International Travel Group Meeting - Sunday, 8/11 @ 9:30 a.m. Pacific Time

I plan to be there!

Please include me Andrea.

I’d like to attend.

Please include me.

We might be able to attend. Please send us a link.

add me as another gold star to the group

Andrea, thank you for the time! That is 18:30 here, so sign me up.
Very much appreciated.

Please add me. It's been awhile & I've missed all of you.

Please add me, too. Thanks, Andrea!

I would like to join, please. If there is interest and time, I can speak about some places here in Alaska that are not on the typical tourist path, but are well worth the time and effort to get there. I realize it’s not Europe, so no worries if it’s not what you have in mind Andrea. I very much want to hear more about Budapest. We have a 2 week stay planned there in 2026 (fingers crossed).

Hi Andrea. I would like to attend for August. Thanks.

I'd love to attend! Thank you, Andrea.
Christine

Please add me too, Andrea. Thanks for organizing.

I’d like to attend, thank you!

Hi Andrea --
Please include me this month -- I've missed seeing everyone!

Please include me.
I have been to Budapest on 4 trips, the shortest was 5 days, so I know the evening will bring back tons of good memories. I hope we'll be able to expand beyond Budapest to some nearby places in Hungary.

Please include me.

Please add me, thanks.

Andrea, please add me if there is still room.

I’ve just returned home from a 3 week trip to Oregon and Washington. We enjoyed spending a little time with group members Scott and Barb, though not at the same time. I’m happy to see there is so much interest in this meeting. I’m looking forward to seeing everyone.

And just like that I'm out. Our friend is returning to India and we are having a get together. Unfortunately this was the only time that worked.

Hope to see you all next month.

Andrea, that’s why I write everyone’s name in pencil. Just kidding. Stuff happens and I get that. Thanks for letting me know. Hopefully we will see you in September.

I’d like to attend if there is still room.

I would love to attend! I can’t get enough of our local travel group meet ups (with Scott and Barb). The “International” group sounds like the big time! I’ll send a dm with my email.

Aahhhh…..Budapest. Where the incredibly big man in incredibly small speedos barked at me to just be still in the cold plunge pool at Gellert instead of flopping around shivering. He was absolutely right. I’ve bravely squared my shoulders and met the cold water with barely a flinch since. I love learning from locals.

Room for one more? I can talk about some towns in Germany, Spain and Portugal that I find/found interesting.

Hi Jo, We would enjoy hearing about those places when we get to the under the radar topic. See you Sunday!

I would like to join if there is still room.
Thank you!

I'd like to attend as well.

Thanks, Mark

Hope there's room for another! if so, count me in!!

Fair warning, we have a lot of people this month. I’ll send the link to everyone tomorrow morning between 7:30-8:00 a.m. my time and I’ll post here after I send it. If you can’t attend please let me know as soon as possible and if you don’t get your link please let me know right away. Once the meeting starts I can’t spend the time trying to send a new link. I usually log into the meeting 10-15 minutes early. Once it is 9:30 the meeting will officially start.

See you Sunday!

Hi Andrea,
I’d like to join the meeting, if there’s still room.
Thank you!

looking forward

The link has been sent to everyone that requested attending. I’m looking forward to seeing everyone soon.

I may not stay a long time in case anyone wants to join a bit later. Tomorrow is an early morning for me.

If it’s not too late, I would like to join you.

Jean, I just sent you the link. I hope it works.

First timer here but haven’t received my link. I sent my email again in a dm

I sent the link to the email address you provided. Please check your junk folder to see if it ended up there.

The Zoom meeting is saying you have another meeting in progress.

Did we ever discuss how our travel has changed since getting older and having more time being retired?
Such as needing to take cabs more often or staying at hotels with elevators and/or ac, staying longer in cities cause we don’t have the energy to move faster.
It could be a second topic.
Also, what other guide books are good and why?

Andrea, thanks for hosting this meeting!

It was great seeing all the forum members who attended and learning about Budapest, and some of the hidden gems elsewhere.

Thanks everyone who contributed! :-)

Thanks, Andrea and Jim! It was good to see everyone!

Adding my thanks to A&J for bringing us together.

I liked james' term 'museum hounds' and will add that to my self description :-)

Loved the meeting, learned more about Budapest. Loved the off the beaten path suggestions.

Suggested topics for future meetings;
-Favorite piece of art and why you loved it. Favorite quirky museums.
-A food themed meeting focusing on different regional areas either of one country or several countries.

Another suggestion for future topics. This isn’t a suggestion about Europe but since this is an International Travel Group, I would like to learn more about two Canadian cities:

Montreal
Quebec City

Oh, I like Tammy's idea of a food-themed meeting! I've really been wanting to go back to Italy and focus on food in certain regions.

I also like hearing about places outside Europe, like Montreal and Quebec City, and so on. Japan could be a good topic, too—there are lots of forum members who have visited there or want to (including me). :-)

Andrea and Jim, thanks again for hosting! Sorry I had to leave early but I'm glad I texted Jean so she could get in!

Sorry it has taken me so long to get back to this, but it’s been a very busy week. Thanks for the great topic suggestions. I keep notes, so if anyone thinks of more please let me know.

It seems like we just had our meeting, but the next one is only two weeks away!