Find yourself. Somewhere else.
"There are no permanent friends...only permanent interests."
- Benjamin Disraeli
The devaluation of the dollar against the euro (hovering recently at
around $1.56 for one euro) is impacting people’s European travel plans
just as gas price hikes have affected domestic travel. In a recent
informal poll of a random cross-section of travelers, BoomVoyage found
that 1/3 had cancelled or curtailed planned European travel. There is
still a way to go and save money. Consider one of the many exciting
European cruise vacations.
Travel involves all of the senses from awe-inspiring sights such as unparalleled natural beauty or amazing man made edifices to tastes of the exotic or sublime local fare. One of our senses, hearing, can now add to our travel experiences in a new way through audio tours that take advantage of portable MP3, iPod and GPS technology. Read more about audio tours.
In her 50s, author and travel writer Carol White decided to change her life. The travel adventures and surprise bends in the road that resulted led to an award-winning book, and a new career helping others follow their dreams. Carol’s passion for travel and for pursuing your dreams is contagious. She is currently on an adventure in Vietnam and Thailand. Look for her columns here in Passions New and Old. Read Carol’s own life change story.
Perhaps your first love was photojournalism, but you ended up in law school, or maybe taking pictures has always been something you love to do and now you have the time to pursue your passion for it. Whether it’s a potential new career or just serious pleasure, your interest in photography can move to a whole new level when you attend photography classes at Photography at the Summit. Read more about these photography classes.
One of the things we’re passionate about here at BoomVoyage is food and cooking. If you are too, then we’d like to introduce you to some friends of ours at ChefShop.com. Read more about gourmet food.
Now, at 50, I’m ready to head to Italy for two weeks at Pompeii and Herculaneum and lifelong learning. What’s your passion? Always wanted to study cordon bleu cooking? Just found out you are an artist and want to paint where the Masters painted—or maybe you have another educational travel journey in mind? Find your passions and how and where to indulge them here.
