GIRL GETAWAYS
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GIRL GETAWAYS FOR 2009
• Scandinavian Baths Girls' Getaway at Le Scandinave Spa Blue Mountain
Collingwood/Blue Mountain Resort includes a 60-minute Swedish massage, all day access to the Scandinavian Baths, lunch at the spa bistro and
one night in a two bedroom suite. Available 7 days a week thru June 25, 2009. www.scandinaveblue.com
• Promenade en Provence & Paris, June 14, 2009
Designed and escorted by Debbie Ross, founder of Womens Travel Network.ca, this tour includes private wine tastings, a hands-on cooking class to experience Provencale cuisine, excursions through the lavender route to discover beautiful villages and landscapes, guided visits of Les Baux, St Remy, Avignon, Roussilon, Bonnieux, Arles and Paris. For more info: 905-771-8338, 1-888-419-0118, info@womenstravelnetwork.ca
www.womenstravelnetwork.ca/provence.html
• Italian Connection is offering a Mama Mia May promotion on their six-day walking tours in Tuscan and Sicily during May. Complimentary cashmere scarf and skincare products from a cashmere goat farm in Tuscany are included. www.italian-connection.com.
• Woodloch Resort in Lackawaxen, Pennsylvania is offering a Go Green Girlfriend Winter Getaway. Package includes extras such as a snowshoe lesson, nature hike and one massage at sister property, The Lodge at Woodloch. Midweek rates are $250 per person, per night, slightly higer on weekends. A minimum stay of two nights is required. Available to March 27, 2009
www.woodloch.com
• Wayfarers is offering two new walks in the U.K. and Italy:
This new six-day, five-night trek set in Brontë Country is the perfect escape for women looking to appreciate one of Britain’s most evocative literary landscapes. Walkers will get a sense of the creative inspiration nurtured here as they explore Yorkshire’s Haworth Village and several locations from Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights, and learn about the Brontës’ lives with expert Ann Dinsdale. Spectacular views of ruined farmhouses, picturesque valleys, and remote plains make this trip a dream for the literary- and fitness-minded. Beginning in Haworth and ending in Chatsworth, this Walk of 8 –12 miles per day is priced at $3,695 per person based on double occupancy.
Venice and the Veneto, September 27 – October 3, 2009 – An unusual twist on a Venetian holiday, this new seven-day, six-night exploration of the Veneto region begins in the medieval town of Vicenza and explores the area through the eyes of one of its most famous architects, Palladio. Walkers will wander the streets and admire the beautiful countryside while also visiting some of Palladio’s greatest villas, cathedrals and bridges. The trip also includes a private boat tour and a regional Asiago cheese, grappa and Prosecco tasting. Participants will discover the opulence of the Venetian empire contrasted with a region with tunnels and trenches of World War I as well as alpine meadows and mountain villages. This walk of 7 – 10 miles per day ends in Venice and is priced at $3,995 per person based on double occupancy.
• Fairmont Chateau Montebello in Quebec is offering an Ultimate Girls Getaway package. Taking place the weekend of April 24 to 26, 2009, the package includes a welcome reception, a two night stay, breakfast, lunch and dinner on the Saturday, Sunday Brunch as well as demonstrations and seminars geared and designed for women. Guests will also have access to the beautiful indoor pool, squash courts and to one-hour of indoor tennis courts. This package is available for $529 per person for the two night stay, based on double occupancy.
