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BY Nancy Mueller 12 Comments ON April 27, 2012

You Know It’s Going to Be a Great Day When . . .

.  .  . your day starts out like this.

There’s a reason the word “Hawaiian” is most often followed by the word “paradise.” I took this early morning shot from our ninth floor room of the Waikiki Beach Marriott Resort & Spa. After a flight delay that got us into Honolulu close to midnight, we woke to the sounds of waves breaking on the shore below and birds tweeting “Aloha” from our balcony.

Time to rise and greet the day!

Can’t get enough rainbows? Be sure and check out my other two posts, Chasing Rainbows and March 17th: A Day for Rainbows.

What memorable morning wake-ups have you had in your travels, Wanderboomers?

Filed Under: Baby Boomers and Travel, Destinations, Hawaii Tagged With: beach, birds, flight, Honolulu, morning, Oahu, rainbow, rainbows, tweeting, Waikiki, waves

BY Nancy Mueller 7 Comments ON March 17, 2012

March 17th: A Day for Rainbows

Irish myth abounds with stories of leprechauns, those tiny elfish creatures known for playing mischievous pranks and hiding their gold coins in a pot at the end of the rainbow. According to Irish lore, if you’re lucky enough to catch one of these sprites, the leprechaun must grant you three wishes. No wonder then that my sainted mother had high hopes of doing just that on her one trip to Ireland.

Finally, nearing the end of her stay with nary a fairy in sight, she expressed her exasperation to the tour guide. “I haven’t seen one of your so-called leprechauns once on this trip!” to which the guide replied in the lilt of his Irish brogue: “Yeah, well, keep on having another drink and you will.” Ah . . . So that’s the secret.

Well, I have yet to visit Ireland or catch sight of a leprechaun myself, but how can I let St. Patrick’s Day slip away without posting a few photos of rainbows?  In an earlier post, I shared photos of rainbows taken on my cruise expeditions and visit to Ecuador. For now, I’ll have to make due with the following shots taken inside St. John the Divine on my visit to New York City last Fall.

May today bring you a wee bit of magic and mischief – and may there always be a pot o’ gold at the end of your rainbows, Wanderboomers!

Filed Under: Baby Boomers and Travel, Destinations, Holidays Tagged With: Irish lore, Irish myth, leprechauns, lore, magic, mischief, myth, pot of gold, pranks, rainbows, St. John the Divine, St. Patrick's Day

BY Nancy Mueller 8 Comments ON October 23, 2011

Chasing Rainbows

“Somewhere over the rainbow, skies are blue
and the dreams that you dare to dream really do come true.”
– Lyman Frank  Baum

Call it the luck o’ the Irish, but I’ve had the good fortune to capture a few beautiful rainbows in photos on my small-ship cruises and travel expeditions. See for yourself . . .

Aboard the Island Spirit, Petersburg, Alaska

Aboard the MV Evolution from San Cristobal, The Galapagos Islands

San Cristobal, The Galapagos Islands

Quito, Ecuador

How about you, Wanderboomers? Seen any great rainbows in your travels?

Filed Under: Activities, Alaska, Baby Boomers and Travel, By Land, By Ship & By Sea, Destinations, Galapagos Islands, Uncategorized Tagged With: Alaska, colors, Ecuador, MV Evolution. Galapagos Islands, Petersburg, Quito, rainbow, rainbows, San Cristobal, Somewhere over the Rainbow, the Island Spirit

Hello fellow wanderboomers! I’m a Seattle-based travel journalist, specializing in fun travel adventures for the young at heart. My articles have been featured in Hemispheres, AAA Highroads Magazine and Northwest Travel & Life Magazine where I'm a frequent contributor. When this Wanderboomer isn’t traveling, I help global executives polish their personal and professional brand for long-term results.
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