But Will It Play in Peoria? I don’t recall where that expression came from but I do remember it… I think it had something to do with Peoria, Illinois. I recently was sent a nice visitor’s guide to Peoria, but Peoria, AZ .  It is a suburb of the Valley of the Sun. It is [...]

Historic Petaluma Petaluma, California was once known as the “Egg Capital of the World,” sparking such nicknames as “Chickaluma”. Petaluma hosted the only known Poultry drugstore and is the place where the egg incubator was invented by Lyman Byce in 1879. One of the largest historic chicken processing plants still stands in the central area [...]

Seniors Flock to Brownsville Brownsville is a city in the southernmost tip of the state of Texas and is a highly popular stop for “snowbirds” to perch during the winter months.  It is located on the northern bank of the Rio Grande, directly north and across the border from Matamoros with a population of just [...]

Cathedral Hopping in France I have visited many famous cathedrals in France.  The one that most all French folks call “La Grande Dame” is Notre-Dame de Paris on the island in the center of Paris. Notre Dame Cathedral is arguably the most stunning gothic cathedral in the world—and senior travelers probably recognize it as the [...]

Seniors Trek to the Serengeti For adventure-seeking seniors, the Serengeti offers the chance to explore one of Earth’s most iconic and mesmerizing wildernesses, a world where lions still rule supreme and nature doesn’t close after business hours. We have all seen pictures of the annual migration across the Serengeti Plaines of the wildebeest and a [...]

Beckers’ Second and Third Days in So. Arizona We left Kartchner Caverns and continued driving south to Tubac having heard from senior friends that it was an artist’s colony and worth a visit. We discovered that Tubac was established in 1752 as a Spanish Presidio…that’s a really fancy word for fort, which I didn’t know. [...]

A Senior Three-Day Trip to Tucson jeb and I just returned from a most delightful three day senior citizen trip to Tucson and I casually threw out the suggestion that he write a travel blog on our trip.  My husband, aka jeb, equally casually, threw back the challenge, “Why don’t you write it!”  Before thinking [...]

Molokai… where is it and what is it? The name “Molokai” sounds very Hawaiian, doesn’t it?  Yes, senior citizens, you’re right. Molokai is old Hawaii at its best. Hawaii’s fifth-largest island, Molokai is only 38 miles long and 10 miles across at its widest point. Molokai is home to the highest sea cliffs in the [...]

So Whatda Do After Vegas? So you have taken in the Strip.  You have had a great time viewing the fountains at Belaggio and walked all the way up to the Venetian .  You have taken in a couple of shows and managed to escape by breaking even with the slots.  You have a day [...]

Potsdam Awaits Senior Visitors Potsdam is said to be a world of palaces, parks and gardens. Potsdam, the state capital of Brandenburg, is best known as the former royal seat of Prussia with a number of magnificent parks and palaces. Prussia’s splendor and glory, the legacy of Frederick I and Frederick II (better known as [...]