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About Agingadventurer

I have now visited over 100 Countries and hope to add at least 5 every year.

Banning Travel

Posted on March 6, 2017 by Agingadventurer

My heart breaks for all the refugees and other immigrants who are looking for sanctuary or just a chance to create a better life for themselves and their families….I am one of the privileged ones who was born in the … Continue reading →

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A pub crawl with hundreds of strangers is a thing in Old Havana.  There is the bar (Floridita) where Papa drank his favorite daiquiri. Then there is the Bodeguita del Medio where he imbibed on mojitos.  I opted not to get … Continue reading →

Posted on February 13, 2017 by Agingadventurer | Leave a comment

Unplugged in Cuba

Posted on February 6, 2017 by Agingadventurer

Within seconds of the airplane’s wheels touching ground in Atlanta on my return from Havana, a woman behind me screeched “OMG I have 148 voicemails!” Almost everyone in the vicinity, also on their phones for the first time in days, … Continue reading →

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TIA (This is Argentina)

Posted on January 19, 2017 by Agingadventurer

Sometimes travelers need a subtle reminder that not all cultures are the same….as an American I often forget that “time is of the essence” is really just a legal term in contract law.  It does not necessarily apply to  when I … Continue reading →

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Aventuras and Alegria en Argentina

Posted on January 13, 2017 by Agingadventurer

What great fun. I don’t remember laughing this much any time any where. We cracked up at breakfast, lunch, dinner and in between. You can almost hear my delight when looking at the pictures.     We biked, we hiked and … Continue reading →

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Bonding with Strangers

Posted on January 9, 2017 by Agingadventurer

On an earlier trip I spent a day with a group of Swedes who were touring South America. That was during week one out of nine for these strangers.  As an evolving introvert I found this amazing and rather scary. I rarely travel … Continue reading →

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Hoping your Holidays are Happy

Posted on December 19, 2016 by Agingadventurer

Luckily I was able to visit my “aspired” number of new countries this year: Lesotho, Zambia, Albania, Andorra and Belarus….plus added Galapagos and Rio when technically I had been in both Ecuador and Brazil before. Christmas Day will be celebrated in … Continue reading →

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Galapagos Going Green

Posted on December 12, 2016 by Agingadventurer

The people of Ecuador are working diligently to keep the Galapagos Islands alive and well. Tourism has increased appreciably which is both good and bad. The money they bring in is essential to run the programs needed for conservation and management of  the … Continue reading →

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Gallivanting in the Galapagos

Posted on December 7, 2016 by Agingadventurer

These islands had been on my bucket list for decades.  Time and price had held me back to some extent but with the threat of climate change looming I decided I had better go sooner than later.       I chose to stay … Continue reading →

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Take a Minute and Look Around

Posted on November 17, 2016 by Agingadventurer

The University of California, San Diego is in La Jolla, not far from my home yet I’d never really visited the campus.  One of my sisters graduated from UCSD and one of my daughters did her graduate work there.  Still,  I had … Continue reading →

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