travel

7 Tips for Safety When Loved Ones Travel Alone

Posted on 05/6/2013 by Amy Goyer | Multigenerational & Family Issues | Comments

Caregiving | Home & Family | Relationships | Your LifeMy heart is wrenching for the family of Victoria Kong, an 83-year-old woman who recently traveled by herself from Barbados in the Caribbean to Reagan National Airport in Washington D.C. Somehow, she got off the plane and bypassed a wheelchair that her family said they had arranged for her. Airport cameras caught her in the taxi line, but later captured images of her walking away from the airport along the river path. On Monday, her body was found in the Potomac river. …

Rhapsody “In Bruges”—A Fan of the Film Visits the City

Posted on 03/20/2013 by Bill Newcott | Movies & TV | Comments

Entertainment | TravelYou know how the Disney parks have rides that let you re-live great moments from movies like The Little Mermaid and Snow White? And how at Universal you can “ride” Jurassic Park and the Harry Potter films? Well, if one of your favorite films is the cult classic In Bruges—and it’s one of mine, for sure—then a visit to the Belgian city of Bruges is a lot like hopping on an In Bruges theme park ride. For the uninitiated, In …

Carnival Flying Stranded Cruise Passengers Home

Posted on 03/15/2013 by Associated Press | General News | Comments

Bulletin Today | TravelBy Judy Fitzpatrick of The Associated Press PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten (AP) — Passengers from the cruise ship Carnival Dream headed to the airport Thursday instead of sailing home after an on-board generator problem halted their trip in the latest maintenance headache for the world’s largest cruise line. The Dream was in St. Maarten on the final stop of a Caribbean cruise when the crew announced it would not be sailing home to Port Canaveral, Florida, because of a mechanical issue …

Cotacachi, Ecuador: Paradise at the End of the Rainbow

Posted on 03/14/2013 by Suzan Haskins | Retiring Overseas | Comments

Travel | Your LifeOn a hill above Cotacachi, at a bend in the road overlooking an impossibly green valley, someone has painted a sign on a post. It says “Dios esta aqui.” God is here. No matter what your religious beliefs, this place makes you believe in a higher power. This is the Andes, where magical things happen. And this is where I live. On the day of the summer solstice, not one… but two… rainbows appeared in the sky, one above the …

Travel Is the Best Aphrodisiac

Posted on 02/11/2013 by Dr. Pepper Schwartz | Sex & Relationships | Comments

RelationshipsIn this new world of branding, my brand is as a sex, love and relationships expert. But within that ring of romanticism, my heart belongs squarely to romantic travel. I have just finished a manuscript with AARP called Perfect Places for Romance and Passion at Any Age and I previously worked with the same coauthor, Dr. Janet Lever, on the newly released Getaway Guide to a Great Sex Weekend. Once my love of romantic travel might have seemed a bit …

Mayhem in the Quiet Car

Posted on 12/5/2012 by Becky Gillan | AARP Blog Author | Comments

AARP Research | Home & Family | TravelIf you’ve ever taken Amtrak, you may be familiar with the “quiet car.” This car (as recently described in a New York Times article) is a haven from the constant noise, music and conversation that invades many of our lives. I myself am a regular quiet car rider. It’s a usually peaceful experience and I use the time to catch up on research reports or read a book. But every so often we experience an “incident.” The Wednesday before Thanksgiving …