Where are you--this very second?
Jun 19th, 2008, 02:18 PM
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I am in London, Ontario, listening to the World at Six on CBC Radio and reviewing the details of our trip next week to San Diego. Like other posters, I am looking out a home office window at a garden in disrepair - not so much from our indifference, as because of the aggressive browsing of the local deer herd. This past winter, they ate everything but the bricks on the house. Our trip to San Diego and two weeks of California touring following, will let me avoid replanting the shrubbery for a bit longer. Cheers to all the Fodorite's posters. Your advice is always so helpful.
Jun 19th, 2008, 03:42 PM
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I'm in the middle of the US, in northeast OK, where we've had more rain than usual, but not like Iowa. I kept scrolling thru the messages & reading all the travel plans - makes me plumb pea green with envy! We have vague plans for our next trip to UK, but no firm idea when that will be. Just that family & Scotland will be on the agenda; I'd love to summer there & get away from our heat & humidity!
Jun 19th, 2008, 06:35 PM
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Hello All, Must admit since I love to travel this has become my secret addiction. Come home and sign on to Fodors the way some people sign on to porn. Have my laptop set up on my butcher block table surrounded by maps and travel books of France. For those of you talking about enjoying photos of your vacations have stumbled on a great way of doing it. I subscribe to the school of thought want to enjoy my photos. Everytime we get back from a trip I take my favorites and take two thin plain panes of glass. Mine are 4' x 3' and make a collage of photos, seal between the glass and mount using mirror clips at the edges. I get to see my photos every day and no space left to frames. People who come to visit love to browse the collages.
Jun 20th, 2008, 06:25 AM
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Cafegoddess,
How kind of you to remember...and to ask about Natty...he is fine and about to move to Newport R.I....Hawaii seems unlikely right now, but, for a meal from a Cordon Bleu chef?....you never know!
Have a wonderful journey...
Dupher
How kind of you to remember...and to ask about Natty...he is fine and about to move to Newport R.I....Hawaii seems unlikely right now, but, for a meal from a Cordon Bleu chef?....you never know!
Have a wonderful journey...
Dupher
Jun 20th, 2008, 05:09 PM
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To designergigi in South Dakota:
You didn't mention which area you relocated to but we vacationed there last year. One night spent in Chamberlain down on I-90. Travelling west we crested a hill and stared in wonder at the most beautiful sight of the valley below with the river moving at a lazy pace.
Our destination was Keystone, just south of Rapid City. We stayed at a lodge which was beautiful; and they have a wonderful chef on staff.
There is so much to see in that area! Enjoy your new home.
You didn't mention which area you relocated to but we vacationed there last year. One night spent in Chamberlain down on I-90. Travelling west we crested a hill and stared in wonder at the most beautiful sight of the valley below with the river moving at a lazy pace.
Our destination was Keystone, just south of Rapid City. We stayed at a lodge which was beautiful; and they have a wonderful chef on staff.
There is so much to see in that area! Enjoy your new home.
Jun 21st, 2008, 07:11 AM
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How great, a thread that has been going on for nearly 8 years!
I'm sitting here at my desk in the tv room of our house in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. The weather outside is not too bad, after all it is the dry season and the temperatures are much more reasonable.
Cheers!
I'm sitting here at my desk in the tv room of our house in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. The weather outside is not too bad, after all it is the dry season and the temperatures are much more reasonable.
Cheers!
Jul 22nd, 2008, 07:39 PM
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Hello world travelers and dreamers:
When I stumbled onto this thread, I had to look twice when I saw the first posting in 2000!
It is funny that I should find this as I am researching for an upcoming trip to St. Petersburg and Helsinki. So, if you have any odd or interesting tips or sites, please do tell!
Right now, I am visiting Baltimore, Maryland US and loving life in Austin, Texas.
Happy travels to all..whether by plane or computer!
When I stumbled onto this thread, I had to look twice when I saw the first posting in 2000!
It is funny that I should find this as I am researching for an upcoming trip to St. Petersburg and Helsinki. So, if you have any odd or interesting tips or sites, please do tell!
Right now, I am visiting Baltimore, Maryland US and loving life in Austin, Texas.
Happy travels to all..whether by plane or computer!
Jul 22nd, 2008, 08:04 PM
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Home on the computer. Milwaukee of course - beer and brats!!!
For childlife - One trip to Helsinki we took the ferry to Tallin for the day. That was great. Another trip to Helsinki we took a tour by train to St Petersburg sponsored by the Finland Tourist Bureau. This involved getting a visa for Russia.
The night ferry from Helsinki to Stockholm with Silja line was awesome.
We did take the train to Turku for the day.
Just walking around Helsinki is great. Enjoy your trip.
For childlife - One trip to Helsinki we took the ferry to Tallin for the day. That was great. Another trip to Helsinki we took a tour by train to St Petersburg sponsored by the Finland Tourist Bureau. This involved getting a visa for Russia.
The night ferry from Helsinki to Stockholm with Silja line was awesome.
We did take the train to Turku for the day.
Just walking around Helsinki is great. Enjoy your trip.
Aug 27th, 2008, 10:41 AM
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Hi Everyone! I have to admit that reading this thread is giving me goosebumps! It's fascinating!
Whenever I start planning a trip, especially international, I always turn to this site for invaluable help from everyone. But I've always wondered where in the world all my helpers are writing from. Rarely does anyone give any clues about their locations.
Now I stumble across this thread with all the "where are you?" answers and it just gives me such a profound feeling of connection or something.....know what I mean?
Anyway, I am nowhere exotic right now. I'm in a town called Peninsula, in Northeastern Ohio,in the midwest part of the U.S.
I'm in my living room in a big, brown leather chair with my laptop on my lap. I've spent the whole day in this spot planning out a last minute trip to Munich and Venice for my husband and I.
We leave in 2wks and I just decided last night where to go. So today I have the deliciously frustrating and perplexing task of "putting together the puzzle pieces" of planes, trains, B&B's, etc.
All the best to all of you, whereever you may be...and safe travels.
Whenever I start planning a trip, especially international, I always turn to this site for invaluable help from everyone. But I've always wondered where in the world all my helpers are writing from. Rarely does anyone give any clues about their locations.
Now I stumble across this thread with all the "where are you?" answers and it just gives me such a profound feeling of connection or something.....know what I mean?
Anyway, I am nowhere exotic right now. I'm in a town called Peninsula, in Northeastern Ohio,in the midwest part of the U.S.
I'm in my living room in a big, brown leather chair with my laptop on my lap. I've spent the whole day in this spot planning out a last minute trip to Munich and Venice for my husband and I.
We leave in 2wks and I just decided last night where to go. So today I have the deliciously frustrating and perplexing task of "putting together the puzzle pieces" of planes, trains, B&B's, etc.
All the best to all of you, whereever you may be...and safe travels.
Aug 27th, 2008, 12:22 PM
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I, too, just stumbled across this thread and find it very interesting. I am in Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA, about 150 miles south east of Chicago. Right this second I'm on Fodor's still working on Netherlands, Belgium, France trip for October. Our beautiful (in our minds) Olde English Bulldog is snoring slightly as he lounges on the sofa, tongue protruding about 2 inches from his mouth! I love reading the exotic places the posters are living. Having lived all over the US, I find Fort Wayne a nice, quiet place to live. Alabama, Hollywood, Florida, San Jose, California, Rancho Cucamonga, California, now here. Maybe these places sound exotic to others! LOL, keep the thread going.
