Yes, the site is awesome, Yuki, but Japan is really awesome. I'm glad you're a member.

Good morning, Yuki, and welcome to Tripatini! It's great to have you with us -- and we think you'll find our site productive as well as interesting and enjoyable.

To get the most out of Tripatini, we recommend you take a moment to join several of our many groups which you may find of particular use, such as Canada, Japan, Thailand, our various European country groups, Eating/Drinking the World, Spring Break, our Japanese Language/Culture Club, and plenty of others covering many other topics and most destinations across the globe.

FYI, on your profile you'll see a green bar marked "Text Box," which you can turn into a box containing not just text but also photos and even videos about yourself, your travels, your studies, and more.

Finally, if you would, please be so kind as to spread the word among your travel-interested friends, family, colleagues, associates, professors, and classmates. 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!). Finally, please join our Facebook fan page and follow us on Twitter (see front page info box); we'll be happy to reciprocate!

Thanks much for joining us; we wish you an outstanding rest of 2010, and it goes without saying that we look forward to seeing you online.

Cheers!

Welcome to tripatini, Yuki. I hope you find it both fun and useful. If you ever need advice on something-- for example, a trip to Bangkok -- there are many travel experts here to answer your questions. And don't be surprised if some of us ask you for advice about Japan. Best regards, Ed Wetschler