Song of India, a new book about a one-year odyssey in India, is now available. Written by GBN member Mariellen Ward, the book is getting great reviews!
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Song of India
Posted by Keith on January 25th, 2011
Orta San Giulio: Northern Italy at its Best
Posted by Keith on January 24th, 2011
Cobblestone streets, a 1580′s era town hall with a frescoed facade, outdoor cafes on a plaza bordering a mountain lake, a fairy tale looking island in the middle of that lake – atmosphere, atmosphere, atmosphere. This is exactly what Alan and I hoped to find on our baby boomer adventure in Northern Italy.
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Consider Us
Posted by Editor on December 1st, 2010
Well, as most of you out there know, the United States, as well as Japan, Sweden, and the U.K., have issued a “terror alert” to warn their citizens of potential terrorist activity in Europe in areas that are frequented by travelers…places like Belgium and France where I’ll be traveling in less than a month (I’ll also be going to the Netherlands, but I haven’t seen it mentioned specifically…yet). The alert itself is fairly vague and supposedly, it’s not meant to discourage travel to Europe, it’s meant for us to be more vigilant and alert while we’re there. The U.S. (and other countries) don’t want to get too specific because apparently, the intelligence the government has gathered doesn’t name specific targets but they suspect the attack may be like the “commando style” attack that took place in Mumbai two years ago.
The warning does intimate a “potential for terrorists to attack public transportation systems and other tourist infrastructure”. “Tourist infrastructure”, hmmm…that would be places like subways and crowded places like the Eiffel Tower (which has been evacuated twice in a month for bomb threats), which I’ll be visiting in November.
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Hiking on Montana’s Stillwater Trail
Posted by Editor on November 30th, 2010
Last week I wrote a post about why Alan and I traveled to the Stillwater River Valley in Montana. During our explorations, we discovered an excellent hiking trail system at the end of Forest Road 400 in Nye. With only a 500′ elevation gain in the first three miles to Sioux Charley Lake, it’s very doable for baby boomer hikers. We filmed a video to give you a first-hand look.
Stillwater Trail No. 24 is located in the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness near Custer National Forest, not too far from Red Lodge. During our time on the trail, we passed many hikers carrying fishing poles. The trail is also shared with horseback riders accessing the back-country.
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Oldest Hiking Trail In Germany – Rennsteig
Posted by Editor on November 22nd, 2010
The Rennsteig along the ridge of the Thuringian Forest in central Germany – in the south of what used to be the German Democratic Republic – prides itself on being the oldest hiking trail in Germany.
Gut Runst!
It is also the only trail which – as the official literature insists – has its own form of hiking etiquette: while hikers on other trails may greet one another with a friendly “hallo” or “Guten Tag”, the Rennsteigers merrily wish each other a “Gut Runst!” Thankfully, to my son’s and my own great relief, this turned out to be total bunkum.
The Rennsteig is also the only trail in Germany that has its own song. I know what you are thinking now, and yes, there are reasons why the Rennsteiglied never quite made it to the top of the international charts.
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