Holiday tips
You should do these trips from the age of 50
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Where do we want to travel when we’ve already seen a lot and our tolerance for holiday stress is almost zero? 5 ideas for women over 50.
When we turn 50, we inevitably think about the future: What do I still plan to do, how do I stay healthy, do I keep my job or do I step on the gas again, when can I retire and WHERE DO I WANT TO GO? Of course, every woman is different, but we baby boomers also have a lot in common: We are active, committed, interested in learning and staying fit, but are often exhausted due to the double burden and still remain young (50 is the new 40 and, fortunately, beige is no longer that). only color we have left when it comes to fashion). And traveling is also pretty high on the wish list for most of us. But which ones do we still want to do and which ones do we save?
5 ideas for women over 50: Where should the journey go?
1. Where we definitely want to go
Because the life we still have ahead of us – let’s face it – is no longer as endless as it felt when we were young. So if you absolutely have that If you want to climb Etna, see the Sagrada Família from the inside or swim or surf in the Indian Ocean, you should go for it.
2. Travel with strangers and become friends
If you google “traveling over 50”, the search engine spits out endless lists of single trips. And it’s also true that quite a few of us travel without a partner because they have left their marriage and children behind and want to or have to start again. In any case, a group trip is perfect for exploring all the places you want to see carefree and stress-free without having to eat alone. Friendships for life are not excluded!
Tip: Wikinger Reisen or Gebeco are classics, but there are also many other organizers for group trips.
3. Hiking and cycling: Experience the world with all your senses
We’re still fit, but we don’t dare to go bungee jumping and rafting anymore. What is almost always possible is hiking or cycling – as strenuous as it is relaxing, as healthy for the body as it is beneficial for the soul. This slow way of traveling is relaxing and stimulating at the same time.
Tip: ASI Reisen or Seabreeze Travel are good providers, but there are many more: For example, Abenteuerwege Reisen, an operator that specializes in individual long-distance hikes with luggage transport – also for solo travelers – or IberoCycle, a cycling tour provider that specializes in Spain concentrated.
4. Deserved! Treat yourself with Ayurveda
Feeling completely comfortable, healthy and relaxed in a beautiful place by the sea – we deserve it, don’t we? Eat healthily, have a massage and drizzle with fragrant oils, enjoy herbal steam baths, practice yoga and meditation, all according to the millennia-old traditions of Indian healing: an Ayurvedic treatment is perfect for gently restoring body and soul.
Tip: Classic travel destinations for Ayurveda holidays are the state of Kerala in southwest India and Sri Lanka. Lotus Travel is one of the operators that specializes in Ayurveda trips.
5. Travel to companions
Have you been able to see many of the countries and attractions that this incredibly beautiful planet has to offer in your life? Now you can reflect on the many people you have met over the decades. Because as you get older, your companions become more important than places: including old school friends or roommates, holiday acquaintances or colleagues, relatives or acquaintances who are scattered to the four winds. Here’s how it works: Inquire, buy a ticket and go! In the end you will come home with a backpack full of good stories, feelings and thoughts. And that is what traveling enriches us so much.