Category: General

• I’ll be on WAMC Radio Again on March 19th!

  Hey everyone: I’ll be appearing on WAMC’s Vox Pop again on March 19th at 2:00 pm where I’ll be discussing, of course, my favorite subject-Travel. Thanks so much to all of you who called in the last time that I appeared. You had so many great tips and interesting suggestions. I’d love to hear from you…

  kimsswidler

  March 17, 2015

  General

  TRAVEL TALK, Travel tips, VOX POP, wamc

• Do You Book Online or Book Direct?

  How do you like to book a vacation? Through an online travel agent or directly with the airline and/ or hotel? Check out Stephanie Rosenbloom’s article  about how some travelers are opting to find their own flights and hotels while others are using sites like Orbitz and Travelocity. Ms, Rosenbloom discusses the pro and cons…

  kimsswidler

  March 17, 2015

  General, Tips

  AARP Travel, airline stories, boomer travel, Senior Travel, Travel tips

• Senior Travel: Useful Apps

  Check out Jonah Bromwich’s article on smartphone apps that can especially help senior travelers. They include: 1. EyeReader: an app that can help turn your smartphone into bifocals when you’ve got a hard-to-read menu, 2. Skyscanner: an app that takes your preferences into consideration when picking the best flights, and 3. Localeur: for domestic travel, this…

  kimsswidler

  March 13, 2015

  General, Tips

  AARP Travel, retiree travel, Senior Travel, smart phone apps, Travel tips

• The Euro’s Continual Fall is Our Travel Gain

  The Euro’s fall to $1.0634 today means that we as Americans may have more money to spend in Europe during our spring and summer vacations. David Jolly reports that this currency has declined nearly 13 percent in the first months of 2015 alone and is at its lowest level since early 2003. To read more of…

  kimsswidler

  March 12, 2015

  General, Stories

  boomer travel, euro’s fall, europe travel, Senior Travel, Travel Deal, travel savings

• Bereavement Travel: Which Airlines Help?

  The death of a loved one can, of course, be extremely stressful enough. But what if on top of this you need to travel at a moment’s notice from one part of the country to another to arrive at the funeral services on time? Check out Walecia Ronhard’s interesting article, “Dealing with the Dreaded Bereavement Trip,“ that…

  kimsswidler

  March 12, 2015

  General, Stories

  AARP Travel, airline stories, bereavement travel, funeral travel, Senior Travel

• Finding Romance and Friendship on the Road

  While it’s wonderful to travel with family and established friends, sometimes we need or even desire to travel solo. Check out Stephanie Rosenbloom’s article about finding friendship and possibly romance on the road. Let us know how you’ve made a friendship while traveling.  For me, the easiest place has been while on a plane or simply…

  kimsswidler

  February 10, 2015

  General, Stories, Tips

  Romance Travel, solo travel

• Answers to Ten Top Travel Questions

  Check out Stephanie Rosenbloom’s interesting article on what she found so far were the top ten travel questions for this year. They are: 1. How to pack a suite case. 2. How to get cheap flights. 3. What is a hostel? What is a pension? 4. What to pack for a cruise? 5. How old…

  kimsswidler

  February 3, 2015

  General, Stories

  best resorts in Jamaica, booking transfers, cheap flights, Hostels, packing a suitcase, Travel tips

• Foodie Alert: USA Comes in Second in Bocuse d’Or International Competition

  Congratulations to Team USA for winning the Silver in this year’s Bocuse  d’Or competition. Team Norway won the Gold and Team Sweden won the Bronze in this international culinary competition that takes place every other year in Lyon, France. Team USA consisted of: PRESIDENT: Thomas KELLER, CANDIDATE: Philip TESSIER, COACH: Gavin KAYSEN, and COMMIS: Skylar STOVER To learn more…

  kimsswidler

  January 28, 2015

  Foodie Finds, General

  Bocuse d’Or winners, Foodie, France

• What Air Travel Search Sites do You Like?

  

    When trying to find the best flights to take for my mother/daughter trip to San Juan earlier this month, I searched using my usual collection of options including Expedia, Priceline and Travelosity. Seth Kugel, however, reports that there are so many more available search sites. This New York Time’s Frugal Traveler suggests that we…

  kimsswidler

  January 28, 2015

  General, Stories, Tips

  travel search sites, Travel tips

• SkyMall Catalog No Longer on Planes

  Joe Sharkey of the New York Times reports that we may no longer find SkyMall catalog, that airline fixture that hawks unusual gifts,in our seat-back pocket the next time we grab a flight. Reasons for this catalog’s disappearance? More fliers are forgoing paper magazines and instead are reading on their tablets. But another big cause…

  kimsswidler

  January 27, 2015

  General, Stories

  airline stories, skymall