After spending time with an intrepid group of gray-haired travelers, Sarah Gold wonders how she ever got the idea that the end of youth meant the end of adventure.
Travel
Are You a Midlife Travel Enthusiast? This Club Helps You Get a More Authentic Experience
The Freebird Club matches you with hosts over 50 so you can stay with people like you on the road and get insider scoop on the town.
Married With No Honeymoon? This Couple Proves It’s Never Too Late for a Romantic Trip
Eileen Stukane and her husband visited Sicily for the natural beauty and the food. They never expected the trip to turn into the honeymoon they never had.
Dancing, Exploring, Bonding: The Tribe Takes Mexico
Editor Jeannie Ralston shares what happens when you put 10 bold adventurers in an exotic location like San Miguel de Allende. Magic. Pure magic. See for yourself.
The Secret of Dr. Ho: An Adventure in Chinese Medicine
On a trip to China’s Yunan Province, Jeannie Ralston got an appointment with a famed Chinese doctor. Though he prescribed his special blend of tea for her insomnia, it was something more intangible that had the most powerful effect.
Traveling the Amazon River: One Writer’s Life & Death Journey
Deep in Peru’s rainforest, Nina Burleigh confronts alligators and anacondas and something even more terrifying: her own mortality.
How to Get a Bikini Body—Italian Style
On European beaches, women’s stomachs aren’t always flat. Their legs may be dimpled. But they have a secret when it comes to wearing a bathing suit.
James Brown and My Great, Humbling Mongolian Adventure
She used to gallop bareback on her beloved horse, but could Carol Flake Chapman rediscover that wild part of herself on the steppes of Mongolia all these years later.
Reality Check: What I Learned in a Mexican Emergency Room
The slapstick and misdirection would have made the night entirely entertaining if not for the gash in my head. Oh and the fact that everyone was ignoring me.
The Dead Woman and The Turn-Around Lady on the Inca Trail
Because she was almost 50, some doubted her stamina to make the four-day, 26 mile trek in the Andes to Machu Picchu. At times so did she.
