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International Travel Group Meeting - Sun., January 11 @ 9:30am Pacific Time

Happy New Year everyone! I’m looking forward to a new year of seeing you all, even if it is only on Zoom. Each meeting we have two topics, a country, region or city in Europe and a more general topic. I’m always interested to hear any topics you would like to talk about. You can mention them on this post, during the meeting or send me a PM.

Topics for this month:
* Spain
* Where are you going in 2026?

It was decided by the group that we will devote the first hour to the first topic, take a short break and then continue to the second topic. YOU MUST RESPOND EACH MONTH TO THAT MONTHS MEETING POST IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND. If you have attended before I already have your email address. If not, you need to send it to me in a PM. I will not have time to ask you for it if you neglect to do this.

The emails with the zoom link will be emailed 1 - 2 hours before the meeting begins. I will post here when I’ve sent them. If you didn’t get it please check your junk/spam folder and if it’s not there contact me ASAP. Once the meeting begins I will be unable to do anything. I usually log in at 9:15 if anyone is interested is joining early to chat.

Every month I get meeting requests from people with 1 post (the one requesting to join) or PM’s from people with 0 posts. We welcome everyone, but without a posting history I am asking you to private message me and tell me a little about yourself and provide your real first name. Please don’t forget to give me your email address in a PM. Do not post it on the forum.

Upcoming meetings:
* February 1
* March 1

Posted by
405 posts

Happy New Year! I’d like to attend this meeting. Thanks.

Posted by
5871 posts

I plan to be there!

I’ve been to Andalusia 3 times but would love to hear about northern Spain (I plan to spend several weeks there in the fall).

Posted by
2409 posts

Yeah, I remembered to request to be on the call this time. Sorry about last month. I look forward to talking with everyone.

Posted by
11188 posts

I will be there, Andrea—I can't wait to hear where everyone is going, and to chat about Spain. The last time I was there was 2006, and maybe it's time to go back.

Posted by
11349 posts

Just FYI, I am leaving dark and early tomorrow morning to fly to Texas and I’ll get home on the 5th. While I’m gone I will not be managing anything for the meeting.

Posted by
1354 posts

I’d love to be part of this meeting.
Thanks, Andrea, and I hope that you and Jim have a nice visit in Texas.

Posted by
3882 posts

Please add me. It’s been awhile! Did our first trip to Spain (Andalusia) this past February.

Posted by
866 posts

Great topics! Love Spain and looking forward to hearing about everyone's 2026 travel plans!

Please include me, Andrea, in the travel meeting.

Posted by
9279 posts

Hi Andrea, Happy New Year in a few hours! I can join your meeting for the first 30 minutes, if you have capacity. I’ve been to Spain three times and will be there again in a couple of months.

Posted by
4897 posts

Please add me to your list of attendees. I blocked out the day as soon as you put it up.
Thanks Andrea.

Posted by
3494 posts

Hi Andrea, Please add me to your list. thanks.

Posted by
1562 posts

Andrea, please add me to the Zoom call. It’s been a while since.my trip to Spain but I remember parts of it fondly.

Posted by
4704 posts

If still room, please add me to this meeting. Thanks.

Posted by
9667 posts

Hi, any space left? Can share info about some of the lesser visited cities of Spain, like Burgos, Leon, Lagrono, Astorga, Santiago di Compostela, etc.

Posted by
11349 posts

Just checking in from Texas. There is no maximum for attending so space won’t be a problem. Tomorrow would normally be our travel meeting, but it won’t be totally without a meeting aspect since I’m meeting up with TTM for what looks like a delicious lunch. I’m looking forward to see you all on the 11th.

Jean, feel free to join us for however much time you have.

Posted by
895 posts

I'd like to attend as well. I'll DM you my email address.

Is there a list of topics for upcoming months or is that decided each month for the following month?

Posted by
11349 posts

KRS, I decide topics just before I post the meeting. I’m always looking for suggestions so feel free to let me know if you have any. After 5.5 years of meetings we have covered a lot of topics.

Posted by
208 posts

I would like to attend please. It’s been a few years since I was last in Spain, but looking forward to hearing about people’s more recent trips.

Posted by
3287 posts

include me in the invites, please. I might be in-transit but if i can join i will

Posted by
11349 posts

Okay Folks, last call to request a link for the meeting tomorrow. The deadline is 7:00 a.m. tomorrow morning.

I’m looking forward to seeing you all.

Posted by
1562 posts

Andrea, something has come up for me so I won’t be able to join you this week. Daughter asked me to look after baby GD while she learns baby CPR and there can’t be ANY noise while baby sleeps so no Zoom calls. 🤷‍♀️

Posted by
405 posts

Something has come up so I won’t be able to attend after all.

Posted by
11349 posts

I’ve sent the Zoom link to your email addresses. Please let me know ASAP if you didn’t get it. Thank you and see you all soon!

Posted by
9279 posts

Hi Andrea, my daughter stayed overnight with me, and we’re moving slow this morning, so I will need to skip this to get ready for church in time. My two cents of advice is that Spain is an excellent country to visit, especially if people are looking for a getaway in February. : )

Posted by
3287 posts

Sorry I missed the meeting. I really want to get off the beaten path in Spain while combining it with cosmopolitan goings=on.

Posted by
895 posts

Hi Andrea, I sent you a PM with my email address, but never received an invitation. Maybe next month?

Posted by
11349 posts

Hi KRS, I’m sorry, I sent you the link. Could you please confirm your email address in a PM?

Posted by
895 posts

Andrea, I just checked my spam and sure enough, there it was. Darn. I'll watch for next month's topic and be sure to check my spam. Hopefully I can join in February. Thank you!

Posted by
11349 posts

KRS, mystery solved. I knew I had sent it. The next meeting is February 1st and I’ll be posting it on Friday. Please respond to that post if you would like to join. I hope to see you next month.