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How Boomer Women Travel
This post is reprinted from Boomer Travel Patrol a fun site for all of you out there.
Boomer Women Want More from Travel
We are the first generation women who studied abroad, joined the Peace Corps, traveled internationally for work and, like myself, lived abroad. These experiences made us different travelers. Our mothers would be both scared for us and proud.
Boomers expect to see icons: Ponte Vecchio, Eiffel Tower, Vatican. But we welcome insights even prickly or dark ones.… -
Senior Women:the Outcasts of Travel Media
Face it Ladies, we are outcasts.
If you read travel press, you learn about soft cashmere travel blankets, fiddly electronic travel apps, and experiences to ‘find yourself’. There are daring itineraries for daredevil women, who wear Italian travel pants, and shoes our foot doctors would never recommend.
Why does the media ignore the real senior woman traveler?
Here are frank thoughts from The Women’s Travel Group:
- Many writers are young or think they are young.
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8 Things to Always Lock Up in Your Hotel Room
The Women’s Travel Group advises:
The Women’s Travel Group advises:
Medicine you cannot live without. In non English speaking countries, thieves cannot tell if your medicine is simply Tylenol or a narcotic.
Anything with a brand name even if a fake. Sunglasses should be treated like jewelry.
Electronics, that means you need to recharge when in the room. Use a larger charger for faster re-juicing.
All plastic credit cards, even if no or low value, like a store points card only used in your area.…
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Women TRAVEL
This is a blog post from Huffington Post which we hope you will follow:https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/the-8-worst-mistakes-a-veteran-traveler-made-in-2017_us_5a2ec58ce4b04cb297c2aefb Look for Phyllis Stoller, a contributor and follow her there. Most posts are not repeated here.These mistakes are commonplace and can make your trip pretty miserable. Follow the link above for more information about safe traveling and below use the link for more about The Women’s Travel Group and our tours.Yes, all of these mistakes are common even for a veteran traveler, former ex-pat and the President of The Women’s Travel Group.… -
Fighting with New Electronic Devices While Traveling
I just spent a wonderful holiday weekend, perfect until I tried to use a new computer. I kept getting messages about keychain passwords and messages crowded the screen. So what is to be learned from an admittedly electronic novice about this nightmare?
The easy stuff i
s that you only need an adaptor out of the US. Electronic devices are manufactured to charge on different types of electricity. DC is stronger than what we are used to in the US, so your device will charge faster.…
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Stopover NY before a flight?
Consider a stopover NY. Spending a night at JFK or in town, before a transAtlantic flight is a good idea for two reasons: 1- airfares broken in two might be cheaper and 2- you will have less jetlag and more time to relax. Oh yes there is a 3- a visit to New York City for a day.
We can book both flights for you if you decide to spend a night in NY.
There is excellent subway service directly from JFK to midtown Manhattan, safe, cheap, fast, air conditioned and somewhat wifi activated.…
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Why Are Solo Women Scared to Travel?
Everyday we get calls and emails, some are to book trips and some are to say you are scared to book a trip. Some have booked trips and call to say they are still scared and nervous. Lets take apart a trip and try to experience it ahead of time to take the scared part away.
First here is Phyllis’ first trip alone. I flew to London, made it to the apartment where I was staying. Hungry and nervous about going out for dinner alone at night time, I went a nearby restaurant.…
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Organize a Private Travel Group With The Women’s Travel Group
We are often asked to arrange trips for private groups: clubs, women’s political organizations, charities, and more often now, women’s organizations which support entities losing federal money.
Here is what you need to organize a private group:
10 minimun
Budget for the trip
goal: funding a scholarship? donating to an organization? awarding top donors? tightening relationships? just having fun?
duration of trip
age of participants
coed or all women
destination
pre and post trip extra travel for those with more time
want an escort to work with the guide so everyone is on a real vacation, just ask.…
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Where in the World is Waldo Safe?
Every day when I wake up, the paper and tv tell me to hide in the deepest closet. There I might be safe, if I don’t eat sugar, fat, processed foods, or salt. So are we safe if we travel today? Who are all these pundits and are they for real?
There are the safety consultants, usually for profit companies, who want you to hire them for consultations or training in judo.
There are battalions of former– not all so young –military personnel now on the payroll of tv news programs. …
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What is a Travel Trend?
The Women’s Travel Group offers some trending destinations: Mexico City, Puebla, Ethiopia, Palermo,and more. A trending place is one that we visit now, and the rest of the US visits in 5 years. A good place to find travel trends is in non-US papers, specifically British ones. Where the Brits go now is where you want to go. The Women’s Travel Group finds and visits these places first. Call us at 646 309 5607 or email us to discuss being trendy!…