Get Me Out of Here! Beat Blue Monday with an Escape to the Real World
Meaningful travel provider i-to-i launches unique cultural tours to get to the very heart of some of the world's most exciting destinations.
Leeds, United Kingdom, January 20, 2007 --(PR.com)-- With the most depressing day of the year looming, leading meaningful travel provider i-to-i is urging people to beat ‘Blue Monday’ by getting 2007 off to a culturally flying start with the launch of a string of unique tours in some of the world’s most exciting destinations.
‘Blue Monday’ (22nd January 2007) is officially the most depressing day of the year according to happiness and motivation expert, Dr. Cliff Arnall, taking into account weather, debt, length of time since Christmas, failed New Year’s resolutions, lack of motivation and a need to take action.
With this in mind, and hot on the heels of i-to-i’s annual career break survey which revealed an increasing number of people are fed up and considering escaping the grind of daily life, the meaningful travel expert has launched a string of new trips to help drive away those January blues and excite and inspire a jaded nation.
A journey of Discovery in Nepal and Bhutan
Nepal offers some of the most spectacular views on the entire planet and this tour is the perfect opportunity to see them first hand. This is a rare chance to experience the local culture through living with a local family and joining them in their daily lives to discover the real Nepal. Travellers will also take part in a jungle Safari through Chitwan National Park, with the once in a life time opportunity to catch a glimpse of the majestic but sadly endangered Royal Bengal Tiger. From there the tour takes you by plane across the majestic Himalayan Mountains to Bhutan to visit national museums, medieval fortresses and ancient ruins.
A journey to the heart of the Moroccan culture
This is a fantastic opportunity to actually experience the real Morocco and explore everything that this fascinating country has to offer. Morocco offers travellers a rare opportunity to step back in time and catch a glimpse of life before the modern world took its hold. On this tour travellers not only visit the stunning sites and experience the buzz around places such as Fez and Marrakech, but they will also get to the heart of the Moroccan people, studying their language, food and even experiencing a day in the life of a Berber. This is a trip that takes you way and beyond a visit to the souks of Marrakech and shows the real soul of this extraordinary country.
Explore the Ancient Egyptian Civilisation
Few destinations can boast such a rich cultural heritage as Egypt and travellers visiting this unique country will not be disappointed. The tour starts out in Cairo where modern architecture mingles with time-honoured customs before travelling outside the city to the country’s most talked-about landmarks, the ancient pyramids and the Sphinx of Giza. Visitors will go on from there to the Nile, before being whisked off to Luxor to delve deeper into this ancient world. Far more than a package tour, travellers will study Arabic at a language school to provide them with basic communication skills, spend time with locals and visit a Nubian Village to learn some of their dances, songs & traditions before ending with a Nubian meal.
To find out more about the cultural tours or any other i-to-i projects, visit www.i-to-i.com or call their team of travel advisors on 0870 333 2332.
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For further press information or photography, please contact Jo Little on 0113 205 4569/jo.little@i-to-i.com
EDITOR’S NOTES
1. i-to-i is a volunteer travel and TEFL training organisation based in Leeds, UK; Denver, USA; Melbourne, Australia and Co. Waterford, Ireland. Each year it sends around 5,000 volunteers to work on 500 projects in 28 countries worldwide and trains a further 15,000 people to teach English as a foreign language.
2. i-to-i is a founding member of the Year Out Group, associate of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office ‘Know Before You Go’ Campaign, member of the Federation of International Youth Travel Organisations and has training accreditation from the Open and Distance Learning Quality Council.
‘Blue Monday’ (22nd January 2007) is officially the most depressing day of the year according to happiness and motivation expert, Dr. Cliff Arnall, taking into account weather, debt, length of time since Christmas, failed New Year’s resolutions, lack of motivation and a need to take action.
With this in mind, and hot on the heels of i-to-i’s annual career break survey which revealed an increasing number of people are fed up and considering escaping the grind of daily life, the meaningful travel expert has launched a string of new trips to help drive away those January blues and excite and inspire a jaded nation.
A journey of Discovery in Nepal and Bhutan
Nepal offers some of the most spectacular views on the entire planet and this tour is the perfect opportunity to see them first hand. This is a rare chance to experience the local culture through living with a local family and joining them in their daily lives to discover the real Nepal. Travellers will also take part in a jungle Safari through Chitwan National Park, with the once in a life time opportunity to catch a glimpse of the majestic but sadly endangered Royal Bengal Tiger. From there the tour takes you by plane across the majestic Himalayan Mountains to Bhutan to visit national museums, medieval fortresses and ancient ruins.
A journey to the heart of the Moroccan culture
This is a fantastic opportunity to actually experience the real Morocco and explore everything that this fascinating country has to offer. Morocco offers travellers a rare opportunity to step back in time and catch a glimpse of life before the modern world took its hold. On this tour travellers not only visit the stunning sites and experience the buzz around places such as Fez and Marrakech, but they will also get to the heart of the Moroccan people, studying their language, food and even experiencing a day in the life of a Berber. This is a trip that takes you way and beyond a visit to the souks of Marrakech and shows the real soul of this extraordinary country.
Explore the Ancient Egyptian Civilisation
Few destinations can boast such a rich cultural heritage as Egypt and travellers visiting this unique country will not be disappointed. The tour starts out in Cairo where modern architecture mingles with time-honoured customs before travelling outside the city to the country’s most talked-about landmarks, the ancient pyramids and the Sphinx of Giza. Visitors will go on from there to the Nile, before being whisked off to Luxor to delve deeper into this ancient world. Far more than a package tour, travellers will study Arabic at a language school to provide them with basic communication skills, spend time with locals and visit a Nubian Village to learn some of their dances, songs & traditions before ending with a Nubian meal.
To find out more about the cultural tours or any other i-to-i projects, visit www.i-to-i.com or call their team of travel advisors on 0870 333 2332.
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For further press information or photography, please contact Jo Little on 0113 205 4569/jo.little@i-to-i.com
EDITOR’S NOTES
1. i-to-i is a volunteer travel and TEFL training organisation based in Leeds, UK; Denver, USA; Melbourne, Australia and Co. Waterford, Ireland. Each year it sends around 5,000 volunteers to work on 500 projects in 28 countries worldwide and trains a further 15,000 people to teach English as a foreign language.
2. i-to-i is a founding member of the Year Out Group, associate of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office ‘Know Before You Go’ Campaign, member of the Federation of International Youth Travel Organisations and has training accreditation from the Open and Distance Learning Quality Council.
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