THIS ISSUE
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- Welcome
- Provence a Wonderful Year
- Turkey includes 2 Internal flights
- Karunya Trust
- Savoir Flair by Polly Platt
- Australian Aromatherapy Retreat
- Welcome Friends
- A Wonderful Response
- Bain de Vin
- Off to Bali
- Our New Location and Staff Members
- Arranging your travel
- Previous bulletins
- Thought for the day
- Our Invitation


WELCOME
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A warm welcome to the 1350 plus readers of our Aroma Tours newsletter.

We trust that your year has started off on a lively and positive note and
that 2001 will be a year of happiness and abundance.

At last we have some time to reflect on the year just past which once
again, has been blessed with many great memories of special people,
inspiring places and memorable experiences.

If you haven't visited our site for a while we invite you to drop by at
http://www.aroma-tours.com


PROVENCE A WONDERFUL YEAR
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Jim and I both agree that we had our best ever Provence Aromatherapy Retreat last year due to the combination of the wonderful people in the group, inspirational teachings, the people and places we visited, serendipity, our delightful setting and lots of care and good humour all round.

One of the unforgettable highlights for many of us was a very special
evening at our local cafe.

The previous owner had left since our last visit in 1999 and when we arrived
for pastis and coffee the new owner, Patrick - with a wonderful cheery
smile - greeted us warmly and we were soon relaxing and enjoying the lovely
evening and chatting with some of the locals.

However, it was when Jim asked if there was any music, that something truly
amazing happened. Patrick disappeared and returned with a medium sized
wooden box with a large handle on one side. We soon discovered that Patrick had been a cabaret performer of considerable renown in Paris for many years and that the box was in fact a reed organ that takes punched music rolls and makes the most wonderful music.

With Patrick's amazing voice and ability to entertain, we felt truly blessed
to be in such a lovely place in the French countryside and witness to such
superb entertainment. Patrick enthralled us with his music, we danced and
chatted with the locals and hardly wanted the night to end.

More details are available at
http://www.aroma-tours.com/provence-retreat.htm


TURKEY TOUR INCLUDES 2 DOMESTIC FLIGHTS
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We have noticed a small mistake in the itinerary for the Turkish Rose Tour.
There are 2 domestic flights Istanbul => Cappadocia and Dalaman => Istanbul, to keep our travel by coach to a minimum while still getting to visit all of the highlights we have planned.

The second flight was not shown in the last day's itinerary details but we
would like to confirm that it is included as part of the tour.

More details are available at http://www.aroma-tours.com/turkish-tour.htm


KARUNYA TRUST
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For many years Robbi has been supporting the Karunya Trust Children's Home in Southern India through tithing some of the proceeds of her Women's
Seminars and by creating sumptuous raffles.

Karunya is supported by friends from many different countries, all with the
loving desire to help children in need. Aroma Tours is proud to be
supporting the ongoing wonderful work of the people at Karunya and a
donation from each booking we receive will be paid directly to the Karunya
Trust.

For your interest there is some information about the Karunya Trust on our
web site at http://www.aroma-tours.com/karunya.htm


SAVOIR FLAIR BY POLLY PLATT
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For those joining us in France this year we have found a fabulous book
called "Savoir Flair - 211 tips for enjoying France and the French" by Polly
Platt.

This little book is a true gem with all the rules you need to know about how
to play the game of life when in France. Perceptive, witty and very
entertaining! You'll love it!


AUSTRALIAN AROMATHERAPY RETREAT
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At last all is in readiness for our Australian Aromatherapy Retreat 23rd  -
30th October. We have a wonderful new itinerary and are proud to announce
that Sal Battaglia world-renowned aromatherapy educator and author of the
hugely popular "Complete Guide to Aromatherapy" has agreed to join us for 2
full days of teaching. We will also be joined by Mark Webb, Australian
native oils expert and author of "Bush Scents".

During the Australian Retreat, Robbi will be presenting some of her work on
Aromatic Kinesiology which she presented at the NAHA Aromatherapy Conference in Seattle last October. She is also off to Hong Kong to teach Aromatic Kinesiology in April.

We will also meet with master distillers and growers, visit fields of
aromatic plants, an essential oil laboratory and production facility, have
close encounters with Australian wildlife, experience aboriginal culture and
natural medicine, visit rainforests, beautiful beaches, dolphin watching as
well as many samplings of our fine cuisine and wines.

More information is available at
http://www.aroma-tours.com/australian-tour.htm


WELCOME FRIENDS
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One of the most rewarding things for us, which always gives us tremendous
pleasure is welcoming back Aroma Travelers who are journeying with us once
again. Repeat business and personal recommendations are integral to our
continued success and Jim and I would like to give a heartfelt thanks to all
of you who continue to support us with your referrals.

We are delighted once again to offer a 10% discount if you join us again for
any of our tours this year or in the future.

We love to hear from all of our past Aroma Travelers from time to time, to
get some news or simply to keep in touch. We hope that we will be able to
welcome you to another Aromatic Adventure in 2001 or in the near future.


A WONDERFUL RESPONSE
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Since our October newsletter the response to our tours and retreats has
been outstanding. Our already healthy stream of enquiries has more than
doubled, and most pleasing for us, is that a growing number of you are
returning to journey with us again this year.

Our current booking status is:-

Turkish Rose Tour                            9 vacancies
 Provence Aromatherapy Retreat      6  vacancies
 Heart of Provence Tour                     Waiting List
 Essential Provence Tour                   5 vacancies
 Bali Women's Retreat                      7 vacancies
 Australian Aromatherapy Retreat     Taking bookings now

If you are considering enjoying a tour with us this year, we are now at the
time of year where most people make their bookings and demand for flights
starts to increase. Pricing and itinerary information is available on our
site, as well as our booking request page.

If we can be of any assistance please contact us at info@aroma-tours.com


BAIN DE VIN
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The French and their inventiveness never cease to amaze, especially when it
comes to serious matters such as wine and the pursuit of beauty. What could
be better than a visit to the Graves region of Bordeaux for a vinotherapie
treatment, were you will find a range of anti-ageing and slimming
treatments, and products based on extracts from wine, vines and grape seeds.

Mineral health spas are popular in France and there are quite a number
dotted around the countryside, where those with maladies spend sometimes a
week or more "taking the waters" for their rejuvenating effects.

But now for those with an eye for looking there best there is the
possibility of relaxing in a jacuzzi seasoned with grape seed extract and
afterwards being wrapped in wine and honey [ yum ]. And while your about it
why not imbibe a little of the Bordeaux appellations as well.

It seems that the French paradox is alive and well for both the inner and
outer you.


OFF TO BALI
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Robbi and I are off to Bali tomorrow to finalize things for the retreat in
September and to enjoy some time out under that glorious tropical sun. For
those recently joining the newsletter there is a nice description of the
Bali Women's Retreat in our September 99 newsletter. at
http://www.aroma-tours.com/newsletters/sep99.htm


OUR NEW LOCATION AND STAFF MEMBERS
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 We will shortly be moving to a lovely new location in Heidelberg and
naturally we are rather excited. We are also pleased to be welcoming two new
members to our team:- Caroline Kordachi who will be helping with all things
administrative and John Tapper who will be our driver / group assistant in
France.


ARRANGING YOUR TRAVEL
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Because we bring people from all over the world to our tours, and to allow
you maximum flexibility to integrate our tours into your other travel
arrangements, international airfares are not included with our tour
packages.

All of our rendezvous are arranged to be easily achieved either with the
help of your travel agent, or for the more adventurous, by booking your
flights and connections directly with the airlines. Naturally we provide you
with all of the information necessary to coordinate your travel arrangements
to meet us at the rendezvous and for your on-going travel.

Details of the rendezvous and finish point locations and times are included
in our pricing and itinerary information available at
http://www.aroma-tours.com/info-request.htm

For more distinctions about our rendezvous or your travel arrangements we
are happy to assist you further either via email info@aroma-tours.com or by
phone - just email us with your number.


PREVIOUS NEWSLETTERS
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If you would like to read our previous newsletters, they are available at
www.aroma-tours.com/newsletters/


THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
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"I choose to risk my significance, to live so that which came to me as seed
goes to the next as blossom, and that which came to me as blossom, goes on as fruit."

Dawna Markova


OUR INVITATION
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We look forward to welcoming you to one of our delightful tours or retreats
in the near future and invite you to visit our website http://www.aroma-tours.com for more information about this year's Aroma
Tours as well as some enchanting glimpses of our travels.

As always if you have any questions or need any assistance please contact us at info@aroma-tours.com

Fragrant regards,

Robbi and Jim

Aroma Tours (R)
Ballarat Australia
p: +61 3 5331 3254  f: +61 3 5331 3254
e: info@aroma-tours.com
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