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Older solo women travellers embrace Africa’s wild side

PixelCatchers Across Africa’s sweeping landscapes, a growing number of older women are choosing to travel solo, drawn by the promise of adventure, connection, and discovery. At Acacia Africa, sales and marketing manager Arno Delport has witnessed this shift first-hand — a change that is challenging stereotypes, reshaping itineraries, and redefining what luxury and adventure mean to this dynamic group of travellers. According to Delport, many see solo travel as an opportunity to reconnect with…

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Worry-free senior travel: a guide to essential packing and preparation

Few experiences match the pleasure of exploring the world in your sunset years. Traveling as a senior allows you to visit your dream destinations without the demands of work and family looming over your head. It’s also a natural way to manage common age-related health problems, including anxiety and reduced physical activity.   But as you shall find, the success of each trip depends primarily on sufficient planning and preparation. A major part of the planning process involves adding essential…

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Senior citizen flight discounts to save big and fly smart

You´re retired but the spirit of travel and adventure, having fun, learning new things, has no age limit. If you can't make your travel passion enough of a reality during your working years, then take advantage of retirement to explore the world, either solo or with your better half. And there are airlines and online agencies that specifically provide discounted senior airfares, but at the same time, it’s challenging to find the right flight deal at the right time and the right place.   read…

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  • Allie McCoy March 8, 2010 at 4:49am
    Speaking as one who's firmly in that seniors group, it is attitude, Jennifer, just as you say. But it's also health. I don't kid myself: I know I've been blessed to be in such good condition when friends, through no fault of their own, are slowed down by very real ailments.
  • Jennifer Merigan March 8, 2010 at 4:40am
    Age is no barrier these days - its attitude - i work with older people and they are a inspiration - there are people who are still travelling into their 80s - we had a reader at 90 visit the states last year - the biggest issue for older travellers is the travel insurance...cost and often trying to find an insurer who will cover them
  • Allie McCoy March 7, 2010 at 7:25pm
    You don't have to be my age to love stories like this: http://www.philly.com/philly/travel/86258262.html. But what is the big deal about trekkers being in their 50s? Why not their 60s, or 70s? We have a ski writer in this area, Ted Heck, who's in his late 80s.
  • Maureen Blevins March 5, 2010 at 6:56pm
    Well, I guess I have officially joined the ranks of "senior" traveller but I sure don't feel like it! I have an African Safari coming up, I hike, I write - whew! Glad I'm retired!
  • Judy Wells January 14, 2010 at 6:22pm
    Do visit my website, http://www.travelonthelevel.com/html. It's designed for anyone who needs or wants to travel with less strenuous walking and fewer stairs. I developed it after 10+ years as a travel writer hobbling around on deteriorating knees, now wonderfully replaced.
  • David Paul Appell December 8, 2009 at 8:33pm
    Newsflash: Seniors Home Exchange (seniorshomeexchange.com), the home swapping site for seniors, appears to be offline, according to travel expert Arthur Frommer. Please let us know if it comes back online!
  • Donna Hamilton August 26, 2009 at 2:05pm
    Our tours cater for those who are NOT into bungy-jumping off the harbour bridge!!! :)
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