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Evelyn Hannon
As I write this article, the heavy fighting in Iraq is almost over and I pray it stays that way. The World Health Organization seems to be making gains in containing the SARS epidemic and happily our website stats show that quite a few JourneyWomen are once again beginning to research travel plans for the upcoming seasons. At the same time, other female travellers are not sure they want to hit the road just yet and no one can fault them for that. We believe that each of us in our own way knows when the time is right for a new adventure. To keep all of our Journeywomans' dreams alive here's a few great travel-related ideas that you don't need to leave home to enjoy. Give them a try. Before you know it you'll be back in travel mode, eager to pack your bags and be on your way.
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It's
Spring of 2003 and while travelling women may be journeying within their
own countries they generally haven't been venturing too far from home.
And who can blame them as terrorism, war and health issues affect all
of us no matter where in the world we live? 
Everybody
is doing it! Re-live your last journey by creating a memory scrapbook.
This is a wonderful gift to give yourself or your travel partner.
The idea is to mix and match photos as well as other holiday memorabilia
in one brimming album. I recently flew to Xi'An with my daughter
and my post-travel gift to her was a scrapbook of our adventures
in China. It includes fun placemats from the Chinese Pizza Hut,
receipts from museums, inflight snack wrappers, Chinese coins and
bills and some extra photos I snapped of her when she wasn't looking.
Needless to say, my daughter loved it! 
Research
the places you've always dreamed of visiting. Now is the perfect
time to browse the web, request brochures, read travel books and
screen as many videos as you can about your dream destination. For
example, if a visit to Italy is your next goal, check out 
If
you're yearning for the tastes and aromas of faraway places, why
not invite your girlfriends to a potluck international buffet?
Set the mood by offering to provide the wines and desserts representing
your favorite country. Then ask each guest to bring along their
contributions -- (1) a hot or cold dish for the international
buffet (2) five fun photos taken on a recent trip (3) a travel
guide or novel for an after-dinner book swap (4) excerpts from
travel diaries to be read aloud over dinner (this is when you
find out you're not the only one that occasionally feels lonely
when travelling solo). These evenings are great fun -- a fabulous
way to network, reconnect with your pals, and keep your spirits
in travel mode!