By Gary Geyer
I imagine I meet all the qualifications to be called, “old”.
But nobody ever calls me that.
Thank heavens there are euphemisms.
Consider my history.
I started out as a “war baby” and joined millions of other “baby boomers.” When I was a kid we were cutely referred to as the “youngsters.”
As a teen, I was a […]

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By Gary Geyer
Time was you had to be beautiful, have a great body and be under 30 to be naked in the movies.
My, how times have changed
If You Are Over 50, Skin Is In.
The reasoning seems to be that nudity involving older actors (and actresses) is erotic because being nude over 50 is rare in […]

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By Howie Cohen
I’m standing in a second-hand store in Aspen called Gracie’s. It’s where rich people bring their fancy leather jackets and name brand suits that they don’t want anymore cause they’re last year’s style or a little frayed around the collar.
When I was younger, I wouldn’t have been caught dead in a place like […]

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By Gary Geyer
 
In the summer of 1998, my wife Linda and I were on a wide body flight from LA to NY.
The plane was pretty empty so we decided to spread out a little and get comfortable. Our assigned seats were the aisle and window on the side of the plane with two seats. Since […]

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By Steve Dryden
Summer and Fall are the perfect seasons to visit Mexico’s premier wine country in Guadalupe Valley. If you haven’t discovered Baja California’s “silent revolution” in creating world class wines, you’re really missing out! This valley offers gourmet culinary delights, charming and romantic lodging, excellent wines and friendly residents from all over […]

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By Debby Merickel

The sales pitches rang through the air like firecrackers after a ballgame.
“Everyone buys a carpet after lunch, how about you?”
“I’ve been waiting for you, ever since last night.”
“I can help you spend your money.”
4000 shops. Yikes!
A trip to the famed Kapali Çarsi (in Turkey) […]

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By Ellsworth T. Rundlett III

Want to spark up your marraige? Looking for some quality time together? My advice is to take an ocean cruise and I guarantee that your marriage will take a turn for the best.
My wife and I recently spent 38 days on the Queen Mary II sailing from New York City to Los Angeles […]

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By Debby Merickel
 
In the last edition you read about romance and the onboard experience. This time we will feature a destination specific cruise.
Small ships: Navigating islands where big liners can’t go.
The Galapagos is one destination that is best served by boat travel, and the smaller, the better. Check with your travel agent to […]

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By Debby Merickel
Luang Prabang, the jewel of Indochina, is a small village in Laos that UNESCO plans to maintain that way under its World Heritage program. The ancient royal city is surrounded by mountains at the junction of the Mekong and its tributary, the Khan River.
The tasty food, great markets, warm climate […]

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By Greg Tamblyn

I boarded a flight home from San Francisco to Kansas City and found a real party going on back in coach. Everybody seemed to know each other and they were all roaming around the cabin, laughing, talking, and generally having a great time. It turned out they were mostly pharmaceutical reps from the […]

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