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Archive for the ‘Boomer Travel’ Category

July 15th, 2008

Baby Boomer Travel: A World Full of Experiences

I love to travel, and I have many places I want to see and experience.  So I have been exploring possibilities.  They are limited only by your imagination.  Do you want to:

Go fishing,  hiking, golfing, boating, hot air ballooning?
Learn some history, literature, religion, photography?
See a festival, play, or musical event?
Enjoy a dude ranch, a cruise, […]

By Jean -- 1 comment

July 8th, 2008

Unusual Baby Boomer Vacations: House Exchange

If you are looking for an unusual vacation, to a different place this summer, you might want to consider.  The Home Exchange, for example,  allows you to list your home and exchange for another home.  The cost is $99.95 a year.  They say most exchanges are direct (one-to-one), and you should clean at the end of […]

By Jean -- 0 comments

June 30th, 2008

Baby Boomers: Vacation to Try Out a Vocation

I just found a website for an interesting company called VocationVacations®. The company sends you on a vacation to try out a vocation.
Have you ever wanted to be:

An alpaca rancher?
A bed and breakfast owner?
A chef?
A dude rancher?
An interior designer?
A private investigator?
A sailing boat captain?
A wine bar owner, vineyard owner, or wine retailer?

There are many […]

By Jean -- 0 comments

June 23rd, 2008

Can this business relationship be saved?

Like other baby boomers in business, I talk to people in the same profession.  A doctor told me about this dilemma and asked for my advice:
A  patient who is a travel agent had been coming to this doctor’s office for several months.  When  he asked how she was doing, she occasionally bemoaned the fact that […]

By Jean -- 5 comments

June 22nd, 2008

Become a Bed and Breakfast “Sitter” or Caretaker

One last comment on my series on Bed and Breakfasts as businesses for baby boomers. In my interview with Linda Stroup from Olde World B&B, she mentioned that some B&B owners get “sitters” or caretakers to take care of their business while they’re gone.
Sounds like a great idea to me. The owner can […]

By Jean -- 3 comments

June 18th, 2008

What do you need to be a B&B Owner?

To continue my interview with the owner of Olde World Bed and Breakfast in Dover, Ohio (Check out Part 1-intro, Part 2-benefits of staying in a B&B, and part 3-cost/benefit analysis of b&b ownership).
My husband and I just returned from spending two nights at a wonderful bed and breakfast in Dover, Ohio […]

By Jean -- 4 comments

June 16th, 2008

Interview with Boomer B&B Owner - Part 1

My husband and I just left our favorite B&B - Olde World Bed and Breakfast in Dover, Ohio after a wonderful weekend. As I promised in my previous blog posts (one, two, and three) I interviewed the owner. I’ll share this interview with you in two parts:
Linda and Ronnie Stroup (young baby boomers) […]

By Jean -- 2 comments

June 13th, 2008

Bed and Breakfast Businesses: Part 2

A couple of days ago, I wrote about Bed and Breakfasts as great businesses for baby boomers.
Bed and breakfasts have been around for a long time. They started out many years ago in the U.K, spread around the world. B&B’s might have been called ‘guest houses’ in earlier times. They are not […]

By Jean -- 4 comments

June 11th, 2008

Businesses for Boomers: Bed and Breakfasts

I’m traveling this weekend back home (Ohio) and to Olde World B&B, my favorite bed and breakfast in Dover, Ohio. About 8 years ago, my daughter- and son-in-law introduced my husband and I to the delight of a great bed and breakfast (our first experience was in Door County, Wisconsin). We were hooked, […]

By Jean -- 6 comments

June 5th, 2008

50 Things to do at 50-something … Part 2

To continue our list… Tomorrow I’ll announce a contest!
11. Take up windsurfing
12. Plan a surprise party for someone you care about.
13. Visit a nearby botanical garden, botanical park, anyplace where there are flowers and you can sit around and smell them.
14.  Eat something new and different, something you’ve never tried before.
15. Do something […]

By Jean -- 3 comments