Thelma and Louise prepare for take off in one week...

Good travelers pack light...pack smart..and prepare for ALL eventualities!!!  The pack light bit???? Still a work in progress....

The 'Thelma & Louise (without the messy ending!!) tour' takes off in two weeks....

FRIENDS ARE THE FAMILY YOU CHOSE...

The next touring experience for Julie Reece Tours is something very special. The 'Thelma & Louise (without the messy ending!!) Tour' is all about friendship and the power of travel to change your life. 

My now, very dear friend Jo Kirlew ( aka 'Louise') and I will be driving, walking and training it around the UK catching up with close friends and also doing some planning and meetings for future tours.

This friendship originally came about because of one of my W.W.1  adult commemorative tours to the battlefields back in 2011. I originally met Jo at a Lions Club meeting where I was a guest speaker and then later at a local school we were both doing relief teaching. We started talking and the topic came up about her grandfather Walter Kirlew who was killed in WW1 and buried on the Somme. I offered to include a visit to her grandfather's grave and to do a commemoration on Jo's behalf in the tour that year.

From that point on the amazing connection blossomed where in 2013 Jo came on the  'Champagne & Battlefields Tour' and for the first time she was able to visit the resting place of her beloved Walter. To add to the power of that visit Jo placed the ashes of her father Joe Kirlew with his father Walter. Since 2013 Jo has been part of three of my tours and hopefully there will be many more in the future.

WALTER KIRLEW'S GRAVE AT FRICOURT

 And so on October 7th 'Thelma & Louise' take off on the next adventure...

• Eight days in a cottage in Somerset
• Three days in Sutton Veny with dear friends Nicky and Rob Barnard
• Overnight to the university town of Cambridge to meet with the groups' manager at the Gonville Hotel (one of the hotels in the 'Garden Views' 2016 tour)
• One nighter in London...just HAVE to take 'Louise'  to the Camden Markets
• Onto Canterbury ..business + pleasure AND yet another meal at the oldest pub in Canterbury 'The Parrot' with long time mates Keith and Rosemary
• Several days in the Cotswolds ...Worcestor and Cheltenham
• Finally it is off to Liverpool to be with Ali and Phil McGinity and their kiddies+ a weekend in Angelsey...while Jo takes off to Hereford AND will meet her idol Jules from 'Escape to the Country' 

NICKY & ROB AT SUTTON VENY...TRAMPING THE FIELDS WITH THE EXPERTS! 



So stay tuned as we return to the place we both love to be with friends we hold dear plus to the new locales we are yet to experience.

Let's just hope the Thelma and Louise tour does NOT have a messy ending!!! Avoid all canyons and cliffs. xxx

THE BEST PUB IN THE WORLD..'THE WHEATSHEAF' WITH SOUL MATE ALI....

Promoting the 2016 'Jimmy's Anzac Pilgrimage Tour'

INFORMATION SESSION ON 

THE 2016 'JIMMY'S ANZAC PILGRIMAGE TOUR'

  

An information session on the 2016 'Jimmy's Anzac Pilgrimage Tour' is available to interested travelers. The event will be held at the Adelaide Hills Business Centre in Woodside on Monday 5th of October. 

The hour long session will begin with a presentation of 45 minutes featuring a short film of all the key highlights of the tour. This promotional film is particularly special as it showcases the leadership skills and talents of two former Connecting Spirits' Youth Leaders Ashleigh Martin and Flo Bourke. Ashleigh compiled a moving film using many of the tour photos from over the years along with the original music composed and performed by 2008 Youth leader Flo Bourke. Details on the daily itinerary, commemorative opportunities, hotels and catering arrangements will be outlined along with a display of relevant World War One artefacts. A question and answer time will complete the night's promotion. The session is FREE and includes light refreshments, tea and coffee. Bookings need to be done online via the  AHBC link listed below.

As places are limited to 12 you need to book early. Further sessions will be available based on demand.. I look forward to seeing you on the 5th of October at 7.00 pm. 

 <http://www.adelaidehillsbc.com.au/local-press-release> 

********EARLYBIRD BOOKINGS********

For those clients who book the tour at the end of the session, an Earlybird discount of $200 will apply to your tour cost along with the free copy of the book 'Jimmy's Anzac Pilgrimage'. A booking deposit of $500 will secure your place in the tour. Payment conditions will be outlined on the night.