The GypsyNesters https://gypsynester.com/ Boomer Travel. Food. Laughter. Breaking the Empty Nest Rules! Wed, 13 May 2026 16:21:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://gypsynester.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/cropped-david-bird-32x32.jpg The GypsyNesters https://gypsynester.com/ 32 32 What Happens When You See a City Through Its Stories Instead of Its Landmarks https://gypsynester.com/what-happens-when-you-see-a-city-through-its-stories-instead-of-its-landmarks/ https://gypsynester.com/what-happens-when-you-see-a-city-through-its-stories-instead-of-its-landmarks/#respond Wed, 13 May 2026 15:54:19 +0000 https://gypsynester.com/?p=95443 There’s tourism, and then there’s heritage tourism. In basic tourism you tend to travel to see specific locations or do certain activities, but with heritage tourism the story takes center stage as we discover history... CONTINUE READING >>

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]]> https://gypsynester.com/what-happens-when-you-see-a-city-through-its-stories-instead-of-its-landmarks/feed/ 0 The Unspoken Challenge of Long-Haul Travel After 50 https://gypsynester.com/the-unspoken-challenge-of-long-haul-travel-after-50/ https://gypsynester.com/the-unspoken-challenge-of-long-haul-travel-after-50/#respond Wed, 13 May 2026 15:34:25 +0000 https://gypsynester.com/?p=95436 Travel in your second act is about the quality of experience over the quantity of sights. Give yourself a “slow” first day try to arrive early in the evening. This sets a healthy rhythm for the rest of your itinerary... CONTINUE READING >>

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]]> https://gypsynester.com/alaskan-urban-mountaineering/feed/ 2 The Best Thing to Have Ready When the Grandkids Come to Visit (Or When You Visit Them) https://gypsynester.com/printable-scavenger-hunt-for-grandkids-visit/ https://gypsynester.com/printable-scavenger-hunt-for-grandkids-visit/#comments Mon, 11 May 2026 13:50:29 +0000 https://gypsynester.com/?p=95430 The most common complaint we hear from grandparents in our bracket is that the grandkids spend the visit on their devices. A scavenger hunt is one of the few activities that competes with the phone — because it's active, it has stakes, and it has a story.... CONTINUE READING >>

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]]> https://gypsynester.com/printable-scavenger-hunt-for-grandkids-visit/feed/ 3 Street Food Eating our Way Through Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula https://gypsynester.com/street-food-eating-our-way-through-mexicos-yucatan-peninsula/ https://gypsynester.com/street-food-eating-our-way-through-mexicos-yucatan-peninsula/#comments Thu, 07 May 2026 08:07:07 +0000 http://www.gypsynester.com/?p=4533 Across Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, we set out to sample as many street delicacies as possible and got off to a jumping start at a weekend street fair in Cancun.

In the Yucatán, many of the favorite foods can be traced back to Mayan times. In addition to building incredible cities, the Maya people grew... CONTINUE READING >>

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