I like DOs for two primary reasons:
1. The people. I have met some of my best friends at DOs. The really cool thing is that they live all over the world. Where/how else could I have met them?
2. The experiences. FlyerTalkers have talked/conned/coerced me into doing all sorts of crazy and wonderful things that I would never have done on my own.
GK got me to
climb a little mountain in Hong Kong.
Rudi coerced me into
visiting the top of Europe
Bernie has taken me to many fabulous parties in Dusseldorf, including
boat rides, carnivals, pre-carnivals, jazz fesitvals--almost too many wonderful times to remember.
Dovster drug me through Israel.
dhammer showed me Brooklyn.
And that is just the tip of the iceberg. I look forward to many, many years of travel, fun and friends ala FlyerTalk