Alison Gardner on Alternative Travel: An Interview
Alison Gardner, Senior travel editor for Transitions Abroad and host of the most thoughtful and inspiring web site for the mature traveler on the web, www.travelwithachallenge.com, offers her views on the many exciting alternative travel possibilities abroad for seniors and selects her favorite sources on the web. |
Savvy Senior Travelers
Rick Steves describes the skills and tips to help the senior traveler make the most out of their next vacation to Europe, while providing key senior travel resources. |
Senior Group Travel in Morocco
Sarah Massey describes her unforgettable small group travel experience in Morocco as a senior where she had a chance to meet the Berbers. |
Seeing and Traveling Through Vietnam 30 Years Later 
Karen Kaiser, now a more senior traveler, describes her experience returning to Vietnam 33 years later to explore beautiful regions she had not able to travel to previously. |
Volunteer Vacations: Seniors Have a Different Agenda
Alison Gardner describes the unique characteristics of the volunteer vacations selected by seniors, while discussing the many programs available for this form of immersion travel abroad. |
Learning to Love Voluntourists
Alison Gardner offers an optimistic view on the nature and development of voluntourism and voluntourists—a term she coined in the 1990s—and discusses the growing role boomers have played in its development. |
Baby Boomers and International Volunteer Service
Ann McLaughlin describes a trend in which idealistic seniors are volunteering abroad by contributing their time and expertise even as there is exponential growth in international citizen organizations. |
International Volunteering Over 50
John Dwyer describes his experience volunteering abroad starting at the age of 50 with the Peace Corps and continuing to this day. He offers advice and resources for more senior volunteers who wish to volunteer overseas, as he has done to this day in 14 countries. |
Volunteering Abroad from A-Z: A Perspective From an Experienced Senior
Dorothy Conlon reflects upon her unique perspective as a senior experienced in many volunteer projects, who has seen trends come and go, and empahasizes the underlying value to the local community and as meaningful experience.. |
Travel in Swaziland: The Joys of Plans Gone Awry
Dorothy Conlon on her voluntourism and travels within Swaziland, which did not go as planned, but proved more than fulfulling nonetheless. |
Adventuring Abroad: An Experienced Senior Sees Travel as a 3-Course Feast
Dorothy Conlon reflects upon her unique perspective as a senior experienced in many types of adventure travels around the globe—from solo to group to cultural to volunteering. |
Transylvania Facts, Not Fiction: Cultural Tourism with Deep Roots
Senior travel editor Alison Gardner debunks many of the myths surrounding Transylvania as she travels to the famous region of Romania with other Eldertrekkers. |
Warren Rovetch: The Creaky Traveler
Warren Rovetch shares his extensive travel experience with Alison Gardner and offers advice for mobile senior travelers. |
Vienna: Ten Tips for Exploring Austria's Capital with a Thin Wallet
Alison Gardner offers budget travel tips and ideas for a visit to Vienna. |
Volunteer and Make Retirement Count
Volunteering as a senior with Global Service Corps in Tanzania. |
Teach Abroad at Any Age: The Rewards of Working in Shanghai for a 60-Year-Old
Candace Dean describes and recommends her experience teaching schoolchildren as a senior while living in Shanghai, China. |
Hosteling for the Young at Heart
Bill Hrick provides practical accommodation tips for solo senior travel abroad on a budget. |
Exploring Slovenia and Croatia
Alison Gardner decided to explore Slovenia and Croatia with a group of 12 American and Canadian friends, aged 55 to 75. She found the formerly war-torn countries suprisingly safe for senior travel, and both the dazzling natural wonders and layered history made for a rich cultural travel experience. |
Hot Air Ballooning in Cappadocia, Turkey
Alison Gardner describes her exhilarating trip in a hot air balloon over the volcanic landscapes and stone-house communities in Cappadocia, Turkey. She also provides resources for ballooning in beautiful locations around the world. |
A Kiwi Adventure: Independent Senior Travel in New Zealand
Charles P. Carlson, a retired college Professor, describes an adventurous trek with his wife though the mountains of New Zealand. |
My Vancouver Island
Alison Gardner on the natural wonders of one of the most interesting islands in North America - a place of wild beauty which people of all ages, from children to seniors, can enjoy. |
Painting in France
Sarah Massey describes how she arranged her own painting program in France after retirement. |
Retirement in Mexico
Habeeb Salloum describes many wonderful options for retirement in Mexico. |
Families Together: Seniors Take The Whole Gang Along
Arline K. Wills describes a trend where two to three generations of families are traveling together. |
Seniors Travel Solo
Arline K. Wills on considerations when opting to travel alone. |
Senior Budget Travel
Arline K. Wills offers advice and resources. |
Senior Budget Travel in Australia and New Zealand
Marilyn C. McDonald offers inside tips and advice for those who plan to travel in the land down under. |
My Three Weeks as a Cruise Ship Host
Robert D. Fertig on his experience as a cruise ship host, most of which was spent dancing. |
Italy on Your Own: Tips from a Senior
Don Bowling offers tips for staying safe and enjoying Italy based on his experience as a 72-year old male in Florence. |
Elderhostel Abroad
Ralph Shaffer offers an overview of the options offered to seniors by the Elderhostel organization. |
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