Ageing With Attitude: Empty nesters get full-on adventurous

Margaret Jennings finds that parents of kids living abroad are signing up for adventure breaks and long haul travel... and touching base with family members on the way.

EMPTY nesters whose kids have gone abroad are using the opportunity to spread their own wings and travel.

Parents are taking off to visit their children and grandchildren but including exotic stop-overs on the way, or travelling more extensively in places like Australia and the US, once they touch base with family living there.