Travel Tips and Plans

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…

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…

The Uber speeds past big-brand hotels lining the main highway on Vietnam’s white-sand central Coast. My partner and I arrive at the five-star TIA Wellness Resort. The over-80 villa Resort started as Fusion Maia in 2008, pioneering a model in which all spa treatments…

With overtourism increasingly becoming an issue worldwide, it’s becoming more important than ever to turn to smarter alternatives. In the European cities of Barcelona and Venice, overtourism is threatening to overwhelm local life and heritage sites…

Do you enjoy traveling? Do you feel like traveling now that you are in your 60s is different than when you were younger? I know I feel like I travel differently now than when I was young and carefree in my 20s. As a senior traveler, there are many ways for you to actively stay safe and worry-free on your trips…

My partner and I sit and sip tea while the Namia River Retreat staff handle registration. A golf cart spirits us up to our villa, backing onto the Thu Bon River, on the quiet Cồn Ba Xã Islet. I look forward to the time I’ll spend at the Resort’s Lumina Spa…

Travel clearly tops the ‘to-do’ lists for many of us, with plans for the best trips of our lives so often put on hold until post-retirement, and an ever-increasing bucket list of one-off experiences just waiting to be worked through. Safari holidays, Machu Picchu…

Are you dreaming of a trip to the Caribbean? Have you been to a Caribbean island and wish to discover more? There’s just something about the Caribbean that inspires a slow-down pace of living and simple relaxation…

Heart pounding, adrenaline flowing, anticipation peaking. Is that really what adventure means? Does it have to be physically extreme to qualify? If it isn’t seeing penguins in Antarctica, swimming with manta rays in Belize, or climbing Machu Picchu, does it still count?

Do you enjoy traveling? Do you often find that once you arrive at your destination, you realize that you packed too much? Or worse, you are missing something important? Packing for a flight can be hit-or-miss for some, but there are ways to make the task easier and less hectic. Having a carry-on-friendly packing list for airplanes can definitely make your travels more comfortable…