# I need a vacation

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Tags:** vacation-travel\
**Created:** [July 19, 2025, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-vacation/1021070 "2025-07-19T03:16:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\
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Consider

> **[Educational Travel & Learning Adventures | Road Scholar](https://www.roadscholar.org/)**
>
> Not-for-profit creator of experiential travel opportunities all over the world for age 50+ Group or solo packages include lodging, meals, & expert-guided educational tours. Educational Adventures. 2023 & 2024 Enrolling Now. Non-Profit...

**Browse the site thoroughly.** (Don’t just automatically say _“I don’t want to go on a group tour.”_ 🧐)

Small groups. Mostly {ahem} older folks (the group used to be called Elderhostel). Caters to ALL possible interests. Everything included.

I’ve known people who have taken many of these, and really enjoyed them.

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