Thinking
of traveling alone to Italy and France? Please
read on.
"I've talked to a number of women at work
here who would LOVE to have a group like this
-- mainly because their husbands don't want to
travel without a firm plan. Being able
to go it alone (so to speak) with a like-minded
group is wonderful--it's what sold me."
--Mary C. Alamo, CA
What kind of women travelers
join your women's group tours to Italy & France?
Many who join our trips for women are professionals
in search of fabulous upscale vacation packages
that offer short fabulous getaways. The
women travel to escape their daily routine, and
enjoy the company of other female travelers. Many
of the women love travel and go on vacations
a couple of times a year without their husbands,
partners or families. Some of the women
have never traveled alone before, suddenly discovering
the opportunity to travel by themselves by joining
a women's tour group.
Here are some sample bios from some recent women’s
tours:
"I am 42 years old. My
husband and I just celebrated our 20th wedding
anniversary, We were high school sweethearts!
We have two beautiful daughters, Brittany (15)
and Sydney (11).
As for hobbies and passions,
I really love exercise. Exercise is something
I love to do mostly because I also love good
food! Travel is also a passion of mine, when
I was a little girl my family lived in England
for three years and I was really affected by
it. I really wanted to expose my girls to travel,
so we have taken them to Italy twice. Jim
and I went to celebrate our 20th this past summer
in France. We were lucky enough to see the end
of the Tour de France and see Lance take his
final leap across the Champs Elysees."
-- Lori, Walnut
Creek, CA
"I am a Receptionist/Administrative
Assistant with a Financial Planning Service company. I
have worked here over a year and my restless
roots are urging me to find something with a
bit more to do and learn elsewhere. Even
before my divorce over three years ago, I was
restless and also had the urge to travel, travel,
travel.
I have been divorced for
three years, have two adult daughters and one
wonderful grand-girl, who is the most important
love in my life. I
do enjoy meeting folks, learning a bit of history
of what makes the person who or what they are
at their particular time of their life."
-- Marilyn K.,
Roswell, GA
"Last year I made a choice
to stop waiting and start doing, particularly
where travel is concerned. My
husband of almost 25 years, as well as several
friends, have been saying for years “we should
do…” and “you know what would be fun?? Let’s…” But
although I was willing, I was unable to get a
commitment from anyone else to actually plan
and go on any of our “someday” trips.
I decided to start traveling
and thought I would be more comfortable traveling
with an upscale, women-only tour group.
My husband and I own a
sales agency, and have worked together for
about 15 years now. In
the past my hobbies have included all types of
needlework, sewing, quilting and working out. One
of my goals this year is to begin learning to
speak Spanish. I’ve recently begun working
out again but concentrating on yoga and pilates. We
were fortunate to purchase a lovely cabin in
the U.P. of Michigan and we have been taking
trips up there at least monthly.
I am easy going, open-minded
and enjoy most new experiences. I have
traveled to Europe twice before, but this will
be my first time in Italy and I look forward
to a great experience, especially eating!"
-- Joanne, Long
Grove, IL
"Ciao a tutti! My name is Connie,
and I am happy to be included with all of you
on this tour. I turned 47 in November. I
am newly divorced and have an 18-year-old son
in university who lives with me. I was the
co-owner of a security company until very
recently. I ran the business end of the
company we started 16 years ago. Now I
am taking a little time off for travel and other
assorted pleasures until I decide what I want
to do when I grow up!!
I am lucky in that I come
from a very loving family and we all enjoy each
other's company. Travel
has always been a favorite passion for all
of us. One magical trip was to Paris in
June 2002. It was a "blood" trip
-- meaning no significant others/spouses were
allowed. My mother and I, together with
my brother and sister and all our children went
to Paris and had a wonderful and unforgettable vacation.
Besides
travel, I enjoy going out to restaurants, film,
art, literature, design, fashion and writing. I
speak a few languages and enjoy immersing myself
in different cultures. Looking forward
to an enjoyable and memorable trip
with all of you." -- Connie
M. - Miami Beach, FL
" I worked for about 20
years in the high tech PR business. The last
nine years of my career was as president of
my own company, Complete Communications. It
was thoroughly challenging and rewarding, but
I retired the business in 2002 to devote myself
to the care of two growing and volunteer my
time at their school.
I remarried
in 1999 and my husband and I together have
four children. My husband has two
grown sons, who live in the NY and NJ areas. My
husband and I live with the previously mentioned
ever-active children in Diablo, CA.
I love to
read, but don’t take enough time to read all
the novels I’d like. I do read
a zillion magazines monthly. My husband
and I are amateur wine collectors; we have several
hundred bottles and would have more but I try
to drink enough so that the cellar doesn’t get
too full. We enjoy wine tasting and
visiting Napa and the Central Coast when we can. We
travel fairly extensively but my husband and
I haven’t been to Europe together yet, though
he is there often for business. I’m
half Italian so it is in my genetic make-up to
love all things Italian." --
Judy - Diablo, CA
"I'm married 30 years with
2 sons and one grandson. I've
lived in California all my life, though not born
there, and in the Walnut Creek area all that
time. I work full time in computer software,
and am planning my retirement in 5 years.
My hobbies are needlework
and quilting, and I am studying winemaking at
a local junior college to see if that's what
I want to do with some property I own in the
wine country when I retire. My youngest
son is the executive chef at Blackhawk Grille,
so fine food is a passion as well as cooking. I
am very active with my church and teach adult
religious education (Catholic)--so Italy and
the churches will be of particular interest." --
Mary, Alamo, CA
"Hello, my name is Nina
J. and I live in Raleigh, NC with my 15-year-old
son. I am really
looking forward to this trip - I've been toying
with the idea for over a year now, so I'm relieved
to finally see my dream come true.
I work in marketing
at a large pharmaceutical company. I'm
also a full-time soccer mom, at least for most
of the year. That
doesn't leave too much spare time, but when I
have the chance, I love to travel. Every
year, my son and I take a special vacation together. We've
done this since he was three years old and he's
the best travel partner I've been able to find
so far. He's awesome with a map and doesn't
snore! We've been to the Australia, the
Canadian Rockies, Outer Banks of NC, San Francisco
and the California coast, a dude ranch vacation
in Wyoming with a visit to Yellowstone, and the
San Juan islands and Seattle, WA area." --Nina
J., Raleigh, NC
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