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Patti Morrow is a freelance travel writer and founder of the award-winning blog Luggage and Lipstick and the regional blog Gone to Carolinas. TripAdvisor called her one of “20 Baby Boomer Travel Bloggers Having More Fun Than Millennials.” Patti is the author of the book “Girls Go Solo: Tips for Women Traveling Alone,” and has over 200 bylines in 40 print and online publications, including The Huffington Post, International Living Magazine, Travel Girl, and Ladies Home Journal.

13 Best Outdoor Things For Boomers on the Outer Banks of North Carolina

By Luggage & Lipstick on Apr. 05, 2021

Stretching 200 miles across four barrier islands that separate mainland North Carolina from the Atlantic Ocean, the Outer Banks (also known as OBX) offers a diversity of landscapes, from pristine…

A woman walks on the boardwalk toward the Roanoke Marshes Lighthouse in the Outer Banks

A Boomer's Guide to Manteo, the Prettiest Town in North Carolina

By Luggage & Lipstick on Mar. 12, 2021

Nestled on the waterfront in the heart of Roanoke Island – one of the four barrier islands that make up the Outer Banks – the town of Manteo just couldn’t be any more appealing. Picturesque boardwalk…

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