If you have a tour booked or are wondering whether you should book a tour, the good news we’ve been waiting to hear has finally arrived. At long last, countries are opening their borders back up to visitors.
For example, Last Wednesday (June 9, 2021), France and the Republic of Ireland were among the EU countries that re-opened to tourists from the U.S. and some other nations. Visitors can come in without having to quarantine, as long as they can show proof of vaccination and a negative COVID-19 test. The vaccines must be one of the four approved by the European Medicines Agency (EMA). These are the Pfizer, Moderna, Oxford-AstraZenica and Johnson and Johnson vaccines commonly available in the United States.
As of today, we don’t have all the specific details on how it works, but we will soon find out. Kathleen McGowan, who hosts many of our tours, is going back to France in a few days, and she will be taking careful notes as she goes through French Customs and Immigration. I hope to be able to give you more details about “vaccine passports”, COVID-19 testing, etc. after we hear back from Kathleen.
In the meantime, if you’re not already fully vaccinated, get with the program. If you’re not vaccinated, you won’t be able to travel.
My wife and I got our second shots of the Pfizer vaccine last Tuesday, and I’m so looking forward to no longer having to wear a mask when I go out grocery shopping.
Space Is Open For You In Our September Ireland Tour
“Enchanted Ireland” is a spiritual adventure in the land of the faery faith. This is your chance to travel across the Emerald Isle with experts who can tell you stories you won’t hear anywhere else, and discover sites that most traditional tours of Ireland overlook. For example…
- Visit Newgrange and Knowth in the Boyne Valley to see some of the finest megalithic art in the world
- Explore ancient stone “beehive” huts in the Dingle Peninsula, where monks lived in the 7th century
- Take part in a Druid ceremony welcoming the Autumn equinox in a 4,000 year old stone circle at Lough Gur
- Visit the Hill of Tara, the womb of Mother Ireland and the traditional burial place of Tea, ancestor queen and goddess of the Celts
- Travel with Eimear Burke, the Chosen Chief of The Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids, and Jack Roberts, renowned story-teller and author of several books on Irish folklore
- And you’ll share these experiences with a small group of like-minded folks. CLICK HERE to see more details.
“Don’t Talk About Heaven If You’ve Never Been Here”
Can you guess what destination the above quote refers to?
Here are more clues…
- “They have no word in their language for ‘artist’ or ‘art.’ Everyone is an artist.” -Anais Nin
- “It’s a place where you can walk down any street and find something picturesque.” -Henry Golding
If you haven’t guessed by now, here’s a spoiler alert…
“Bali is more than a place … it’s a mood, it’s magical. It’s a tropical state of mind.”
What’s so wonderful about Bali, is that the people incorporate spirituality into their everyday living. On Bali, religion isn’t restricted to the confines of a church service every Sunday morning. It’s in every breath they take.
That’s why Pattie Weber selected Bali as the place to take her group. To show them how to make spirituality a way of life. And you can be a part of that special group. Here are some of the things you will experience…
- Visit a 9th century temple and bathe in its healing waters
- Walk through a spiritual forest amidst 700 monkeys
- See a Balinese healer for a purification ceremony with Tibetan singing bowls to energize, balance and enhance your chakras, and improve your immune system
- Relax in the sun and sand of one of the world’s most beautiful tropical beaches
- And each day includes a meditation session with Pattie
After all you’ve been through over the past year, don’t you owe it to yourself to go on a spiritual and beach journey to the paradise island of the gods this September?
Find out more details about our Bali tour at THIS LINK.
Irish pub & musicians photo by Hinnerk Rümenapf (Hinnerk R), CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons