Good morning, John, and a hearty welcome! 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 it, you may want to take a few minutes to join several of our many groups which you might find of particular interest, such as California, Cruising, Vietnam, Travel Photography, Eating/Drinking the World, and plenty of others covering many topics and most destinations throughout the world (Laos and Cambodia groups are in the works!).

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 travels.

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!).

Thanks for joining us; we wish you a great rest of 2009 and look forward to hearing more from you...!