Travel with a Challenge
Discover the new world of cruise and land vacations for mature travelers, their families and friends!
While showcasing both well-established and freshly-minted alternative travel opportunities throughout the world, this website and its Web magazine promise its readers practical advice and plenty of nuts-and-bolts information to encourage active, educational, value-added vacationing suitable for men and women over 50. The one thing you won’t find is an excuse to stay home!
October – November 2024
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Seniors Hike Patagonia with a Backpack
Two senior hikers take on Argentina’s and Chile’s most challenging Patagonia trails trekking from refugio to refugio and carrying moderate-sized backpacks. Regular contributor, MaryAnn Gerst, celebrated her 75th birthday by proving she can still take on wilderness adventures and come away smiling!
New Zealand’s “Natural Spa of the South Pacific” is a mecca for visitors looking for unique health and wellness experiences among the hotsprings and bubbling mud. Rotorua is also the heartland of Maori culture and THE place to experience the history, traditions and spectacular music, dance and artistry of these powerful aboriginal people.
American watercolor artist, Jennifer Lawson, and her friend, Patricia Lennon, conquered 500 miles/805 kilometers of the Camino de Santiago with Jennifer vowing to paint every one of their 32 days on the road. The result is a charming, whimsical and colorful personal article based on their book that captures this iconic pilgrim experience with a unique set of eyeglasses.
Paris resident, local tour guide and book author, Tom Reeves, takes readers on a cuisine crawl with detailed information about favorite restaurants, cafes, bistros, and gourmet food and wine shops to suit every budget. Declares guidebook reviewer, Jake Lamar, “Tom decodes the little customs, cultural quirks and expressions of speech” you’ll want to know, including ten tips for dining like a local.
Canada’s national capital is a year round travel delight with many world-class festivals and museums, cultural events and a great natural setting that lures visitors in every season. The cuisine choices in this mid-size city are exceptional, and historic accommodations offer intriguing stories.
Learn More About Travel with a Challenge
Launched in 2000, Travel with a Challenge web magazine’s mission has always been about encouraging our readership to look beyond mainstream rest and relaxation vacations and destinations to the wider, deeper travel opportunities that await the greatest adventurers of our time … the mature travel readership, ages 45 to 80+ years. Our editor shares secrets of the publication’s unique success over 24 years.
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