We would like to extend a special invitation to women around the world to join us on our one-time-only Women’s Wellness Journey to India this November.

This tour is now a guaranteed departure with only 6 spots available. To secure your spot, you must sign up by July 31, 2019.

The intimate 15-day journey takes place November 2 to 16, 2019, and is filled to the brim with unique activities you won’t find anywhere else.

Here are just a few of the highlights:

• Take a hands-on street food tour through the culinary capital of Delhi
• Learn the ancient art of yoga in Varanasi, India’s holiest and oldest living city
• Discover the Pushkar Camel Fair, one of the country’s most famous and colourful festivals
• Dress-up in traditional sarees to attend a lavish cultural show
• Admire the Taj Mahal by moonlight
• Experience an intimate cooking class with a local family
• Meditate in Rishikesh as we follow in the footsteps of The Beatles
• Connect with other amazing women on the tour!

Host Lori Faren, an expert in health and wellness, will integrate her deep knowledge—and infectious energy! —throughout the journey. Lori is a certified World Beauty Fitness and Fashion Pro, and a resident health expert on Portland’s KATU Channel 2.

For all those interested in the tour, Lori has the following to share:

I first visited India when my dad invited me on a tour.

I never really had any interest in visiting India, but who could turn up an opportunity to spend time with your Dad in a totally foreign country?

It was WELL worth getting out of my comfort zone and going. A once-in-a-lifetime experience. I can’t believe I was worried about anything. The tour was AMAZING — the only way to see and understand the culture and country.

Now I’m super excited to be hosting my own 15-day itinerary! This is going to be a once-in-a-lifetime trip!

I absolutely adored the women I met in India, both on my tour and within the Indian community.

Travelling with other women let us create a deep connection beyond just travel memories. This is part of what inspired me to create this tour—to provide women with a chance not only to experience India, but to connect with each other and themselves!

This trip will also give us the chance to link up and learn from Indian women. The local women I met in India were so curious about Westerners. I loved connecting and sharing experiences. Even though we don’t speak the same language, there’s still something universal among women, and meeting with them was one of my favourite memories from my own India tour.

I encourage you to move past your nervousness and worries and embrace an incredible cultural experience with a group of incredible women! We’d love to have you join us on this once-in-a-lifetime journey.

Yours in travel,
Lori Faren

This travel package includes deluxe accommodations, all transport within India, including domestic flights and transfers, and tour guides that have received only the highest reviews. We would love to have you onboard! Click here to find out more details.

When you think of New Orleans many things might come to mind. From Jazz, to Mardi Gras, the Bayou, above-ground cemeteries and spicy food, the Big Easy is known for a lot of different things. The city itself has a long history of entertaining guests and being at the forefront of cultural delights you won’t find anywhere else in the world. Yet, shockingly, the city also finds itself thought of as a vacation destination only during annual events such as Mardi Gras and the Jazz Festival. Talk of the Town Travel’s New Orleans specialist Sonya Grizzle looks at the city a little differently though, and believes the city should be at the top of everyone’s bucket list, any time of the year.

“New Orleans is like an adult Disneyland,” Sonya says. “For men, you can eat and drink whatever you want. You can jump in a boat and venture into the swamp to see alligators and act like a kid with all your friends. You can roam around the streets with a cocktail in your hand and a full belly, while making memories with your buddies that will last forever.”

For such an experience, Sonya put together a weekend travel package for the guys, where they can not only see the sites of the city and experience the iconic French Quarter for themselves, but take a tour of the bayou and fire a machine gun at a target range as well. While this may sound like a dream come true for men, it might not be an ideal vacation for the women. Sonya has that covered though, and also put together weekend getaway for the women.

“Trying all the restaurants,” Sonya says, “and strolling along with the girls, popping in and out of all the little shops and boutiques with a drink in your hands is a lot fun. Finding little trinkets and stopping along the way to hear music on the street or in a pub is a once in a life time experience. Letting loose and enjoying eachother’s company is unforgettable.”

While some of the day to day tours on the women’s weekend getaway are the same as what the men will experience, the women will get the opportunity to immerse themselves more deeply into culture, history and landscape of the city. By the end of the weekend they will get to know the city intimately and come out of it loving it all the more.

But what about the food? New Orleans cuisine, based on traditional Cajun and Creole cooking, is one of the most distinct in all of the United States, with flavours that will make your mouth water long after you’ve returned home. Sonya tells us that “there are over 1,000 places to eat in New Orleans and you can find somewhere to eat 24 hours a day.” With so many choices however, it might be difficult to know what to sample. Sonya recommends to “not be afraid to try something different. Oysters, seafood pizza, catfish, redfish, alligator bites or hot dogs, Creole pasta or shrimp po-boys are all popular among the tourists.” Sonya also tell us “don’t worry, not everything is fried. There are healthy choices. You will find a variety of foods such as Vegan, or gluten free options, Vietnamese pho, Salvadoran pupuserias and Italian are some other choices.”

In case you were wondering about the weather, since New Orleans is located near the Gulf of Mexico, Sonya recommends packing casual wear, such as shorts, short sleeves tops, dresses and skirts, and flip flops for your feet. Sonya tells us that “they do experience some rain so take a pair of rain boots and a rain poncho as well. Storms pass quickly and it becomes very hot, so sunscreen is a must. Heels are not recommended as the sidewalks in some areas are not level because of the amount of water the city gets. Rain or shine the city never sleeps though.”

You might have also heard all kinds of stories about the people of New Orleans, but Sonya wants to assuage your fears. “The people of New Orleans are very warm and welcoming,” she says. “They are friendly and very helpful. They also have a special place in their hearts for Canadians since we where the first to come to their rescue after Hurricane Katrina, even before their home country the USA.”

With so much to see and do, you will surely have yourself a blast and get very little sleep on your weekend getaway to New Orleans, but in the end you will take home memories that will last a lifetime, and make you want to go back again and again.