February 12, 2010
Welcome to our February/March issue of
" Slow Travel for Women " Newsletter
The 2010 Winter Olympics will be a major international multi-sport event held from February 12-28, 2010 in Vancouver, British Colombia. This will be the third Olympics hosted by Canada and the first by the province of British Colombia. We are planning a Slow Travel tour to the city of Vancouver and Vancouver Island for September 2010. Vancouver will not disappoint you. It’s cultural diversity is reflected in the range of restaurants, bars, nightclubs available. Vancouver ranks first in world-wide livable city ratings according to the 2010 Economist’s survey. Vancouver has plenty to satisfy your cravings.
We at Slow Travel for Women wish you all the best for the year 2010 bringing you much health, joy and particularly new Slow Travel experiences.
The unique feature which distinguishes the Slow Travel Groups is their desire to understand and appreciate the places they visit. As you may well understand, the interests of the groups vary greatly; however, according to our surveys and tours, we seem to cater to the 50+ group. Of course, we have many exceptions, many younger clients join our group as well. We would also like to mention that participants with special needs are more than welcome as we make all the necessary arrangements to ensure a comfortable and enjoyable trip.
Our Slow Travel Tours will enable you to experience a deeper type of travel; an easier, simpler and slower way of absorbing the beauties and culture of the various countries. You will see and appreciate what is closer to you without having to dash around to see the “musts”.
A word about our upcoming trips:
We have been working on some new destinations for 2010, and as a matter of fact, we have just returned from an inspection tour of Portugal to get the best possible tour for the coming month of May. Click here for details of the Lisbon & Madeira Tour.
Other new tours include the Ireland & Scotland Tour a Sicily & Malta Tour, a weekend getaway at the Levico Terme, Italy and a “NEW” 5-day Gourmet Ireland Tour.
Hope you can join us in 2010 as we are “cooking up” some fantastic visits, including hands-on cooking demonstrations, wine-tasting, relaxing spa treatments, shopping sprees, and so much more.
Don’t forget our “Weekly departures” with the very flexible Italy Within Reach Tour. It is a kind of do-it-yourself tour of Italy for the independent traveler. It provides 7 nights in 4* centrally located hotels in Venice, Florence and Rome including train transportation between these cities.
Remember to take at look at our Custom Tours page. We can help you find the best solution for your next trip and do all the planning for you from hotels to sightseeing to transportation.
Take a look at our aStore run in collaboration with Amazon.com. You can find interesting books, maps and travel accessories, and those wonderful lightweight suitcases that make the trip so much easier.
This month we have included a simple but delicious recipe to our Cookbook list. It is called “Pappa al Pomodoro”.
Muriel & Ann invite you to check our website for tour updates and new destinations for 2010.
We have just posted our NEW “ 2010 Survey” so don’t forget to tell us which is the destination of your choice.
Our subscribers continue to grow and we would like to thank all of our faithful readers for spreading the word. Feel free to forward the newsletter to your friends and encourage them to sign up for our free monthly
Slow Travel for Women Newsletter.
Ann & Muriel
Slow-Travel-for-Women
Slow Cooking Recipe No. 14
PAPPA AL POMODORO
A delicious, simple and healthy meal made with bread and tomatoes. It is a typical Tuscan dish but can be easily adapted to your taste.
Ingredients:
1 medium onion
2 garlic cloves
3 tablespoons extra virgin olive
1 32 ounce can of organic tomatoes
1/2 loaf day-old rustic Italian bread
3 1/2 cups chicken broth
Preparation:
Finely chop onion and mince garlic. In a 4-quart heavy pot heat oil over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking and sauté onion and garlic, stirring, until softened. Drain tomatoes, reserving juice, and chop. Stir tomatoes and reserved juice into onion mixture and simmer, stirring occasionally, 15 minutes.
While tomato mixture is simmering, discard crust from bread and cut enough bread into 1-inch cubes to measure 2 cups. Add bread and broth to tomato mixture and simmer, stirring occasionally, until bread has absorbed liquid and soup is thick, about 40 minutes. Season soup with salt and pepper. Add a spoon of extra virign olive oil to the dish before serving.