Explore Great Cities and Remote Villages on Foot

It's been a hard winter in many parts of the country, but believe it or not, Spring will come eventually!

And when it does, don't you want to shake off the dust of your shuttered home and get outside?

If you're visiting a new city, include a walking tour - self-guided or escorted - to get the lay of the land.

You'll see things you can't see from a bus, it's great exercise, and you get to interact with the locals - exploring on foot is a much more intimate experience than a bus tour!

There are walking tours in cities all over the world, and each has a different focus. From food tasting tours in New York City and New Orleans to ghost tours in Savannah, there are walking tours to suit every taste.

You can learn photography (and photograph some great sights!) on a walking tour in New York or Cairo, Egypt.

You can hear scary stories on ghost tours in New Orleans or Savannah, or try to find Jack the Ripper in London.

While in London, you can see some of the places that inspired the Harry Potter novels. In Paris, follow the trail of the Da Vinci Code.

Culinary tours are popular all over the world, from chocolate tasting tours in New York and Paris, to wine and pasta tours in Italy - or San Francisco's North Beach!

But did you know there are also walking tours in the countryside? You don't literally walk across an entire country, but after being driven from one city or town to the next, you explore each destination on foot. These one to two-week escorted tours cover North America, Europe, Asia and North Africa.

Imagine walking through the vineyards of Tuscany, enjoying great food and wine along the way. Or experience the sights and sounds of Morocco, sleeping in desert tents or a restored palace and interacting with people of the Berber tribes. Walk the foothills of the Himalayas in Nepal or nature trails in Chiang Mai, Thailand.

Don't see the world from the back of a bus - get out there and introduce yourself!

All of these experiences, and more, await you on a walking tour!

I am a home-based travel agent and have traveled extensively throughout the U.S. (including Hawaii) and Asia.

I focus on travel for women - girlfriend getaways, mother-daughter vacations, spas, craft retreats, culinary vacations, beaches and river cruises.

I am a Maui Specialist and a Grand River Cruise Specialist.

You can visit me at http://great-womens-vacations.com

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