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CONTENTS OF THE FOURTH QUARTER 2011 ISSUE:
1. ANNOUNCING: "A New Year — A New Destination + A New Idea." We've got Big Plans for 2012!
2. RECESSION BEATERS: FIVE WAYS TO BEAT THE HIGH COST OF INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL.
3. ADVENTURE: Cycling New Zealand's Otago Central Rail Trail: 8 people for 5 days on 2 wheels on 1 trail at the end of the earth.
4. PEOPLE: KATHERINE PARR was the only one of his six queens to outlive King Henry VIII. The king, by the way, was only the third of Katherine's four husbands. Few women in history have done more in 36 years.
5. FEATURED GOLF COURSE: BALLYBUNION GOLF CLUB, County Kerry, West Central Ireland. Ballybunion's Old Course ranks among the world's best courses, but welcomes the public at comparatively bargain rates.
6. FEATURED LODGING: LOWE COTTAGE, Bretforton, England. Fantastic discovery in an undiscovered Cotswolds village! The stroll to the local pub passes through six centuries of history.
7. CALENDAR OF EVENTS is alive with choice activities in and near Home At First destinations in Britain, Ireland, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Our list includes Christmas markets, open-air ice skating, holiday season music, church services, special exhibitions, traditional customs, even fireworks and parades. As always, there is good food, excitement, and genuine laughter, too.
A New Year — A New Destination + A New
Idea
2011 is
drawing to a close. We have two big announcements for 2012.
OUR NEW DESTINATION: For 2012 we head in altogether a new direction — the north-central Atlantic — announcing an all-season destination with British roots, North American connections, and African, Native American, Portuguese, and Caribbean influences. Known for golf courses, pink sand beaches, a privateers’ past and an insurance-industry present, this destination usually makes top-ten lists of highest gross domestic product per capita in the world. Visitors will want to explore its fifty miles or so of main roads, but by law may not rent cars. Buses go everywhere, and ferries offer short cuts across bays, but many visitors fall in love with exploring this modest-sized island by motor scooter. Not that it doesn’t rain. And good thing it does — rain water is the only source of fresh water on the island. What island? Britain’s remaining North American
READ ALL ABOUT IT
colony from the time of Captain John Smith & Pocahontas—
BERMUDA
The Price:
For guests originating from the US and Canada,
a Full-Package Bermuda week is priced at about 2/3 the cost of a similar
one-week, full-package trip to England. More:
Some
Things Bermuda Is Not (and
Is).
OUR NEW IDEA. For 2012 Home At First offers a new way to experience our most popular destination: Scotland, by small group escorted touring.
Designed for those not wanting to drive themselves, but still wanting independence and flexibility in their daily travel planning, our small group escorted tours provide a combination of independent living in your own cottage or apartment in Central Scotland with daily options to join our guided, small-group excursions to locations throughout Scotland.
Two one-week trips are planned:
Spring 2012
(May11-19)
&
Autumn 2012
(October 5-13).
Groups will be limited to a maximum of 12 persons.
Availability:
very limited — first-come, first-served.
•
Registration for Spring
2012 Trip closes March 1, 2012.
•
Registration for Autumn 2012 Trip closes June 1, 2012.
JOINING US TODAY?
The Price: $2,999.00 per person (double occupancy). Singles extra. Reductions for 3-6 persons.
PRICE INCLUDES:
•
R/T
Flights: Philadelphia or Newark to Glasgow.
•
R/T Transfers
Glasgow Airport to Central Scotland.
•
6 Nights
Central Scotland Cottage or Apartment.
•
5 Daily Guided
Small Group Excursions.
•
1 Night
Glasgow Airport Hotel with breakfast.
•
Home At
First’s “Scotland Activities Guide”.
•
Orientation, 5
Happy Hour Meetings with One “Wee Dram” Each, and 1 Scottish Supper.
HOME AT FIRST PRESENTS
5 Ways to Beat the High Cost of
International Travel
1.
For 2012, Home At First
holds or drops most prices
for the third consecutive year!
HOME AT FIRST's 2012 Prices ARE up to 30% LOWER than they were in 2009! Sure, lots of things have dropped in price since 2009. But not jet fuel. Not basic international airfares plus taxes. We are working closely with all our suppliers to ensure that our prices are the lowest possible without reducing quality.
Go ahead — compare our prices with any competitor. Find our prices HERE.
2. Our 2012 Published Prices CAN be beat...by us!
Home At First's instant price quotes often undercut our low published prices! Here's how to get your own INSTANT DISCOUNT.
IN$TANT
DISCOUNT$
$AVE
HUNDRED$
ON 2012 TRAVEL
PRICES
CHANGE DAILY!
GET YOUR
QUOTE TODAY!
3.
OUR
CURRENT SPECIALS! Check
out our
DEALS
page
for the
latest Recession Beaters. They don't last long.
Check them often — watch for a special offer for the
destination and time of year that is on your wish list.
4.
TRAVEL
BARGAIN ALERTS!
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5.
KIDS STAY
FREE! Take the
family to Britain &/or
Ireland. Pay for the adults' lodging only.
