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Excuses Friends Use NOT to Travel
Yes we all… eat gelato in Italy and are proud of it.
Excuses Friends Use NOT to Travel
“Have to think about it”.
“Cannot decide now”.
“Want to get a frequent flyer mile ticket”.
“Might need a procedure?
“My family doesn’t think I should go”.
But here is what women are actually thinking:
“I am afraid to go alone, even in a group”.
“I am shy and not good around new people.”
“I used to travel with my husband/best friend/partner and he passed away”.…
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Too Nervous to Travel?
Can travel be fun for Nervous Nellies? Yes for some. No for others. Let’s face it, some women just do better in their environment and home. Others yearn to travel but are scared of flying? Being a solo but in a group? Not being understood? Concerned about jet lag? About unusual food? and Yes about toilet access.
Food and toilets are specifically women’s concerns. Food worries us since we are diet conscious and these days have more allergies: gluten, sugar, seeds, eggs, peanuts… Asking for a specific diet is as easy as forewarning our staff at The Women’s Travel Group.…
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Ultra Italy: See it Right
Why do most tours seem so short and airfares so expensive? Tours are short because Americans do not take vacations they deserve. Airfares are expensive because fuel surcharges remain high though fuel is low. (Fuel surcharges have been renamed: “international fees”; how annoying is that?)
Italy is a lot more than Rome and Tuscany. Each corner of the peninsula has its surprises. Or like Naples its reputation. (Yes we include Naples!!) Naples is an open air museum due to the many statues and fascinating buildings; it is not just a jumping off point for Pompeii and Amalfi Coast.…
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Italy: Newest Places for Women
We love Italy: food, sights, stores, history. Shares Guaranteed on this trip to Italy.
Here are some of the reasons to come with us on A Sweep Through Italy April 28 – May 10, 2015
Begin in Rome: easy for airfare, and if you need to come early/late to use an ff ticket, stay at the Rome Airport Hilton connected to the airport with a free shuttle to Rome.
Ancient Rome is hopping, with a low Euro, everything is a bargain.…
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Indecisive friends: URGHHH
The photo is of a mansion in India where we stopped for a buffet lunch.
Words of truth from The Women’s Travel Group.
Here are the most common excuses friends use for avoiding your invitation to travel:
Number 1 ‘Let me think about it’. (time frame is ‘never’)
Number 2 ‘Let me try to get an ff ticket’. (that puts worth on you, your friendship is worth 50,000 miles or $550.)
Number 3 ‘My family doesn’t want me to go’. …
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Age and Travel: Who is Too Old?
Gentle Yoga in India October 2014. Some watched and some stretched.
We were asked this week does The Women’s Travel Group have an age limit on the upper end. As you know, we have women from 30-???. What are the health standards to not just come but come and have fun?
++ Did you ask The Women’s Travel Group about distances of walking, driving etc on the itinerary you like?
++ Are you mobile in your daily life? Can you handle steps without a bannister?…
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Snowed in
Well not exactly, but we thought we would be while listening to the news.If you were a solo traveler yesterday, you would have been nervous and thinking about cancelling your wonderful trip,right?
What do you do when you are abruptly cancelled from a trip departure? First have a list of all your reservations from the taxi, to pre-tour rooms, aiport lounges through the trip. Then speak with your tour operator and make sure they know you have an issue and ask for their imput.…
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When is a threat real? Or a real headline?
Rosemarie T., a close friend, shared this fact yesterday. Rosemarie just came back from her annual scientific trip to S. Africa and Namibia. As a curiosity, she measured the distance between Johannesburg and the closest ebola area (a tip of Nigeria where ebola is already eradicated). The distance is the same as that from Jo’burg to Central Canada and or Denver.
Why repeat her calculation? To show again that perceived threats from news media do not always have ‘meat’.
The best proof is the revolving door of headlines about danger. …
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Five Ways WTGroup Women Helped Eachother
A Hidden Benefit: How Women Help Each Other in Group Travels with The Women’s Travel Group.
We thought you would enjoy hearing these five anecdotes:
India: When several of us had delayed baggage, others in the group immediately offered: socks, medicine, pj’s, even shoes! We lacked for nothing without even asking. Women are great that way, caretakers even on the road.
Ixtapan: One woman needed cash to pay for shopping (the resort is inclusive so no need for extra money there).…
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Changing Money Overseas
The Euro is at a low (that is since it was created). But when you as a tourist try to change money it is not 1.15 but 1.40! What are the best ways to change money if you go to France with us end March?
The more you change the better the rate as a service charge amortizes better. Most of us do not carry enough cash to make a difference this way.
Change Bureaux in town are generally better than banks or airport venues.…
