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THIS IS NOT THE FULL BROCHURE
We invite you to call Sarah or Gwen at 1-800-762-4216 to request the full brochure. The brochure will include Important Traveler Information (and answers to most questions) and a Reservation Form. We can send the brochure through the Postal Service or as a PDF attachment. If you would like to receive a PDF, probably the best way to keep the message from going into a SPAM filter is to send a message to sarahb@serioustraveler.com. If you are already on our mailing list, no need to complete the entire brochure request form.
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With Jo Coffey
April 16 - 24, 2011 • $1980 • 9 days airfare additional
 
Dear Fellow Travelers,
Thank you for your interest in our 2011 Sacred Sites of Ireland trip. We are now eagerly looking forward to having you join us for this very special event.
Ireland has some of the oldest and best-preserved megalithic monuments in Western Europe. Constructed of enormous stones, many have passages that are aligned to significant rising positions of the sun, moon or stars or to other monuments. These places were built by farming people some four to six thousand years ago, who erected them as houses for their dead and as places for the community to make contact with the spiritual world. I heard an Irishman once describe them as “the churches of our ancestors.”
Today, these places are again opening themselves to people as sacred sites. I’ve met people who, while in Ireland, felt a strong urge to visit one of these places, and sometimes that visit made a significant difference in their lives. The primary purpose of bringing people to these places is to help make it possible for them to experience this sacred spirit.
This pilgrimage will focus on the oldest monuments, the passage cairns and court cairns. Our small group will travel across Ireland, from west to east, following the main route of passage cairns in the order in which they were built. On the way we will also visit places associated with more recent sacred tradition in Ireland: monastic sites from the early Celtic Christian period of the sixth to the thirteenth centuries, and holy wells that are places of devotion to this day.
Our well-balanced tour also has free time for shopping, time to explore the highlights of each city and relax in centrally located hotels. Plus, you’ll be travelling in the very best of company! Come join our small group of inquisitive and free-spirited travelers.
Sincerely,
Jo Coffey
Tour Leader
Gwen Erwood
President Travel Concept International
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Discovery Highlights
- Led expertly throughout Ireland by Martin Byrne – artist, printmaker and expert on the ancient places of Ireland
- Experience the crown jewels of megalithic monuments in Ireland: Newgrange and Knowth
- Visit the megalithic monuments of Carrowkeel
- Enjoy a full moon during our visit
- Venture inside Irish passage cairns and experience the energy that many feel here
- Travel along the beautiful Irish coast to fields where farmers lived more than five millennia ago
- Experience Carrowmore, one of the largest and oldest groups of ancient monuments in Western Europe
- See the unspoiled and scenic Lough Arrow area
- Travel by private coach, stay in carefully selected hotels with breakfast daily and other meals
- Educate yourself and mentally prepare with our pre-trip study materials
- Flight bag, luggage strap and document holder are our gifts to you
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THIS IS NOT THE FULL BROCHURE
We invite you to call Sarah or Gwen at 1-800-762-4216 to request the full brochure. The brochure will include Important Traveler Information (and answers to most questions) and a Reservation Form. We can send the brochure through the Postal Service or as a PDF attachment. If you would like to receive a PDF, probably the best way to keep the message from going into a SPAM filter is to send a message to sarahb@serioustraveler.com. If you are already on our mailing list, no need to complete the entire brochure request form.
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THIS IS NOT THE FULL BROCHURE
We invite you to call Sarah or Gwen at 1-800-762-4216 to request the full brochure. The brochure will include Important Traveler Information (and answers to most questions) and a Reservation Form. We can send the brochure through the Postal Service or as a PDF attachment. If you would like to receive a PDF, probably the best way to keep the message from going into a SPAM filter is to send a message to sarahb@serioustraveler.com. If you are already on our mailing list, no need to complete the entire brochure request form.
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With Jo Coffey
July 25 - August 2, 2011 • 9 days
$2390 beginning and ending in Dublin • airfare additional
Single Supplement $290
Dear Fellow Travelers,
Thank you for your interest in our 2011 Sacred Sites of Ireland trip. We are now eagerly looking forward to having you join us for this very special event.
Ireland has some of the oldest and best-preserved megalithic monuments in Western Europe. Constructed of enormous stones, many have passages that are aligned to significant rising positions of the sun, moon or stars or to other monuments. These places were built by farming people some four to six thousand years ago, who erected them as houses for their dead and as places for the community to make contact with the spiritual world. I heard an Irishman once describe them as “the churches of our ancestors.”
Today, these places are again opening themselves to people as sacred sites. I’ve met people who, while in Ireland, felt a strong urge to visit one of these places, and sometimes that visit made a significant difference in their lives. The primary purpose of bringing people to these places is to help make it possible for them to experience this sacred spirit.
This pilgrimage will focus on the oldest monuments, the passage cairns and court cairns. Our small group will travel across Ireland, from west to east, following the main route of passage cairns in the order in which they were built. On the way we will also visit places associated with more recent sacred tradition in Ireland: monastic sites from the early Celtic Christian period of the sixth to the thirteenth centuries, and holy wells that are places of devotion to this day.
Our well-balanced tour also has free time for shopping, time to explore the highlights of each city and relax in centrally located hotels. Plus, you’ll be travelling in the very best of company! Come join our small group of inquisitive and free-spirited travelers.
Sincerely,
Jo Coffey
Tour Leader
Gwen Erwood
President Travel Concept International
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Discovery Highlights
- Led expertly throughout Ireland by Martin Byrne – artist, printmaker and expert on the ancient places of Ireland
- Experience the crown jewels of megalithic monuments in Ireland: Newgrange and Knowth
- Visit the megalithic monuments of Carrowkeel
- Venture inside Irish passage cairns and experience the energy that many feel here
- Travel along the beautiful Irish coast to fields where farmers lived more than five millennia ago
- Experience Carrowmore, one of the largest and oldest groups of ancient monuments in Western Europe
- See the unspoiled and scenic Lough Arrow area
- Travel by private coach, stay in carefully selected hotels with breakfast daily and other meals
- Educate yourself and mentally prepare with our pre-trip study materials
- Flight bag, luggage strap and document holder are our gifts to you
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THIS IS NOT THE FULL BROCHURE
We invite you to call Sarah or Gwen at 1-800-762-4216 to request the full brochure. The brochure will include Important Traveler Information (and answers to most questions) and a Reservation Form. We can send the brochure through the Postal Service or as a PDF attachment. If you would like to receive a PDF, probably the best way to keep the message from going into a SPAM filter is to send a message to sarahb@serioustraveler.com. If you are already on our mailing list, no need to complete the entire brochure request form.
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