{"id":994,"date":"2021-06-15T13:52:25","date_gmt":"2021-06-15T13:52:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bodymindspiritjourneys.com\/news\/?p=994"},"modified":"2021-06-15T13:52:25","modified_gmt":"2021-06-15T13:52:25","slug":"travel-is-finally-opening-back-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bodymindspiritjourneys.com\/news\/travel-is-finally-opening-back-up.html","title":{"rendered":"Travel is Finally Opening Back Up!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-995\" src=\"http:\/\/bodymindspiritjourneys.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/irish-pub-musicians.jpg\" alt=\"Irish pub musicians\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bodymindspiritjourneys.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/irish-pub-musicians.jpg 640w, http:\/\/bodymindspiritjourneys.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/irish-pub-musicians-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If you have a tour booked or are wondering whether you should book a tour, the good news we\u2019ve been waiting to hear has finally arrived. At long last, countries are opening their borders back up to visitors.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>As of today, we don\u2019t 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 \u201cvaccine passports\u201d, COVID-19 testing, etc. after we hear back from Kathleen.<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, if you\u2019re not already fully vaccinated, get with the program. If you\u2019re not vaccinated, you won\u2019t be able to travel.<\/p>\n<p>My wife and I got our second shots of the Pfizer vaccine last Tuesday, and I\u2019m so looking forward to no longer having to wear a mask when I go out grocery shopping.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Space Is Open For You In Our September Ireland Tour<\/h3>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-996\" src=\"http:\/\/bodymindspiritjourneys.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image005.jpg\" alt=\"Lough Gur ceremony\" width=\"600\" height=\"354\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bodymindspiritjourneys.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image005.jpg 824w, http:\/\/bodymindspiritjourneys.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image005-300x177.jpg 300w, http:\/\/bodymindspiritjourneys.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image005-768x453.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cEnchanted Ireland\u201d 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\u2019t hear anywhere else, and discover sites that most traditional tours of Ireland overlook. For example\u2026<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Visit Newgrange and Knowth in the Boyne Valley to see some of the finest megalithic art in the world<\/li>\n<li>Explore ancient stone \u201cbeehive\u201d huts in the Dingle Peninsula, where monks lived in the 7th century<\/li>\n<li>Take part in a Druid ceremony welcoming the Autumn equinox in a 4,000 year old stone circle at Lough Gur<\/li>\n<li>Visit the Hill of Tara, the womb of Mother Ireland and the traditional burial place of Tea, ancestor queen and goddess of the Celts<\/li>\n<li>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<\/li>\n<li>And you\u2019ll share these experiences with a small group of like-minded folks.<a href=\"https:\/\/bodymindspiritjourneys.com\/ireland-21.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-link-id=\"624529888\">\u00a0CLICK HERE<\/a> to see more details.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">\u201cDon\u2019t Talk About Heaven If You\u2019ve Never Been Here\u201d<\/h3>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-997\" src=\"http:\/\/bodymindspiritjourneys.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Bali-unsplash.jpg\" alt=\"Bali scenery\" width=\"600\" height=\"378\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bodymindspiritjourneys.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Bali-unsplash.jpg 750w, http:\/\/bodymindspiritjourneys.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Bali-unsplash-300x189.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Can you guess what destination the above quote refers to?<\/p>\n<p>Here are more clues\u2026<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cThey have no word in their language for \u2018artist\u2019 or \u2018art.\u2019 Everyone is an artist.\u201d -Anais Nin<\/li>\n<li>\u201cIt\u2019s a place where you can walk down any street and find something picturesque.\u201d -Henry Golding<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you haven\u2019t guessed by now, here\u2019s a spoiler alert\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBali is more than a place &#8230; it\u2019s a mood, it\u2019s magical. It\u2019s a tropical state of mind.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s so wonderful about Bali, is that the people incorporate spirituality into their everyday living. On Bali, religion isn\u2019t restricted to the confines of a church service every Sunday morning. It\u2019s in every breath they take.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s 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\u2026<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Visit a 9th century temple and bathe in its healing waters<\/li>\n<li>Walk through a spiritual forest amidst 700 monkeys<\/li>\n<li>See a Balinese healer for a purification ceremony with Tibetan singing bowls to energize, balance and enhance your chakras, and improve your immune system<\/li>\n<li>Relax in the sun and sand of one of the world\u2019s most beautiful tropical beaches<\/li>\n<li>And each day includes a meditation session with Pattie<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-998\" src=\"http:\/\/bodymindspiritjourneys.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/bali-meditation.jpg\" alt=\"meditation in Bali\" width=\"600\" height=\"330\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bodymindspiritjourneys.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/bali-meditation.jpg 700w, http:\/\/bodymindspiritjourneys.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/bali-meditation-300x165.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After all you\u2019ve been through over the past year, don\u2019t you owe it to yourself to go on a spiritual and beach journey to the paradise island of the gods this September?<\/p>\n<p>Find out more details about our Bali tour at <a href=\"https:\/\/bodymindspiritjourneys.com\/bali.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-link-id=\"624529891\">THIS LINK.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Irish pub &amp; musicians photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Ronja-Hilbig-%26-Band-396-0005-hinnerk-ruemenapf.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-link-id=\"624529897\">Hinnerk R\u00fcmenapf (Hinnerk R)<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-link-id=\"624529900\">CC BY-SA 4.0<\/a>, via Wikimedia Commons<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you have a tour booked or are wondering whether you should book a tour, the good news we\u2019ve been waiting to hear has finally arrived. At long last, countries are opening their borders back up to visitors. 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