Good afternoon, Cheryl, 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 the site, 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 Oregon, Chinese Language/Culture Club, Family Travel, Eating/Drinking the World, and various others covering many topics and most world destinations.

FYI, you may on your profile add a box containing text, photos, and even videos about yourself, your interests, your publications, and your travels. If you'll send us the names of any of your books available on Amazon, we can feature them in our Book Club and Go-Lo Emporium.

Finally, if you would, please be so kind as to spread the word among your travel-interested friends, family, colleagues, and guests. For example, 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!).

We wish you a great rest of the summer, best of luck in 2009 and beyond, and look forward to hearing more from you...