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Reply to greatauntoftriplets (Reply #91)

Tue Jun 23, 2026, 06:51 AM

5 hrs ago

...there will be no Sicily visit.
As much as I had to travel for my job, being retired means not going anywhere.
I worked in 41 countries outside the US having taken around 650 business trips. I'm not going anywhere by plane ever again.

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All expenses paid for. If you could spend the summer anywhere in the world, where would you go? Me--Ireland. And you? [View all] debm55 Saturday OP

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England anciano Saturday #2

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The town of Cairns, in Queensland, Australia, to fish for giant black marlin along the Great Barrier Reef. sop Saturday #7

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Scotland buzzycrumbhunger Saturday #9

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Northern Italy. Srkdqltr Saturday #10

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Southern Spain. lpbk2713 Saturday #11

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Norway Endlessmike56 Saturday #15

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Jamaica. LoisB Saturday #16

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Great Britain or Germany LogDog75 Saturday #18

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Italy. Morbius Saturday #19

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Any place where they've never, ever heard of Trmp. eppur_se_muova Saturday #20

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Switzerland. Aristus Saturday #22

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Me, Lilgirl44 Saturday #23

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WOW, Since you are the 26th post, you can do both. Thanks for sharing enid602 debm55 14 hrs ago #94

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My hometown Frankfurt am Main Germany gopiscrap Saturday #28

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Thanks! DFW Sunday #55

Sicily ProfessorGAC Sunday #51

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Have you seen the recent production of The Leopard on Netflix? greatauntoftriplets 15 hrs ago #79

Alas, No ProfessorGAC 15 hrs ago #89

That's a shame, it's that good IMO. greatauntoftriplets 14 hrs ago #91

Thanks, But.... ProfessorGAC 5 hrs ago #98

I see your point. greatauntoftriplets 2 hrs ago #99

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The Pacific Northwest surfered Sunday #54

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