 Neither had I, though I've certainly participated in it. I've taken my granddaughters on a European Christmas market river cruise, and last summer we did Madrid and Barcelona. In short, we skipped their parents' generation, my children, to do a grandparents' grandkids' tour. What are the advantages? Well, let's ask Amy Piper to join us now in the Patriot Mobile Show hotline. She's a freelance writer and blogger who's written her seven best reasons to consider skip gen travel on her website. Amy, welcome to the show. I'm presuming you have grandchildren.