Category Archives: travel

My Dreams are Dangling

Posted on March 18, 2020 by Agingadventurer

My retirement was supposedly all about travel.  My destiny was to see the World before I died.  Covid-19 put a dent into those hopes.  Considering the damage it has done to many people’s lives and many countries’ economies, my pending … Continue reading →

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Continuing Education in the Humanities

Posted on February 10, 2020 by Agingadventurer

To experience a new country, a new language, a new cuisine, or a new garb is beyond exciting.  It is first hand education using all of your senses at once. And when given an opportunity to take part in a … Continue reading →

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To Cruise or Not

Posted on January 27, 2020 by Agingadventurer

It’s a little hard to complain about a luxury cruise when the service is incredible, the food and weather amazing and the fellow travelers are interesting and engaging. However, I don’t think it’s for me.  I had read about a … Continue reading →

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Cruising in the Caribbean

Posted on January 20, 2020 by Agingadventurer

While I cruised for a week on the Seabourn Odyssey it certainly was not a voyage marked by upheaval or even any big waves.  It would be difficult to find something wrong with this beautiful ship on its expedition among … Continue reading →

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Lima, a Foodie’s Fantasy

Posted on December 16, 2019 by Agingadventurer

With my two adult daughters in tow, one a vegetarian and the other a pescatarian we delighted in the options we discovered in Lima, Peru! Breakfast was included at the hotel and actually had individual stations for various food choices … Continue reading →

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Was your last vacation really all that?

Posted on December 9, 2019 by Agingadventurer

A report by Travel Pulse suggested that many of us exaggerate how amazing our last trip was because of all the incredible posts on Instagram and other social media sites. They made us feel we were missing out on the … Continue reading →

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See The World ASAP

Posted on November 11, 2019 by Agingadventurer

Here is my list of the countries that I have visited and you’ll notice that I include individual ones that are actually part of a sovereign nation (like Wales, Scotland, etc. instead of United Kingdom). My intentions are to visit … Continue reading →

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A Unified Korea?

Posted on September 16, 2019 by Agingadventurer

While visiting the  DMZ (Demilitarized Zone) on a group tour from Seoul, my guide indicated that many South Koreans would love to see one country instead of two; although she did imply that the younger generation was not as enthused … Continue reading →

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Why is French Guiana Still a Republic ?

Posted on August 19, 2019 by Agingadventurer

French Guiana is the last land in the Americas to be controlled by a foreign power.  It is also the only one where French is the official language although its close proximity to the Caribbean means the culture is more … Continue reading →

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Suriname Embraces its Melting Pot of Cultures and Peoples

Posted on August 12, 2019 by Agingadventurer

Like Guyana, the path to independence was a difficult one due to colonization, civil uprisings, and the influx of people who were brought to the country as indentured servants or slaves. With this mix of cultures there are probably very … Continue reading →

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