Ceridwyn Parr meets SoulSisters:

For me SoulSisters implied there is always a possibility that someone you travel with becomes a very good friend , or soulmate. Nothing like travelling together to test a relationship. My second thought was to do with soul and spirit – that was closer to the mark. Soulsisters is about soul, and women travelling together to places with spiritual significance. A great idea. Read more

Cost and character

monastery1I was in Europe for a few months and the idea of staying in a monastery guest house had a fascinating spiritual aura about it. And not just because the budget. In fact the cost had little to do with the desire. It was more about authentic character and immersion in history, as well as the wish to be a momentary part of a long tradition, even going into the chapel to experience the music and the silence, and the deep sense of prayer and tradition. Read more

Gayle-160A Journey of Discovery at Machu Picchu by Gayle Lawrence founder of Journeys of Discovery: Mind, Body, Spirit Travel Adventures
An Outer Discovery… An Inner Journey

Read  more about her company and tours on offer here Read more

220px-Summit_of_glastonbury_torIn the network of Women Owned Travel businesses around the world, Gayle Lawrence’s Journeys of Discovery have always been out there and visible with a great range of trips that touch the soul.

I have just updated the Tour Calendar at Women Travel the World with her latest tours and what a choice there is:

  • Meditation and service in Bhutan
  • encounters with Humpback Whales in the Dominican Republic  (get in early for 2011 these sell out very fast!)
  • Women’s Quest to Avalon in Britain
  • A writing retreat in Mexico Read more

I have just had to defrag my computer, and think it is a pretty good description of what has happened for and to me during my travels – I have been defragged.

My understanding of what defragging is on a PC, (or rebuilding the desktop with an Apple Mac) is that under normal working conditions we create a lot of ‘mess’ on a computer – files are disordered, temporary files are created, we jump from one thing to another, leaving a messy trail behind. Read more