In a conversational style with tinges of humor, It Ain't Heavy, It's My Luggage: Tips for Older Women Traveling Abroad, delivers practical pointers and encouragement on how women in their 60s, 70s and beyond--whether going solo or with female friends or relatives--can travel overseas smoothly and safely while broadening their horizons. Nix the "I can't," because regret comes from not going at all.
A sample of the 22 chapters:
You Say Potato, I Say Tomato--Choosing the right traveling companion
The Cane Mutiny--Adjusting to your physical limitations
Over the Lips and Under the Gums, Look Out Stomach Here It Comes--How to keep potential tummy problems at bay
Don't Be a "Gaffey" Duck--How to avoid making gaffes in another culture
OK, It's a Cliché, But Stop and Smell the Blooming Roses--Appreciating the simple things