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How To Travel and Not be a Wreck
One of our Sicily Groups overlooking Mt. Etna Rest up two weeks before your trip. Do not leave a wreck.
Pack only essentials. Leave home any item you love. Not worrying about losing or leaving possessions is a relief.
Get to the airport extra early; find a quiet seat even if not at your gate. Regroup with a book or game.
On the plane, do some stretching. What better an airline than Qantas to recommend: https://www.qantas.com/us/en/travel-info/travel-advice/your-health-inflight.html
At the hotel, again do simple stretches and walk around the hotel area to wake yourself up.…
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Easy Peasy Hotel Tips if You Hate Packing-Unpacking
Please share this with friends who are afraid of non cruise travel!
The Women’s Travel Group likes land tours for in-depth sightseeing, local food, sights, and serendipitous festivals or weddings.
Get Away from Cruise Crowds with us to Norway in August, Croatia in September, and many more on https://thewomenstravelgroup.com/tours/.
These will make your next tour so easy:
Make the room easier to navigate : put in drawers all brochures, tissues, amenities etc so all surfaces are empty.
In your suitcase divide similar items into travel packs.…
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This one should be Your First Overseas Trip
To take one of the last spots Norway-Denmark-Sweden: here it our trip: CLICK HERE
To start dreaming: PHYLLISNYCITY@GMAIL.COM
Norwegian scenery is known as the most beautiful in the world: fjords, waterfalls and the midnight sun. We visit the most gorgeous places in the comfort of our private bus, the famous Flam railway all with our hand-picked escort.
History and culture: Viking ships, kings and palaces, country estates, Nobel Prizes and Summer festivals. No rushing hotel to hotel during our trip
Norway Denmark and Sweden are the new gourmet capitals of Europe: fresh fish and lean meats cooked perfectly with flavors deepened by the climate.…
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Do Airline Staff Treat Women Worse than Men?
- TO COMPLAIN 1.express dissatisfaction or annoyance about something.” local authorities complained that they lacked sufficient resources” synonyms: protest, grumble, moan, whine, bleat, carp, cavil, lodge a complaint, make a complaint, make a fuss.
The Women’s Travel Group says: OFTEN YES We assume the first priority of airline staff is safety, the second efficiency, the third service. Experience is onboard staff less attentive to women than to men. Here are some examples of the ME TOO movement in plane travel what to do about it.…
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8 Things to Always Lock Up in Your Hotel Room
The Women’s Travel Group advises:
Summer trips still have space 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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Why Not Give Yourself a unique Birthday Gift?
Most of us don’t want more stuff. We want excitement and experiences to think over in quiet moments. Most of us don’t want another apply cinnamon candle or herbal soap selection for birthdays.
The solution: go away for your special day.
Here is why in 5 short reasons:
You get what you really want: a trip just for you, un-compromised by friends who cannot decide. Or by friends who impose their schedule on your needs.
No awkward, should they sing or not sing in a public restaurant?…
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Welcome to a 1st Exotic Trip
How To Prepare for Your First Exotic Trip: The Women’s Travel Group.
This photo of Marrakech from Morocco Tourism Office April 7-20 2019 The Women’s Travel Group offers Morocco and we have a few spots left: from sophisticated Mediterranean coast (Casablanca, Rabat, Fez etc.) over the Atlas Mountains to the Sahara Oasis of Marrakech. From Roman towns to tribal villages. From rolling hills to snow capped mountains.
If you have never traveled outside of North America and Europe, this is a perfect first exotic trip. Here it is: Here is the full itinerary: click this link
Exotic and Exciting Morocco Photo from Morocco Tourism Office Preparing for Morocco
Fabulous Fez Photo from Morocco Tourism Office People dress in original photogenic ways; they might be camera shy so respect with permission before taking photos.…
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Don’t Damage Your Iphone Overseas.
Don’t damage your iphone overseas, next time you travel out of the country. Learn a tiny bit about not damaging your iphone and about electrical current. Overseas electrical current is different from that of the US and Canada. There are interesting historical reasons for the choice of our electrical current delivery. Plug sizes and shapes are also different, and the amount of electricity that enters your devices is different.
US Iphone plug Adaptor vs. Converter In the old days, women packed hairdryers, irons and coils that heated water for tea.…
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Travel gifts for yourself while quarantined.
Travel gifts to buy for yourself while quarantined, or housebound or limited. All are available on line.
Longchamps carry on bag in a dark but ‘cool’ color. If you buy in a dutyf free shop, you pay a bit less $145 vs $120?. Choose the style that has handles long enough to put over your shoulder. That style in its smallest incarnation cannot be locked ( a good idea if you sleep on the plane). Best prices are going to be when currencies are low compared to the US: Mexico City for our Mexico trips, any Euro denominated country like France or Italy for our trips there.…
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What I learned when caught in a dangerous riot
Yes I was in a dangerous riot along with a member of our group. Here is what happened and what we learned. We decided to follow pedestrians all walking in one direction. Perhaps there was market? festival? parade? We ended up facing a large square, empty except for a line of men and women. Was this a parade? We quickly noticed another line moving forward; it was one of armed police. It took a moment to realize there was going to be a confrontation.…
