Good afternoon, Allyson, and a hearty welcome to Go-Lo! It's wonderful 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 Go-Lo, you may want to take a few minutes to join several of our many other groups which you might find of particular interest, such as California, Road Trips, Eating/Drinking the World, our Spanish Language/Culture Club, and various others covering many topics and most other destinations throughout the U.S., Europe, the South Pacific, and the rest of the world.

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, and your publication (it would be helpful to our other members and yourself if you could name it).

Finally, if you would, please be so kind as to spread the word among your travel-interested friends, family, and colleagues. 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 of course if you have any occasion to cover Go-Lo in your writing and editing, we would be very grateful!

We wish you the best of luck over the rest of 2009 and beyond, both personally and professionally, and look forward to hearing much more from you...!