing the path back. I had two chances since I didn’t know to bring my passport for a car rental. […]

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Two Shades Of Boomer Travel

March 13, 2018 by

  Even when you go someplace you’ve never been, you’ll find shades of familiar.   It takes a special place, one filled with its own internal music, to make everything old feel new again.   The band in my brain cranked up in Barcelona, Spain when I saw the Gaudi church, La Sagrada Família.   […]

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6 STEPS OF EUROPEAN TRAVEL AFTER THE FIRST STEP

February 27, 2017 by

  Step One: Admit you’ve been bored to death since your last trip.   You miss making connections, new train stations, airports. The miracle of being on time. Like a caged animal, your travel bug paces. Every Sunday it rattles the gate. That’s when Rick Steves shows up. With a dish. Travel bugs feast on […]

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YOU KNOW YOU MADE A WRONG TURN WHEN…

January 28, 2016 by

How often do we get warnings when we make the wrong turn? The #oregonstandoff took a wrong turn or two in the past month, but they’re not alone. How to respond when you learn a wrong turn could be a life saver? A wrong turn happens on foot, in cars, relationships. When things go wrong, […]

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Baby Boomer Travel, pt 1

October 9, 2013 by

Plan Ahead Or Suffer. Once you step out your front door the machinery kicks into gear. It’s either too late to change plans, or you don’t want to be the one changing. Be a good sport. Baby boomers know how to be good sports. We also know how to whine so don’t be alarmed when […]

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