Category: Senior Travel

• Transportation Concerns for When We Retire

  Check out Harriet Edelson’s interesting article about what transportation we should plan to use as we age and seek to retire. The article focuses on retirees who may have to give up the use of their car either for economic reasons or because they’re no longer fit to drive. Ms. Edelson reports that, although transportation…

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  October 18, 2014

  Senior Travel, Stories

• Christopher Columbus’ Santa Maria Believed Found!

  Blumenfeld Associates Inc. reports that Christopher Columbus’ Santa Maria may have finally been discovered. This is what they say:   More than five centuries after Christopher Columbus’ flagship, the Santa Maria, was wrecked in the Caribbean, archaeological investigators now believe they have finally discovered the vessel’s long-lost remains off the north coast of Haiti. It’s likely to…

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  May 13, 2014

  General, Historical Travel, Senior Travel

• Albany Institute of History and Art: Archeologist to Lecture on April 13, 2014

  The Albany Institute of History and Art will be hosting archeologist Violaine Chauvet for a lecture on Ancient Temples at Tanis and Karnak. This is what they say:On Sunday, April 13, Violaine Chauvet, renowned archaeologist and lecturer in Egyptology at the University of Liverpool, will present a lecture in conjunction with the GE Presents: The…

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  April 7, 2014

  Albany, Museum travel, Senior Travel, Stories

• Things To Do In NYC This Week-Exosuit at the American Museum of Natural History

  Here’s a list of things to do in NYC this week as published by the New York Times. Check out the limited time exhibit of the American Museum of Natural History’s Exosuit Display: American Museum of Natural History: ExoSuit Display and Presentation (through Wednesday) Think of Diver Dan — the hero of the 1960s live-action-with-puppets television…

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  February 28, 2014

  American Museum of natural History, New York, New York City, New York Travel, Senior Travel

• 10 Travel Tips For Traveling With Your In-Laws

  It’s that time of year when we’re more likely to travel with family including our in-laws. While this can be a great opportunity to reconnect, it can, for some, cause stress. Here are some tips that Anita Isalska has learned along the way: 1. Suss out their travel style 2. Make sure the in-laws are…

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  December 27, 2013

  Family Travel, Senior Travel, Tips

• Heritage-Seeking Travel

    For sometime now, I’ve been interested in taking my family to Romania, my grandfather’s country before he and his parents left to settle down in our Capital District area. But how to start  to figure out where to specifically go? Check out Caren Osten Gerszberg’s interesting article on travel designed to learn more about…

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  December 3, 2013

  General, heritage travel, Historical Travel, Senior Travel, Stories, Tips

• Albany Institute of History and Art: Translating Hieroglyphs Lecture on Sunday, December 8, 2013 at 2PM

  On Sunday, December 8, 2013, Ms. Joyce Haynes, consulting Egyptologist, will present a lecture in conjunction with the GE Presents: The Mystery of the Albany Mummies exhibition. Click here for more details of this exhibition. Ms. Haynes will share what this museum says has been a fascinating   investigation into the hieroglyphs and illustrated panels…

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  November 28, 2013

  Albany, Museum travel, Senior Travel, Stories

• America’s Most Beautiful Landmarks

  Click here to see Travel + Leisure’s list of America’s most beautiful landmarks. Included are: Mt. Rushmore, Niagara Falls, Kilauea Volcano, and the Golden Gate Bridge.

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  November 24, 2013

  Senior Travel, Stories, Travel + Leisure

• NYC Tourism Promoting Staten Island’s North Shore Neighborhoods

  NYC & Company, New York City’s official marketing, tourism and partnership organization,announced Staten Island’s North Shore neighborhoods—Port Richmond, Randall Manor, St. George and West Brighton—as the next destinations to be featured in Neighborhood x Neighborhood, an initiative designed to increase visitation, support local businesses and encourage exploration in areas outside traditional tourist locations across the five…

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  September 8, 2013

  General, New York, New York City, Senior Travel, Stories

• Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day Live-Free Admission to a Select Museum on September 28, 2013

  In the spirit of Smithsonian Museums, who offer free admission everyday, Museum Day Live! is an annual event hosted by Smithsonian magazine in which participating museums across the country open their doors to anyone presenting a Museum Day Live! Ticket…for free. Note:  Only an official Museum Day Live! ticket is eligible for free entry. Official…

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  September 5, 2013

  Museum travel, Senior Travel, Stories, travel bargains, Travel deals, travel savings