Today is your day Boomer! I have some Boomer friends away for a month-long European vacation right now. England, Belgium, France, Italy, and Portugal(including the Paris Olympics) are their main stops.....what a trip!! But when is the right time, age-wise, to travel for Boomers and seniors? You may have heard the old cliche: "60's are the GO years, 70's are GO SLOW, and 80's are NO" Is this really true? "Ability to travel is not a function of age," says Elaine Schaefer, who writes a blog about senior travel. "It's determined by your physical and mental fitness." In other words, it's more a question of self-assessment. Some 60-year-olds are less fit and only marginally prepared for the stress and other impacts of travel versus some 85-year-olds who can go on walking holidays for 300km on the Spanish coast! Travel experts say "you may have to adjust your activity level to match your physical condition."(see picture). For example, take an Alaskan cruise rather than a bus tour of Italy if you have a bad hip. It is an individual thing....but checking with your doctor seeems a natural first step. Good luck and cheers to retirement and travel!