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Single Hotel Room Problems for Women
The big issue with single rooms on tours is the cost. European hotel charge by the room not by the person,making one in a room double price. Some solo women on The Women’s Travel Group trips complain about costs which hotels impose on us. We try to help solo travelers by arranging shares. On India we guarantee them by the way: Nov 11-22 still taking reservations.
Sharing a room can be comfortable. The biggest worry is female idea that we are ‘hostesses’ and need to be chatty when we want quiet time in the room. …
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Christmas in Paris– Words for "Sale" from The Women's Travel Group
We are generally not a shopping group but sales/soldes can turn even the most reluctant heads. As we will be in Paris over Christmas and post Christmas, those coming will enjoy the sales. European stores are different from ours: they only have sales twice a year. So when you see these words in French, go for it. Here is the link again for the trip, or ask us to mail you the information:
Soldes (Sales)
Prix Reduit (Price reduced)
Reduction (Reduced)
Super Soldes and Soldes Massifs (Hugh sales)
Destockage (Getting rid of all merchandise)
If you wish to save more money, ask about discount cards for tourists; first ask your hotel, then find the Welcome Desk at the larger department stores.…
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Last Chance: $200 Savings on India Nov. '15
$200 in India is a huge savings if you combo it with a guaranteed room share on the perfect trip. We found that women want a higher level of accommodation than some other tours offer and fine tuning on a daily basis. Why?
We are not kids anymore and understand that comfort at night is key to enjoyment during the day.
—Yes, we want top notch bathrooms.
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Your Worst Travel Companion
How will you know if a friend will make a good travel companion? For short periods of time we are all on our good behavior. For a week or two, who knows?
Five red flags to look for:
Always sees the empty glass.
Is opinionated on things they know little about.
Is inflexible.
Uses the word ‘I’ all the time.
Is a great fashionista.
Going in a group with other women, helps dilute your friend out, but why do we even have these five
red flags?…
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'Scary' Travel & Fun: India Nov 11-22 2015
Some destinations generate fear along with a pow of thrill. India seems to be scary, but tempting. Travel articles and photographs are spectacular; news headlines troubling. What are the 5 must have’s to make a trip to India not just fascinating, but also a thoughtful and doable vacation? And one where you are coming solo?
1. A reliable person must meet you at the airport no matter when you arrive, how late your ETA or if you have a cancelled/replacement flight.…
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5 Humiliating Excuses from Non-Traveling Friends
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Who isn’t sick and tired of excuses from friends who claim they want to travel but don’t. Who isn’t humiliated asking over and over, and getting the same rejection. It is embarrassing and hurtful to be rebuffed by friends. So to make you all feel better, here is what my own friends use as excuses- and why I like to travel in groups of women:
“I only go Business Class and only with X and X company”.…
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You can Go Home Again
It is true that you cannot go home again. But you can travel again post widowhood, divorce,ex-partner or just reluctant husband. You might not see Paris as ‘a romantic’ or Mexico as ‘beach margaritas’ or India as a ‘shoppers’ delight’. But you will see these places with new colors: Paris as ‘elegant but cosy’; Mexico as ‘artistically modern’; India as ‘insightful and ayurvedic’.
Traveling the second time around or third if you were a hosteler in the 1960’s-70’s is different, not less wonderful.…
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Ten Unusual 'Don't take on Vacation" things
Credit cards for stores. We once had a woman show her Loehmann’s credit card as proof of identity- it worked but leave store/gasoline cards home.
Passwords on a piece of paper. If you must bring passwords, code them first. Take a photo of your list, and hide somewhere in your email account. A photo cannot be hacked.
Good costume jewelry; it might look real enough to get you robbed. And it will probably set off the TSA machinery if you wear it.…
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How does WTravel Group travel?
Some times in a rickshaw? Today a woman asked what vehicles do we use? Easy answer: it depends on the group size and the terrain we are covering. Here are a few examples: Small group, short distances: usually a 15-21 seater bus still with some empty seats. That is what we use in Tuscany and Ireland, a 17 seater for 8 women plus guide and driver. Long distance: almost always a larger bus, with air conditioning, and very comfortable seats.… -
Men-Women Stupid Travel Surveys
The photo is our doorman in India; we just like it but no relevance to this blog post at all.
Why spend millions to discover what all of us know already? Here are a few bits from a recent survey comparing men and women travelers:We care more about getting to the airport on time and about security. Duh: who did the carpool? And who watched out for safety in the playground?
We wanted improvements to bathrooms; men wanted quieter cabins.…
