Empress -
Thank You for this wonderful, and thoughtful, topic. What I learned this year was that there are a large number of very nice people out there in our virtual comminity that are willing to help a "2000 newbie" (like me) to maximize my travel experience - and my "points"!

To all of y'all that answered my "newbie" questions I say
THANK YOU and may you all have a Happy, Safe, and prosperous 2001!
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AAvid -