(Virtual) East Bay (SF area) Travel Group Meeting - Sat, May 14, 2022

I am back from Washington, D.C., which was wonderful. I'll share a few highlights (it was interesting for me to see the US take on the Holocaust at the US Holocaust Museum.) But I will allocate most of our meeting to our Europe travelers!

Room for a littlun, please miss

Absolutely, Nigel, sir!

Me, too! Will be nice to see everyone’s faces again - and meet new people!

Wonderful, TravelMom, we'd all love to hear about Jordan and Dubai and points Beyond Europe! We may actually need to see a photo of your camel ride. And as for those $2000 vases.... did you buy one? :-)

Hahah, well why not? It had free shipping, after all. 🤣

Include me too, please.

Lynn, glad you can join us!

Please add me. I’m looking forward to seeing everyone.

Count me in, too

Me too please!

Do you know who your guide will be for your Turkey trip? We had Tylan.

Christine, Barbara N and Lynn, you're all "in"!

Diane, we have Mert Taner for Best of Istanbul, for whom I've read stellar reviews. And his wife (I believe) Mine Karahan is leading our Best of Turkey tour. I have wondered (not based in any actual knowledge) whether they'll be a team, with one taking the lead.

Please count me in.

Please save me a seat!
SharYn

I’d like to come too!
Deb

I would like to zoom in!

I've sent the meeting link via private message to everyone who replied above. Please let me know if you didn't receive it.

We still have plenty of room for anyone who would like to hear about the adventures of our recent travelers, and share your own upcoming trips and plans!

Just finished the RS 21 day BOE (whew! whirlwind!) and am off to Zermatt tomorrow hoping to catch a glimpse of the Matterhorn.

Enjoy the meeting all and see you next month.

mln, I can't wait to hear about your tour and I hope you get that view! We'll see you next month.

I'll have to miss the next meeting, but I'm really looking forward to hearing about your travels to Turkey (and Portugal)! Have a wonderful trip, CW!!

Thanks, bugslife, hope to see you at the next meeting!

There is still plenty of room for anyone (anyone, anywhere) to join! Please RSVP on this thread and join us to hear from our spring travelers and those planning trips for the summer and fall.

I'd be interested in hearing from anyone who has used City Mapper, especially in comparison to Google Maps.

I think that would be a good topic too, CWsocial

We're back and plan to attend if there's still space

I rely exclusively on Google Maps so far, so would be interested in hearing more about City Mapper. I remember thinking TripIt would not be useful for me and now have a different opinion. :)

Carol, I've just sent you the link. Glad you can make it!

TravelMom, I've always used Google Maps, as well. CityMapper only covers some cities: I will be trying it out in Istanbul.

CWsocial, is the train going to be on time today, or will the staff be on the platform early?

Good morning, Nigel! We shall have staff on the platform 13 or 16 minutes early today. It would have been fifteen, but my "r" and four and five keys aren't working this morning, and I can only Ctrl-V one key at a time. So 13 or 16 it shall be!

And anyone can always log in early themselves to test their setup, they may just be alone on the platform.

I enjoyed the meeting and loved hearing everyone’s stories! Thanks as always to our organizers! :)

There were about a dozen of us on this morning's coach but it seemed like more because so many good stories were shared. Looking forward to more reports next time!

This was another great meeting! Lots of interesting stories on a variety of topics, both trips completed and those planned. Thanks as always to Avi and Catherine for keeping things going.

It feels like travel season is gearing up with our group. Whether it's domestic or international, we've got a lot of people enjoying a lot of places! YAY!!

Enjoyed the meeting as always, so glad to hear about traveling again!

wonderful last night. Thanks to all the fellow travellers and to the driver and conductor.

I eventually had to leave to get ready for this morning's drive to Stratford-upon-Avon and into the Cotswolds to visit the graves of my parents, grandparents and aunt and uncle near Cheltenham....

happy travels all...