The Oldest Newbie in the World. 7h Star this if you like it! Hi All: I guess many/most of you are either in your traveling prime or just starting out - me, I'm winding down, (or have already wound down without acknowledging it); if I make it, (the body starts falling apart rapidly regardless of how you try to keep it afloat), I'll be 79 this year, (my child bride hits 69 three weeks later). Over the years I've done a little travel, maybe 85-90 countries; the 'big trip' was a couple centuries ago, (1963), across the Pacific by liner from Australia to England, then overland, (the dry spots anyway), by various means, back to Australia.