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50 TRAVEL IDEAS FOR WOMEN OVER 50

I pack light, go far and come home a little different.

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Bucket 01 of 20 · 1,000 Things

50TRAVEL IDEASFOR WOMEN OVER 50

I pack light, go far and come home a little different.

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Big trips, long weekends and a few wild ones.

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A note from Grace

WHERE WOULD YOU GO IF NOBODY NEEDED YOU FOR A MONTH?

Somebody asked me that once. I didn't have an answer, and it bugged me.

So I made a list. These are fifty of my favorites. Some take a passport and a savings plan. Some take a free Saturday and a full tank.

You don't have to do them all. Just notice which ones make you sit up, and tap Yes!

Grace

MY TRAVEL SHORT LIST0 Yes!0 Maybe someday0 of 50 sortedSee my list

GO FAR

The big ones. I'd start saving now.

01
Spend a full month living abroad instead of a week sightseeing
02
Visit a country where I don't speak a word of the language
03
Go on safari and see elephants somewhere other than a zoo
04
Cruise to Alaska and watch a glacier calve into the sea
05
Set foot on a continent I've never visited
06
Walk Machu Picchu at my own pace, with plenty of breaks
07
See Japan during cherry blossom season
08
Sleep in a glass igloo under an Arctic sky
09
Visit Antarctica, the continent most people never check off
10
Cross the Atlantic by ship instead of by plane

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Plenty of road left.

@IAMGRACEUNCOMMON

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HIT THE ROAD

Windows down. Nothing booked past tonight.

11
Take a road trip with nothing booked past the first night
12
Ride a long-distance train across the country, sleeper car and all
13
Drive Route 66 end to end, diner pie strongly encouraged
Grace's pick
14
Drive the Pacific Coast Highway with the windows down
Grace's pick
15
Drive the Blue Ridge Parkway in peak fall color
16
Set a goal to visit all 50 states and start counting
17
Rent an RV for a month and see if the lifestyle suits me
18
Take a canal boat through the English countryside at four miles an hour
19
Take a bike tour through wine country, with a support van for the hills
20
Explore my own state like a tourist, guidebook and all

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GO BACK

Places that knew a younger me.

21
Return to a place I went in my 20s and see who I am there now
22
Visit the town my grandparents or great-grandparents came from
23
Revisit the beach from my childhood family vacations
24
Visit the setting of my favorite novel
25
Rent a cottage in the Irish countryside for a week
26
Stay in a historic inn that's more than 200 years old
27
Spend a night in a lighthouse, a treehouse, or a castle
28
Sleep in an overwater bungalow at least once in this lifetime
29
Ride a gondola in Venice, cliché and all
30
Visit a city just for its museums and stay a full week

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More adventure, please.

@IAMGRACEUNCOMMON

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SAY YES

The ones I'd talk myself out of. So I won't.

31
Take a solo trip somewhere no one knows my name
32
Fly somewhere on a whim with a carry-on and a free weekend
33
Plan a "yes trip" where I say yes to every local suggestion
Grace's pick
34
Stand at the rim of the Grand Canyon at sunrise
35
Take a ferry to an island I can't drive to
36
Plan a trip around a total solar eclipse
37
Spend a week on a small island where cars aren't allowed
38
Charter a small sailboat and hop between Greek islands
39
Take a scenic flight over a glacier or a volcano
40
Go to a world-famous event like Wimbledon, the Olympics, or the Kentucky Derby

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I PACK LIGHT,GO FARAND COME HOMEA LITTLEDIFFERENT.

@IAMGRACEUNCOMMON

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TRAVEL SMART

Go more, for less, with less.

41
Renew my passport before I need it, then go use it
42
Master the art of one bag, two weeks, zero regrets
43
Travel off-season and have the place nearly to myself
44
Try house-sitting abroad and live like a local for free
45
Swap homes with someone in another country for two weeks
46
Finally spend the travel points I've been hoarding for years
47
Spend a weekend in the nearest city I've never bothered to visit
48
Book a river cruise through a country I've only seen in movies
49
Join a small-group tour of women my age and see where it leads
50
Keep a travel journal and actually finish it this time

MY TRAVEL SHORT LIST

0 Yes! · 0 Maybe someday

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