Road Scholar #56 for me! Stevens and I began traveling with Elderhostel, as Road Scholar was then called, in 1996 when they changed the minimum age requirement. My parents traveled with Elderhostel, too, so I'm second-generation. Click on the tab at the top to see the entire list.
This summer marks 30 years of our Road Scholar adventures. Stevens and I began traveling with Elderhostel, as Road Scholar was then called, in 1996 when they changed the minimum age requirement. My parents traveled with Elderhostel, too, so I'm second-generation. Click on the tab at the top to see the entire list.
This summer marks 30 years of our Road Scholar adventures. Stevens and I began traveling with Elderhostel, as Road Scholar was then called, in 1996 when they changed the minimum age requirement. My parents traveled with Elderhostel, too, so I'm second-generation. Click on the tab at the top to see the entire list.
I went to Peru because I didn’t go to Scotland. That is, I registered for the mid-July session of The Best of Scotland but that was cancelled due to low enrollment. I was able to sign up for ...
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Friday, January 30/Saturday, January 31 [NZ time is 19 hours ahead of central time, so a day was lost in transit].
The most challenging part of the trip came at the beginning. I got to ORD in plenty of time and the ...
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I had a wonderful time on The Best of Italy tour. It was my 51st program with Road Scholar. Click on the tab to see the entire list. We've met several RS 'centenarians' over the years and one man who'd been on 150+. My parents went on a dozen Elderhostels (as it was then known) so I am second generation.
Saturday, October 11: overnight flight from O'Hare to Rome.
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I could not resist taking pictures of the tile floors in Rome, Florence, and Venice. My quilter's brain went to work right away figuring out how they were put together.
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Don't turn me in! Photography is strictly forbidden in the Sistine Chapel, but I covertly snapped photos of the floors.
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| Capitoline Museum, Rome |
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| St. Mary Major (Santa ... |
A trip to Ireland was just the right way to celebrate my 50th Road Scholar program! Click on the tab to see the entire list. We've met several RS 'centenarians' over the years and one man who'd been on 150+. My parents went on a dozen Elderhostels (as it was then known) so I am second-generation. Of all the Ireland tours offered I chose this one because, at the time, I didn't want to leave Stevens (with a caregiver) for too long. I'm happy with all that I saw and did.
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I love to travel but, as many of you know, my husband is no longer able to join me. Based on the success of my trip to San Diego in June (ALA conference) when he had a 24/7 caregiver, I signed up for the Best of London and Paris with Road Scholar. They offered single travelers the double rate with the understanding that if there was another single we would be roommates. We again engaged a 24/7 caregiver.
This was my 49th trip with Road Scholar. That includes a number of one-day trips that they offered for a ...
read moreThis was our 39th Road Scholar program (47th if we count the one-day "day of discovery" field trips). We began traveling with Road Scholar in 1996 right after they eliminated the age requirement. We like the combination of learning and sight-seeing, the value for our money, and the interesting fellow travelers. Click on the link in the blog header to see the complete list of our RS adventures.
Road Scholar holds weeklong programs at the Chautauqua Institution in spring and fall -- before the actual Chatauqua season. They also have a programs during the season when it's a lot more ...
18 days, 8 states, 3010 miles. Our October trip -- the farthest I've been away from home since February, 2020, and even longer for Stevens -- was a memorable success. We accomplished three goals and did so much more. The travelog will be presented in multiple parts.
We left home Friday morning, October 9, headed for Richfield, OH, just south of Cleveland.
From the website: CVSR is a tourist excursion railway and private sector, nonprofit 501(c)3 organization operating in partnership with Cuyahoga Valley National Park. CVSR ...
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It was disconcerting to come into town Sunday afternoon to find half the streets closed! The full moon, high tide, and a nor'eastern swamped the streets on Saturday night. We drove very carefully. The motel was on slightly higher ground and did not flood. 
Here is the official description of the Road Scholar program. Charlie Petrocci (photo ...
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We left Thursday, October 10, and returned Sunday, October 20 -- a round trip journey of 2,284 miles. The only mishap was that I left my eyeglasses in the hotel in Terre Haute after the first night. I cannot see without corrective lenses and not having eyeglasses at night and early morning was hard. Furthermore, my husband isn't able to drive long distances so I needed to be able to see! The hotel shipped them to me at the motel in Crisfield and they arrived Monday. [I have worn eyeglasses for 60 years and contacts for 53 years and ...
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