Spain Travel Guide for Travelers Over 50: Culture, Food, Slow Travel
Plan a smarter trip to Spain with our guide to the best places to visit, when to go, food, culture, trains, packing, and slow travel ideas for travelers over 50.
Arts and Culture
Digest of Audio Posts by Travel Past 50
A digest of audio posts produced by Travel Past 50. This collection includes interviews with travel experts and responses to favorite destinations, plus a couple travel radio interviews with Kris and Tom about their nomadic travels.
Things to Do in Buenos Aires: Food, Wine, Tango, and Day Trips
Plan your stay in Buenos Aires, Argentina, with our recommendations on things do and see, and our notes on museums, food, wine, and tango. Discover day trips to artsy Tigre and to Colonia del Sacramento (Uruguay).
Santiago de Chile Itinerary: Neighborhoods and Day Trips
Build your perfect Santiago de Chile itinerary with these recommended visits to Santiago attractions, day trips to wineries in the Colchagua Valley, to UNESCO World Heritage city Valparaiso, and suggested Santiago neighborhoods and restaurants.
Fun Holiday Traditions in Spain: Christmas Markets and Foods
Christmas traditions in Spain involve holiday cakes and food, Christmas markets, nativities, beautifully lit cities, and processions of the Three Kings, or Wise Men. Here are highlights.
Some Inspirational and Amusing Quotes About Travel
I was asked a while back what my favorite travel quotes were. In the last 16 years since we’ve been traveling full time, I’ve heard and thought a lot about travel and what people have to say about it.
Reinventing Study Abroad for Adults
A new company, Elective Study Abroad, launches immersive, small group seminars in fascinating cities in Europe and beyond. We sample the course “Art and Art de Vivre” in Montpellier, France.
Put the ‘Book’ in Booking: Crafting an Author-Centric Itinerary
[Note: Along our travels, we meet many others who are following a path similar to ours: travel writers, photographers, explorers…an assortment of poeple who meet the world with curiosity and … Read more
UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Spain
A list of all the UNESCO World Heritage sites in Spain, with links to posts about the ones we have visited and photographed. There are 50 World Heritage Sites in Spain, the third most of any country. These include both cultural heritage sites and nature areas. Four are shared with other countries.
The Plantin Moretus Museum, Antwerp, Belgium
The Plantin Moretus Museum in Antwerp, Belgium holds a distinction. It’s the only museum in the world that is a Unesco World Heritage site. An extensive museum of the printing arts, including a Gutenberg Bible and books illustrated by Rubens and Bruegel the Elder.
