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Never Lose these 5 Critical Travel Items
Warning from The Women’s Travel Group.
Your medical prescriptions in generic form. Only generic can be read overseas.
Your ticket number, the long string of numbers somewhere on your reservation. To change flights,be moved to another airline or retrieve ff points, you must have this number.
Your 24/7 contact text or phone number for your tour operator. They will deal with your issue number faster than by email.
A phone charger, recharging on the plane; some plane outlets need the larger charger.…
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Do Not’s on Planes in Cold Weather
Here are some Do Not’s on Planes in Cold Weather. We suggest more comfort on planes in cold weather.
1–Do not sit next to the airplane window, unless you are wearing heavy socks. And if a long flight, consider compression socks.
2–Do not overdress, but layer with room in your carry on for the second layer you will take off (too easy to forget!) Note: you are more likely to lose clothing you take off if it is dark. Lighter and brighter items will show up on the seat or floor near your seat.… -
Women and Poor Travel Health Habits
We are not experts in travel health. However The Women’s Travel Group is a first-hand witness in how poorly women prepare for their travel health.
Packing and Shopping Excessively. Sure it feels good to have new travel clothes. Shopping tinge is a prelude to travel excitement. We say: avoid these splurges! New shoes are dangerous as you have not tested them on tired or swollen feet. New clothes take up the attention you should give to important documents and money.…
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Something free from airlines? Good for country counters.
This week I attended a meeting promoting Abu Dhabi and its incredible 2020 World’s Fair. A presentation by the national airline, Etihad, included a goodie you should know about. Etihad offers free stopovers. Are you shocked at something free from an airline? Do you know what a stopover is?
A free stopover means you can stay in a place on your route, for 24 hours minimum + up to a specific number of days.…
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What You Did Not Know About Your Passport
You should renew your Passport before getting close to 6 months pre expiration. Most countries require you to have 6 months left or immigration can deny your entrance.
Visa pages are just that: pages where foreign officials can stamp your passport, giving you entree to their country. This stamp is your visa to enter so make sure you get the actual stamp. This means you will have to concentrate after a long flight, but do it. On the way out, officials might look for your entry stamp!…
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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.… -
Tips for the Scaredy Cat Eating Solo on the Road
Here are simple tips from The Women’s Travel Group. Practice these to get out of your scaredy-cat zones. (PS, on our trips we have group dining)
They are ranked by EASY and HARD tips
1-EASY Choose a communal table or bar in a casual restaurant.
2-EASY Opt for the 3 course set meal, that way you will stay for the whole experience. Hopefully, there is an indulgent dessert involved.
3-EASY Smartphones make solo dining easier… if you need a diversion toy.…
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The Good and Bad of Italian Street Food
Pizza, arancini, pastries, gelato, and its slushy cousin granita..… this is Sicilian street food you will find on our Sicily Malta Trip.
In Sicily (March 2019 trip), pizza has a thicker crust, focaccia-like. In some areas, pizza has a top crust also-who doesn’t love double carbs? The good news is if you cannot eat cheese, Sicilians also make pizza without it. The bad news is in some areas it is fried and you will absolutely have to try it!…
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Winter Sun Without Sunburn
Winter Sun Without Getting Burned
Many of us avoid beach holidays but by March, we yearn for sun and warmth. March is the horrible month for women in the North and Mid Atlantic; so we always arrange a few March warm getaways. In Spring, Sicily and Malta will be ruined by cruise crowds. In Summer, both will be intolerably hot. Go in March with The Women’s Travel Group.
Here is why you should take our Sicily and Malta Trip: it is linked here.…
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History is the cook in Sicily
There is no better food on earth…than you will eat on our Sicily trip March 19-29 2020
There is no better food on earth…than you will eat on our Sicily trip March 19-29 2020
The March climate is warmed by mild Mediterranean breezes. Over the centuries Sicilian food was influenced by the Greeks, Spanish, French, Arabs and New World. In fact, the first cookbook with a known named author was written by a Sicilian cook in 5th century BC.
Here is what history cooks for our trip to Sicily and Malta
The Arabs donate apricots, spices, sugar, citrus, saffron and tropical fruits.…