A Vacation for the Soul (and easy on the purse, too)
Arthur Frommer's Budget Travel, August, 2002 by Susan Seliger
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Imagine a place where all is calm and quiet. No, I mean real quiet...no TV, no phones ringing, no errands, nobody nagging, no expectations except perhaps that you show up for three lovely meals a day, take a walk by a lake, meet with people who only wish you well, and experience what it feels like to be at peace.
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If that sounds appealing, you may be ready to join more than 2.2 million people in North America who went to retreat centers last year in search of a vacation for the soul. That's double the number who attended five years ago - a trend that began before 9/11 but has been accelerating since then. "The fascination with spirituality is at an all-time high," says Anne Luther, executive director of Retreats International, which started compiling its list of religious and spiritual retreats 25 years ago. Phil Stone, who founded ...
