San Francisco East Bay Travel Group Meeting - Nov 11 (online, everyone welcome)

TOPICS: 2024 Trip Planning
Let's talk about 2024 travels and get help planning them!

Where are you going next? Lisbon? Turkey? Budapest? London? Paris? Someone will have answers!!

CWsocial - I'm going to London and (despite having lived there) would love some input on my trip!

We will also have time for a 20 minute "Trip Report" if anyone would like to share photos.

PREVIEWS

Online meetings: 2nd Saturdays, except as noted
December - no online meeting due to in-person excursion (below)
January 13, 2023
February 10, 2023
March 9, 2023

In-person meetings:
December 9, 2023, excursion to German Holiday Market in Mountain View
January 31, 2024, location TBD

German Holiday Market in Mountain View

Saturday, December 9, 2023 • 11am - 9pm
Mountain View City Hall Plaza • 500 Castro Street

Is anyone else going to the German Holiday Market in Mountain View!?!
https://germanholidaymarket.org/

Please add me!

I should be good for Nov. 11.

Wish I could make the field trip!

I hope to be there.
2024 trips: Spain in mid February; Cambridge and the Baltic countries, April; hopefully Prague, Vienna, Budapest in September. The Baltics and our September trip were our 2020 trips so most of the planning is done. Not sure if that’s good or bad.

Yes, please add me to the list for Saturday, Nov 11 meeting, thanks!

I’ll be there on November 11. Not sure yet about December 9.

Hello!
I'm planning on attending November 11.

I just got home 2 days ago from my RS Sicily tour. Booked on the RS Adriatic for next September and hoping to book RS Andalusia, Spain for next Spring!
Look forward to hearing about everyone's adventures!

Please include me for this meeting.
Thanks!

me please!!

I’ll be at the German holiday market in December.

Please add me! I’m going back to Mexico ( girls trip) in Feb for two weeks, Poland (another girls trip) in September, and I’m at the beginning of 2025 Costa Rica trip planning and is another “ girls” trip. .

I’m hoping to be available to join on the 11th. It’s Jim’s birthday, but so far no real plans that day.

On Dec. 9 I will be in Cologne at the Christmas markets this year, but it would be great if the Mountain View excursion became an annual event.

Bump for visibility.

I want to go to this, but it is rather late for me. Can I join for a while and see if I can stay awake? Is that too much pressure on everyone to keep the discussion fun and interesting, so I stay alert and awake? :-)

ok everybody - fun and interesting and snappy for Ms Jo!!!

I promise not to ramble on, at least for the beginning!

(while waiting for the weekend, I'd like to recommend Jo's newest video about the beautiful fall views in Frankfurt's City Forest. It is really relaxing and gorgoeus, be sure to wait for the pics at the end. Then we can talk about that too.... https://youtu.be/P_mGOdO4j0w?si=G0bJwytAZoxBVf3f )

That's interesting, that Ms Jo has a you tube channel. I've not looked at her profile so don't know if it's mentioned there.

LOL
Now, I know I will be there.

Hi,

Please add me to list if not too late.

Thanks

Hello everyone! We're still on for tomorrow. I'll be sending out the links later tonight or possibly even early tomorrow. Sorting out a small technical glitch.

Yes, there's still room for people to join!

I've just sent the meeting link to anyone, above, who expressed interest in the Nov 11th online meeting. Please check your messages and make sure you've got it.

First time guests, please make note of the special instructions for this meeting, which may be different than others you have attended.

See you all in the morning/afternoon/nearly bedtime!
Catherine

Jae, how fun that you're going to the Christmas Market in Mountain View. I've been seeing posts on their Facebook feed and it looks like they screen vendors very carefully so there will be a nice representation of handmade items.

I'm going to start the zoom wheel spinning but will need to leave it to CWsocial and company's care relatively early this time, prior engagement calls me away.

I wonder if anyone can talk about the weather troubles in Europe this past few weeks and how to walk between the raindrops. :-)

one of the evening crowd / drowned duck crowd / has received his invite

Hi. I’d like to join today’s meeting if that’s still possible. Thanks.

Valerie - I've just sent you the link.
Nigel - oh my, hope you still have your Wellies!

There is still time and space for more travelers! And time/space travelers are particularly welcome :-)

I'll give Dr Who a call

Nigel :-)

This was another fun, informative meeting. CWSocial, thanks for hosting this and showing your Budapest photos.

I’m so glad I was able to join in and appreciate all the good information I received for my trip coming up and the one next year. CWsocial, thanks for hosting.

Some zooms are informative. Some are dry. This one, boys and girls, was just plain fun. F-U-N.

Learned a lot, shared, laughed, had a great time. Thanks for holding the space and inviting us all in.

Well said, Nigel!

Great meeting and hostess, thanks!

Rather than be redundant, I will just second every else’s comments! Also, thanks to Catherine and Avi for hosting and giving us these opportunities!

Thanks, everyone! I enjoyed that as well, chatting about our trips and picking up tips. I picked up some helpful information for my London visit, so thank you to the residents and more recent (than me) visitors.

Sandancisco, it was so nice to meet you and please come again any time, wherever you may be calling in from!

Adding to the thanks to all for sharing. Enjoyed hearing about the experiences and adding to my bucket list of places to go and things to do.

Thank you for letting me join and am so sorry to have left early. Sounds like I missed the main party.

Adding my thanks to Catherine, Avi, and everyone for an interesting meeting.

Thanks everyone, it felt very welcoming, 'my people' (inveterate travelers) and I loved the variety of the discussion. It was great to put a face to some names I've seen often! (PS, very well said Nigel! "Thanks for holding the space and inviting us all in.")

Hello...Could I be added to the group beginning in January 2024? I'm also interested in the German Market on 12/9--is there an official meeting of this group there or is it "on your own".

Thanks!