It's about 390 miles when you drive 101 from Los Angeles to San Francisco on the Pacific Coast Highway. It’s eight to 10 hours, with a gas/potty/dining stop or two on a no-delay roadway day.

Starting from Santa Monica's ocean front, PCH follows the Pacific shore, offering many interesting places to visit and beautiful scenery. There are Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz, Monterey and Carmel along the way.

About 90 miles up the coast from Santa Monica, Santa Barbara offers great seafood restaurants and pristine beaches. A visit to the 17th Century Mission Santa Barbara is worthwhile for rest and reflection. It was founded by Father Junipero Serra, one of many he established in early California years.

This organization's travel adventures for seniors are always great experiences. And nothing can be more thrilling than to stand on the South Rim of the Grand Canyon at dawn and dusk as Mother Nature paints the rocks in ever-changing colors and patterns.

Road Scholar Program #1062RJ is from Sunday, March 1 to Friday, March 6. The price for this trip, the first of several Grand Canyon excursions planned during the year, is $895 per person.

In addition to the Grand Canyon visit, the program includes seeing the beautiful town of Sedona and its surrounding red rock formations. Participants will also take a train ride along the Verde River and experience the ancient Native American cliff-dweller city called Montezuma Castle.

All programs will include experts who will explain the miracles of the unspoiled Arizona treasures. For more details and schedules, go to www.roadscholar.org

First hand experience: Arrived in Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport. Enjoyed the great restaurants, amazing museums and strolled the colorful red light district.

Before returning home, we spent time in a town more typical of old Holland. It was Haarlem, a ten-century-old village halfway between Amsterdam and the airport.

Quick history course: America's original Haarlem, originated as a suburb of Niew Amsterdam. When the British took over, they renamed the state New York, after the area of York in England and changed the spelling to today's Harlem.

We took the 15-minute, $10 train ride from Amsterdam's Central Station and checked into the quaint Hotel Amadeus right on Grote Markt, Haarlem's town square.

We asked our roaming seniors to tell us the very top locations for doing the currently super-popular photo self-portrait. That’s your travel4seniors.com editor mugging at the number one spot. According to your vote, here are the top 10 as named by our seasoned travelers:

Times Square, New York NY; Eiffel Tower, Paris, France; London Bridge, London UK; Grand Canyon AZ; Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco CA; Independence Hall, Philadelphia PA; Taj Mahal, India; Great Wall of China; Niagara Falls NY and Machu Picchu, Peru.

At how many of those locations have you shot selfies, and which are still on your bucket list?