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International Travel Group Meeting Sunday November 5 @ 9:30 am Pacific Time **

Do you like to travel and have discussions about it with like minded people? If yes, this is the place for you. Please feel free to join us, no matter where you live.

Each meeting there will be topics to discuss.

Topics for this month:

  • Airports - Do you travel further from home to an airport that allows you to fly direct or do you prefer to fly from a local airport and make a connection? What are your favorite airports and which airports do you avoid?
  • Travel planning - How do you decide where to go and how long to stay? What is your planning process and has it evolved for you over time?

Please let me know in a reply to this post or with a PM if you are interested. If you have participated previously I already have your email address. If you haven’t you will need to send it to me in a PM. If you have told me you are interested and later find you can’t participate please let me know.

I will be emailing the Zoom link an hour or two before the meeting begins.

Please think of some topics for future meetings and share them during the meeting or you can PM me if you prefer.

DON’T FORGET THAT DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME ENDS AT 2:00 AM ON THE 5TH, SO SET YOUR CLOCKS BACK ONE HOUR

Upcoming meetings will be:

December 3
January 14 (I’m unavailable on the 7th)
February 4

Posted by
4803 posts

Sunday, Nov. 5? Looks like I will probably be driving that day and miss…. (Sad face) And miss Dec. as well.

Posted by
33809 posts

As we are an international group can I just point out that summertime only ends on the 5th of November in Canada and the USA?

Us "internationals" mostly all change tonight.

You guys gotta catch up.

Include me in please

Posted by
2239 posts

I would like to be included. Just returned from my London to Lisbon trip last night.

Phyllis aka bostonphil

Posted by
175 posts

I see you live near me. So, does that mean pacific time? If so, I would like to be included, will send you my email.

Posted by
319 posts

Newbie here. I'd like to join! I'll send you a PM with my email.

Posted by
33809 posts

I see you live near me. So, does that mean pacific time?

Yes Andrea's International meetings are always in Pacific.

For folks elsewhere.....

9:30 PST
10:30 Mountain
11:30 Central
12:30 Eastern
5:30pm GMT - UK
1830 CET - Central and western Europe
2030 Tel Aviv
2300 Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Posted by
10597 posts

@Nigel, thanks for clarifying the time zone. I’ve corrected the title to add that information. I had also put the wrong date originally, which has also been corrected.

Posted by
1418 posts

Please add me Andrea. Just returned from Iceland and Portugal and may have thoughts on airport preferences.

Posted by
14709 posts

"raising hand"

May I come as well??

We are Falling back so everyone will be an hour early, lol!!

Posted by
3479 posts

I would love to join in, please.
I’ll send you a pm with my email, Andrea, as I’ve only participated once before.
Thanks!

Posted by
574 posts

Please add me in. I will try to keep the time change and the time difference straight. ;-)

Posted by
1320 posts

Hi Andrea —
I’m not sure what I’ll be doing on that Sunday night in Paris but I’d love the option of joining in if I’m available.
And thanks.

Posted by
7969 posts

We are Falling back so everyone will be an hour early, lol!!

Luckily our computers are smarter than we are, so hopefully they'll get us there on time! 🤣

Posted by
1631 posts

Sad to miss the next one; I'll be down the pub for the Liverpool game. But I should be available for December's meeting. I have travel news to share!

Posted by
10597 posts

Andrea, looking forward to seeing you in December!

Posted by
10597 posts

I don’t know what’s happening here, but since I posted the meeting yesterday morning there are already 22 people on the list. Please please please let me know if you are not going to be able to make it.

Posted by
2766 posts

Please add me in, too;
looking forward to seeing everyone.
thanks,
avirosemail

and thanks for the reminder about the clocks, too

Posted by
687 posts

Hello, yes I would like to join as a first timer. I will DM you my email. Many thanks.

Posted by
325 posts

I’d like to join if there’s still room, thank you Andrea!

Posted by
132 posts

Hi Andrea,
I would like to join the meeting if there is still room.
Thanks!
Mark C

Posted by
2239 posts

Andrea

I am sorry but I can not make the meeting after all.

Thank you for your hard work

Phyllis Krantzman

Posted by
10597 posts

Phyllis, thank you for letting me know.

Posted by
10597 posts

See everyone tomorrow. Once again, please let me know if you can’t make it.

Posted by
9218 posts

I keep thinking it is still Oct.
Can I join in on the fun tonight?

Posted by
10597 posts

Jo, looking forward to seeing you.

Posted by
10597 posts

I just emailed the zoom link. Please let me know if you didn’t receive it.

Posted by
14709 posts

Thank you Andrea - yes, I got it and will see you and everyone soon!

Posted by
33809 posts

the magic emails even reached all the way to Europe. Maybe that's how Santa does it these days... or maybe using AI...

see you all soon

Posted by
139 posts

Oh my....can I still join this morning???

Posted by
10597 posts

Jody, I just sent you the link. I hope you received it.

Posted by
319 posts

Is the meeting still happening? I never received a link via email. Thanks!

Posted by
3479 posts

I haven’t received the link yet either.
Thanks!

Posted by
5362 posts

Andrea is working on sending links to those of you who haven't received it.

Please also check your spam folders....even if she resends it, it may be going there if your email doesn't know her yet.

Posted by
319 posts

Thanks for update. Have been keeping an eye on spam and regular in box.

Posted by
319 posts

I got a link! But...it says the host has another meeting in progress so I think i'm in a 'waiting room'?

Posted by
5362 posts

We're not seeing you in the waiting room....I am going to send you the link to this meeting via a forum private message .... please check in about 20 seconds....

Posted by
10597 posts

Thanks to everyone who joined the meeting today, and my apologies to those who didn’t receive the zoom link. I know at least a few people said it went to their span or junk folder. And a big thank you to CWsocial for trying to fix this.

See everyone next month!

Posted by
14709 posts

Thank you Andrea (and Jim) for hosting!

Posted by
2766 posts

thanks A&J for hosting again and how fun to have a full screen of regulars and newbies sharing stories of their last-mile connections. Etc.

Posted by
33809 posts

Thanks Andrea and Jim (and CWsocial) - a most entertaining couple of hours. Enjoy the camping!

Great to meet so many new folks, and a shame about the ones who couldn't get in.

Posted by
687 posts

As a first timer, thank you for all helpful tips and the work to put this together! (And apologies for my dropped iPad noise before I had realized I should mute my mic:)

Looking forward to joining again.

Posted by
33809 posts

I was there the whole time, Claire and didn't hear an unmuted iPad drop noise. It must have been very quiet.

Welcome to the International Group.

Posted by
3479 posts

Thanks Andrea.
It was interesting to hear how many live far from convenient airports, yet move heaven and earth to get to one to be able to travel.
Wishing for smooth journeys at the beginning and end of each trip for everyone who has to do that!

Chani: we hope for continued safety for you in the middle of chaos.🙏