Hi and Welcome! Explore America with us on backroads. We’re Stu and Barb, The Traveling Seniors. Thank you for checking us out! We graduated high school together 50 years ago (that can’t be true)! We lost touch for 30 years but suddenly…
8 TIPS FOR CHOOSING LODGING AS A SENIOR
We have additional lodging considerations as seniors. Here are our 8 Tips for Choosing Lodging as a Senior. Tip 1: Research before you leave home. Trip Advisor and Expedia are our go-to resources for lodging research. We are not fancy people. However,…
TAKE A BACKROADS TRIP: FORT OSAGE, MISSOURI NATIONAL LANDMARK
What is better on a beautiful summer’s day than to take a backroads trip to Fort Osage, Missouri National Landmark? This fort is a surprise. There are decades of U.S. history represented here. Let’s face it. We grew up watching “cowboys and Indians”…
ESSENTIAL ROAD TRIP HACKS FOR SENIORS
Using Essential Road Trip Hacks for Seniors will make your next road trip an easy backroads vacation. There is never enough room in a car on a roadtrip. Never! And if you are like The Traveling Seniors, road trips can be lengthy,…
VISIT OLD LUXURY: HISTORIC HACIENDA DEL SOL GUEST RANCH RESORT
Visit the historic Hacienda Del Sol Guest Ranch Resort and find old world charm and casual luxury for travelers of any age. We were invited to meet one of the Hacienda’s owners over dinner while we visited Tucson, Arizona. The Resort…
TAKE A BACKROADS TRIP: GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER BIRTHPLACE
Take an educational backroads trip! We didn’t know when we drove southern Missouri backroads, we would find the birthplace of George Washington Carver. I always root for underdogs. In my mind, they reinforce my own prospects in life. Those who leave…
LEARN WHILE IN BACKROADS AMERICA: FIND NAVAJO HARMONY
Learn While in Backroads America and Find Navajo Harmony Some places just resonate with us as senior travelers. Exploring backroads America, most of our experiences have taken us far beyond sightseeing. Growing up on the plains, I was exposed to Pow Wows,…
BUILD FUN INTO SENIOR TRAVEL: THRILLS ON A SENIOR SPEEDWAY
What is senior travel without some thrills? Stu created a senior speedway in the Saguaro West National Park and took us on a wild ride! The Park is a lot hillier than it looks, folks! NEVER let oldie men take…
TAKE A BACKROADS TRIP: THE ZYDECO-CAJUN PRAIRIE SCENIC BYWAY
Find the heart of Cajun country deep in Louisiana. The Cajun culture is so exotic and mystical! Take a backroads trip to Louisiana on Highway 90 and the Zydeco-Cajun Prairie Scenic Byway in Louisiana and explore one of America’s backroad jewels. Louisiana…
REVIEW OF THE TUCSON DESERT MUSEUM: MANTA RAYS IN THE DESERT?
Tucson Desert Museum Rattlesnakes and lizards were expected at the Tucson Desert Museum but Manta Rays in the desert? The Museum was founded in 1952 and is dedicated to interpreting the bi-national Sonoran Desert region. The Desert Museum came highly…