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Travel Overtures
Savvy Travel Diva News 
April 8, 2014

My goodness, here in Oklahoma we never lack for excitement, especially when it comes to the weather. Blizzards, tornadoes, and earthquakes - we get them all. This morning's 4.4-magnitude quake set my recliner to rocking with me in it. I felt as if I was in a boat on a wind-whipped lake. And today we were blessed with thunderstorms and a bit of hail mixed in for good measure. 

Romance and Family Fun are keeping our clients on the move. Families cruising the Hawaiian and Caribbean islands, Rocky Mountain adventurers, Honeymooners in the Riviera Maya and Jamaica, and an Anniversary in Puerto Vallarta....where will YOUR vacation be this year?  Share your dream on our Facebook page!
Secrets St. James, Montego Bay, Jamaica

Destination Highlight - Sicily
Sicily
 

Sicily, or Sicilia in Italian, is the largest Island in the Mediterranean Sea and  boasts five of the biggest archaeological Unesco sites, has several excellent, Blue Flag-rated beaches and has 11 Michelin-starred restaurants. Its multicultural society is testimony to its history of conquest by Asians, Africans and Europeans. It is no surprise, then, that here we find an incredible array of architecture, from ancient Greek and Roman times to impressive Baroque cathedrals and monasteries. Its beautiful, varied landscapes are wild and refreshingly relatively untouched. This island's beaches stretch 620 miles. You can visit Sicily with Rev. Jim Goins in October!  

  

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Rev. Lourdu Puonnapati Father Lourdu Ponnapatti pastor of St. Matthew's in Elk City, OK will lead a ten day pilgrimage to the Holy Land from Sept. 1-10, 2014. Three nights Tiberius in the Galilee and four nights Jerusalem. Ceasarea Maritime, Cana, Capernaum, Bethany, Nazareth, Tiberias, Mt. Carmel, Mt. Tabor, Mt. of Beatitudes, Tabgha, Beit Shean, Jordan River, Baptismal Site, Jericho, Qumran, Dead Sea, Bethlehem, Jerusalem, Ein Karem, and more. Includes roundtrip airfare from Oklahoma City on United and Austrian airlines, current air fuel surcharges and taxes,  4/5* hotels with private baths, spa facilities, famous Israeli buffet breakfasts and table d'hote dinners daily, daily Mass, licensed tour guide, deluxe AC motorcoach, all entrance fees as per itinerary. Cost is $3,899 per person, dbl occupancy. Deposit is $300 each by April 30. Final payment due by June 1, 2014. Click HERE For brochures, additional information, and secure online registration.
Tour operated by Unitours, Inc, the leader in Catholic travel. 
 
Just a Few Spots Remain on our Italy: A Feast for Body & Soul
pilgrimage with Catholic author Mary DeTurris Poust Oct. 7-19, 2014. The Food and Faith pilgrimage visits Rome, Florence, Siena, Assisi, Montecatini Terme, Salerno, Capri, Sorrento, Pompeii.  Includes roundtrip air from NYC on Alitalia Airlines; 4/5* hotels; Welcome drink,  Welcome Dinner and Farewell Dinner; 10 Buffet Breakfasts, 11 dinners, and 3 lunches; Beverages/Wine with Meals; Winery tour, Wine Tasting, and Lunch in Tuscany;  Agriturismo (Farm) tour, Wine Tasting and Lunch in Umbria; Cooking Lesson, "Oil" Tasting and Lunch in Campania; Blue Grotto boat ride; Papal Audience; deluxe AC motorcoach, hotel taxes & fees, current air fuel surcharges and taxes; all entrance fees as per itinerary, Gratuities. Discussions on tour will include Spiritual Friendship; Faith-Food ConnectionFinding God's Presence in Everyday 'Stuff';Trusting and Let God be in ChargeCost is $4,999 per person, dbl occupancy. Deposit is $300 each by May 29. Final payment due August 7, 2014.We're delighted to welcome Msgr. William Benwell who will celebrate Masses for us on this pilgrimage! Visit this page for brochures, information, and secure online Registration. 
Tour operated by Unitours, Inc, the leader in Catholic travel.

Father James Goins, pastor of St. Thomas More, Norman, OK, will le ad a pilgrimage to Sicily and Rome Oct. 20-Nov. 1, 2014. Palermo, Cefalu, Monreale, Agrigento, Giardini Naxos, Taormina, Mt. Etna, Siracusa, Catania, Rome.  Includes roundtrip airfare from Oklahoma City on Delta and Alitalia Airlines, current air fuel surcharges and taxes, 4/5* hotels with private baths, spa facilities, daily breakfast and dinners, daily Mass, licensed tour guide, deluxe AC motorcoach, all entrance fees as per itinerary. Cost is $5,249 per person, dbl occupancy. Deposit is $300 each by May 20. Final payment due by Aug. 20, 2014. Click HERE For brochures, additional information, and secure online registration.

Tour operated by Unitours, Inc, the leader in Catholic travel.  

 
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Travel Overtures is a Virtuoso Agency affiliate backed by Pisa Brothers/Worldview Travel. A five-time recipient of Condé Nast Traveler's Travel Specialist Award, Worldview Travel is one of the leading Virtuoso agencies with offices in California, Florida, New York, Oregon, Toronto and Bermuda. 
It was wonderful seeing so many of you at the Oklahoma Council of Catholic Women state conference last weekend! 

 

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