Recent travel4seniors.com articles hint that costumed street performers are pests and dangerous to tourists. Do you ever consider why they do it? Many are unemployed, homeless and/or recent immigrants, and it’s the only way they can make a living.

I’m old enough to remember pretzel and Italian water ice vendors. And as kids, we all loved the organ grinders and their monkeys. Come down off your high horse and consider that many of our parents and grandparents had to work the streets to feed their families when they first came to America. RBJ and MLJ, Jersey City NJ

A: During his teen years, our dad rode a (not high) horse and wagon around South Philly peddling fruits and vegetables.

Q: On our most recent Vegas visits, the noise got to us when we went to bed. In casinos and restaurants, the modern music is ear-shattering. Even when walking outside, the never-ending rock pounding sounds like street jackhammers.

During the day and evening, we can tolerate loud Vegas. But when we usually get to bed in our hotel room around midnight, the hallway and outside noises often keep us awake for hours. What can we do about it? FMS, Dresher PA

A: Don’t call the front desk. If you’re dragged to another room, the Vegas odds of finding peace and quiet won’t be any better. Consider a couple of simple ways to block out the noise.

In our travels, we always look forward to visits to Seattle. The beautiful ocean-front Washington State city has a well-earned reputation for fresh food in its Pike Market and many fine restaurants. That’s why we were intrigued when we first learned of food entrepreneur Seattle Sutton. We were in for a surprise.

How It Started: Officially, it’s called Seattle Sutton’s Healthy Eating (SSHE). Although the company offers its services in Seattle, as well as in hundreds of other U.S. locations, the food service company was founded nearly 30 years ago by an Illinois registered nurse and nutrition expert with the actual name of Seattle Sutton.

Mrs. Sutton and her physician husband worked together in his medical practice for more than two decades, and raised five children together. She applied her considerable knowledge and experience in health and nutrition when she started her food service organization in Illinois.

Through the years, she and her family have worked together to build the business until today it provides daily meal preparation services from branches throughout the U.S. Many family members and loyal employees have been with the SSHE organization since its inception.

Why You Should Be A Customer: Next time you want to be assured of fresh, nutritious dining delivered promptly and regularly to you, consider signing up with Seattle Sutton. Enrollment contract programs cover from nine to 21 complete meals delivered per week, with prices ranging from about $9 per meal.

These days, almost every seasoned wanderer has a smartphone that takes quality pix and video. Opportunities to create digital family scrapbooks are endless. We asked readers to suggest their favorite locations, and here are just a few of the most popular:

Paris: How can you go wrong in the City of Light? Take selfies next to the Eiffel Tower, River Seine, Arch of Triumph, sidewalk cafes and Parisians. As Bogie would’ve said, we’ll always have Paris selfies. JPG, Austin TX

Hollywood: Family and I strolled the Walk of Fame and shot selfies with costumed Disney and other street characters. We stepped in movie star footprints at Grauman’s Theater and took the tourist bus thru Beverly Hills. I hope my grandkids will show our fun selfies to their grandkids. LMY, Bronx NY