Are Gift Certificates Really the Best Gifts for Grandma?
If you are looking for the best gifts for grandma, I have some surprising news. While travel opportunities, unique experiences, handmade items and spa treatments are all hits with women over 50, one item is requested more than any other – gift certificates.
Yes, you heard that right! Gift certificates. Read More
What’s the Truth About Reverse Mortgages? We Want to Hear from You!
A quick Google search shows just how polarized our opinions about reverse mortgages are. If you start to type in “Reverse Mortgages,” you will be greeted with the following auto-completion options: Read More
Don’t Choose an Independent Living Community Until You Ask These 6 Questions
It’s easy to understand the appeal of independent living communities. By the time we reach our 60s and 70s, many of us feel like we want a little extra support. We want to live in a community that helps us to stay social and active. At the same time, we value our independence and aren’t willing to accept invisibility. Read More
Need a Senior Travel Companion? How About Your High School BFF?
We walked to high school every day. Now we are recently retired with children grown and husbands gone. This week we’re going on a big walk together, in the Grand Tetons, Yellowstone and Glacier. A girly road trip in the wild American west. No reservations, just adventure. Move over Thelma and Louise! Read More
5 Things Living in Italy Taught Me About Looking and Feeling Younger
I swear, since I have lived in Florence, I have aged 10 years! Read More
Questions You Should Ask When Visiting an Assisted Living Facility
The search for the right assisted living facility can be daunting for families who are new to the process. There are a variety of options available in every size and location imaginable. It can, therefore, be difficult to know what traits to look for in a senior housing community. Read More
Why a Kenya Safari Should Be On Every Older Woman’s Bucket List
We all have a list of places we would like to see someday. Getting older, we suddenly realise the need to “Just Do It.” Read More
Hotels, B&Bs and Camping Sites: Where Do You Love to Stay When You Travel?
Being in the travel industry all my life has given me access to many different styles of lodgings. From large all-inclusive resorts to small family owned boutique style hotels and everything in between. Although I did draw a line at tents… camping is not for me! Read More
Travelling the World in Retirement with Only a Carry-on, Plus Our Packing List
Our lifestyle is now minimalistic so our travel style should represent the same.
Since 2013, we have travelled the world with too much luggage. Do you know the feeling? How many times have you packed clothes or even shoes that you didn’t even wear? Our goal was to travel lighter and smarter! Read More
What Makes for the Best Cruise, Other Than Price?
I’ll admit that, when it comes to finding the best cruise, price is probably the first thing that most of us look at. This is completely natural. After all, if you don’t have the money to set foot on a luxury ship, what’s the point in researching the quality of its spa or the depth of its itinerary? Read More