Pam, a Connecticut native, is a recently retired professor and CPA who spends her time hiking, biking the Farmington Valley Greenway, swimming, practicing Chen style taiji, and traveling. Instead of lugging heavy luggage, Pam travels with a backpack and uses her hiking and outdoor clothing as the basis of her travel wardrobe. She often blogs about her travel adventures and offers suggestions for lightweight and inexpensive solo travel in her blog, Soaring! – Minimalist Travel for the Over 60 Single Woman.