Week after Xmas, to Seattle, then Vancouver for 4 days. End of March (school spring break), to Paris for 8. End of school year, off on the annual 6 week family visit and explorations in Spain, the first 2 weeks with friends on a trip through Catalunya and up into Rousillon, then 8 days of madness, working in Pamplona during San Fermin, finally finishing up with some R&R in the Pais Vasco/Pays Basque. In Sept., been blessed with a full year sabbatical. Still hard to believe...so now dreaming about the myriad possibilities while madly trying to build up that travel nest egg to make a few long-postponed European journeys a reality. The first one: that much longed for visit to the Italian Lakes plus a return trip to Liguria, with my priceless Bob the Nav travel file in hand! Bob, hope you have a wonderful trip to Santa Fe. As a child, used to go on family vacations to the Bishop's Lodge outside of town-love that area. As Joe says, be sure to take the "high road" to Taos through Truchas, and consider stopping on the way back for a sunset dinner on the terrace at Rancho de Chimayo-lovely spot.<BR>Happy journeys to one and all!

Dreaming... Italy from Rome to Venice -- including Tuscany. Any place warm...<BR><BR>Reality... Germany & Macedonia in December....

Reality: Rome in January<BR><BR>Dreaming: Paris or London or Ireland or.....

Well, I'm off to Tunisia in April to a 4 star hotel. Never been before but heard that its lovely. Going for 2 weeks. After that, still thinkinf of touring the Great Lakes. I love America

We are going to Scotland for 8 days in August 2002 with two kids (10 and 14). Any recommendations and 'don't miss' are welcome. Will stay in London for two days after that (third trip to London, just want to take kids to Tower of London, Buckingham Palace, city tour and show at night).

Beth, you can visit me anytime you want. I am always up for chatty visitors. In fact, my friend, Judith, is flying in from London tomorrow to attend an auction in Philly and we are having a visit! I just love having global relationships. (We already have a global economy and global politics, why not relationships?)

I was supposed to leave for Italy on Sept 13th, that didn't happen, so I guess I may go there in Sept 2002. I want to go to Paris or Prague, but I may end up in Amsterdam again in Feb.

Dreaming of going back to London or visiting Scotland and Ireland for the first time.<BR><BR>Reality is New Orleans the first week of March.

Maribel, Sounds like you are really busy traveling. I am on permament sabbatical but have to gage the money factor for my travels. So, this May is the west, but I am hoping for Slovenia and Croatia in Oct. Send money !

Reality (O what wonderful realism)...Dec. 20-30, Germany on Lufthansa direct from Houston...plus Nancy, France. Christmas markets here I come!<BR><BR>Dreaming of: returning to England as soon as possible.

Reality: Italy for the holidays. A friend of mine was considerate enough to marry an Italian and move to Umbria in order to give all her friends a place to stay.<BR><BR>Thinking seriously: Northern and eastern Germany and the Czech Republic in spring, if the air fares allow.<BR><BR>Dreaming: Everywhere all the time.

In May<BR>6 days in Venice sith a girlfriend.then off to milano,<BR>she will go over to Switzerland,<BR>I will head down to Naples,<BR>via train.<BR>Ferry over to Procida for 4 nights,<BR>then up to Rome for 3 nights.<BR>(Just can't go to Italy without stopping back in Rome)<BR>The Procida leg will be either solo<BR>or with a friend of the opposite gender.<BR>

Dreaming: Maybe next April, two week sabbatical at Calboccia in the Umbrian hills. No itinerary, no demands, no one but me, blue sky, sweet fragrances on the air, and a couple of Italian hunks helping me carry the groceries back to the villa. Ahhhhhhhh . . . .

December 2001 - Paris and Strasbourg<BR>In 2002:<BR>January - Costa Rica<BR>February - Kenya and two nights stop in Amsterdam<BR>March - Amsterdam (one week on the way from Kenya)<BR>April - Greece<BR>May - Paris<BR>June - Mauritius<BR>June - Paris<BR>July/August- Alaska<BR><BR>the end of October/ November - ?????( we are trying to decide: Iceland, Poland, France, Italy, or any place where we can rest, meet knew people, experience culture and history. Any suggestions are welcome).<BR>December- ?????<BR>

Reality: <BR><BR>A 5 day week end in Chicago in January. 3 weeks in Southern Spain and Portugal in April/May and hopefully 2 weeks somewhere in the Italian Lakes area in the early fall.<BR>

Wow, Gina, what a life!<BR><BR>I'm returning to my beloved Italy and taking 10 girlfriends to a centuries-old villa in Tuscany for a week of eating, drinking great wine, painting landscapes with a talented Tuscan artist, and ballooning at dawn over the countryside. A giant slumber party! Hurry up May, 2002!<BR><BR>Buon viaggio to all....

Taking the kidsies to SD to Pine Ridge Indian Reservation for family reunion 1st Saturday in June, then will go to Paris for a week possibly next September. Sometime within next 2 yrs. (or 3 or 5!) want to take kids to Ireland, Wales, England, Paris for wk or 2.<BR><BR>Mary :)

Plus, someday want to go to Bethlehem to see Rachel's Tomb. I am absolutely fascinated by her. Just don't think that now is the time to go, y'know?!<BR><BR>Mary

Later today I catch a flight to Kuala Lumpur, next week I will move on to Sydney, then on to Brisbane and Cairns, back to Sydney, and in the New Year stopping off in Langkawi on the way back to London.<BR><BR><BR>

<BR>To Gail:<BR>Your trip to Italy sounds fantastic. Would you please post your trip report. Please. I love Italy but visited only Rome, Florence, and Sicily so far. <BR><BR>And you are right I feel I have a great life because my husband loves to travel and he is the best traveling companion. December 14 is a last day of my graduate school and we both waited for this day so long. Starting December 15 for one year we decided to take as many trips as we wish without any time restrictions.