Good evening, Jim, and a hearty welcome to our site! It's great to have you with us -- and we think you'll find it productive as well as interesting and enjoyable.

To get the most out of us, you may want to take a few minutes to join several other of our many groups which you might find of particular interest, such as Michigan, The Caribbean, Diving/Snorkeling, Eating/Drinking the World, and plenty of others covering many topics and most destinations throughout the world. (And don't worry, a Theme Parks group is coming right up!)

FYI, on your profile you'll see a blue bar marked "Text Box," which you can turn into a box containing not just text but also photos and even videos about yourself, your interests, your travels, and your work at WLNS and elsewhere.

Finally, if you would, please be so kind as to spread the word among your travel-interested friends, family, associates, and readers. It's fast and easy to use our "INVITE" function above left on the navigation bar to enter e-mails (even your whole list at once!). And if you have the opportunity to cover us journalistically, that would of course be enormously appreciated.

Many thanks for joining us, Jim; we wish you an outstanding rest of 2009 and look forward to hearing more from you...!