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With age comes discounts. Great senior discounts at Marriott.com.

Want to see Europe but, don't want to do it on your own? See London, France and Italy in 2005 with Jim. Tour group is limited to 30 persons. Click Here for the 2005 Tour!

 

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At Travel Smith you’ll find packing lists for your trip including lists for different types of trips (walking tours, for instance, or cruises) as well as lists geared to specialized regions (the tropics, say, or northern Europe).

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Mature Folks Like Me...Folks 55 and older, along with their spouses, relatives or friends, or just a “significant other” that are at least 45, can take advantage of the Elderhostal program both here in America and overseas. Courses last from 2 to 4 weeks with a beginning cost of about $1,800 (This includes air fare, lodging, most meals, instruction, and admission fees.) that promise to really help you understand the area in which you are studying while enjoying g the area you are studying in. You can contact Elderhostal at 75 Federal Street, Boston, MA 02110, 617/426-7788.

Get fantastic savings when you use the Entertainment Book. Save on dining, travel, attractions and much more. Over $10,000 possible savings for the cost of a $25 to $45 book with books for over 150 major metropolitan areas. Do what I do, buy one for the city or area where you live, and for your vacation destinations this year. The Entertainment book saves you money on all your travel needs: hotels, car rentals, airfare and more! Jim.

Interhostel, a part of the University of New Hampshire (6 Garrison Avenue, Durham, NH 03824) offers programs for persons 50 and older that are two weeks in length. Prices range from about $2000 to $4500 and include the courses, room and board, air fare, and ground transportation.

Senior studies for people over 55, called ElderFolk courses, are available from the Folkways Institute (14600 SE Aldridge Road, Portland, OR 97236, 1-800-225-4666) that are specifically for individuals who enjoy in-the-field learning experiences in cultural or natural history. The courses last from about a week to almost a month and include lodging, land transportation, air fare, most meals, and lecture and museum fees at a cost of between about $3000 and $6000.

 

If you travel as much as I do, check out Magellan's Catalog. From adaptor plugs to wrinkle-free clothing, their award-winning catalog has everything for travelers.

Educational Tours For Everyone...The Smithsonian Institution offers some excellent tours with their Smithsonian Study Tours and Seminars (1100 Jefferson Dr., SW, MRC 702, Washington, DC 20560, 202/357-4700 or (fax) 202/633-9250 that include country tours, river cruises, city tours, ocean cruises, and much more including some seminars at Oxford in England.

Earthwatch (680 Mt. Auburn St., Box 9014, Watertown, MA 02272, 1-800-776-0188) offers interesting tours that include search expeditions and archaeological excavations, biological and ecological research tours, and many more exciting opportunities. You do not need any special skills and you are actually a part of the “team” doing the research.

 

Bid4Vacations  Now you can Bid4Vacations with Getting Away and find your favorite type of vacation - Cruises, Beach, Family Fun, Golf, International, Mountain and Ski, Adventure, Gaming, Spa, or a nice Weekend or Getaway!  Click on Bid4Vacations  for additional information!  Jim

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At Travel Smith you’ll find packing lists for your trip including lists for different types of trips (walking tours, for instance, or cruises) as well as lists geared to specialized regions (the tropics, say, or northern Europe).

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