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Five Travel Thrills For Daredevil Seniors


More exciting than roller coaster rides at amusement parks, some unique destinations provide real adventure, but are safe enough for even the most nervous senior.

Grand Canyon Skywalk: One of the world's top natural wonders features the horseshoe-shaped Skywalk. It’s a clear glass-bottom platform that extends 70 feet out over the West Rim. You actually walk out over the Canyon on a glass sidewalk.

It offers unrestricted breathtaking scenes of the multicolored sheer cliffs and rock formations that stretch more than 20 miles in all directions, as well as thrilling views nearly a mile directly below to the Colorado River. The Hualapai Native-American tribe, which has lived in the Arizona area for centuries, opened the Skywalk in 2008. It’s described as "walk the path of the eagle".

Visitor numbers are limited on this busy tourist site, so it's best to arrive very early in the morning or at sunset. There are restaurants and other facilities adjacent to the Skywalk. Tickets are $29.95 adults and $22.46 for kids 3 to 11. grandcanyonskywalk.com

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Senior Travel Smiles: Time For Some Humor PDF Print E-mail


Sometimes we at travel4seniors.com can get too serious about informing our seasoned readers about all the bad stuff that can happen to wandering seniors. Here are some lighten-up one-liners:

In spite of the latest GPS gizmo in my new car, I still get lost driving. Last time I tried to use my GPS, the voice finally yelled, “Hey, you old goat, I give up! Go to ask at the nearest gas station!”

When preparing to travel these overpriced days, seniors should lay out some your clothes and all of your money.

Consider your time is just about up when you actually look like your passport photo.

If cramped airline seats get any tighter, we’ll all be sitting cheek-to-cheek, both top and bottom.

My 80-year-old maiden aunt doesn’t fly anymore, but goes to the airport every day just to get body-searched.

You know you’re getting old when the airline revokes your mile-high club membership.

Question about new computerized cars that drive themselves: If a senior is in the front seat, will the car automatically go only at 35 MPH, and with the right turn signal flashing permanently?

 
 
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