Features

by Jennifer Petoff, San Francisco, CA

My husband, Scott, and I recently moved from Philadelphia to San Francisco to pursue a new job opportunity. In the process of relocating, we were able to carve out time for a month-long trip to Australia and New Zealand in March ’07. The trip represented the perfect opportunity to put my blogging skills to the test.

A blog, or web log, is a terrific way to keep in touch with family and friends during an extended trip. In contrast to a postcard that can take days or weeks to arrive, a blog post can be transmitted instantaneously...

by Beth Habian, Features Editor

Looking for some royal treatment on your next trip overseas? What better place to be treated like a royal than London, where they’ve been perfecting the art of luxury for centuries?

Granted, with current exchange rates, it’s not the first destination that comes to mind for those on a tight budget, but if you’re ready for a bit of a splurge, perhaps an account of my September ’07 visit will provide a few suggestions to make your trip a more memorable one.

Arriving in the city

After an enjoyable flight from JFK to Heathrow on...

by Steven Cole, Lowell, MI (First of two parts, jump to part 2)

“It seems like yesterday. . .” is a phrase older folks find themselves saying quite often. For me, it seems like yesterday that I was taking stairs two at a time. Now I avoid stairs whenever I can. But in January ’06 I had an opportunity to ascend the world’s biggest “staircase” — in the Himalayas.

I was going to Pokhara, Nepal, as a consultant on a U.S. aid project and would have sufficient free time for a trek, but I kept wondering whether a person over 60 could manage even moderate hiking in the world’s...