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Article posted: 2/16/2013 5:00 AM

Your older years should be the fun ones

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Jim and Kathleen Secora of Hoffman Estates are seasoned Road Scholar travelers. They have taken two of the company's bike-trip educational adventures in Europe.

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Barb Garrigus of Melrose Park gets a fresh perspective on life by getting on a horse.

Courtesy of Pathway Senior Living

Alexian Village of Elk Grove Village will occasionally treat its residents to a hot-air balloon ride with A Great American Balloon Co.

Courtesy of Pathway Senior Living

Garrigus, a resident of Victory Centre of River Woods, takes advantage of opportunities to go horseback riding at the Hanson Center Riding Arena in Burr Ridge.

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Elderhostel Inc.'s Road Scholar educational adventures offers more than 6,500 trips, such as hiking in Yosemite National Park in California.

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The Best of Ireland program in Dublin

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When Tom Peterson of Arlington Heights had more time after his retirement, he decided to take flying lessons with the goal of earning his private pilot's license. He chose Windy City Flyers at the Chicago Executive Airport in Wheeling for his lessons.

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Your days of helping with homework are over. You are retired — or at least winding down at work — and find yourself with more time than you’ve had in years. So it finally time to do some of the things you always wanted to do. Explore the world. Change your perspective. See the world a little differently.
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    • Jim and Kathleen Secora of Hoffman Estates are seasoned Road Scholar travelers. They have taken two of the company’s bike-trip educational adventures in Europe.
    • Barb Garrigus of Melrose Park gets a fresh perspective on life by getting on a horse.
    • Alexian Village of Elk Grove Village will occasionally treat its residents to a hot-air balloon ride with A Great American Balloon Co.
    • Garrigus, a resident of Victory Centre of River Woods, takes advantage of opportunities to go horseback riding at the Hanson Center Riding Arena in Burr Ridge.
    • Elderhostel Inc.’s Road Scholar educational adventures offers more than 6,500 trips, such as hiking in Yosemite National Park in California.
    • The Best of Ireland program in Dublin
    • When Tom Peterson of Arlington Heights had more time after his retirement, he decided to take flying lessons with the goal of earning his private pilot’s license. He chose Windy City Flyers at the Chicago Executive Airport in Wheeling for his lessons.
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