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The 5,000 Year Old Travel Brochure
I am reading a terrific book which explains why Egypt is so fascinating to us as women travelers. At any age in The Women’s Travel Group one wants to visit Egypt. The book is about The Rosetta Stone, carved in 197 BC in Egypt. The stone’s carvings describe a decree is in ancient Greek, in 2 ancient Egyptian scripts, one is hieroglyphics.
Hieroglyphics is a type of writing with images. We know them from Grade School and from ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’ type films.…
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Women and Middle Eastern Tours
Women travelers now travel extensively in the Middle East and Arabia. Morocco in North Africa and Turkey in Western Asia have always been a favorites, Egypt in particular is a trip of a lifetime. Now a new world of Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Qatar are all accessible and not at all daunting. What has happened to open up these areas to us?
This post will cover The Emirates, 7 individual emirates under one elected monarch tied together as United Arab Emirates.…
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Passport Renewal News for Women
US Passports for our women travelers are good for ten years. Ten years go by faster than imagined. As your passport gets close to expiration, a traveler gets a feeling of discomfort and loss of control. Since the Pandemic, Passport renewal has been scarily slow; however renewals are faster now especially if you use expedited services, $60 more plus fedex. Or if you go into one of the 26 Passport Offices with a firm appointment. In some situations, you must apply in person A common reason for senior women is your last passport expired more than 15 years ago.…