How to Check If a Destination Is Safe Before You Book: A Step-by-Step Guide for Older Travelers
If you’re like me, you’re probably less carefree than before when making travel plans. I’m not sure whether this relates to age or current world events. Nonetheless, it’s important to check if a destination is safe, especially for older travelers. As a travel advisor, I make destination safety my top priority when clients reach out with their trip ideas, especially since most of my clients are over 50…
Read MoreA Taste of Pereira, Colombia: Exotic Fruits, Coffee Rituals, Chocolate Discoveries and Rum Evenings
The Colombian Coffee Region, or Zona Cafetera, is one of the country’s most beautiful, accessible, and welcoming corners. This was my first real introduction to this lush part of Colombia, and it didn’t take long to see why so many visitors fall for it. Anchored by the Western Andes “trifecta” of Pereira…
Read MoreStop Using Concealer Like This After 60 (Instead, Do It Like This!)
Watching Instagram makeovers makes anyone think that applying 10 layers of product to your face turns you instantly into an ageless celebrity like JLo, Michelle Pheiffer, or, dare I say, Cher? Included in that process, are a few layers of under-eye concealer, powder, highlighter, and maybe a few other tricks to disintegrate any notion that you are human and have circles under your eyes…
Read MoreI’ll Never… (And Other Promises We Were Never Meant to Keep)
We’ve gone from being individuals with personalities and interests, to neatly labeled groups with shared characteristics and assigned flaws. Boomers are this. Millennials are that. Gen Z is… well, I’m still trying to figure that one out. But what I find more interesting than the labels themselves is how firmly people define themselves by what they will never become.
Read MoreVienna Waits for You: What Billy Joel Learned in Austria – and What We’ve Forgotten About Aging
Walking through Vienna, Joel noticed an elderly woman sweeping the streets. His first instinct, shaped entirely by the culture that raised him, was pity. She was old. She was still working. Surely something had gone wrong.
His father corrected him gently. Nothing had gone wrong. She was valued here. She was useful…
When Self-Help Becomes Self-Sabotage
Self-improvement has never been easier with a wealth of knowledge at your fingertips. Everywhere you look there is advice on faith, diet, relationships, travel, finances and career from a wide range of sources. For anyone on a self-improvement journey, it doesn’t take long to realize that delving too deeply into the self-help …
Read MoreThe Tree’s Guide to Friendship: It’s All About Connection
The next time you see a tree, let it remind you of the value of friendship and community. When I turned 70, I found myself stunned and lost, wondering “Where did everyone go?” I had recently left full-time work, and around the same time, my grandson, whom I’d raised, launched into young adulthood…
Read MoreFinding a Location that Makes Aging in Place Comfortable
Is it just me or does everyone who grows older alone think about the current circumstances and ask, How can I create a safe and independent lifestyle?
Read MoreTiny House vs. Tiny Home: What’s the Difference?
If you have watched social media, YouTube or HGTV lately, you have likely seen more and more people choosing to downsize and live in a tiny home. At first, they all looked similar. Small spaces, clever designs, and a simpler way of living. Tiny Homes are even being used as a manageable way to age…
Read MoreGuided Tours of Ireland for Women Over 60: Stress-Free Ways to See the Emerald Isle
Are you dreaming of a visit to Ireland? Is Ireland on your travel bucket list? Maybe it’s time to start planning that long-awaited trip to the Emerald Isle! Ireland is on many people’s bucket lists, and that’s why guided tours of Ireland are popular, especially with women over 60…
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