Embrace the thrill of senior female solo travel. Discover safety tips, inspirational stories, and why age is just a number in adventure. First let me confess that while I did do solo travelling when I was younger, I have a wonderful partner who also loves to travel and so we go together on our adventures….
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Amazing Amsterdam to Bergen by Train
Almost fifty years ago, I discovered train travel. It’s hard to believe that much time has passed since then. During my solo adventure, I embarked on a train journey from Amsterdam, Holland to Bergen, Norway. Amsterdam to Bergen by Train Ah, money was scarce back then, forcing me to endure countless hours in an upright…
New Year’s Eve Celebrations Around Europe
It was disappointing that there were no Official New Year’s Eve Celebrations here in Montreal. “Montréal en Fêtes cited rising production costs, difficulty finding labour and financing challenges among its reasons for cancelling the festival.” We usually see all the fantastic fireworks from our balcony overlooking Old Montreal. I can’t complain. Over the years, we have…
Remembering Nice France
An article about Nice France popped up on my Facebook timeline the other day and it got me reminiscing a bit about the time we spent there as a family. My partner is all excited about how wonderful nieces and I guess I was a little underwhelmed. We had a lovely apartment hotel with the…
The Glacier Express: The Swiss Alpine Wonderland
I have recently published my book: “Unforgettable Train Journeys Across the Globe: Rails and Wonders.” You can order it on Kindle here. I thought I would share one of the chapters here with you. We never did the Glacier Express in Switzerland, but we finally did go on the Jungfrau Railway in 2010. The Jungfrau…
Ageism – It’s A Matter of Time
Do I really look that old? As we were coming through security in Washington DC, the gentleman, a little older as well, asked me if I was 75. I answered no and asked him if I looked 75. Then I realized he was trying to be courteous as once you hit 75; you don’t have…
The Dignified Dolmens of Carnac
There’s something about the “Standing Stones” that seems to fascinate everyone. Seeing them, such as the Dolmens of Carnac, is quite remarkable. I understand now that people are often disappointed in Stonehenge because of the over-tourism and limited access. It was different for me the first time I saw them as a younger child. But…
Rouses Point and Border Crossings
Yesterday, we drove down from Montreal to Rouses Point, New York State, to visit an old friend and have lunch together. I had utterly forgotten how close the US border is for us and how easy border crossings still are for us. At the main crossings, the lines can be rather long. The driving took…
Good Grief Deer Lake Newfoundland
We managed to go around the world with 20 different flights and not have one incident, except for our first flight with Air Canada. Our suitcases didn’t make our connecting flight with United in Chicago. Deer Lake Newfoundland Air Canada took off on Thursday to visit Les Iles de la Madeleine knowing that for the…
Les Iles de la Madeleine here we come
We were flying out to Les Iles de la Madeleine in a few days. It will be my first time, but Louise has been before and has been dying to return for a visit. It’s another one of these great package deals that we got, similar to the trip to Iceland. However, this one covers…