I took my older relatives on a 2-week tour of Italy. It was fun, but I wish we'd done 3 things differently for a better trip.
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I naively assumed we could take a brisk, 2-mile walk to the Pantheon before it closed. My relatives' walking pace, however, was slower than what I'm accustomed to when traveling with friends my age. This put us behind schedule, and we had to skip a visit to the Trevi Fountain.
Technology has revolutionized travel, from apps that instantly translate restaurant menus or provide step-by-step walking directions in foreign cities. That said, traveling in 2024 is vastly different from when my relatives were younger.
Read at Business Insider
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