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BOOKS! BOOKS! BOOKS!
SENIOR TRAVEL
Here are favorite books strongly recommended by Suddenly Senior readers and/or by Suddenly Senior. We have read these books. We think you or the recipient of your gift will like them!
And with Suddenly Senior's partnering with Amazon, you get a good price — often with discounts of 30% or more — and Suddenly Senior gets a small percentage to help keep this site going. Everyone wins!
Great Books for Gifting
| WALKING THE WORLD'S MOST EXCEPTIONAL TRAILS by Eloise Napier. From the Atlas Mountains in Morocco to the West Highland Way in Scotland and Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming and Montana, there are diverse walks presented here for hikers of all ages and abilities. Included in this collection of healthy and fun holidays is the Patagonia walk across the Argentina-Chile border, which traverses mountain paths and passes through pampas grass and nearby glaciers. Another singular trail on the Paths of Pindos in Greece is situated in one of Europe's finest wilderness areas, where bear and eagles dwell on the hillsides, and meadows — alive with wildflowers and butterflies — are edged by rustic villages.
Each trip featured here lasts between 7 and 14 days and is organized by a well-known travel specialist. 240 full-color illustrations. Great for armchair travelers, too. BUY IT NOW FOR $20.97 AT AMAZON. SAVE $8.98!
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| 1,000 PLACES TO SEE BEFORE YOU DIE by Patricia Schultz. This hefty volume reminds vacationers that hot tourist spots are small percentage of what's really worth seeing. A quick sampling: Venice's Cipriani Hotel; California's Monterey Peninsula; the Lewis and Clark Trail in Oregon; the Great Wall of China; Robert Louis Stevenson's home in Western Samoa; and the Alhambra in Andalusia, Spain.
Veteran travel guide writer Schultz divides the book geographically, presenting a little less than a page on each location. Each entry lists exactly where to find the spot (e.g. Moorea is located "12 miles/19 km northwest of Tahiti; 10 minutes by air, 1 hour by boat") and when to go (e.g., if you want to check out The Complete Fly Fisher Hotel in Montana, "May and Sept.-Oct. offer productive angling in a solitary setting").
This is an excellent resource for the intrepid traveler. BUY IT NOW FOR $13.26 AT AMAZON. SAVE $5.69!
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THE FIVE PEOPLE YOU MEET IN HEAVEN by Mitch Albom. In this fictional travel book, Eddie is a wounded war veteran, an old man who has lived, in his mind, an uninspired life. His job is fixing rides at a seaside amusement park. On his 83rd birthday, a tragic accident kills him as he tries to save a little girl from a falling cart. He awakes in the afterlife, where he learns that heaven is not a destination. It's a place where your life is explained to you by five people, some of whom you knew, others who may have been strangers. One by one, from childhood to soldier to old age, Eddie's five people revisit their connections to him on earth, illuminating the mysteries of his "meaningless" life, and revealing the haunting secret behind the eternal question: "Why was I here?"
Albom takes a big risk with the novel; such a story can easily veer into the saccharine. But, for the most part, Albom's telling remains poignant and is occasionally profound. This is a small, pure, and simple book that will find good company on a shelf next to It's A Wonderful Life. BUY IT NOW FROM $11.87 AT AMAZON. SAVE 30% OR $5.08! |
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| 100 THINGS TO DO BEFORE YOU DIE: Travel Events You Just Can't Miss by Dave Freeman and Neil Teplica. "How can you make sure you your life with the most fun and that you visit all the coolest places on earth before you pack those bags for the very last time?" The authors give suggestions for how to do so, in a modest listing of 100 of the world's wondrous events. Ranging from the participatory to the sedate, their list includes the Iditarod Sled Dog Race in Alaska; the Pageant of the Masters in Southern California; Mardi Gras in New Orleans; the World Cow Chip Throwing Championship in Beaver, Oklahoma; Carnival in Brazil; Bastille Day and the Cannes Film Festival in France; Oktoberfest in Germany; the Running of the Bulls in Spain; Yom Kippur at Israel's Western Wall; the Pushkar Camel Fair in India; the Sapporo Snow Festival in Japan; and Australia's Nude Night Surfing Contest.
For each event they provide detailed explanations and specifics on how to get there, where to stay, what to eat, and how to find out more on the web. . BUY IT NOW FOR $19.95 AT AMAZON. SAVE $6.88!
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| HOW TO GO ALMOST ANYWHERE FOR ALMOST NOTHING by Maureen Hennessy. From the Introduction..."I began a quest for information on REALLY cheap travel. I researched an extraordinary amount of published material and then embarked upon many years of travel and research in the United States and abroad. I have now traveled extensively and at very little expense in Asia, North America, Europe and Africa.
In the United States, the largest port of entry cities will get the most attention, not only because three of my favorite cities fall into this category, but for the benefit of visitors from other lands. The principles outlined herein should pertain to travel almost everywhere and you will be able to apply them with just a little bit of courage and imagination.
Southeast Asia remains a favorite because of the low ground costs, and the most detailed information will cover Asian ports of call such as Hong Kong, Malaysia, Thailand and Singapore. BUY IT NOW FOR $9.95 AT AMAZON.
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| HAVE SEX LIKE YOU DID 50 YEARS AGO: A GEEZER'S GUIDE TO GROWING OLD SMART AND OTHER FANCIFUL NOTIONS by Frank Kaiser.
You'll find travel pieces here in with the 53 funny, inspiring, real-life stories about senior sex, nostalgia, the joys of getting older, the battles we wage, and other great stuff, perfect for anyone over 50 — parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, husbands, wives, all will love it.
"Have sex..." is the funniest gift you can get for those over age 50 on your gift list. And I personalize the book with that person's name in print, absolutely free of charge. New, humorous art throughout.
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