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A travel blog about exploring America via backroads. Travel photography, funny stories, destinations and travel tips. We find hidden gems everywhere we go. Friends for 50 years, Stu and Barb lost touch for 30 of those years. Now, we share senior travel discounts, adventures, blunders, side-splitting stories and retirement travel tips. Come with us as we explore North America! Join us at: www.thetravelingseniors.com

The Traveling Seniors
Worthmore's 5 and 10 Cent Store in Rayne, LA is exactly as it was in the One employee we met has worked there for 50 years! What a trip back in time. Senior Trip, Discount Travel, Funny Stories, 1930s, Travel Photography, Traveling, Store, Viajes, Larger
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Worthmore's 5 and 10 cent Store

Today we stepped back into the 1930s! We followed part of the Zydeco Cajun Prairie Scenic Byway (www.zydecocajubyway.com) and came across Worthmore’s Five an...

We stopped for fry bread in New Laguna, New Mexico and learned about the Pueblo's history. We found a great teacher! Senior Trip, Native American History, Discount Travel, New Mexico, North America, Travel Photography, Religion, Traveling, Teacher
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PUEBLO LAGUNA

Stu and I talked a lot driving through the southwest about how schools we attended completely left out Native American history, culture and religions. We st...

Neither of us had ever seen the Grand Canyon. It took our breath away! See our first reactions. Senior Trip, Discount Travel, Funny Stories, Grand Canyon, North America, Travel Tips, Travel Photography, Traveling, Clouds
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THE AMAZING GRAND CANYON

Our first time visit to the Grand Canyon.

We met Robert while photographing Antelope Canyon X in Page, Arizona on Navajo Nation lands. We asked him to share some of the meanings of Navajo dance. Navajo Nation, Senior Trip, Discount Travel, Funny Stories, North America, Nativity, Native American, Travel Photography, Traveling
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Robert A Native American

Robert a Native American

Stu & Barb discussing the rules of the road. Senior Trip, Discount Travel, Funny Stories, North America, Travel Photography, Traveling, Viajes, Trips, Travel
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Rules of the Road

Stu & Barb discussing the rules of the road.

Neither of us had visited the Alamo for many years. This time, we became reverent, thinking of the bravery and dedication of those who died. Senior Trip, Discount Travel, Funny Stories, San Antonio, North America, Travel Photography, Traveling, Explore, Adventure
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The Alamo

The Traveling Seniors visit The Alamo in San Antonio, Texas.

There Traveling Seniors Hit New Orleans Senior Trip, Discount Travel, Funny Stories, New Orleans, North America, Have Fun, Travel Photography, Road Trip, Traveling
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There Traveling Seniors Hit New Orleans

The Traveling Seniors have fun in New Orleans during their road trip.

When you think of the Ozark, you may not think of a charming, picturesque mountain town like Eureka Springs, Arkansas. Eureka Springs, Senior Trip, Discount Travel, Arkansas, North America, Pergola, Travel Photography, Traveling, Mountain
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Eureka Springs, Arkansas

Bard of The Traveling Seniors visits Eureka Springs, Arkansas.

The Traveling On The Zydeco Cajun Prairie Scenic Byway takes you deep into Cajun Country. What an experience! Senior Trip, Discount Travel, Louisiana, Travel Photography, Traveling, Deep, Make It Yourself, Country, Viajes
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The Traveling On The Zydeco Cajun Prairie Scenic Byway

The Traveling Seniors make their way through Louisiana.

a Visit to George Washington Carver National Memorial Site Diamond Missouri. Joplin Missouri, George Washington Carver, Senior Trip, Discount Travel, North America, Traveling, Memories, Viajes, Memoirs
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George Washington Carver

a Visit to George Washington Carver National Memorial Site Diamond Missouri.

Vicksburg National Military Park is almost overwhelming in its importance and scope during the Civil War. Senior Trip, Discount Travel, Funny Stories, Travel Photography, Traveling, Military, War, Adventure, Viajes
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Vicksburg National Military Park

A visit to Vicksburg National Military Park.

Mount Lemmon outside of Tucson, AZ is like a different planet from Tucson. As you drive, you enter 5 different eco layers. Mount Lemmon, Different Planets, Senior Trip, Discount Travel, Funny Stories, Tucson, Us Travel, North America, Arizona
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Mount Lemmon

The Traveling Seniors at Mount Lemmon near Tucson, Arizona.Remember to check out our Travel Blog: http://thetravelingseniors.com

Get your kicks on Route 66 in Kansas! Us Travel, Travel Tips, Senior Trip, Discount Travel, Funny Stories, Route 66, Kansas, Travel Photography, Kicks
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Route 66 in Kansas

Barb of The Traveling Seniors along Route 66 in Kansas.Remember to check out our Travel Blog: http://thetravelingseniors.com

This view inside one of Page, Arizona's Slot Canyons shows the scale and beauty of these wonders. Slot Canyon, Senior Trip, Discount Travel, Antelope Canyon, Us Travel, Arizona, Travel Photography, Scale, Traveling
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Inside View Slot Canyons

Inside Slot Canyon with The Traveling Seniors.Remember to check out our Travel Blog: http://thetravelingseniors.com

If you want to visit old time America, stop in at the Eisler Bros. Store on Ks. Rte 66 in Kansas. The American Pickers were there just 2 weeks before we visited. American Pickers, Senior Trip, Discount Travel, Funny Stories, Us Travel, Kansas, Travel Photography, Traveling, Store
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Eisler Bros. Store on Ks. Rte 66

Barb of the Traveling Seniors visits Eisler Bros. Store on KS out 66.Remember to check out our Travel Blog: http://thetravelingseniors.comCheck use on Facebo...

Here is Stu Of The Traveling Seniors at work in The Butterfly House in Navarre, Florida. Navarre Florida, Butterfly House, Senior Trip, Discount Travel, Us Travel, Travel Photography, Traveling, Viajes, Trips
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Stu Of The Traveling Seniors At The Butterfly House

Stu of The Traveling Seniors photographing butterflies at the Panhandle Butterfly located in Navarre, Florida.Remember to visit our Travel Blog: http://thetr...