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Irish Food that is Worth Crossing the Atlantic!
The Best Irish Foods To Eat during Our Trip July 14-24 2018 and To Bring Home
Please share with your Irish friends. You don’t have to be Irish to be Irish.
Ireland is a gourmet paradise and has been for many years. The country is famous for the freshest food cooked simply and perfectly. Ireland is surrounded by gorgeous coast line and, of course, amazing fish and shell fish. Its emerald green fields produce gorgeous food. Ironically during the 19c Great Famine, Irish people did not fish but lived off the land! …
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Avoid Travel Panic with www.womenstravelgroup.com Travel List
Getting ready for a solo trip includes being organized and being smart. Traveling in a group like The Women’s Travel Group is easier as you have others to help if you need it. Traveling alone is more edgy since you must be self sufficient. It will be more comfortable if you are going to an English speaking area like Ireland.
When you travel alone, you are your own defense, your only money holder, and your only companion. This means that if you leave anything behind because you are tired or nervous, you have no back up.…
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5 Easy Destinations for New International Travelers
Five Easiest Destination Areas for the New Woman Traveler
Please share this email with friends afraid to travel.
Some destinations are culturally hard, difficult to get to, involve a lot of jet lag or are challenging geographically. Others sound scary or are in too many headlines.
Here are our five recommended trips for new international travelers.
English speaking areas like England and Ireland are easier for new travelers. Besides being able to ask questions,read road signs, and museum signage, women in English speaking areas are less lonely.…
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Will Your Next Trip be Ruined by Fake News?
The answer might be yes. Not only Russians fake news, ads, and Facebook posts. Travel sellers do also.
Marketing,vague language, scare headlines can destroy your travel plans and make you lose mo ney.
There are many ways false information reaches you. Here are some red flags listed by The Women’s Travel Group:
Scare articles. Writers need scare headlines like the one on this blog post. For accurate information, go to the US State Dept. which outlines dangers and concerns in parts of the world.…
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5 Reasons to Make Ireland a First Overseas Trip
First overseas travel can be scary. You are away from the home you know and trust. Accents might be hard to decipher. You are jet lagged. You are tired. Money is strange. People might look at you. Even TV will surprise.
Going to Ireland as your first overseas trip is a smart idea. Touching on the above: the language is English, accents are closer to the American accent, than most British accents. The flight is short. Signs are in English. And the greatest benefit: Many Irish feel close to our country and have family in the US.…
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The Flu and You
I remember my mother talking about the influenza pandemic of 1920, yes she was that old. She told us that children walked around with boxes of sulfur around their necks on a string. Did it work? Well, she never got the flu.
Last week The Women’s Travel Group had a get together with a terrific speaker, Karen Wright, a nutritionist, naturopath, detoxification specialist from Metro Drugs in New York City (Lexington Avenue and 68 Street. Karen is also an essential oil expert and she shared with us, uses of oils for travel.…
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Places to Go in 2018 and Why Norway?
The New York Times publishes a list of 50 places to go each year. Some of these places would never be on one of The Women’s Travel Group’s bucket lists. Others are a surprise. Some areas are included because of new museums, more air routes or a festival. Countries create festivals to commemorate the 500 anniversary of whatever. Countries will also turn to expert public relations companies to get their names on this or other lists of Top 50.…
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Events to Avoid Overseas
This is from a Huffington Post Article by Phyllis Stoller, President of The Women’s Travel Group.…When you plan your next trip, you will likely consider weather and hopefully check into seasonal costs of flights/hotels etc. Travelers today are traveling during what are called ‘shoulder’ seasons which relate to good, not perfect weather, which avoid peak season crowds and can offer lower airfares. However, many travelers do not check other factors that might make a trip excessively expensive or full of unpleasant surprises. -
Don’t Be A Travel Widow
Here is a summary of our most recent Huffington Post Article. It is all about the phenomen of us Travel Widows. We are the women whose husbands or partners do not like to travel. The blog post covers
–statistics of women traveling alone
–how recent news of sexual harassment has propelled us to be more confident
–why women want to travel and men don’t
–and yes you will recognize either yourself or your friends in this article.
Phyllis Stoller writes often about women and travel.…
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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.…
