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The Surprising Effect of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Boomer Travel
By Phyllis Stoller, NABBW’s Group Travel Associate Who do you think were the first to begin to travel post-Pandemic? Based on our experience as tour operators, is was Boomer Women. Why? Older folks...
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Linda Ballou Reports On Travel Trends for 2023: Leisure Travel is Back!
By Linda Ballou, NABBW’s Adventure Travel Associate Travel Is Opening Up, All Around the World I’ve just returned from the Adventure Travel Show, and am delighted to report that the travel industry is...
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In Which Trina Further Discusses Her Year of Joy And What She’s Learned So Far…
By Trina O’Quinn for the NABBW I ended my last blog stating that I was going to use the following prompts to set my year of Joy. I hope that they helped you in January and February as they have me....
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Linda Ballou Shares Some of Her Favorite Santa Barbara Stops
By Linda Ballou, NABBW’s Adventure Travel Associate Readers, I am working on a new book, which is very close to publication, to be called Lost Angel Unleashed: Stories From the Heart, as well as my...
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Book Review: Lost Angel Unleashed: You’ll Be “Gobsmacked” At Ballou’s Third...
Title: Lost Angel Unleashed: Stories from the Heart (Lost Angel Travel Series: Book Three) Author Linda Ballou Reviewed for the NABBW by Anne Holmes Books in Linda Ballou’s Lost Angel Series Lost Angel...
View ArticleThe Ageless Traveler: An Essential Guide to Traveling with an Older Adult
By Adriane Berg, NABBW’s Associate for Successful Aging In anticipation of the upcoming podcast The Ageless Traveler: Lifelong Travel Made Easy, I discovered essential resources for traveling with an...
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The Ageless Traveler: What’s On Your Second Bucket List?
By Adriane Berg, NABBW’s Associate for Successful Aging I am sitting in the Silvio Pettirossi International Airport in Asuncion, Paraguay, having a transformational moment. After having visited 90...
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Trina O’Quinn Reflects on Her New Personal Zen, the Art of Needlework, And...
By Trina O’Quinn for the NABBW One of Trina’s hand-embroidered grandchild quilts. One of the gifts of my Retirement has been my resumption of needlework — specifically embroidery and quilting. Since I...
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Book Review: My Reaction to Peter Attia MD’s new book, “Outlive”
Title: Outlive: The Science & Art of Longevity Author: Peter Attia, MD (author, audiobook narrator) with Bill Gifford (author) Reviewed for BabyBoomer.org by Gregory Damian I started listening...
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Linda Ballou Shares Highlights, Photos of Her Recent Adventure to Costa Rica...
By Linda Ballou, NABBW’s Adventure Travel Associate Linda’s shot of a couple of happy, young locals, or Ticos, as the Costa Rican natives call themselves. Costa Rica, the poster child of eco-tourism,...
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NABBW Member Tammy Hader Explains Why She Pivoted to “The Path Not Taken” in...
By Tammy Hader for the NABBW After 30 years of defining myself as an accountant and developing an adequately successful career, I decided to retire and explore a different path. This task sounds simple...
View ArticleThe Ageless Traveler: Is Dental Tourism Right for You? Or How We Saved...
By Adriane Berg, NABBW’s Associate for Successful Aging Let’s face it. The sad fact is that your teeth will likely wear out before you do. That can mean a substantial financial outlay if you are a...
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Considering a Fabulous Trip But Worried Whether You’re Fit Enough? Here’s a...
By Phyllis Stoller, NABBW’s Group Travel Associate As I mentioned in my last post, it’s finally time to travel again, and we Boomer/Senior travelers are right up at the front of the line, enjoying our...
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Needle Work, Quilting and the First Aspect of Joy
By Trina O’Quinn for the NABBW How does needlework and quilting bring me Joy? In several ways: Tactiley — the feel of the cloth and thread in my hand and fingers brings me a sense of calm. Audibly —...
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Tammy Hader Offers Her Quick Start Guide to Parent/Child Role Reversal
By Tammy Hader for the NABBW: Tammy Hader I knew it was out there, stalking me from the shadows of time. Parent/child role reversal is nothing new. It was easy to ignore until it became the reality of...
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NABBW’s 2023 Update on Traveling Safely with a Chronic Illness or Disability
By Mary J. Yerkes and Anne L. Holmes for the NABBW NOTE: This helpful article originally appeared at NABBW.com in 2009 and was updated in 2019. In 2023, we are happy to again bring it up to date, so...
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Linda Ballou Shares Her Adventures on the Coconut Coast of Kaua’i
By Linda Ballou, NABBW’s Adventure Travel Associate As a young woman, I had dropped out of society and landed on the North Shore of Kaua‘i. It was a head-spinning transformative time in my life. There,...
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Linda Ballou Visits Po‘ipū and is Sunny Side UP on Kaua‘i
By Linda Ballou, NABBW’s Adventure Travel Associate Po‘ipū Cost Walk. Linda Ballou photo. Po‘ipū is the favored spot by visitors to the Island because it guarantees full blown sunny beach days. In...
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Linda Ballou Recommends You Take a Walk on Kaua’i’s Wild Side
By Linda Ballou, NABBW’s Adventure Travel Associate Hanalei Bay today. Linda Ballou photo When I lived on the North Shore in 1978, there was not one home on the shore of horseshoe-shaped Hanalei Bay....
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Lorraine Miano, NABBW’s Holistic Menopause Health Associate, Shares News on...
By Lorraine Miano, NABBW’s Holistic Menopause Health Associate My recent osteoporosis diagnosis felt like a sucker punch to the gut. It was totally unexpected and left me wondering how and why did this...
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