Q: We’ve been having annual local reunions of Navy mates who served on our aircraft carrier during the Vietnam War. Coming up this September is our 50th anniversary since we were there, and I want to make it the best ever. What do you recommend? PBMcH, Master Chief Yeoman (Retired), San Diego CA

A: We suggest Las Vegas. It has been one of the most popular veterans’ reunion destinations since the 1950s. For a recent example, at one of the posh resorts on The Strip, the Navy crew of a cruiser that was on station during the Korean War recently enjoyed their 65th celebration.

Yahoo Travel recently ran an article featuring five very smart travel writers who chose their best world destinations. They included The Azores, Southern India, Italy, Mexico’s Baja and Turks and Caicos.

While we don’t disagree, we wanted another opinion from a seasoned traveler. He’s nearly 90 and has traveled the world as a tourist, backpacker, wartime Navy swabbie and CPO. Now in his late dotage, he's a self-proclaimed travel expert.

When asked to name his top five, he just looked up briefly from his cards on the blackjack table, thought a moment and declared: All five of my world faves are right on Las Vegas Boulevard! And here they are:

With some of the world’s best mountain areas at Mont Tremblant just an hour away, Montréal, Canada, is a favorite winter destination. Then, when springtime arrives, the city blossoms with all varieties of welcome events.

How to get there: Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) is just a 20-minute bus or taxi ride to the city. In addition to Air Canada, the large, modern airport is served daily by most of the world’s major airlines. St. Albans, New York, the nearest U.S. city, is 77 miles southeast.

One of the top choices these days for senior sojourners is to experience Tiananmen Square. The world-famous plaza, located in the nation's capital city, Beijing, is the largest public square in the world.

The Gate of Heavenly Peace stands at one end of the Square as guardian archway to the Forbidden City. Since the early 1400s it has served as palaces, religious sites, government quarters and residences of Chinese royal dynasties.

The Communist regime took over the city in 1949. Now, instead of traditional Chinese religious and emperor names, there are more earthy-named structures. There’s the Monument to the People's Heroes, the Great Hall of the People, and Chairman Mao Zedong Memorial Hall.