First Meeting

The Thursday lunch meeting met at the secret location on the bluffs.

About 35 happy seniors showed up to sign an email list, learn about the two itinerary options, receive a handout for parents to view, and were also given a few inspiring details about the summer trip.

All attendees were excited, and there were a few enthusiastic questions about the itinerary, a few jokes about their future trip, and a starry look in their eyes as the realization that their senior graduation trip is just a few months away.

There are a few steps asked of them to enroll: email linesoflatitude@gmail.com with their name and birthdate. Answer questionnaire that will be sent. Become a follower on this blogsite. Apply for a passport. Tell parents the parent meeting will be an evening in the first week of October. And to attend all future Thursday meetings. Ask around for next weeks secret location!

Thanks to all who gave their lunch hour to help make this trip the trip of a lifetime.

First Draft of Trip route: "take one"

Deux Mille Douze Take One

Hi DMD's! (abbreviation for travelers on the Deux Mille Douze 2012 summer senior trip).

SO, there is a travel route ready to be presented to you all.

The following is take one. I hope you will give your two cents and comment on the route.

Myself: I would add Krakow after Prague and ditch Vienna. But it's impossible to get from Krakow to Venice...

deux mille douze itinerary

june 29 – july 22, 2011

12 cities, 8 countries, 25 days

barcelona, paris, amsterdam, copenhagen, berlin, dresden

praha, vienna, venice, florence, rome, Ibiza.

Option 1 All 25 days

Option 2 Barcelona to Ams

Option 3  you choose

day # date city 1 Fri Jun29 LAX 2 Sat Jun30 1 barcelona Bike Tour, Dinner 3 SunJul 1 barcelona Dali Museum 4 Mon Jul 2 Barcelona Beach 5 Tue Jul 3 2 Paris Bike Tour, Boat Ride, 6 Wed Jul 4 Paris Versailles, Dinner 7 Thur Jul 5 paris Monet Gardens 8 Fri July 6 3 paris  to amsterdam Bike Tour, Dinner 9 Sat July 7 Amsterdam  Sensations rave 10 Sun July 8 amsterdam Boat Ride 11 Mon July 9 4 Copenhagen  Bike Tour, Dinner 12 Tue July 10 Copenhagen 13 Wed July 11 5, 6 Berlin to Dresden Bike Tour, Dinner Stay in a castle (?) 14 Thur July 12 7 Prague Bike Tour, Dinner 15 Fri July 13 Prague Pub crawl 16 Sat July 14 8 Vienna Bike Tour, Dinner 17 Sun July 15 9 venice Walking Tour, Dinner 18 Mon July 16 10 Venice to florence Walking Tour, DInner 19 Tue July 17 florence 20 Wed July 18 11 Florence to rome BusTour, Dinner 21 Thur  July 19 Rome 22 Fri July 20 Rome to ibiza Beach 23 Sat July 21 12 ibiza Beach- Boat Rentals 24 Sun July 22 ibiza Beach 25 Fly Home PS. The first person to comment on the correct location of the picture in this post, will receive a $50 discount for the 2012 trip.

also:::

Now, This year: you do NOT have to take the full 25 day trip. 
You can choose your cities!

Maybe some of you just want the first 3 cities, maybe some of you want the last 4 cities. 
You decide what you want to see. 
The beginning of the trip is relaxed, then the middle gets more "backpackerish fast"(so only real hardcore travelers should do that one).
There is also an option of SOME travelers doing the 5 cities in the middle, and others just hang out in another city, and we all meet in Venice....if you don't want to travel so quickly.
Please think thoughtfully about this "take one" route,  as it seems to fit all the responses I've received about where to travel this summer. 
The cost for this 25 day trip is averaging 4500, with a huge chance of it reaching 5500. 
However, 3 cities would average about 3000. 
So you also have to think about what you can afford. 
We will talk about all of this through out the next few weeks.
There is a meeting scheduled for September 15th. Ask around, to get the secret location.

Past Trips

Past trips have included:

13 travelers "Amber's Twins" who discovered London, Paris, Florence, Assisi and Rome.

The "Springfield" group, just 10 of us, hit Paris, Milan, Florence, Assisi, Rome, and a cruise to Greece.

"The Others", a huge group of 35, journeyed around Paris, Venice, Berlin, Vienna, Prague and Amsterdam.

"Ikosi Deka" (Greek for 2010), a group of 21, shopped their way through London, Paris, Venice, Budapest, Prague and Amsterdam in 17 days!

and this last summer's trip, "twintig elf"(Hungarian for 2011), a group of 25, toured Barcelona, Paris, Amsterdam, Prague and Budapest.

Deux Mille Douze, wants you in the 2012 group picture!!!!