Stef Olson presided at our last meeting (May 9th) and our featured guest speaker was popular travel blogger MommyPoints (Summer Hull). Summer gave a great presentation on how to accumilate and really cash in on travel points! There were several first timers and many present gave short reports on recent trips and future planned adventures in travel. A good time was had by all. Check back for a video of the meeting coming in a few days,

Our meetings are held at the Austin Public Library's Oak Hill Branch, at 5125 Convict Hill Rd. in Southwest Austin and as always, admission is free.

We Travel... a lot! From local travel, to world-wide excursions, Cruises, African Safaris and some of us even travel underwater (SCUBA Diving). You name the place and it's likely that someone in our group has been there! Although we have very diverse backgrounds and experience levels, we all just love the adventure of travel! We also exchange stories, travel tips, and experiences (good & bad) we've had. We very much enjoy the camaraderie that flows out of our common love for the adventures of travel.

On occasion, as requests arise, we will hold small group workshops. The subjects range from "Digital Photography Made Easier," to "Building Your Own Website."

Members who have expertice in various fields that relate to travel adventures, volunteer their time and expertise to hold our workshops. There is no fixed schedule (schedules are set by the workshop leader) and there is no fee charged! Everyone involved has a good time and very helpful information is shared. So just check back periodically to this location and click o the
"Up-coming Workshop" button below for information on upcoming workshop plans.

Due a conflicting schedule, our next regular meeting will be held on MONDAY, July 9th, 1:00-3:00 PM

At the November meeting, folks were asking Carolyn Barkley about the French Alysas Lorraine private tour she took back in August. Below is the information.

Her name is Florence Lemoine and she lives here in Austin...

Her website is http://sites.google.com/site/glonville

Contact Carolyn Barkley to get an email address for Florence.

She grew up in Glonville, which is close to Nancy, France.

She resides in France during the summer only--half of May, all of June, July and half of August.

She picks up her guests at the TGV train station and returns them there when they're ready to leave.

Breakfast was provided each day, then the daily tour. Our bedroom was perfect, nice and clean. Our own bathroom was next to our rooms.

Florence is married and has 2 teenagers.

Anyone seriously interested, may contact Carolyn directly and she will show photos of their adventure with Florence.

We are just a group of mostly Retired individuals (singles as well as couples) who live in the Austin area and meet together to share the enjoyment of our travel adventures.

The only costs we deal with is a once per year voluntary collection to cover the $60 the annual cost of this website! As in all other group positions, our Webmaster is a member volunteer.