RENO'S TERRIFIC TRIO by Janet Ross

Harrah’s National Auto Museum. Photo: Connie McMullen

eno is blessed with a terrific trio of unique museums. Greatest Auto Museums” (Autoweek Magazine). Those same museums share a number of benefits for Rthe visitor. Namely: The National Auto Museum operates as a nonprofit corpora­ ◦ All three offer free, on­site parking (they are also within tion “formed solely for educational purposes. Its mission is to easy walking distance of each other) collect and preserve the automobile for future generations … ◦ Each has admission discounts to tell the story of the impact of the automobile on American ◦ There are great gift shops at every one society …” ◦ All provide exceptional membership benefits at several levels This translates to five galleries of automotive history, begin­ ◦ Each has a useful website and Facebook access ning in the 1890s and continuing to the 1950s and beyond. ◦ All provide brochures with floor plan maps There's a movie theater where you can watch a film of Harrah's life. You'll walk period street scenes and can even Let's begin with the National Auto Museum – the Harrah take your own photo, posing in vintage costumes, sitting in a Collection. Once upon a time, casino mogul Bill Harrah began spiffy 1926 Model T Ford. Additional Harrah history is located collecting automobiles. At one point he had so many they in a special exhibit in Gallery 2. filled a huge warehouse on Glendale Avenue in Sparks. Eventually the Holiday Inn Corporation acquired Harrah's More than 200 automobiles are on display throughout the Casino and his auto collection. Holiday Inn didn't really want Museum and the Lobby highlights a gold DeLorean to whet all those cars and was prepared to sell them, in effect break­ your appetite for what follows. If you have a love affair with ing up one of the premiere automobile collections in the the automobile, plan to explore every inch of this incredible world. What could have been a disaster became the opportu­ facility and to spend several hours doing so. nity to create what exists today, “One of America's Five (Trio page 21)

20 / Generation4Boomers.com Terry Lee Wells Nevada Discovery Museum in Reno. You'll find the National Auto Museum at the corner of Lake and Mill Streets in downtown Reno. Parking is available on the east side of the building, but there are entrances both east and west. The Truckee River runs along the north side of the Museum, making the setting exceptionally attractive. Open daily (except for Thanksgiving and Christmas), the Museum lacks a restaurant but there are several nearby, and the gift shop does have a freezer stocked with ice cream bars. Audio and guided tours are available. Call 775/333­9300 or check the website, www.automuseum.org, for additional information.

The concept for The Discovery – Terry Lee Wells Nevada Discovery Museum was originally as a hands­on science cen­ ter for children; The Discovery has now expanded its focus for the entire population, regardless of age. Located in a building that formerly housed the Reno City Hall, the 67,000 square foot space has been transformed into a light, bright , two­level exploratorium. You'll enter on Center Street, just next to a convenient bus stop. To the right of the lobby there's a gift shop that qualifies as a kiddies' paradise. To the left, there's a large area set aside for dining; however food and drink are not allowed in the museum's galleries, so it's bring your own and consume in this dedicated location.

Moving on, there's a large gallery devoted to the State of Nevada. Circling an open atrium are a number of inter­ active rooms where children and/or adults can do every­ thing from build an arch from large, soft blocks, to create a work of art, or experience one of Leonardo Da Vinci's inven­ tions.

Down a long flight of stairs (or by the elevator) you can access the crazy Cloud Climber, difficult to describe, but a must for any adventuresome child. Nearby is the Under the Stars exhibit. The atmosphere in this wonder­filled Museum is exciting and enthusiastic. With the purpose of “inspiring curiosity, creativity and the joy of lifelong learning”, The Discovery is sure to brighten one's outlook. (Trio page 22) Generation4Boomers.com / 21 Generations

Nevada Museum of Art Photo: Nevada Museum of Art website Trio / page 21 Located at the corner of Center and Liberty Streets in Reno, p.m. For additional information call 775/786­1000 or check The Discovery is open Tuesday through Sunday (closed the website at www.nvdm.org. Mondays). Admission is discounted on Wednesdays after 4 Our third museum is my personal favorite, the Nevada Museum of Art. Housed in a unique building, an abstract homage to Nevada's Black Rock Desert, NMA is a treasure trove for art in its many forms. Exhibits tend to change quar­ terly and they range from small to major, from works by local artists to creators of international repute. The Museum supports the popular E.L. Cord school with classes from bas­ ket making to book arts, drawing, photography, ceramics and more offered throughout the year. The Museum's audi­ torium hosts a series of lectures coordinated with exhibits.

Unique gifts for all ages are available in the gift shop, while guided tours are available three times a week. Dining in the Museum's handsome atrium is provided by Chez Louie for lunch and a musical Sunday brunch. Relatively new to NMA is its Center for Art & Environment Library, available on open days from 11 a.m. ­ 2 p.m.

The Nevada Museum of Art is located at 160 West Liberty Street in Reno, with parking on the east side of the building. Open days are Wednesday through Sunday. The Museum is open late on the First Thursday of each month with live music and cocktails. For more information call 775/329­3333 or check the website at www.nevadaart.org.

All three Museums can provide hours of education and entertainment. They are perfect for giving out­of­town guests an unexpected experience. Museum memberships are well worth the investment. Why not add a visit to one, or the entire trio, to your current bucket list?

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THE ARTS “Support a thriving cultural community! Get involved!”

Carol Foldvary-Anderson “Creating Beauty-Inspiring Joy!” varyCarol.com

When we look at handmade pro­ duced art we are hoping to find a part of ourselves that we have not experienced before. To have that ah ha moment, a feeling that reaches our soul and moves us in a mysteri­ ous way. That is what “good and great” art is able to provide.

Artist’s able to produce a work of art that instills a positive response from an individual is a gift. Artist’s express their talents and gifts differ­ eauty is in the eye of the behold­ ently by producing their interpretation handmade work of art valuable to own. er, and when it comes to art and of the world around them. The artist’s Original art is not mass produced, is not Bhandmade items it is no different. personal expression is what makes a created by several hands or made by mass machines, original art is an individ­ ual expressing their soul through the art medium that serves them. Artist’s are definitely a special breed of humans, they interpret the world we live in, the culture that surrounds us, and are able to capture the beauty of a moment in time, in a magical landscape painting.

Celebrating 50 years of success is the Artists Co­op of Reno, located at 627 Mill Street and established in 1966. From the very beginning, the member artists were required to produce new 24 / Generation4Boomers.com work consistently. They were encour­ operative gallery with receptions aged to continue to grow in their skills most often held on the 1st by learning from other professional Sunday of each month. Original artists through workshops and courses, artwork by members, local arti­ and to enter outside juried art shows. sans, and invited guest artists The gallery began with monthly fea­ include potters, basketmakers, tured shows and also invited other out­ jewelry designers, woodworkers and more. The gallery is open 7 days a week from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. On their website you can search upcom­ ing events, http://www.artists coopgalleryreno. com/, current arti­ san members, the Co­ops heritage and the history of the building. Hope to see you Carol Foldvary­Anderson is a profession­ at next months reception! al Artist/Designer, Author/Illustrator, side artists to participate. These princi­ Arts Educator, Consultant & Public ples continue to be the basis of enhanc­ Artist’s Co­op of Reno Speaker. Find out more about this ver­ ing the work you see in the gallery 627 Mill St, Reno, NV 89502 satile Creative Individual at her website today. 775­322­8896 varyCarol.com . Enroll in one of the www.artistsco­opgalleryreno.com many classes and workshops she offers The Artists Co­op Reno is a true co­ Contact: Eileen Fuller 775­233­4796 in the area.

Generation4Boomers.com / 25 My Generation Nine Nursing Home Selection Tips

he beginning of the year is a tradi­ and Spouses" (Indie Books International, Make sure every resident gets enough tional time for families to discuss 2016). Cooper is a California Licensed to eat and that staff are available to Tif it is time to place a relative in a Professional Fiduciary who works with help those who need assistance. nursing home. Families soon discover seniors, disabled persons, and other that when it individuals who can't manage their • Find out how often the nursing home comes to elder­ affairs on their own, assisting when brings in nurses from a staffing agency. care, there is no everything from day­today financial It's not unusual or a bad thing for a such thing as being issues to investment and estate man­ nursing home to occasionally have to safe at home. agement. turn to an agency to shore up its staff— after all, you want an adequate number "Selecting the right "Caregivers and caretakers are often of medical personnel on hand at all environment for thrust into the role of fiduciary, either times. But if the nursing home is always an elderly person by legal appointment or by assuming bringing in new staff who aren't familiar Chris Cooper to live is a series of the role because of their relationship to with the facility or the patients, that tough decisions that a caregiver or care­ the elderly person who needs caretak­ could result in a lower quality of care taker must negotiate," says Chris ing." for your loved one. Cooper, author of "Eldercare Confidential: Cautionary Tales for Adult "The duties are more than a moral • Consider long­term care. Medicare Caregivers and Caretakers of Parents responsibility, they are also a legal obli­ offers very limited coverage for nursing gation," Cooper home stays. That's why many people explained, purchase long­term­care insurance or set aside money so they can pay for Here are nine tips care out of their own pocket. from the book to guide you in evalu­ • Consistency of caregivers matters. In ating potential some facilities, a patient's caregivers nursing homes: may change from day­to­day. That can • The best time to be unsettling and confusing for patients. tour a nursing Try to find a nursing home where the home is on a same caregiver sees the patient on Saturday evening. most days. Because adminis­ trative and market­ • You need to be proactive to make ing staff won't be sure your loved one gets the care they around at that need. Often, it helps to designate a sin­ time, you'll get a gle family member to serve as the rep­ truer picture of resentative who will take charge of the what life is really patient's care and deal with the nursing like at the facility. home.

• Make sure you • Your loved one probably won't be visit when a meal able to choose their doctor. Instead, is being served. they'll be limited to whatever doctor(s) You'll get a chance work with the nursing home. The facili­ to see the quality ty's doctor may also be responsible for (and quantity) of numerous patients. Nursing home doc­ food firsthand. tors may visit the facility just once a

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• You should make your family mem­ ber's room feel as much like home as possible. Bring per­ sonal objects and pic­tures so the place is familiar and comforting to them.

• Theft can be a problem. If your loved one has valuable items (like jewelry) make sure that they aren't left out anywhere where they could easily dis­ appear. If possible, mark valuable items with your loved one's name. When thinking about nursing home rules about programs and benefits for Cooper advises it is important to check costs, keep in mind that you can have nursing homes can change. Visit with Medicare, Medicaid, and any pri­ extra out­of­pocket charges for some www.medicare.gov for information vate insurance provider to find out their supplies or personal care—for instance, about different care options. To learn current rules about covering the costs hair appointments, laundry, and servic­ more about the Medicaid program, see of long­term care. es that are outside routine care. The www.medicaid.gov.

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Generation4Boomers.com / 27 Two Chicks GOOD TASTE

Harvest with sausage, butternut squash, Other specials include the Breakfast red onions, sage and jack cheese $9.99. Burrito, Biscuits & Gravy, Biscuit & Served with toast and sweet potato Gravy Combo and Butternut Squash Hot home fries, or white sweet potatoes Cereal among the items served. cooked with red onions and pasilla pep­ pers, lightly seasoned. Two Chicks also features lunch plates of melts, sandwiches and salads. The Two Two Egg Breakfast items include bacon, Chicks Burger with cheddar cheese, avo­ sausage, beef patty, steak, ham steak cado, grilled onion, basil aioli and fried and pork chop. Benedicts include the egg on Great Basin Brewing Co. icky classic Eggs Benedict on an English muf­ bread $10.99 or Buffalo Chick Melt with fin topped with ham, poached eggs, Hollandaise sauce $10.49; the Salmon Bene with poached eggs, Hollandaise, red Two Chicks located in MidTown just off onion and dill South Virginia is a great restaurant for $15.49; Veggie breakfast and lunch. Breakfast is their with poached eggs, specialty but midday eating is good too. spinach, mush­ rooms, grilled Two Chicks is owned by Jessie Watnes onion, avocado and Haley Wood, two enterprising and Hollandaise ladies with a knack for food. The $11.49 and Steak MidTown location is always busy with Bene which patrons, and has plenty of seating in a includes chuck Two Chicks Lunch plate with choice of two sides: salad, fresh fruit, tomato soup, family style environment. Two Chicks steak, asparagus, cottage cheese, tomato slices or Parmesan-garlic fries. offers a wide range of comfort food, grilled onion, poached eggs and jack cheese, chicken and blue cheese made with fresh ingredients and heap­ Hollandaise $14.49. spread on sourdough $8.79 are good ing servings. You will not leave still hun­ selections. Salads include the Big Salad gry. with carrots, egg, onion, tomatoes, asparagus, For breakfast Two Chicks serves zucchini, sunflower seeds Omelettes, Benedicts, Scrambles, and creamy herb dress­ Skillets, and Two Egg standards. ing $7.99, add chicken $4.49; A Steak Salad Omelettes include the UltiMelt $15.29, Chef $11.99, and with garlic, Parmesan, cheddar, Harvest Cobb $13.99. fontina and cream cheese $8.49; There are also featured the Farmhouse Omelette with Lunch Plates. asparagus, red onions, goat cheese and pesto $10.49, bacon Two Chicks is located at add $2; the Salmon Omelette with 752 S. Virginia in the red onion, cream cheese and fresh Sticks development. dill $14.49; the Veggie with broc­ Open seven days a week coli, zucchini, tomatoes, mush­ 6­2 p.m. Call (775) 323­ rooms, onions, spinach, cheddar Chef Salad- Mixed greens, chicken, bacon, ham, cheddar, jack cheese, hard boiled 0600 or info@twochick­ and jack cheese $9.49, and the egg, carrots and tomatoes, with creamy herb dressing. sreno.com. 28 / Generation4Boomers.com GOOD TASTE SoDo

Connie McMullen Fine Dining

oDo is one of my favorite places to dine. Located in Slow Roasted Pulled Pork, and more. Sandwiches are served downtown Reno on Hill Street, SoDo which is short for with choice of fries, house salad or quinoa salad, or a substi­ SSouth Downtown, is easy to find and has side street tute Caesar Salad, fresh fruit, soup or sweet potato fries for parking. an additional $2. Lunch entrees are Fish & Chips $15, Asian Braised Tri Tip Tacos $13, Vegetable Orzo Pasta $17, and Owned by Joel Giandalia, SoDo offers fine dining that com­ more. pares with the best restaurants. Service is great, cartering to the slightest detail. SoDo is open for lunch and dinner. Both Dinner offers Seared Scallop and Crispy Pork Belly as a Starter offer soup and salads. Soup is the chef’s creation of the day or Calamari, Marinated Beef Skewers, Ahi Tuna Stack, and or Tomato Parmesan and Pumpkin Jalapeno. Salads include Wild Mushroom Ravioli. Soup and Salad are similar to the the Baby Kale with red apples, blue cheese, candied pecans, lunch menu. cranberries, and red wine vinaigrette $10; the Greek Salad with romaine, Feta, kalamata olives, red onion, cucumber, The main course features The Classics: The New York Steak tomato, bell pepper and Greek vinaigrette $9, and the $29, Blackened Salmon $26, Grilled Chicken Picatta $25, and Autumn Baby Spinach Salad with goat cheese, beet chips, Loaded SoDo Beef Burger $16. There is also a Latin American, toasted almonds, cranberries, and blueberry vinaigrette $10 European, and Asian menu, plus the Lower 48. to name a few. Hanger Steak $31 and Latin Salmon $26 make the Latin menu, Sandwiches include the Lamb Burger, SoDo Burger, Pastrami while Pan Seared Baramundi $26, Vegetable Orzo Pasta $21, Reuben, Chicken Sandwich, SoDo Turkey Melt, French Dip, SoDo Scampi $26, Wild Mushroom Ravioli $21, and Grilled Rack of Lamb $32 are some of the items featured on the European list. The Asian menu has Schezuan Vegetable Stir Fry $18 or Seared Ahi Tuna $26. The Lower 48 includes Grilled Filet Mignon $37, Grilled Bone­In Berkshire Pork Chop $28, and Bone­In Ribeye $38. Sides include fries or sweet potato fries, creamy polenta, sauteed spinach, garlic mashed potatoes, house potatoes, broccolini, and brussel sprout saute $5­$6. SoDo also has a great wine list that features Sparkling Wines, whites and reds sold by the glass, and bottle.

SoDo is located at 275 Hill Street, downtown Reno. They can be reached for reservations and also offer walkin service at 775­322­2710. Reservations can also be made online at [email protected]. SoDo has additional space for special events, fundraisers, gatherings and parties that can comfortably seat 40 people or set the room for a cocktail event for 100 people. Catering can be reached by calling Ronda Benedict or Kat King at 775­470­0202 or Grilled Bone­In Berkshire Pork Chop Photo-Connie McMullen online at [email protected].

Generation4Boomers.com / 29 My Generation Last Train to Clarksville The Monkees Randal Hill December 1966

Q: What do “Blowin’ in the Wind,” “Eve of Destruction,” “Give Peace a Chance” and “Last Train to Clarksville” all have in common?

A: During the 1960s, each became a million­selling anti­war song. Wait a minute! A teenybopper Monkees hit belongs on that contentious list? Yes, and soon you too will be saying, “I’m a believer.” - - - - -

(Top left to right) Peter Tork, Mickey Dolenz, Davy Jones, and Mike Nesmith.

n September 1965, both Daily Variety and The Hollywood IReporter ran an unusual advertisement: Madness! Auditions. Folk and Roll Musicians – Singers for acting roles in new TV series. Running parts for 4 insane boys, age 17-21. Included among the tryout hopefuls were Stephen Stills (later of Crosby, Stills and Nash), Danny Hutton (later of Three Dog Night) and—supposedly but never verified—mass mur­ derer Charles Manson. From the 437 applicants, coveted roles went to musicians/non­actors Mike Nesmith and Peter Tork, and actors/non­musicians Davy Jones and Mickey Dolenz. The quartet was hired to ape the Beatles’ zany antics in their debut movie A Hard Day’s Night. (Writer Barney Hoskyns once declared the advent of the Monkees “post­ moptop surrealism for pre­teens, with great songs thrown in as part of the package.”) And great songs they often were. Songwriting partners Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart composed the “manufactured” band’s first single. “Last Train to Clarksville” took its chord structure, “jangly” guitar sound and tight vocal harmonies directly from the Beatles’ “Paperback Writer” from earlier in 30 / Generation4Boomers.com Monkees/ page 30

Monkees promotional photo. 1966. In fact, Hart had thought that Paul McCartney was singing something about a “last train” rather than “paperback writer” at the song’s fadeout. Knowing that The Monkees was to be a music/comedy TV show in the style of A Hard Day’s Night, Boyce and Hart figured they couldn’t go wrong emulat­ ing the Fab Four. The songwriting pair wanted a simple title that would be easy for fans to remember. On songfacts.com, Bobby Hart explained, “We were just looking for a name that sounded good. There’s a little town in northern Arizona I used to go through called Clarksdale. We were throwing out names, and when we got to Clarksdale, we thought Clarksville sounded even better.” Boyce and Hart both opposed the Vietnam War, and they wanted the first Monkees “45” to include their take on the conflict. But both writ­ ers knew they had to exercise cau­ tion. “We couldn’t be too direct with the Monkees,” Hart admitted later. “We really couldn’t make a protest song out of it. We kind of snuck it in.” In the tune’s story line, a young soldier pleads with his girl­ friend to say goodbye at a train sta­ tion. He knows he may die in the war, hence the downbeat, often­ repeated line “I don’t know if I’m ever coming home.” The Monkees debuted on NBC­TV in September 1966, and “Last Train to Clarksville” on the Colgems label rocketed to Number One within weeks. While Boyce and Hart would also write the group’s sixth and final hit (“Valleri”), only the first of the Monkees tunes offered up a serious (if subtle) anti­war statement.

Generation4Boomers.com / 31 YOUR LEISURE A Love for America's National Parks Spans Across Generations

Grand Canyon National Park, North Rim in Arizona. Photo: Staplegunther

ravel is the #1 aspiration of indi­ A Love for National Parks Spans Ditching the Airport Lines: A major perk viduals 50­plus, and America's Generations: According to the survey, in heading to a national park for vaca­ Tnational parks are a popular desti­ 70 percent of adults in the U.S. have vis­ tion is avoiding lengthy airport lines and nation with 75 percent of Baby Boomers ited a national park before, and nearly the other tedious tasks that come with having visited one in their lifetime. all have recommended those trips to flying. Eighty­two percent of travelers According to a recent AARP Travel sur­ others. Nine­in­10 boomers say national instead pack up their cars for the aver­ vey, responses showed that along with parks are ideal vacations for those over age 2­3 day road trip to parks, and 19 boomers, Generation­Xers and age 50, and about 1­in­4 GenXers and percent of travelers would prefer a Millennials also share a love for parks boomers have recently taken a trip to a longer trip next time they go. despite the generations' differing rea­ park to create lasting memories with sons for visiting these national treas­ children and/or grandchildren. Most Popular Park Activities: ures. Sightseeing and hiking are the most Most Popular Parks: The majestic Grand popular park activities across genera­ "AARP Travel celebrates the 100th Canyon as well as the Lincoln Memorial tions. Other popular activities include anniversary of the National Park Service and Washington Monument in the scenic drives, visiting museums, enjoy­ by keeping travelers in­the­know on nation's capital are at the top of the list ing picnics, and observing wildlife. new ways to explore America's timeless for most popular parks. Others popular parks," said Stephanie Miles, Vice parks include Yellowstone, the Statue of For more insight on the survey, visit: President, Products and Platforms. Liberty and the Vietnam Memorial. www.aarp.org/parksresearch.

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Jan. 10 & 24 ­ Idlewild Health Walks, interpretative walk for people in all stages of Alzheimers and their care­partners, beginning and ending at Truckee Meadows Parks Foundation Office, free, (775) 784­1807.

Jan. 20 ­ Renown Support Group for Dementia Caregivers, 1:30 ­ 3:30 p.m., Sierra Room, Sierra Tower Room #102, 1155 Mill St., Alzheimer’s Asso. (775) 786­8061 for information.

Jan. 28 ­ Feb. 14 ­ Reno­Tahoe Senior Winter Games 2017, visit www.Reno.Gov/SeniorGames for more information.

Jan. 30 ­ Fit and Strong, designed to improve your fitness and strength. Class includes stretching and flexibility, low­impact aerobics/fitness walking, strength training and balance exer­ cises. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, 9:30 a.m. ­ 11 a.m., Parish Hall at Trinity Episcopal Church, Sanford Center for Aging, UNR, (775) 784­1807, [email protected].

Feb. 16 ­ Cancer: Thriving and Surviving, 1 ­ 3:30 p.m., Sanford Center for Aging, UNR, (775) 784­1807 or [email protected].

Feb. 16 ­ Healthy Living, self management workshops to teach skills for healthy living, 9:30 ­ noon, Sanford Center for Aging, UNR, (775) 784­1807, [email protected]. SHOWS Jan. 15 & 17 ­ Classix Three ­ Liberation, Reno Phil, Simone Porter, violin, Nathan Chan, cello, Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts. Jan. 15@4 p.m., Jan. 17@7:30 p.m. (775) 686­ 6600.

Jan. 24 ­ 29 ­ Motown The Musical, Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts, (775) 686­6600.

Feb. 10 ­ Don Rickles, 8 .m., Grand Sierra Theatre, Reno.

Feb. 12 & 14 ­ Classix Four ­ Temptation, Conrad Tao, Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts. Feb. 12@4 p.m., Feb. 14@7:30 p.m. (775) 686­6600.

Feb. 24 ­ 26 ­ Dirty Dancing, 8 p.m., Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts.

Feb. 24 ­ Chris Rock, 8 p.m., Reno Events Center.

March. 12 & 14 ­ Classix Five ­ Brilliance, Benjamin Bellman, Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts. March. 12@4 p.m., 686­6600.

March 18, National Orchestra Ukraine, 7:30 p.m.,Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts, (775) 686­6600.

Generation4Boomers.com / 33 Travel & Leisure Interrail Makes Exploring Europe Even Easier for Mature Travellers

"Over 90 percent of seniors sur­ services like prearranged taxi transfers, veyed as part of the project viewed and city sightseeing benefits to help Europe as an appealing or make their trip even easier and com­ extremely appealing holiday desti­ fortable. nation; however we witnessed a lack of relevant tourism packages Customers can currently pick from 15 catering to the distinct needs of Interrail Tours based on their needs and mature travellers in Europe", says personal interests. "With package desti­ Silvia Görlach, Sales & Marketing nations including Normandy and Manager for Eurail Group G.I.E. Avignon in France, Florence and Riomaggiore in Italy, and Cordoba and ew rail pass products designed With rail holiday packages avail­ Bilbao in Spain, whether you're a history especially for senior travellers able in France, Italy or Spain, Interrail buff, a fan of gastronomy, or an outdoor Nare now available to European Tours effectively fill a gap, and help enthusiast, there's an Interrail Tour suit­ destinations. make experiencing the beauty and able for all tastes." diversity of Europe more attainable for Co­funded by the European Union, the seniors. In addition, the Interrail Premium Pass pass will facilitate pan­European rail for travel in either Spain or Italy will be travel by seniors. Interrail Tours holiday "Interrail Tours have been designed to available for purchase via packages (http://www.interrail­ remove common barriers to travel for http://www.interrail.eu/premium­pass. tours.com ) have been developed to mature travellers, providing quality Designed with the more independent promote the popular Interrail Pass, a accommodation located close to rail sta­ 60+ traveller in mind, the Interrail unique rail ticket enabling unlimited rail tions, free seat reservations, and ongo­ Premium Pass allows pass holders to travel in up to 30 different European ing support throughout the booking book their train reservations for free, countries. The Senior Rail Travel Project process, meaning customers can experi­ and provides added extras to help along works to improve the choice, suitability, ence their ideal European holiday in one the journey such as discounted transfer availability and accessibility of vacation convenient rail package," says Görlach. services, and a free mobile destination packages for senior European residents. Seniors can also take advantage of extra guide from trusted provider Tripwolf.

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