Went to the Destinations show in London and walked around dreaming about travel. Picked up far too many brochures; no way we’ll do everything we picked up but it’s fun to dream.<\/p>\n
So plans for the moment include a long weekend in Florence (Kathleen thrilled and Joe bored), Caribbean for a conference (Kathleen working, Joe playing), possibly Copenhagen, and the chance for a cruise around northern Norway.\u00c2\u00a0 And someday off to Antarctica so Joe can photograph penguins.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Went to the Destinations show in London and walked around dreaming about travel. Picked up far too many brochures; no way we’ll do everything we picked up but it’s fun to dream. 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