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Sicily: Christmas Markets, Street Processions and Farm Food
A Unique Christmas Markets Trip to Sicily December 4-12 2014
With Christmas Markets, Holiday Street Processions, Archaeological Sites, Wineries Shopping, Farmhouse Food
$2599 land only (until July 1 2014, then $2799) Single: $525 Shares guaranteed for early bookings.December 4 -12 2014
Some of us will overnight in Rome on Dec. 4, staying at the Rome Airport Hilton. (The Rome Airport Hilton has a free shuttle into town and is connected to the airport, making it an easy place to rendezvous.)…
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Tips for TravelRoom Sharing
The Women’s Travel Group arranges shares for anyone who wishes. There are several tips which will help you along the way:
1-Be neat and keep your possessions and tissues on your side of the room. In the bathroom especially be neat.
2-Arrange bathroom times if possible.
3-Avoid putting on the tv and turn off audio on your devices.
4-Both of you should keep track of expenses put on the room. Even better put no expenses on the room.This will make check out easier.… -
Tips to Recover from a Spa Vacation
Clean out the fridge except for your must have delights.
Try on clothes and feel good about how they fit.
Exercise even if you are still unpacking.
Take a long walk and do errands ambulatorially. If that is a word.
Buy cut up fruit and veggies today!If you need to choose between organizing photos and something active. Do the active bit.
Join us to Canyon Ranch for a deal price May 1-4/5 or wait till next year and Ixtapan Spa Feb.… -
Five Steps to Get Through Delays and Cancellations
Five Steps to Get Through Delays and Cancellations
Some of us do not use travel agents or our agents are not available at the moment of crisis!
1. Immediately call your travel insurer and ask verbal permission to change flights. Often if a flight is cancelled or delayed, they will give you this verbal permission even if the price is high.
2. Know which number is the 24/7 number of your agent or tour company. Often when the glitch happens, we realize we have not jotted down this important number!… -
Women's leadership exchange conference in NY
We announced our Business Breakaway to Argentina March. 7-15 2014 Make contacts and widen your network plus have a marvelous trip. Details on www.thewomenstravelgroup.com…
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Kenya Crisis
For one who always has advice, this tradegy was hard to foresee. All of my normal hunts would have come up with nothing: local English speaking papers? overseas pundits from the UK, Australian, Canadian foreign ministries did not issue ‘do not go’ warnings. Not even the fact that an Israeli shop was in this mall means it would be targeted.
From what I have read this was an extension of Somali warfare and turf battles. It might be partially due to the fact that the Kenyan army is involved in trying to stabilize chaos and guerilla blackmail in Somalia?…
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Ixtapan Spa
Loofah fango with real mud ALL OVER YES ALL OVER did the early am walk. Followed by fresh juice snd a great low fat buffet.The aqua aerobics were in warm water and now getting ready for tuna by the pool.…
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India Love it or Scared of It?
Here are some books and films to help you decide. Our next trip was called A Trip of a Lifetime for Women by Fox TV! Nov. 7-21 2013 including The Pushkar Camel Market and Dowry Negotiation.
Join us and ask for a share to save some on the single costs. www.thewomenstravelgroup.com
FILMS
Water
Gandhi
The Raj Quarter
Eat Pray Love
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
A Passage to India
Slumdog Millionaire
Monsoon Wedding
BOOKS
White Tiger by Aravind Adiga
May Yu-Be the Mother of a Hundred Sons by Elisabeth Bumiller
The Beautiful Forevers by Katherine Boo
Heat and Dust by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
(and the related movies by Merchant and Ivory).…
