| COOKING VACATIONS IN CHINA -- In a special one-time offer, Lotus Culinary Travel invites a small number of Journeywoman food lovers to beta test our new cooking vacations in Sichuan, China, this fall at half-price. Learn about the world’s oldest, greatest and most misunderstood cuisine during this three-day culinary immersion that includes a restaurant tasting tour, market and farm visits, classes at China’s top cooking school and five-star accommodation. Website: www.lotusculinary.com Contact Taylor at taylor@lotusculinary.com or 1.800.518.8034. VENICE IS A WOMAN -- elegant, intriguing, artistic, powerful. She endures and flourishes when everyone said she would vanish into the sea. Discover the Venice in you this October with Il Chiostro. Travel with a focus in arts, culture food and wine. Be with fascinating people. That has been the Il Chiostro Experience since 1995. Website: www.ilchiostro.com; 800-990-3506 Programs also in Tuscany/Florence (September 15, 2008). BEAUTY & THE BEASTS: A WOMEN'S WILDLIFE ADVENTURE -- Experience both wilderness and luxury during an exploration of Wyoming’s beautiful Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks. A skilled naturalist will lead this women-only excursion that focuses on the unique wildlife and natural beauty of this region. Adventure includes lodging at Spring Creek Ranch in Jackson Hole and historic hotels within Yellowstone National Park, meals, guide, optics, local transportation and park fees. For more information visit http://www.springcreekranch.com/wildlife/fall_programs.asp or call 800-443-6139 (September 30, 2008). |