Tag: boomer travel
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More Fun in Alexandria, VA and Visit to Nearby Mount Vernon
During Columbus Day weekend, my daughter Sarah and I enjoyed a getaway to Alexandria, Virginia. This historical destination is less than a 15 minute car ride from Reagan Airport. Click HERE to read about how much we enjoyed our first day there. The next morning, we woke up from a restful night at the Hotel…
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Alexandria, VA: Fun Mom-Daughter Getaway
My twenty-one year old daughter Sarah has graduated from college, and she’s planning her next life adventure of moving far away from home to live in Australia. Of course I’m excited for her. But I’m also a little bit sad about this. Yes, they’ll always be FaceTime and WhatsApp. But over the years we’ve…
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Road Scholar: Exploring Seattle
I had a great time last month participating in Road Scholar’s tour, Hands-On Glass in Chihuly’s Seattle. However, one of the nice things about Road Scholar tours is that, although there’s so much to see and do, it’s also fine to go off and explore on your own. So while the rest of my group was having what…
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Road Scholar: Glass Blowing Adventure in Seattle
Last month I was invited by Road Scholar to experience one of their U.S. learning adventures from the perspective of a solo female traveler. After various considerations, I decided to take this travel company’s Hands-On Glass in Chihuly’s Seattle trip so that I could both visit beautiful Seattle and fulfill my bucket list dream of learning how to blow glass. I…
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Solo Female Travel: Road Scholar’s Hands-On Glass Tour in Chihuly’s Seattle
I love traveling with my husband and kids, but sometimes it’s also fun to just explore on my own. It seems that many share my opinion because solo female travel has become an increasingly popular topic that’s included interest in safety, preferred destinations, and what to do once you’ve arrived. Last month Road Scholar invited me to experience one of their U.…
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NYC’s AMNH: Afternoon Travel to Cuba, Ancient Peru and the Stars!
Founded in 1869, NYC’s American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) is easily one of the greatest institutions in the world. Located on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, this museum includes 45 permanent exhibition halls filled with scientific, educational, and cultural treasures as well the Hayden Planetarium and New York State’s official memorial to Theodore Roosevelt. I’ve enjoyed learning so…
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Florida: Naples Botanical Garden and The Local
Robert and I had a wonderful time celebrating his birthday in Naples and Marco Island. Great travel experiences must eventually come to an end, but we were so sorry when it was finally time to check out of our beautiful accommodations at the Edgewater Beach Hotel. Naples Botanical Garden: We decided to make the most of our last few hours…
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Fun and Sun in Naples, Florida
After a great start to our Naples, Florida vacation at the Edgewater Beach Hotel, we woke up the next morning to see that the waters from the Gulf of Mexico had ebbed to reveal a series of sand bars. So before breakfast we had fun exploring those areas along the white sanded beach to find birds, as…
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Naples, FL: Romantic Paradise at the Edgewater Beach Hotel
My husband Robert’s birthday was last month, and I wanted to take him on a short vacation to celebrate this special occasion. Travel Wish List: This was December so we wanted to stay at a beautiful hotel in a warm destination that was relatively easy to travel to from the New York Capital District region. We also wished to…
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Holiday Train Show at the New York Botanical Garden
The night after I experienced the Rockefeller Tree Lighting Ceremony, I left the Lotte Palace Hotel to head over to the New York Botanical Garden or NYBG. Now celebrating its 125th anniversary, the NYBG is considered an iconic living museum with 250 acres supporting over one million plants. I’m a train buff, and I had been…
Travel Gal Kim Swidler 