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).

Destinations

Key West, Florida – The Literal End of the Road (Or Maybe the Beginning)

January 11, 2013 33 comments

Key West, Florida Sunset from Mallory Square

Some years ago, on our first visit to Key West, Florida, the southernmost city in the United States, my husband, Steve, and I arrived by cruise ship. Unlike a good many of our fellow passengers (811,458 in 2011), we didn’t head for Duval Street to start drinking at 10:00 a.m. No Sir. Mister and Mrs. […]

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The Philadelphia New Year’s Day Mummers Parade

January 3, 2013 58 comments

Philadelphia Mummers in Costume

It’s January 2nd. This means that probably over 10,000 folks from Philly and the surrounding counties were not at work today as they are still recovering from their participation in yesterday’s Philadelphia New Year’s Day Mummers Parade and the post-parade revelry. (Actually, some have been reveling for several days with little sleep). New Orleans gets […]

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The Overseas Highway to Key West, Florida

December 28, 2012 41 comments

Map of the Florida Keys

(Updated June 10, 2018) I’m a bad not great driver. I’m an even worse passenger. However, I made an exception to my general disinclination to go on a road trip to experience the Overseas Highway to Key West, Florida. Whenever I walk our dog, Dino and the wind chill is a number less than 32 degrees Fahrenheit (zero […]

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How to Get the Most Out of Your Visit to Washington, D.C.

December 18, 2012 0 comments

The following is a guest post from our friends over at HostelBookers.com Like other important capital cities, Washington D.C. can quickly overwhelm visitors into an icon-gazing daze.  Therefore, it’s a good idea to book a Washington hostel or hotel in advance and devise a touring strategy that’s consistent with your travel budget. This capital city is […]

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London Luton Airport — Another Choice for Air Travel to and from England

December 18, 2012 3 comments

Luton on map

People flying to England from North America are most familiar with sprawling Heathrow and Gatwick Airports that serve metropolitan London, but if you intend to extend your travel beyond the British Isles, you might find that you need to get yourself to London Luton Airport. Even though most Americans have never heard of it, London […]

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How to Visit London Without Breaking the Bank

December 16, 2012 21 comments

It’s not just 20-something backpackers who try to keep their travel costs as low as possible. Many Baby Boomer travelers want and/or need to stretch their travel funds. Between 2011 and 2012 London moved up five places from number 15 to number 10 on the list of most expensive world cities. Fortunately, there are ways to make […]

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A Visit to the Eclectic South Beach Neighborhood of Miami Beach, Florida

December 11, 2012 24 comments

About five months ago, my husband, Steve, asked me if I wanted to do my Baby Boomer trailing spouse thing in Miami, Florida in December where he would be attending an international tumor immunology conference. Hmm. Let’s see. Will I want to go to Florida in December? My decision-making process went something like this: Pros: It […]

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Another Victim of Hurricane Sandy — Moi :(

November 12, 2012 51 comments

Hurricane Sandy Damage, North End of Brigantine, New Jersey

In October of 2012, at our Center City Philadelphia apartment, Hurricane Sandy was almost a non-event for us. We had flashlights ready, canned food and bottled water, but while a cousin who lives in Red Bank, New Jersey didn’t have her electric power restored for eleven days, we barely even heard the wind. Our closest […]

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Ireland Road Trip – Kinsale and the Spanish Armada

October 24, 2012 18 comments

Ned Kelly's Bar in Kinsale, Ireland

If you like to travel in geographical or chronological order, click here to go back and check out Part One of our Irish road trip. Like most travelers, I delight in seeing new places, meeting new people and, of course, eating. (People, seriously, why don’t we have clotted cream with our scones in the U.S.!?!) […]

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Tenerife, the Canary Islands – More Sol Than the Costa del Sol

October 9, 2012 16 comments

Mount Teide, Highest Mountain in Spain,Tenerife, Canary Islands

In early March of 2001, my husband, Steve, and I were dispatched to Torremolinos on the Costa del Sol on the southern coast of Spain to retrieve Nona, Steve’s 91 year old grandmother, from the hospital. While vacationing there (she was a very spry 91 year old), she fell and broke her hip. As is […]

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