Hole In The Donut Travels

Thanks to Laura Lee over at Midlife Crisis Queen for her nomination of Hole In The Donut for a Splash Award!
The Splash is  given to alluring, amusing, bewitching, impressive, and inspiring blogs.
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After a few weeks on the road, I returned to Sarasota for a few days of R&R before heading out again. As usual, on my first day back I stopped by my favorite coffee shop, Pastry Art On Main, for a cup of java. Instead, on this particular day the owners of the shop, Forrest [...]

Three Vermont businesses are calling all boomers, zoomers, red hats, seniors, silver foxes and really cool people over the age of 50 to participate in the “Vermont to Fabulous Las Vegas Virtual Challenge” contest. Because they are located in Vermont, home of the beautiful Green Mountains, where people love to love to bike, row, run [...]

Everything happens for a reason. I was on the last leg of my trip home and had every intention of driving straight through to Sarasota when I got a phone call from the contractor I had hired to install a new kitchen in the Key West apartment. Apparently Home Depot no longer keeps the type [...]

Is there anyone out there old enough (like me) to remember the classic movie “The Long, Long Trailer,” starring Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz? Well, for the young pups, let me explain. The storyline centers around a cross country road trip in a loooong pull-behind trailer. In one classic comedic scene, Lucy falls out the [...]

Some years ago, when I was still living on the Outer Banks of North Carolina, I was having lunch at the Rodanthe Pier when I noticed that almost everyone in the restaurant had stepped outside to look at the ocean. Curious to see what had caused such a stir, I followed. The summer sun sparkled [...]

American Airlines is now allowing customers to book one way fares when redeeming miles in their AAdvantage frequent flier rewards program. New One-Way Flex Awards are offered at exactly half of the round-trip rate. The benefits of the new program include:

Customers can now book a one-way trip, a round trip, or a multi-city trip online
It [...]

Don’t Gel Too Soon hosts our Blogging Boomers Carnival this week. What’s on tap? The title of her blog post – “From 401(K) to Folk Art” – says it all! Cruise on over and check out what those ever-fascinating boomers are talking about.

Each time I drive across the Seven Mile Bridge on my way to or from Key West I wonder about tiny Pigeon Key, located off the west end of Marathon. The only access to this five-acre rock appears to be via a rusted old bridge that bisects the island. Speeding along the new modern bridge, [...]

It’s official. AirTran Airways just announced that every flight will be equipped with Wi-Fi by this summer. AirTran will be the first major airline to have their entire fleet equipped with Inflight Internet. In order to use the service, passengers need to pre-register and create an account with Gogo® Inflight Internet. Once an account is [...]