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Do You Deserve a Thanksgiving Getaway?
Women deny ourselves gifts and time we sorely need. We don’t celebrate birthdays or special occasions the way we deserve. And we express guilt if we buy something extravagant. I recently heard myself make an excuse for buying a designer dress….and it was for my son’s wedding! So how can we get over this absurdity?
Thanksgiving and Christmas are times with memories, good, bad and sometimes sad. Buying yourself something like new shoes is a brief relief at holiday time. Taking a plunge with travel can help make the new you.…
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Women’s Travel Groups: will you fit in? TheWomensravelgroup.com
How can a whole group of women who don’t know each other become friends on a trip? And how does The Women’s Travel Group create friendship? We decided to write about this topic after a conversation yesterday. A caller told us she had gone with another company and it was ‘high school all over’. Women did not bond and she felt left out. This is in contrast to the comment made by a stranger on our AMAWaterways cruise in July 2017 She said: ‘How nice that a group of friends can go on vacation together and have so much fun‘.…
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Fighting with New Electronic Devices While Traveling
I just spent a wonderful holiday weekend, perfect until I tried to use a new computer. I kept getting messages about keychain passwords and messages crowded the screen. So what is to be learned from an admittedly electronic novice about this nightmare?
The easy stuff i
s that you only need an adaptor out of the US. Electronic devices are manufactured to charge on different types of electricity. DC is stronger than what we are used to in the US, so your device will charge faster.…
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Experiment with Your First Solo Trip
The Women’s Travel Group hears this frequently: ‘I went on this trip as an experiment’. Women usually go on a trip to see the world, but newly single women also go as a personal challenge. Here are the worries many voice either on the phone or very often by the third night of a trip.
I came to see if the women were friendly? Proof: we have never had a trip when women did not exchange emails and phone numbers. We give you a list and you fill in the rest. …
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When to document with a Photo?
Everyday we read about videos and photos travelers take to document bad situations. When should you take a photo or video and how should you do it? If you are going to document situations, keep notes which include names of flight attendants, pilot etc. Your seat number and ticket number, which is the very long letters/numbers reference.
First get the time/date on your phone set correctly. Then include something in the photo that dates and places the incident.
When not to take a photo:
A manager/check in personnel has been horrible to you, ask for their card.…
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Stopover NY before a flight?
Consider a stopover NY. Spending a night at JFK or in town, before a transAtlantic flight is a good idea for two reasons: 1- airfares broken in two might be cheaper and 2- you will have less jetlag and more time to relax. Oh yes there is a 3- a visit to New York City for a day.
We can book both flights for you if you decide to spend a night in NY.
There is excellent subway service directly from JFK to midtown Manhattan, safe, cheap, fast, air conditioned and somewhat wifi activated.…
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A Three Act Play for Widows and Others on a first Solo Trip
www.thewomenstravelgroup.com has written a Three Act Play for widows and Others who lost a partner. There is no travel niche called widows travel so here we go.
Please share this three act play for widows, with your friends; you might be doing them a great favor.
Act One
A first solo trip: are you not interested, worried about finances, unable to concentrate on one own’s needs. Want to get away from friends, who look with care and underlying pity. Need a vacation from paperwork and loneliness.…
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Free stuff in New York City from The Women’s Travel Group
I was born in New York City, went to elementary/junior and high school in New York City, did grad school at New York University and a first job at The New York Times. After years abroad then Miami, we moved to New York.
Every day there is something to discover, to try out, to eat,to learn, or just to breathe in for shere enjoyment. The Women’s Travel Group www.thewomenstravelgroup.com added New York to its tours calendar again October 12-16 2017. Behind its image as elite and expensive, NY can be affordable.…
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New York City With The Women’s Travel Group
We added a New York trip timed it October 12-16 with peak leaf color and the best weather. During our week, the artist Ai Wei Wei has fences like this one built all over the city:
Our welcome dinner is at Phyllis Stoller’s home in a traditional 1920’s apartment building. Bring your special interests so we can assist your hunt. Love to shop? Ask us where to go for best bargains or elegant treats.
Need a room mate? Just ask and it is done.…
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Five Summer Travel Tips Women Need
Please share this with friends who make these mistakes. I do too on some Women’s Travel Group trips, so don’t fear you are the only one.
Wrong clothes: Americans are used to frigid air conditioning in hotels and restaurants. Overseas, air conditioning is sometimes centrally controlled by the hotel or building. Some restaurants will be open to the street or plazas. Wardrobe should be light and layered. Invest in some linen shirts and or quick dry synthetics. Cotton can be heavy, hard to dry.…
