Benefits of Travel for Women II

Women of the current working generation are entirely too serious even though casual Friday has replaced the business suit. Travel gives you an outlet to be just a little crazy for just a little bit of time. Men do it on the 19th hole and in the Sharper Image. Women need to let loose more often and why not in the form of a trip. Of course, do put safety first, but after that, go find the girl in yourself and in a place far from your responsibilities. It is not a chore to leaf through old magazines on Portobello Road or slurp gelato on a stoop in Venice..
One of the big differences between men and women in travel is we have different priorities. Men like to eat; women want to get on with it. In our experience, most women will opt for a lighter lunch, less waiting time and more shopping and sightseeing. Women use guidebooks, research more and often know precisely what they want to do. A woman traveling alone simply gets more done.. And doing a lot on a trip opens the door to more serendipity and fun encounters.

Solo travel is the quickest and easiest way to grow your independence. Women returning from their first trip solo or with other women feel they have accomplished a certain something. How often we, as tour operators, hear: I never thought I could XXXXX without my husband or without help. And yes, you can figure out a tip amount in Irish Pounds, how to hail a cab in Rome, how to order a glass of beer in Dehli. Women traveling with other women learn a lot from each other;

Benefits of Womens Travel

Women of the current working generation are entirely too serious even though casual Friday has replaced the business suit. Travel with other ladies gives you an outlet to be just a little crazy for just a little bit of time. Men do it on the 19th hole, at the race track or at the game. Women need to let loose more often and why not in the form of a trip. Go find the girl in yourself and in a place far from your responsibilities. It is not a chore to leaf through old magazines on Portobello Road or slurp gelato on a stoop in Venice...
One of the big differences between men and women in travel is we have different priorities. Men like to eat; women want to get on with it. In our experience, most women will opt for a lighter lunch, less waiting time and more shopping and sightseeing. Women use guidebooks, research more and often know precisely what they want to do, we simply get more done... And doing a lot on a trip opens the door to more serendipity and fun encounters.

Women returning from their first trip feel they have accomplished a certain something. How often we, as travel agents hear: I never thought I could XXXXX without my husband or without help. And yes, you can figure out a tip amount in Irish Pounds, how to hail a cab in Rome, how to order a glass of beer in Delhi. Women traveling with other women learn a lot from each other; we like to teach and share .

Benefits of Travel for Women:

Whether working, playing, entertaining, mother or daughtering, women tend to be there for others before themselves. We are the volunteers, girl scout leaders, cookie purveyors, school project managers and inventory analysts of camp trunks and lunch boxes. So what do these roles have to do with travel and women?

Today women make most of the travel decisions in the family but we do not necessarily take vacations where we want or do what we like. Girls on the go is set up for women who want to travel with other women . I have been asked , why should women travel with other women? Putting aside the obvious-- many women do not have families/friends who wish to travel-- there are many reasons for women to travel with other women:

Women rarely set aside time for themselves. The hostess in us serves others first. We are usually the caretakers for elderly parents and young children. We are more often the support staff, less often the boss. One of the beauties of travel"and travel alone"is that you can focus on yourself. There is a joy in listing museums, buildings, streets to see. You can decide to walk out of the Science Wing of the Smithsonian, eat Dutch cookies for lunch, spend an hour trying on Parisian hair accessories, and not explain your silliness to anyone. Self indulgence is not life threatening; in fact. the lack of it in our lives probably is. Even though the trend in travel today is to learn, a word not used in the past. It is a kind of learning that fulfills us.

I will continue giving you reasons to travel with "Girls on the Go" until you join us on a trip and find out for yourself why we are so excited about this group.

Girls On The Go March Meeting

Girls On The Go March Meeting
Well we had a great time at the Desert Diamond Distillery and missed those of you who could not attend.
We had a great tour of the Distillery and Mr. Pratt took the time to explain the art of making booze!
After our tour we had the pleasure of tasting their products. They make a Light Rum, Dark Rum, Agave Rum and Vodka.
Mrs. Pratt prepared some” Rum BaBa” for us. This is a German desert made from pound cake and a very very generous shot of rum topped with whipped cream. Needless to say we were all a little happier after eating that!
Their operation is the only one of its kind in the US. It took many years and lots of red tape to get this plant up and running. Because Desert Diamond Distillery is the only one of its kind in the US people come to seminars from around the world to learn how to operate this state of the art equipment.
They have quite the operation out there and if you have not had the chance to visit I recommend you do, it is very interesting. Next time you have out of town visitors take a little ride out there. I do not think you will be disappointed.
We would like to take this opportunity to thank the Pratt family for their hospitality.
We will not be having meeting in the month of April because I will be out of town for a couple weeks.
BUT, be sure and plan to attend Kingman’s First Wine and Food Festival put on by Mohave Community College Foundation. It is May21st, 11:00am to 6:00pm at Firefighters Park in Kingman
“Girls On The Go” will meet again at the end of May.
I will notify every one of the date and location.
I will try to arrange for something fun and unusual again!
In the mean time please give me a call if you have any questions or if you would like assistance with your summer vacation travel plans.

" Girls On The Go"

" Girls On The Go" Ladies Travel Group Girls on the Go January Meeting.
Once again we had a full house and a great time
Three trips were presented to the group:
New England Back Roads (A Fall Colors Tours) travel dates October 11th thru October 18th, , 2011
Italian Mosaics, October 18th thru October 30th, 2011
...Costa Rica, February 2012
You can find all the details and pricing for these trips at: www.dmttravel.com

"Girls On The Go " January Meeting

Ladies,
Happy New Year!
I hope you all made it through the hustle and bustle of the holidays.
Our January meeting will be held at the
Cellar Door Wine Bar 6:00 p.m. Thursday the 27th.
Hope to see you all there.
Please feel free to contact me with any questions

Girls On the Go October meeting

Girls On the Go
October 28th meeting
Well ladies we had a great meeting at the Bliss Day Spa, the ladies there were so hospitable I cannot wait to go back!
We welcomed a couple new ladies to the meeting and had a chance to get to know them and the places that they want to visit.
After our meeting the ladies at the Bliss Day Spa treated us to complementary chair messages, hand reflexology treatments and foot rubs After the wine and the spa treatments we were all so relaxed we decided we should have worn our PJ’s to the meeting!
We went over a couple of trips I had researched for 2011, the group is going to discuss these options at the January meeting so please try to attend we want everyone’s input when we make our choices.
The trips that we talked about are:
1.A local ladies day out.
2.Ladies spa Saturday at the Bliss Day Spa to include a couple of spa treatments, mimosas, catered lunch and good company.
3.A short wine tasting weekend in the spring, either to Temecula California or to visit some of the wineries here in Northwestern Arizona.
4.Italian Mosaics 13 day Rome to Rome comprehensive escorted tour of Italy in July or August
5.Cruise, 11 day Scandinavia & Russia, May ,June or August
6.8 Day New England Fall Colors escorted tour , October
Since all of us ladies are extremely busy over the holidays the group has decided not to hold a meeting in November or December.
Our next meeting will be Thursday January 27th; I will let you all know the location.
Since we are going to make some decisions regarding our travel for 2011 please put this date on your calendars.
At Christmas play and make good cheer, For Christmas comes but once a year. Best wishes for a prosperous New Year. See you all in January.
Donna