Boomeresque:Definition
1. Adj.: Describing a person born between 1 Jan. 1946 and 31 Dec. 1964
2. Adj.: Description of a person, place or thing possessing Baby Boomer je ne sais quoi
3. See also, Boomer, Esq.: A Baby Boomer who is also a licensed attorney (See, e.g., About).

Suzanne Fluhr

Hoot (the Brigantine Owl Scare-Gull) Says, “Rain, Rain, Go Away”

August 28, 2012 10 comments

Hoot, the Scaregull, Scowling at the Menacing Sky on Our Deck in Brigantine

I awoke to some rumbles of thunder this morning down tha’ shore in Brigantine, New Jersey.  There was a trembling dog on my bed.  Poor Dino (the dog) developed a thunder phobia last summer at age six. Fortunately, the major storms went north and south, so Dino got himself back together and eventually the sun […]

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London Calling

August 24, 2012 14 comments

It was with some trepidation that we boarded our London flight from Helsinki on the final leg of our 25 day trip that had also included visits to Dublin, a seven day road trip in the Irish countryside, a four day visit to Copenhagen and our first visit to Helsinki.  This somewhat odd itinerary was […]

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Canadianesque: Vancouver, British Columbia

August 23, 2012 26 comments

I’ve always thought that Canada’s old tourism marketing slogan was brilliant.  “Canada:  Friendly, Familiar, Foreign and Near”.  If you’re from Philadelphia as we are, the not “nearest” big Canadian city is Vancouver, 2,956 driving miles away, according to Google maps.  Of course, the slogan makes a lot more sense if you are traveling there from […]

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Solo (but Not So Low) at Brigantine Beach

August 21, 2012 34 comments

Life Saving Boat on Brigantine Beach

(updated September 2019) When Philadelphians talk about going “down tha’ shore”, they mean any of the beach towns from the southern tip of New Jersey (Cape May) north through Long Beach Island.  Any further north than that and you run the risk of entering a Seven Eleven and running into people wearing New York Giants […]

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Independent Travel — Or Not (Gorgeous Photos Alert)

August 17, 2012 23 comments

Costa Rica rainbow

I am not averse to independent trip planning.  Sometimes I even enjoy spending a few hours (or days) in a TripAdvisor induced reverie, but it is also time consuming and can be frustrating.  For example, even if finding and booking the perfect flights to an airline hub city is relatively painless, you still have to figure out […]

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Ireland Road Trip – Kilkenny and the Rock of Cashel

August 8, 2012 39 comments

Traditional Celtic Cross from Graveyard Rock of Cashel

Since I have already thoroughly unburdened myself about the terror induced by driving on the “wrong side” of the road in Ireland in my last post, I can move on and explain why, like childbirth, it was totally worth it. There was a time in our lives when we had more time than money. “More” money […]

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The “Wrong” Side

July 30, 2012 35 comments

Our Irish rental car, our Nissan Tiida

Baby Boomers are the mostly likely demographic to have the financial wherewithal to pay for escorted travel.  The advantage is that you can arrange to travel in a small group with professional guides who have vetted hotels and restaurants and who can add value to your sightseeing experiences.  Another advantage is that you leave the driving […]

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Vienna Unwrapped

July 27, 2012 7 comments

Imperial Palace in Vienna, Austria

A visit to Vienna is still on my Baby Boomer travel bucket list, so I am happy to be able to share this guest post by Barbara Grüll-Cação, a native of Vienna who runs a travel site (Vienna Unwrapped) dedicated to sharing the wonders of her home city.  Viennese culture is rich, sophisticated and layered. The […]

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Baby Boomer Dublin Days

July 17, 2012 22 comments

After recovering from our overnight flight to Dublin, Ireland, we were ready to explore.  I invested in two guidebooks that were helpful in planning our Dublin sightseeing:  Rick Steve’s Ireland and Eyewitness Travel’s Top 10 Dublin. Of course, these were supplemented by other sources on the internet. I  also read  A Brief History of Ireland: Land, People, […]

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Eire (No, Not Pennsylvania) — Ireland, The Emerald Isle

July 3, 2012 19 comments

Our six hour, forty-one minute flight from Philadelphia, PA to Dublin, Ireland was  uneventful except for: The screaming babies (yes, that’s plural); The weapon size wrench the guy next to us found in his seat; The poor little kid who threw up down the aisle on her way to the bathroom—and the poor flight attendants […]

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