Average Age?????????
Nov 19th, 2007, 02:53 PM
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I'm amazed by how many people are unwilling to post their age--there has to be some sort of psychological or sociological lesson there. 
I don't want to think too hard about that either.
For those of you 70+, I live in awe and hope that I am spry enough and financially secure enough to be travelling in Europe at that point in life. For those of you under 40, good for you for having the good sense to travel when you are younger than I started.
For what it's worth, I'm 45 and feel every bit of it some days and none of it others. I feel younger when travelling though so perhaps I should do more of it!
I don't want to think too hard about that either.For those of you 70+, I live in awe and hope that I am spry enough and financially secure enough to be travelling in Europe at that point in life. For those of you under 40, good for you for having the good sense to travel when you are younger than I started.
For what it's worth, I'm 45 and feel every bit of it some days and none of it others. I feel younger when travelling though so perhaps I should do more of it!
Nov 19th, 2007, 03:09 PM
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I am 49 and the only reason in the world I am posting that is because I have very little time left to say it as that damn 5-0 is creeping up rather quickly.
However, it was a rather good excuse to plan another trip to Paris so I guess there is a good trade off to getting older!
However, it was a rather good excuse to plan another trip to Paris so I guess there is a good trade off to getting older!
Nov 19th, 2007, 03:24 PM
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33 and my husband is 36.
We had a discussion about age and travel when we went to New Orleans in June. We went to NO for our honeymoon and this last trip was for our 5th anniversary. We were talking about our plans to return for our 10th anniversary and I told my husband that I think by then we will be mature enough to want to try out some of the more pricey restaurants We speculated as to whether or not we think we will have outgrown Bourbon St by then. I don't think I will ever outgrow Bourbon St
We had a discussion about age and travel when we went to New Orleans in June. We went to NO for our honeymoon and this last trip was for our 5th anniversary. We were talking about our plans to return for our 10th anniversary and I told my husband that I think by then we will be mature enough to want to try out some of the more pricey restaurants
We speculated as to whether or not we think we will have outgrown Bourbon St by then. I don't think I will ever outgrow Bourbon St
Nov 19th, 2007, 03:57 PM
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Kellye wrote: "I'm amazed by how many people are unwilling to post their age..."
I'm not.
First, it's not very relevant to most discussions here -- exceptions arising in instances such as people want guidance on activities that suit young singles on the pull, or want to know about seniors' concessions.
Second, most people here guard their privacy to a greater or lesser extent.
How might people feel if I asked about their annual incomes?
I'm not.
First, it's not very relevant to most discussions here -- exceptions arising in instances such as people want guidance on activities that suit young singles on the pull, or want to know about seniors' concessions.
Second, most people here guard their privacy to a greater or lesser extent.
How might people feel if I asked about their annual incomes?
Nov 19th, 2007, 04:22 PM
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I'm 69, my husband is 76. Since our retirement, we try to spend a month in Europe every 18 months or so. We're planning a brief cruise through tulip country, some museum hopping in Antwerp, and a three-week stop in London in April, 2008. We made our first trip to London in 1974, bringing along our 13 year old daughter. She grew up and became a travel agent.
Have we made adjustments to our travel style over the last 30+ years? Of course. We take things more slowly. We savor. We stop when we're tired. We take public transportation when we start out on a day's adventure but often take a taxi home. If we have theater tickets in the evening, we have a nap in the afternoon.
We still enjoy discovering things. While we've visited Belgium before, Antwerp will be a new experience. From London we'll visit friends in Wales and run up to Cambridge to see the college where we attended summer sessions, but we'll also seek out new places. Last spring, it was Chester. This year, maybe we'll head to Glasgow.
And when we get home, we'll start saving and planning for our next trip.
Have we made adjustments to our travel style over the last 30+ years? Of course. We take things more slowly. We savor. We stop when we're tired. We take public transportation when we start out on a day's adventure but often take a taxi home. If we have theater tickets in the evening, we have a nap in the afternoon.
We still enjoy discovering things. While we've visited Belgium before, Antwerp will be a new experience. From London we'll visit friends in Wales and run up to Cambridge to see the college where we attended summer sessions, but we'll also seek out new places. Last spring, it was Chester. This year, maybe we'll head to Glasgow.
And when we get home, we'll start saving and planning for our next trip.
Nov 19th, 2007, 05:09 PM
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I'm 28 and my husband is 30.
I will go on to say that I don't think that age necessarily has a lot to do with how people respond to and view certain things. I still consider myself fairly young but I will take a nice glass of wine in a beautiful piazza over a drunken night at a club any day. We all come from different walks of life, different cultures, have different experiences. That's what makes this board so great.
Tracy
I will go on to say that I don't think that age necessarily has a lot to do with how people respond to and view certain things. I still consider myself fairly young but I will take a nice glass of wine in a beautiful piazza over a drunken night at a club any day. We all come from different walks of life, different cultures, have different experiences. That's what makes this board so great.
Tracy
Nov 19th, 2007, 06:08 PM
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Well, at least a couple of you have made me feel "younger." I'm 71.
My niece and I went to Italy in the spring. She climbed to the top of St. Peter's, climbed the Spanish steps, and every other flight of steps we came across, in fact, walked the wall in Lucca, etc. I mostly sat and watched her do it, but I had a lovely time, anyway.
My niece and I went to Italy in the spring. She climbed to the top of St. Peter's, climbed the Spanish steps, and every other flight of steps we came across, in fact, walked the wall in Lucca, etc. I mostly sat and watched her do it, but I had a lovely time, anyway.
Nov 19th, 2007, 06:32 PM
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I think the original poster asked a fair question. In my last trip report:
"Three weeks in Bonnieux (Provence)"
http://www.fodors.com/forums/threads...2&tid=35087107
I started off giving our ages as "mid sixties" right at the top. It helps readers evaluate our experience.
There are Fodor's regulars who often reply to a posting within minutes, no matter the time of day. I often assume they are retired, are probably older, like me, and use the computer as a form of socializing. This is just an assumption, of course. Perhaps some of them are posting from their desks at work.
It's interesting to form impressions of a personality without a face, and, sometimes, without a known gender.
- Larry
"Three weeks in Bonnieux (Provence)"
http://www.fodors.com/forums/threads...2&tid=35087107
I started off giving our ages as "mid sixties" right at the top. It helps readers evaluate our experience.
There are Fodor's regulars who often reply to a posting within minutes, no matter the time of day. I often assume they are retired, are probably older, like me, and use the computer as a form of socializing. This is just an assumption, of course. Perhaps some of them are posting from their desks at work.
It's interesting to form impressions of a personality without a face, and, sometimes, without a known gender.
- Larry
Nov 19th, 2007, 07:10 PM
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I also think this is an interesting topic.
I almost always travel with my husband and child. We are of radically different ages (65,33, and 4: that makes us an AVERAGE age of 34, just to keep that part of the topic going) but always manage to take trips that have something for all of us.
I almost always travel with my husband and child. We are of radically different ages (65,33, and 4: that makes us an AVERAGE age of 34, just to keep that part of the topic going) but always manage to take trips that have something for all of us.
Nov 19th, 2007, 08:49 PM
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Patrick, << I'm as old as my tongue and a bit older than my teeth>>...
you and St. Nick, eh? (Miracle on 34th Street)
I'm the same age my mom was at this age, but I am SOOO much younger than she was at this age.
I am a glorious 51 yrs, 6 months and 1 day.
you and St. Nick, eh? (Miracle on 34th Street)
I'm the same age my mom was at this age, but I am SOOO much younger than she was at this age.
I am a glorious 51 yrs, 6 months and 1 day.
