SF East Bay Travel Talk - Aug 9 (online, everyone welcome)

TRAVEL TOPICs for Aug 9

Destination topic 1: Greece/Albania/N Macedonia trip with CWsocial
Destination topic 2: Asia trip report with Andrea

FUTURE ONLINE MEETINGS: 2nd Saturdays, except as noted

(September - no meeting)

October 11, 2025 11am - 1pm PT
Destination topic 1: open to volunteers to share their trip!
Destination topic 2: open to volunteers to share their trip!

November 8, 2025 11am - 1pm PT
Destination topic 1: Romania with TexasTravelMom and Mardee and CWsocial

(December - no online meeting)

January 10, 2026 11am - 1pm PT
Destination topic 1: open
Destination topic 2: open

UPCOMING TRIP REPORTS

Jean and Barbara N, I no longer have my notes on whether you had each confirmed to share your trips in October. Please let me know!

Please let me know if anyone else has Trip Reports they would like to share for an upcoming meeting!

Hi, thanks that looks great! I'm hopeful to make it.

Andrea's chat - Where in Asia??

I'm hoping this will be my lucky break and nothing last minute will foil my plans to attend....may the fates cooperate!

Yes! Count me in! Thanks so much!

I hope to attend. Interested to hear about Albania!

I had to cancel my trip. And I will probably be out of town on the October date.

Hi CWsocial, I saw your comment. I will plan to share about Italy in October. By then I will have completed my other trip to Italy and can share some of the itinerary & info from one of these:

May: Trani, Matera, Alberobello, Bari/Giovinazxo, Ostuni, Monopoli, Polignano a Mare, Tivoli & Rome

OR:
September: Stresa, Pavia, Torino, Asti (attending their Palio!), Piacenza, Modena, Ferrara. Venice, Verona, Bergamo, Milan.

When are we going to get a trip report for Azerbaijan?

I’m able to be there. Thanks!

I’m able to make it, looking forward to all travel talk.

I please add me. Thanks.

When are we going to get a trip report for Azerbaijan?

Oh wow - I guess I missed it! Who went to Azerbaijan?

I was just taking a shot in the dark, hoping that someone would speak up.

I was getting travel office spam from Yerevan for a while and often wondered what it was like in the next country over, but have not found the Azerbaijani equivalent.

I hate to miss it, but we will be out of town. Bummer.

I was just taking a shot in the dark, hoping that someone would speak up.

avi….. and you got my hopes up!

I hate to miss this one.

Looking forward to it, please count me in!

I'm in! Thanks!

I hope so

We may be able to join. Please send a link and I’ll put it on our calendar.

I'd like to attend. Thanks!

Please add me for Aug 9. Thanks.

Please save a square for me!
And thanks!

I’d like to attend but I have a possible schedule conflict. I’ll update a few days before the 9th if I can’t attend.

Sorry to miss everyone, but I’ll be at our annual family gathering on Cape Cod.

Hi, I just realized this morning that I messed up and am double-booked. I have a group of ladies from my community coming over to my home on Oct. 11. I will be teaching them how to make several types of homemade pasta. I will be gone during your November & December dates, also. I sincerely apologize!

Jean, thank you for letting us know! Greatly appreciated. Enjoy your pasta class and please join again any time your schedule allows.

Valerie, no worries. We do not have a space limitation, so join us if you can!

Barbara N, travels are our favorite reason for not joining. Homemade pasta classes that you picked up during your travels to Italy are a close second!

Have fun and see you again soon!

Who has a trip they'd like to share in October?

Reminder of the meeting this weekend! I will send out links soon.

And please let me know if you have a trip to share for one of the upcoming meeting openings!

Hi, if you’re wanting topics for January, I could present one of these. There’s a good chance I will head back to Spain in February.

Italy - Puglia (from May 2024 & 2025 trips)

Italy- some lesser-known northern cities (from September 2025)

Christmas Markets - Austria, Germany, France (from December 2025)

Jean, I think we are due for some time in Italy!

I'd love some Puglia chat. I've never been to that part of Italy, although my neighbours go every couple of years to family; I'd love our perspective. Looking forward to some of that!

I'd listen to Jean talk about anywhere in Italy, any time! (Though I admit my Christmas-loving self wouldn't complain about Christmas markets either!)

I vote for some Italy in January, as well!

I hate to miss August and October, but the dates fall just barely wrong for me. Sigh.

I have sent the meeting link to everyone, above, who has said they can join. If you haven't received it, please message me!

Hello,

We would like to join the conversation this Saturday. Thank you!