Where are you--this very second?
Aug 27th, 2008, 02:25 PM
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At this very second I am sitting in the Detroit, Michigan airport waiting for my flight for my first ever trip to London! NOT a place where I usually am for posting. But a point where the planning of many months is finally coming to fruition. Thanks Fodorites!
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Aug 27th, 2008, 03:31 PM
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I am sitting in my suburban New Orleans home still trying to decide where to stay on Lake Como in October, and how much to pack if we have to evacuate for Hurricane Gustav. I lost half of what we had three years ago, so I'm not too crazy about the thought of having to replace house/clothing/items yet again. But, let it be known, that even in the worst case scenario in which we lose the entire contents of the house (again), we will still be on that plane in late September heading to Austria and Italy!
Aug 27th, 2008, 04:00 PM
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Aug 27th, 2008, 04:54 PM
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I'm here in the living room of our little log cabin in southeastern Massachusetts, watching a Red Sox game and hoping they beat the poop out of the Yankees. It 4-2, Boston but Damon's on first with no outs. One eye on the tube and all fingers on the keyboard.
Italy in 39 days but who's counting?
Italy in 39 days but who's counting?
Aug 27th, 2008, 05:43 PM
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In Ottawa Ontario, having just watched Bill Clinton's excellent eulogy of Obama. On a more travel-related note:
1. Just phoned and wished bon voyage to a friend who leaves in 2 days for Paris, La Rochelle and London.
2. Over dinner tonight, we debated going to France in October VS. going to South Africa in November.
3. We took our crashed hard drive to a tech shop today, to try to recover about 1000 travel photos: France, Lithuania, Savannah, Boston, Florence, Rome, Provence, Burgundy, Nova Scotia, Toronto....
Off in the car tomorrow morning to start a long Labour Day weekend at our cottage on Lake Constan, jewel of eastern Ontario. It's been our refuge for many years -- where we will celebrate this weekend the 32nd anniversary of our meeting + falling in love!
1. Just phoned and wished bon voyage to a friend who leaves in 2 days for Paris, La Rochelle and London.
2. Over dinner tonight, we debated going to France in October VS. going to South Africa in November.
3. We took our crashed hard drive to a tech shop today, to try to recover about 1000 travel photos: France, Lithuania, Savannah, Boston, Florence, Rome, Provence, Burgundy, Nova Scotia, Toronto....
Off in the car tomorrow morning to start a long Labour Day weekend at our cottage on Lake Constan, jewel of eastern Ontario. It's been our refuge for many years -- where we will celebrate this weekend the 32nd anniversary of our meeting + falling in love!
Aug 27th, 2008, 06:40 PM
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I am watching the dying of the sun at our beach house, over the water, there is a couple of eagles swooping around, a big log floating in the water, a warmth on my back as I leisurely read my book, and a wish to remember this day.....beautiful, just beautiful...
Our little sick doggie is getting better, albeit very thin, our good friends just waved from down the beach, DH is full of home made soup and mellow, and we are going to bed early.
Happy dreams, everyone.
Our little sick doggie is getting better, albeit very thin, our good friends just waved from down the beach, DH is full of home made soup and mellow, and we are going to bed early.
Happy dreams, everyone.
Aug 27th, 2008, 09:23 PM
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Hi, it's Thursday afternoon, in tropical Queensland. I've just watched the movie "In the Valley of Elah", and found it most touching and disturbing.
I'm in my office/library, and look out onto my garden with native trees and shrubs. A cheeky kookaburra has just landed, he'll soon be digging fat, juicy grubs from the garden. Then, he'll bash the living daylights out of his meal, leaving a big mess on my fence. This will be scrubbed off, with warm, soapy water and a stiff brush.
It's nice to visualise our fellow forum members, all over the world. Great idea for a thread.
Cheers.
I'm in my office/library, and look out onto my garden with native trees and shrubs. A cheeky kookaburra has just landed, he'll soon be digging fat, juicy grubs from the garden. Then, he'll bash the living daylights out of his meal, leaving a big mess on my fence. This will be scrubbed off, with warm, soapy water and a stiff brush.
It's nice to visualise our fellow forum members, all over the world. Great idea for a thread.
Cheers.
Aug 28th, 2008, 05:16 PM
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I'm sitting at my computer in my small hometown of New Roads, Louisiana which is about an hour north of Baton Rouge. Right now everyone in our state is trying to figure out if hurricane "Gustav" will hit our fair state, and if so, when and where. We may get some bad weather, but generally we are too far north to get the worst of it. Of course the potential for tornadoes, some high winds (Andrew came right over us with gusts of 120mph)and lots of rain, is always there. I am the administrator of a nursing home and am preparing for 15 new admissions on Sunday from a nursing home on the coast. But on a travel note, i can't WAIT to go to Tuscany in October!!!!
Aug 30th, 2008, 10:20 AM
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My first reply -- Aug 27 -- didn't go through. I was in the Detroit airport waiting for a flight to London for our long-planned trip. Right this second I am sitting in our flat in Archway after a hard day doing the verger's tour of Westminster Abbey, the tour of Parliament, and the dismounting ceremony at the Horse Guards Parade. Then some good Greek food from a nearby restaurant and now sitting relaxing.
Normally I post from the kitchen table in our fifth wheel RV, where we have lived since retiring and selling the house and most of the furniture etc. As much as possible we follow the weather.
Sally
Normally I post from the kitchen table in our fifth wheel RV, where we have lived since retiring and selling the house and most of the furniture etc. As much as possible we follow the weather.
Sally
Aug 30th, 2008, 09:22 PM
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We are sixty miles from San Franciso (and an hour from Sacramento) drinking wine and watching TV on the computer on a Saturday night.
And we've decided that our next trip will be to Greece -- so that we can touch the soil of my husband's grandfather...
And we've decided that our next trip will be to Greece -- so that we can touch the soil of my husband's grandfather...
Aug 30th, 2008, 09:52 PM
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Rural North Saanich, Vancouver Island, about 30 miles from Victoria, BC. Sitting in my home office in the semi darkness on a cool summer night on the last day of August - 11 at night. Looking out the window to our patio where my sons wedding reception is winding down. Well at least thinning out. Those left are the young, energetic crowd of serious dancers. The 20 and 30 somethings. Lots of energy so I suppose it may yet go for hours yet.
So interesting to read where other posters are / were.
What can you say about this travel forum ? My last posted question got 33 replies with many pearls of travel insights. Love it. Between this and Trip Advisor, there is a wealth of travel information.
So interesting to read where other posters are / were.
What can you say about this travel forum ? My last posted question got 33 replies with many pearls of travel insights. Love it. Between this and Trip Advisor, there is a wealth of travel information.
