Shows, Shopping, Golf and Fishing!

Known as the live music capital of the world, Branson, Missouri is a fantastic place for seniors to enjoy shows, shopping and golf.

Taking a cruise around Manhattan is a perennial joy. Who can say that sailing close to Ms. Liberty is not a thrill, or that gliding along the New York skyline at dusk does not make the heart soar?

 From time to time Joan Oleck will write about inexpensive day trips in the five boroughs.

For many baby boomers, the word “cruising” once meant driving around town with the top down on a Saturday night.

Have you heard about the High Line yet?

Have you been to Nuku Hiva? Nuka whatta? Part of the Marquesas Islands group in the South Pacific, this is not your typical island in French Polynesia.

I am green with envy: Two sets of friends have been or are going to Paris this summer—despite the recession. Considering that neither set is particularly well-heeled, how the heck do they afford it?