Last
week here where I live, winter took a holiday and warm, breezy days
came by. After the 50's melted back into the 20's again, my mind
went screaming into the night wailing, “I've got to get out of
here.” Of course, the reality is with two school children, I'm not
going anywhere. The fleeting flight to madness did, though, draw me
to take a look at what's available out there for boomers to travel
away for a few moments and take a break from the season.
I
discovered so many options that I chose the two I found most enticing
to share here. First, is the website for Road Scholar, a
non-profit entity that couples learning experiences with travel for
senior citizens across the globe. “ Road
Scholar, the not-for-profit leader in educational travel since 1975,
offers 6,500 educational tours in all 50 states and 150 countries.
Alongside local and renowned experts, experience in-depth and
behind-the-scenes learning opportunities, from cultural tours and
study cruises to walking, biking and more.” I liked that their
website was so functional due to search options too numerous to
mention here. Suffice it to say that a seeker can locate an
experience by experience, activity level, location, price, length and
many other really thoughtful criteria like bringing children along.
If I'd have found this site last year, I might be headed to Mardi Gras off the path in
Alabama right now. The link is:
The
second site brings together two activities that I really am in touch
with...traveling and volunteering. “A
volunteer trip abroad will change you. Change the way you see other
cultures. Maybe even change what you do with your life. All while you
change the lives of others for the better. Ultimately, we’re
changing the way volunteering is done, making it a safe, exciting 1
week to 3 months adventure of a lifetime.” Open to all adults, this
nonprofit endeavors to match your volunteer interests and desired
geography to available opportunities they create and maintain.
Volunteers pay a program fee to participate in experiences. Their link is:
http://www.crossculturalsolutions.org
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