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Correspondence
Correspondence

Letters, photos, and more

Finally going somewhere Left or right?
I had to write to tell you how much I enjoyed my 24th trip My sister and I have made several trips together and travel
last month. It was the “perfect storm” of circumstances well since we made this discovery, never a discussion
that made it so great, most of them due to COVID. After where to put your things.
suffering severe withdrawal from no trips for what seemed
like years, I was thrilled to be going to Portugal and Spain Sister Travel
with two friends. Thanks so much for not canceling the Off on an adventure
trip! I already had three booked trips canceled, so was Let’s have a plan.
thrilled to find out we were finally going somewhere. Decisions to make—
Which bed?
The weather was perfect for the entire trip and the crowds Who gets the suitcase rack?
were around 25% of pre-COVID amounts. No lines to wait Who gets the bathroom counter space?
in, no crowds to deal with at attractions and museums. We Left-Right
were welcomed enthusiastically by all of the locals, who That’s the answer!
were so genuinely happy to see us. Our driver and van were I am left and she is right.
great, as were all of the hotels, and all of our learning and Room, bathroom, closet—
discovery activities. And to top it off we had the best Trip I use the left, she uses the right.
Experience Leader, Ana Martins. She was so attentive to Sometimes left is good.
our every want or need, spoiling us every day. More space, suitcase rack, best view, more counter space.
But—
I have four trips to look forward to in 2022, and know they
will be as good as my past O.A.T. and Grand Circle trips. Left can be bad too!
They have been some of the best parts of my life. I have the So—
best memories of my husband from our trips. Thank you She is right.
for everything you do! Keep up the great trips—you change And—
people’s lives! I am wrong!
Oops! I mean, I am left.
Lorna Laurienzo
24-time traveler Sarah Jossart
Cranston, RI 16-time traveler
Groveland, FL
Still plowing! Lost in translation

We are on the Sicily’s
Ancient Landscapes & On our O.A.T. trip to China, we were treated to a home stay
Timeless Traditions with a family. Our group was assigned to four different
trip—our first trip homes with the instruction to learn as much as we could
since COVID sent us about our host family and share it with the group that
home a day early in would meet in the afternoon—hosts and visitors together.
March 2020 from the I pointed to my husband and then myself, then pointed to
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Allure of the Adriatic trip. So her. I thought I was asking if she had a husband with my
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glad O.A.T. and Grand Circle are still plowing! questioning look. She pointed down, and we assumed she
was a widow who had buried her husband. When the group
B & Martha Townes reconvened and reported what they had learned about the
4-time travelers host families, our hostess doubled over with laughter when
Boomer, NC
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