Once again, thanks everyone for your help. We have decided to include Monument Valley, at least for a quick look. It is obvious from...
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We (husband and I – 64 & 56) have taken early retirement now kids are off our hands. Spend our time either travelling, or planning travel. Love meeting kindred spirits (they’re few and far between). Have been backpacking since we spent two years travelling in 1976-7. Just finished trip to Madagascar, Comoros Islands, Seychelles and Reunion. Now planning trip to West Africa from 11th January 07 to 4th March 07 create your own visited country map or check our Venice travel guideRecent activity
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replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Las Vegas to Phoenix via lots of National Parks in the Americas - United States of America Branch
12 days ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Social Media for Mature ..okay senior people in the Older Travellers Branch
I love Facebook - mainly for the kids and the grandchildren, and the kids' friends who used to always be around at our place, but we would...
16 days ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Las Vegas to Phoenix via lots of National Parks in the Americas - United States of America Branch
Thanks for all your great help! I've taken it all on board (and keeping copious notes) and I'm now starting to get a good sense of what we...
17 days ago -
posted a new Thorn Tree thread called Las Vegas to Phoenix via lots of National Parks in the Americas - United States of America Branch
We fly into Las Vegas late on the 27th March, will spend 3 nights there (seeing it and getting over jetlag from Australia), and will then...
18 days ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Trip report: South West 2011 in the Americas - United States of America Branch
I definitely read every word, as we're about to do a very similar trip (but for a shorter time - 10 days), and you answered a lot of our...
25 days ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Hotel Sri Lanka for mature traveler-need words of wisdom in the Older Travellers Branch
I think the plan is wonderful - in theory. I've been to a number of places all over the world (including one in Sri Lanka) where the...
about 1 month ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Canadians drown in Mexico in the Older Travellers Branch
I suspect it is not people's blogs that is stopping new people coming to the "Older Traveller's" site, but rather people who insist on...
2 months ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Spanish efficiency - as good as Sudanese? in the Older Travellers Branch
Always love reading your reports - look forward to more from different corners of the world.
2 months ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Taking a cruise - some comments in the Older Travellers Branch
I agree with everything you've said "whenwecan". Travelling to us involves having lots of different experiences, and taking a cruise is...
2 months ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Has Older Travellers become old? in the Older Travellers Branch
I was one of the regulars on the site, and used it a lot when we first retired (in 1999). We're still travelling as much as we ever did,...
2 months ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Living on the Road - BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba in the Older Travellers Branch
Will store all this info away for future use. Now that our son and family are going to Montreal (from Sydney, Australia) to live for at...
6 months ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Escaping the London Olympics 2012 in the Older Travellers Branch
When the Olympics were in Sydney, many made a similar decision to leave. We thought about it, but in the end decided to stay, and we were...
6 months ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Of Visas and Exchange Rates! in the Older Travellers Branch
If you're looking for budget travel, I don't think a Peregrine trip would be the way to go. Just about all tours are much more expensive...
7 months ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called #9 (final) Philippines, March 4, 2010 in the Older Travellers Branch
I've just come back from three weeks in Palawan, Philippines and were very impressed. Mass tourism hasn't hit there yet. We're very keen...
7 months ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Bhutan Sep 2012 - looking for travel companion in the Older Travellers Branch
I'm doing a 27-day tour, starting in Kathmandu on the 1st October., and going to Sikkim, Darjeeling and Bhutan by expedition vehicle, with...
8 months ago
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