Travel Tips for Baby Boomers

As baby boomers become empty nesters, their thoughts turn to flights of fancy. Or at least, flights to distant destinations. And that's where Drury Bagwell comes in. He is a retired assistant vice president for student affairs at the University of Maryland who does an annual seminar for college students who are planning trips to Europe. By his count, he's been to 71 countries around the world - including South Africa, as you can see in the picture. Recently, Newsdesk asked him to apply his expertise to help baby boomers as they plan their own expeditions.

Bagwell says, "As baby boomers, we have had a lot of opportunities to travel over the past years. Maybe as young adults, we did the 'backpack around Europe" thing. And, as we get older, we look more at the packaged tours which make things extremely easy for us. But, before we give up our flexibility, here are a few tips if you want to still try and see Europe on your own." (The tips are primarily for Europe, but many are still applicable no matter where you go.)

For a free handout with additional travel tips and pointers, please contact Drury Bagwell directly.

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