Travel
May 2013
BONE VOYAGE
The Floating Dreamboat Club
On the Trail of the Midnight Ride of Paul Revere
Surprising Indianapolis is Hip, Walkable and Fun
Stocks and Blondes
How a kidnapped East Indian princess brought ‘the China look’ to Mexico
St. Bart’s: From Chris Columbus to Andy Warhol
Vegas for Beginners
BIG TEXAS, SMALL BUDGET
April 2013
From feathers to feather beds: A special report from Mexico’s Tianguis travel fair
Bone Voyage - Cruising the Black Sea
Ketchikan: Follow the salmon to somewhere
MEETING GHOSTS AT THE INN OF THE FIVE GRACES
A vacation on the Spanish Main
GETTYSBURG GHOSTS
The Denver You Don’t Want To Miss
March 2013
A Caribbean adventure on the Wind Spirit
Bone-Voyage
Alaska by Sea and Land
KINGS, CASTLES + ZIPLINES
Rosita gets lucky in Puerto Vallarta
A day in the Sian
Just out: A free guide to French castles
February 2013
Merida: A rich Mayan-Spanish stew
Vacationing with Moses, John the Baptist, Christopher Columbus, Captain Bligh and Nelson Eddy
Bone-Voyage
Rounding the Horn
ST. LOUIS – IT’S A FREE-FOR-ALL
A Kitchen Journey
A Journey to the Magadakadi Pans
Two by Two by Too
Agra-Culture
January 2013
Bone-Voyage
Cunard Memories – a tale of three great ships
Xihuacan: From ruins to riches
Pedal Your Way Through New Orleans in Three Days
Old Mazatlan gives way to Old Mazatlan
Seven Contradictions You Don’t Expect In A High Tech World
The half and the have nots
December 2012
700 Saintly Matchmakers Await Singles in Mexico
White ChristmAZ (hint: there’s no snow involved)
Drink, Move, Sleep
Walking Through Time in Williamsburg
Twelve Tips for Cruising Couples
Skiing at Stein’s House: Deer Valley Ski Resort Does It Best
November 2012
Visiting a copper Utopia in Mexico
Cruising the Ancient World
ICE TIME IN ALASKA: The Call of the North
Follow in the footsteps of an artist at “Becoming Van Gogh”
Pamukkale, Turkey | This isn’t Frosting
3 Planes, no trains and 1 automobile
October 2012
The country of New Mexico at altitude
Living Local in Gloucester, MA
Acres of Sewage and Mountains of Trash
Timeless Turkey
A Classic cruise on the Med
Women on the maps: Who was Charlotte? Carmen? Beverly? Aggripina?
September 2012
The Castle of Dreams
Spend An Afternoon With a Las Vegas Showgirl
Surprises in Zacatecas
Inside Africa
An Afternoon Safari
La Malinche: The woman behind the sword of Hernan Cortes
Un-tech India
Hawaii, You had me at Aloha
August 2012
Old-time Skagway: ‘Mining the miners’
Last song in Mazatlan
Miami grows up
Riverside Renaissance
Cheery Chetumal
July 2012
Aphrodite and Ixchel: A tale of two goddesses
Copan: Central America’s crown ruins
A Caribbean quiz: Name those beaches
Panamanian evolution
Healdsburg ˃ Any other destination
Mohawk and the Mad Men: Airline nostalgia for Boomers
June 2012
Jerash: Rome’s outpost in the Gilead
Kenai sampler: A taste of Alaska
Puerto Vallarta: Look what they did to the Malecon
‘Welly’: New Zealand’s cool capital
Local Cabo Consumption
Gulets carve out a taste of Turkey
May 2012
Litibu takes off on Mexico’s Riviera Nayarit
Translating ‘tour talk’: What the brochure really means
Berlin by bicycle
Ojo Caliente makes the world go away
Special report from Tianguis 2012
New on the Adriatic: Yoga yachts and cycling cruises
April 2012
Hiding out in the South Pacific
Durango, Part 1: A 130-year-old bonanza
Durango, Part 2: Eat, drink, cook
A taste of Turkey: Kaunos, Knidos and the fairy chimneys of Cappadocia
On the Calypso Coast: Siftin’ sand with Mary Ann
Punta Cana: The No-Fuss Getaway
Sailing Across the Andes
March 2012
Cool discoveries in northern Arizona
Archaeo-tourists mob ancient Aztec, Mayan ruins
Voyages to Antiquity
KUSADASI, Turkey -- The Aegean Odyssey appears to be the short serving inside a very large white-bread sandwich.
Rolling across New Zealand on the TranzAlpine Express
St. Petersburg: Let them eat caviar
Coming in April: Juan Santamaria Day
February 2012
On the road to Sodom and Gomorrah
Mykonos and Delos: The odd couple of the Aegean
Caribbean dancing: Give me that old-time merengue
Paradise under a palapa in Yelapa
Confessions of a spice-challenged visitor to Mexico
The savvy traveler: Tips of the trade
January 2012
New Zealand, Part 1: A Visit to ‘Middle Earth’
New Zealand, Part 2: Mardi Gras Meets Haute Couture
They came to Cuernavaca
UNESCO spotlights 936 world heritage sites
Jan. 21: A big day in Higuey
A memo from Madrid: Adios, Fast Good
December 2011
Playa Espiritu: A WatchBoom exclusive report
Tales of the Plazuela Machado
King of the mountain
On the trail of America’s first Christmas
Selling Mexico: ‘Candid Camera’ Meets ‘Taxicab Confessions’
Jerusalem comes to Jamaica
November 2011
Jade Mountain: Paradise under the Pitons
Five-star luxury and history in San Antonio
The mystery of Mesa Verde
Colombia: The ‘Miracle of Medellin’
Frontier: Memories of ‘The Boomer Airline’
Soaring high above Aspen-Snowmass
October 2011
Report from the Epic
Special hotels offer a taste of medieval Spain
Virgins of the Caribbean
Soak up the suds in Colorado’s ‘Napa Valley of Beer’
Chiapas runs hot and cold
Places to write home about
September 2011
See George Washington’s Philadelphia
A visit to Florida’s ‘New Jerusalem’
The wonderland of Cappadocia
Autumn foliage in Ontario
Waiting for you in the Bahamas: Your own private island
The savvy traveler: Tips of the trade (Part 3)
Baja Baby!
“It’s not Mexico, it’s Cabo!”
August 2011
Sephardic Spain: Part 1, Holy Toledo
Sephardic Spain: Part 2, Mazel Bueno
Crystal Cruises, a small but solid choice
Texas raises the bar on spa resorts
Biking ‘round the San Francisco Bay
Isla Holbox: Stoke your inner beach bum
July 2011
On Mexico’s Riviera Maya: Reviving the sacred journey
I felt like a princess in Hyderabad
Voyages to Antiquity: A seagoing time capsule
Untamed Thailand
Trekking through Africa – in Florida
The treasures of Campeche
June 2011
Hans Christian Andersen: Behind the happy stories
East Germany blossoms 20 years after reunification
Argh: Pirates rule the Caribbean
Beach Bites
A trip around the world (thanks to Walt Disney)
Todos Santos: A sweet story
May 2011
Special report from Jordan, Part 1
Special report from Jordan, Part 2 (Petra)
Special report from Jordan, Part 3 (Desert Castles)
Palawan, Philippines primeval
A visit to Taipei’s ‘Meeting Place of the Gods’
Tune in: Tianguis 2011
The savvy traveler: Tips of the trade
April 2011
The pleasures of Portland
Go Vikings
El Salvador: The 45 minutes country
New in Alaska: Cruising the wilds on small ships
Silks for silver: Tales of the Manila Galleons
March 2011
Return to Vietnam
“We are met on a great battlefield ...”
Adventure on the Amazon
Whale of a tale
History comes alive in New York’s old-time taverns
Coming soon in Costa Rica: Juan Santamaria Day
February 2011
A risk worth taking: Visit Bogota, Colombia
Disney’s newest ship: Dreams come true for all ages
Special report from Bavaro Beach
New in Ocho Rios: A jewel of a resort
New in Cancun: A gem of a spa
Italy’s waterworld
January 2011
Resort Report: Barcelo Maya Beach
Finding France in St. Louis
A visit to Tlaquepaque
Slow boat between the continents
New England in a clamshell
The world’s top 10 train rides
December 2010
Old is new again in Mazatlan
High on the Hinsdale
What’s new on the Nieuw Amsterdam
Swinging in the rays
Grenada, a spicey treat
Tour of the month: Dresden
November 2010
A WatchBoom exclusive: Pancho Villa’s secret weapon
A Return to Rio
The windows of Venice
‘Chilangos’ pick the top spots to see in Mexico City
Dishing up your inner chef
Edmonton: Cold, but cool
Bohemia lives on, thanks to Prague
October 2010
Culture and casinos up Macau’s ante
DRINK IT IN
Mexico shows the world how to party
The two worlds of Wales
Ich bin ein Berliner
The savvy traveler: Tips of the trade (Part 2)
The world’s top 10 ferry boat rides
September 2010
Mexico turns the big 200
An awesome foursome in Norway
Belize, Southern Style
Thai culture gets an adventure kick in Chiang Mai
From beaches to battlefields, up the coast from San Diego
The savvy traveler: Tips of the trade (Part 1)
August 2010
River safari making a splash in Costa Rica
The wild side of the USVI
WatchBoom’s guide to Punta Cana (or, Dancin’ around the Dominican Republic)
Heavenly Helena
New tours offer a zesty taste of the real Mexico
Denver: Fit For A Pharaoh
July 2010
Sea-chic
Riviera Maya Part 1: Tulum is still Tulum
Riviera Maya Part 2: Romance on the Riviera
Kuna castaway
Wales puts out a 7,493-yard-long welcome mat
Baby Beluga whales are the summer stars of Churchill, Manitoba
June 2010
The Architecture of Travel
Emerald islet
“I might take a train, I might take a plane…”
More tales of the South Pacific
Sailing across the Andes
Merida: A rich Mayan-Spanish stew
REMEMBERING
May 2010
Down Under Down Under
Guadalajara, Guadalajara!
French connection
Special report from Tianguis 2010
Underwater Oz comes to Cancun
April 2010
Ship’s log: Costa Rica on the Wind Star
Mexican legends live on in Huatulco
The ultimate photo shoot on www.sailmainecoast.com
Before cell phones doubled as cameras, I traveled light. This trip, I’m packing. A camera.
Estrella del Mar Golf Course
Radio Host Gil Whiteley takes his high altitude game to paradise
March 2010
Cozumel: Legends of Ixchel
Safety, old-time values draw guests to El Cozumeleño
Maine Coast adventure begins with a DVD of what to wear, what to expect
Temple tripping in Taipei
Wreckers, rebels and rumrunners…historic Key West has attracted them all
February 2010
WatchBoom’s guide to Los Cabos
A whale of a hotel comes to Cabo
Cyprus: Tales of Aphrodite
Island hopping along the coast of Croatia
GRAND STANLEY
Boomers find their way home to this gracious resort—ideal for mulligan marriages or their children’s weddings—this year celebrating 30 years since “The Shining”
January 2010
The magic of Manzanillo
All’s well in San Miguel
Dolores and Guanajuato: Hotspots on Ruta 2010
Ephesus survives swords, scimitars and silt
Tips on shopping in Mexico
Head up in the clouds?
Take a photographic journey with Eric Gemelli in the sky.
December 2009
WatchBoom’s guide to Caribbean music
All aboard the Tequila Express!
Meet me in Mazatlan
Wanted: Humanitarian tourists
Estrella del Mar: Stone’s Throw
November 2009
Valencia: From oranges to operas
Mexico City is back
Cosala turns on its magic
Middle age and middle America
A Grand Canyon Adventure
October 2009
The treasures of Campeche
A walk in the park
With 25 million visitors a year, New York’s Central Park is the most popular green space in America – and the most recognizable
Tips on vacationing in Rome
Walk in the footsteps of Mayan kings: Cancun and the Riviera Maya
Mexico travel briefs
September 2009
Ningaloo Reef Romp
Western Australia’s Coral Coast is a Whale Shark Wonderland
Look! Up in the sky! It’s a bird…it’s a plane…
NO, IT'S A TOURIST!
REAL WEEKEND IN JERSEY
Event Centric travel is 180 degrees different than destination travel. Without the event, why bother? Travel Laureate Kevin Joseph heads to Atlantic City this month, his first time back in 25 years
August 2009
SEX, DRUGS & ROCK ‘N ROLL…40 years later
If any one thing defines the Baby Boomer generation, it was Woodstock—that pivotal weekend of music in rain-drenched upstate New York. It wasn’t so much the music that made our parents afraid as it was the fact that we, well, we stayed out in the rain. After all, didn’t your mother ever tell you….
A Spaceport in the Sahara
A journey back to the time of Luke Skywalker, takes Boomer and Journalist Andy Stone to Tunisia
The legend of ‘Mama Mono’
In her modest home outside Puerto Vallarta a woman raised her 19 children while somehow finding time to become an art icon.
The Inverness Hotel and Conference Center
If you really want to impress out of town guests or clients in for a special meeting, this Denver-area gem should be your first choice. If you really, really want to impress then, set up an Inverness Golf outing
How to Be a Buff…
Get Ready America, We’re About to Fight the Civil War, Again
July 2009
Saints and virgins in the Caribbean
This tropical paradise has more celebrations than it does grains of sand.
SWEET BASIL
Vail loyalists return year after year to this landmark dining venue. Take a seat with Mark McIntosh at the front of the house where the electricity is celebratory.
Les Ms. does Vegas
The family Romano hits it big with seniors, boomers and twenty-somethings on an inter-generational Spring Break
Islands of the Month: A Greek Trio
June 2009
BoOm Report from Tianguis
Zihuatanejo and Ixtapa: Tales of two cities
Hot Lava Java
Perk up an otherwise low-key day in Hawaii by touring Kona Coffee Country. Journalist and photographer Dawna L. Robertson traces the world’s most popular brew from seedling to Starbucks
May 2009
Toasting Mazatlan
Most successful notions get their start because of an unmet need. This Mexican getaway got a boost with prohibition
BoOm’s guide to wacky weddings in Mexico
OWNERSHIP IN THE SUN
Equator, unfiltererd
Games and gastronomy
El Quelite draws crowds to one of the world's oldest games: ulama. Afterwards, it’s celebration time at El Meson
THE BEAT GOES ON AND ON
The Calypso Coast of Costa Rica has a rhythm to life. It’s a beat generations of tourists take away as the more vivid in memory
Eden re-written
Wander around Nayarit in the footsteps of the ancient Mexica and you'll find likenesses of Mexcaltitan on everything from tequila shot glasses to the state's license plates
A day (off) in the life
Shadowing Riviera Nayarit PR rep Richard Zarkin for an up-close and personal tour of the land he’s paid to promote
New kid on the beach
The Riviera Nayarit is sure to live up to the same solid reputation of its older siblings.
Health
April 2013
Get it while it’s hot
January 2013
Boomer survey reveals likes, dislikes of older vacationers
April 2012
Can Inflammation Affect Your Prostate Health?
September 2011
East of Eden, on the Money
November 2010
Are You Living Life But Missing Life?
September 2010
4 Tactics for Faster Results
What Is Happening To My Body?
August 2010
Alzheimer Disease and the Apo E Gene
July 2010
Do You Need a Cardio Workout?
June 2010
The Three Major Periods of Life
Act Now: Save Yourself Later – Part I
Special Needs Planning – What Every Boomer Needs to Know…and Share With Others
April 2010
The ‘Missing Link’ to Optimal Health
Please Step to the Right and Leave the Left Side of the Escalator Free for Those Who Wish to Go Fast
March 2010
You want them to be HOW big?
Three Women in a Hotel Room (To Say Nothing of the Dog)*
Journalist Jane Earle weaves the story of how a Baby Boomers’ knee put her in the fine company of athletic wunderkinds like Montana, Elway and Kobe…all treated at Steadman Clinic in Vail Valley
Beauty and the Best of Us
Medical tourism is the new buzzword. Cosmetic surgery, the kind insurance doesn’t cover, isn’t cheap in the United States. The same operations can be hugely discounted in Latin America. Lately, boomers have been known to travel to Asia for prescribed treatments like colonoscopies at a fraction of the cost. Some patients fantasize that they’ll recoup on a chaise lounge with an umbrella drink in hand. Others prefer the ruse of coming back looking “rested” vs. ’fessing up they’ve undergone the knife. Still others are attracted to the cost savings
February 2010
Is there a doctor in the country?
January 2010
BOOMER BUST
“You are obese! What are you going to do about it?” Weight affects Boomers beyond the scale
December 2009
Boomer’s Parents Experience Holiday “Blues”
Knowing the signs of and remedies for depression
November 2009
ADD A ZERO TO CALCULATE U.S. HEALTH CARE COSTS
October 2009
A BIONIC GENERATION
By the time you reach Baby Boomer age, chances are you may have had or have an issue with your knees. Journalist Jane Earle chronicles her own knee replacement, her rapid recovery, and the joy in being about to peddle her bike again
September 2009
MASTERMINDING THE PERFECT BODY
An owner’s manual for the perfect look
July 2009
Ten Health Fixes That Make Sense for Boomers
May 2009
Beauty and the career ladder
Location. Location. Location. Three words used historically to describe the real estate market are more appropriately applied to the precise area that treatment is rendered in an aesthetic medical practice, specifically, body parts. Baby Boomers competing with much younger talents for jobs are teeing up for cosmetic treatments—minimally invasive to The Works—in an effort to remain a force in the workplace
Finance
October 2010
SWIFTBOAT ADS ON BOOMER ALLEY
September 2010
Passing Down Vacation Property to Family
To Trust or Not to Trust… That is the Question?
Alternative to investing in stocks - Franchising
August 2010
It’s Like a HEET Wave! Why Boomers Should Consider a Health and Education Exclusion Trust
Don’t Get Caught by Catch Phrases
July 2010
Many Benefits to Utilizing a Family Mission Statement
June 2010
Boomer Bride Alert! Is Long-Term Care Insurance in Your Prenup?
The Problem With Debt, or You don’t deserve what you want
May 2010
Where Do Your Vitamin and Mineral Supplements Come From?
Surging Ahead
The Talk Every Boomer Couple Needs to Have
April 2010
Tax-Advantaged Savings as Your Grandkid’s Graduation Gift?
Can Your Will Be Kept Too Safe? Surprisingly, the Answer is Yes!
KNOW WHEN TO HOLD ’EM
Financial writer Eric Gemelli reviews the high stakes theory of holding in an interview with Childrey Investment Partners, LLC
March 2010
MORTGAGE TRICKS TO SAVE YOU $$
Every trade has its secrets: car salesmen know the true cost of a car, painters have shortcuts that make crisp paint lines and finance people know how to finesse the process to pay as little interest as possible. Financial expert Eric Gemelli shares mortgage minimizing secrets with www.WatchBoom.com readers
The Wedding Prize
According to The Bridal Association of America, the average 2009 wedding cost $30,860.
Author and Baby Boomer Chris Shogren-Thompson, a four-term elected School Board member, a volunteer and the mother of the bride, took the innovative route to get our daughter to YES on LESS.
I can do this….can’t I?
Perhaps you have seen those cute little commercials by E-Trade® that feature the baby suggesting “do some research, diversify our portfolio, and take control.” Surely a one-year-old baby wouldn’t lie, and if a baby can do it…then certainly anyone can. Financial expert R. Lane Farmer weighs the pros and cons of relying on professional investment advisors vs. self-administered investment accounts
February 2010
Boomers Leave Their Mark on the Next Generation
GROWING MONEY
Financial columnist Eric Gemelli puts annuities under a microscope, gets the skinny on the product from Tara Fitz and rethinks risk according to Baby Boomers. So should you
What Americans Really Believe
Political observer Lloyd G. Pearcy has given up on media opinion polls as being partisan. Instead, he says, what citizens want isn’t so different today from 200 years ago
Boomers must jump on the Facebook/Twitter/ LinkedIN bandwagon,
or be left permanently out of the loop
January 2010
At last, a solution for the ‘buttons from Hell’
Starting Over
WIIFM
FORECAST FROM THE FRONT LINE
The economy will start to pick up steam in 2010, Cultural Observer and Luxury Market Expert Michael Aumock is counting on it
Panic Rooms Are Not For Stock Investors
Eric Gemelli forecasted the current economic cycle we’re in back in 2001. His advice: don’t panic
When Fractional becomes Functional
Creative Baby boomers have found the best way to have a luxurious vacation retreat on land or sea, is to share.
December 2009
Financial Security, an oxymoron
Love, money and book reviews by MARKET ANALYST ERIC GEMELLI
November 2009
VISIONS OF SAND IN THEIR HEADS
The second home market in foreign places isn’t dead, says Real Estate Expert Peggy Worthington, it’s just slowed like the rest of the global market. That means there are places to go and places to see and places to buy like never before
Slaying the Debt Dragon
Want to get ahead? Do the math ERIC GEMELLI’‘s way. This MARKET ANALYST has a proven system that works for young people and Boomers too
Good New in Real Estate Means Higher Single-Digit Appreciation
PRIMAL DREAMS
Brothers-turned-filmmakers craft a second career, an enviable one at that, out of hunt season
Baby Boomer Marketing Case Study: Rock ‘n’ Roll Comes to a Conservative Art Museum
Running on empty
The biggest financial mistake you can make in your baby boomer years isn’t lending your Uncle Joe money for his latest scheme or filing bankruptcy. While those decisions can cause you to kick yourself into tomorrow, arguably the biggest financial mistake you can make is running out of money during retirement. Financial consultant Bob Farmer cautions boomers that time is short
October 2009
A GOOD SCHOOL
The tab for higher education is a little like a movie trailer…it’s not always what it’s pitched to be to the general audience
So Much for a Sleepy Summer
Generally speaking, the Colorado real estate market has seen a bit of a bounce this summer with sales increasing in all categories—from entry level homes and condos to the high-end market
Six Forces Destroying Retirement for Baby Boomers
August 2009
WHAT WOULD MOTHER TERESA DO?
When Boomer types are flush with cash, they give, they tithe, they donate some more. How is that changed in the recession of 2009?
JOBS MAN
The recession has propelled Andrew Hudson’s little list into a must-read for Baby Boomers.
Seven Reasons
to be a Bullish Boomer Right Now
June 2009
TICK TOCK
For some Boomers time is winding down. For Author Timothy Ferriss, time is what counts
laid OFF in an ON AGAIN world
May 2009
What is rich?
Recycling oneself
When the economy took down a high flying career, it didn’t take this junior Boomer long to reinvent himself
Cha-Ching, Cha-Changes
This Denverite did take home a lottery jackpot, he has added to an impressive car collection…and learned to just say ‘no’
Marketing to Boomers
—Brent Green on the science he’s perfected
January 2010
Muhammad Ali … from Paladin, to Pariah, to Pitchman
Privileged Perspective™
Steven Zaboji is a veteran of the audio-video industry.
June 2010
The inside view
May 2010
Transforming the remote control
April 2010
Privileged Perspective™
3D: On the technical horizon, again!
March 2010
Privileged Perspective™
Acoustical magic
February 2010
Privileged Perspective™
Downsizing Home Entertainment
Baby You Can Drive My Car
Wheels reviewed by Jeff Rundles
December 2010
New Book Taps into Hundreds of Boomers’ Heads
Revised and expanded second edition of How to Love Your Retirement is the most comprehensive collection of wisdom from real people on meeting the challenges and maximizing the opportunities, of this life stage
September 2010
A tale of three continents of luxury
July 2010
Are the Americans back?
May 2010
I am a soccer mom
A two-week test drive in two minivans – the 2010 VW Routan and the 2011 Toyota Sienna – reconfirm that minivans have a lot to offer
April 2010
A smorgasbord of cars
March 2010
I brake for recalls
February 2010
American economics
The American car has long been a symbol of American might, and what was waning is on the rebound
January 2010
Car deals abound, and the best deals are my Cars of the Year
November 2009
A new era in American motoring
October 2009
The best kind of car: paid for
My ’91 Previa and ’89 Accord aren’t shiny new, but they operate beautifully and even over many years the upkeep is cheaper than car payments.
September 2009
Blowin’ in the wind
The American Experience, the freedom of the open road, calls out for a convertible
May 2009
BABY YOU CAN DRIVE MY CAR
The VW defined the flower power generation back then and now the New Beetle redefines our generation.
