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What Women Carry On Planes
I have a great new mirror. It is a high magnification mirror as a gift for a woman traveler. It is bigger than compact size and not hand held. It is fragile and could break into sharp pieces? (Hopefully not). Can I carry it on the plane? The real life answer will come in 3 weeks when I fly. The mirror will be packed carefully in carry on luggage. Cliff hanger result to be continued….
The official TSA answer is yes a mirror can be carried on the plane. …
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Get help without looking pathetic.
Please admit it, we women travelers sometimes need help. We don’t always feel comfortable asking for help. Ask or not? Tip or not?
Requesting a wheelchair for the airport is common. Since 1986 US law has required wheelchairs in US airports. There is no needed proof of disability, some able bodied travelers take wheelchairs in order to skip lines. This makes wheelchairs scarcer.
Procedure: call your airline at least 48 hours before departure. (Some airlines have a request link on their site). …
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Guaranteed Superb Treatment- Women Dining Alone
When a woman walks into a restaurant alone, the Maitre d’ might have one of the following reactions:
- He/she looks behind her to see if there is another diner.
- He/she asks: Are you expecting someone else?
- He/she takes you to a table often near the kitchen, or service area.
Some background information. It is a statistical fact that men diners tip more than women tip. Larger groups of men tip eve more, when wait staff is female and young.
As a result, women solo diners begin with a sexist disadvantage. …
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Ten Pictures Worth a 1,000 Travel Complaints
The Women’s Travel Group spoke to a lady last week who could use her phone camera. However she did not know how to attach a photo to an email. Here you go: take your picture. The picture is filed automatically in a camera roll or photo app. In smart phones, you select the photo you wish to share, add a check mark to it, then share it- text? email? whatspp?.
Here are 10 situations where a photo will save you money, time or more white hair. …
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Lost Medicine on a Trip? travel tips for Women
Source: CDC Bad news for lost medicine on a trip. Do not rely on overseas mail. Read this from The Women’s Travel Group.
What happens if you lose your pills, run out or drop them, as did a lady on our India trip. Can you get replacements overseas? Will local drugs be safe? The CDC recommends a minimum of 30 days medical supplies on a trip. Most drug companies refuse more than 30 days of medicine. If your trip is longer, plan immediately.…
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Older women can travel anywhere
Stories about traveling women focus on the cool exploits of 20 something adventurers. They scuba, they parasail, they hike up mountains. They wear size nothing leggings and technical shoes.
Where are we older women in these stories? The answer is no where. We are not considered cool; yet we are very much so.
Older women have money and once retired we have lower expenses. We begin gto fly Business class. We shop for finer items. We tip nicely. Cruises have 20% solos, mainly female.…
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When a suitcase zipper breaks & this old lady is crying.
This was the horror moment of a recent trip. The carry on suitcase zipper for the Delta flight broke. This is when you zip up and see a gap at the base. So what to do after crying? Tape the case? Then no access to carry on contents. Buy a luggage strap if you see one at the airport? My experience is they stretch and break. Tape is messy but it works on hostages and suitcases.
Source: TSA.gov Now you are going ‘to invest’ in a new carry on suitcase.…
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How to Get a Free Trip, be the Leader and Not have a Breakdown
I remember my first travel group 31 years ago. At the farewell dinner, one woman excitedly asked: Where are we going next year? That was the beginning of 30 years of group trips for women.
Morocco Women’s Travel Group https://www.thewomenstravelgroup.com/tours/ You too can organize a private travel group and get free travel. There are rules and a bit of work. We help with rules and do most of the work.
Your role is to talk to friends and friends of friends about the proposed trip.…
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Scared to try a spa vacation?
Chair Yoga The Women’s Travel Group hopes these easy spa vacation tips remove the fear.
Arrive at a reasonable hour even if you need to leave home very early.
Some spas are really resorts with a few facilities. Ask how many treatment rooms the resort has and how many staffers. Does the manicurist also do facials; if so, this is not a true spa.
Have a goal; a goal helps you schedule properly with priorities. i.e.: weight loss. stress reduction, relaxation?…
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Women are afraid of ATM’s Overseas? Read here.
Wikipedia Photograph of an ATM https://www.thewomenstravelgroup.com/tours/ The ATM machine is Santa Claus, until you get coal. The Women’s Travel Group meets women who have an ATM fear, women without an ATM card or a PIN. Some women do not understand that ATM’s give out local currency. Many women are terrified to use an ATM machine overseas. We love money so why are we scared of ATM’s?
Source: US Treasuyhttps://www.thewomenstravelgroup.com/tours/ Example 1 You have not traveled in a long time and fear the ATM?…
