Travel Tips Blog and Statistics
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Clues to not Overpack
How not to Overpack from experts at The Women’s Travel Group.
A few of our group in the Yucatan. Women overpack. Real reasons: weather in your destination is iffy? Your trip is during ‘shoulder season’? Temperatures seem to be higher this year? Rain is always unpredictable?. What if you drip coffee on the one ‘dress up’ shirt?
Upfront questions? Are dinners included and are they dressy or casual- our group is casual. Do guests dress in finery while staying at your hotel?…
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Are You Afraid of Immigration?
Has the press convinced you to be afraid of Border Crossings? The Women’s Travel Group received 2 calls about border worry. Should you be afraid of immigration personnel here or in
Europe or in Mexico or of TSA? USA Today reports that people are increasingly anxious crossing borders, especially if they have unusual visas or complicated paperwork issues. Since 911 border officials have been more vigilant and that continues to today. …
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First fitness/spa trip Packing List
You are probably concerned about clothes. Joining The Women’s Travel Group in August to Ixtapan Resort, below is what to pack. Ixtapan Resort is in magnificent mountain scenery at 6100 ft. August is cool. Daytime occasionally reaches 80 in full sun. Morning and night are 50ish. No fancy clothes needed.
Welcome Party for The Women’s Travel Group at Ixtapan Laundry is cheap.
Below are clothing suggestions for each activity.
6:30AM coffee 7AM walk: a fleece or sweatshirt, sweater, leggings or workout pants.…
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Perfect Cool Summer Trip
Who Joins Women’s Travel Group to Ixtapan?
What is Ixtapan? This is our favorite COOL SUMMER mountain getaway. 1/4 the cost of the Rockies. Ixtapan Resort is an all suite, all balcony resort rebuilt in 2019 to a high standard. A one week package in August includes spa treatments- literally head to toe. Hair treatments, facials, daily massages, body scrub, volcanic mud wrap, foot reflexology, mineral water baths. A full service salon is included, with mani, pedi, hair styling etc.…
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Smart Phone, Basic Travel Uses.
Today I read that the iPhone is 18 years old. Many senior women own new or newish iPhones but still cannot use them for basic travel needs. Five baby skills to learn today are:
Where to store travel documents. Too many women tell us they cannot find documents they received by email? Most smart phones allow you to put a star next to an important email, say the 24/7 number for our Paris Cruise in May. Do it. Better and quicker, if you need the document: download the attachments. …
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True or False: Airfares Drop
The Admin and Flight Costs-from The Women’s Travel Group
The press reports that flights are dropping in costs, especially international flights. This drop is due to fewer overseas visitors and other factors. Major airlines like American and Delta have non US partners. Examples: American has British Air and Delta has Air France, KLM. Therefore incoming tourists chose both US and non US carriers for their travels.
Recent price history is, as you know: Pandemic: few flights anywhere.…
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Spa Does not Mean Hungry
Spa does not mean hungry. Fitness does not mean exhaustion. Yoga does not mean cramps. Our most popular Summer cool weather trip is to Ixtapan Spa Fitness and Yoga Resort, In the majestic Sierra Madre Mts. This famous resort benefits from Cool Summer weather breezes over stunning scenery.
One of our Summer Groups to Ixtapan Who goes? Mainly but not all women, mainly guests coming alone in our discounted group, and mainly women coming alone from all 50 states and Canada who like our group.…
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I was Scammed
How to Protect Yourself by The Women’s Travel Group.
More than ever, we women travelers, need to protect our hard earned funds, set aside for travel. Here are some common scams/errors. I was caught in a few of these.
New documents for travel to the UK and EU. I applied on line for the UK Electronic Travel Authorization. One website says Official Site ETA but it is a visa service, another says Visa Application, also a private service. I hunted down the one that says gov.uk…
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Are You a River Rat?
Viva River Cruise A Primer about River Cruises from The Women’s Travel Group
Rivers flow in one direction; from higher elevations downstream. The direction of the river is your compass to identify the right bank and the left bank. Now you know what the Right and Left Banks of Paris are and what it means.
VIVA River Cruise 
Our balcony cabins on VIVA Cruise River cruises dock, changing from one side of the river to the other, usually every other day, so all cabins have equal views.…
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French Queens and Ice creams
Discounted River Cruise Information from The Women’s Travel Group
Source: VIVA Cruises Ancient cities were founded around waterways. As they grew, the most important buildings were placed prominently on river banks. Paris is a bit different, as the Seine also has islands, which were developed. If you watched the Olympics last Summer, the Seine was the featured Parisian landmark. It is our location for the 7 night Paris to Normandy cruise our specially priced Seine river adventure.
The Seine flows from the Burgundy region in NW France through Paris to Normandy then the North Sea.…
