The Colosseum in Rome
I send my family and close friends a weekly “Keep Dreaming” email of all the great places with the lowest fares that Travel Zoo finds for the week. We’re all Euro-trippers, so I keep my focus there. Life is so busy and money so tight these days, making it difficult to travel to these wonderful getaway spots…as much as we would love to go! So in lieu of actual travel (or wish-you-were-here postcards from these locales!), I send emails highlighting all the places we really want to see, but can’t quite visit…yet. If nothing else, it takes us off whatever it is occupying our minds, and transports us to another country for a few moments…before flashing back to reality! Even though it’s such a tease, we all seem to really enjoy the momentary “dream” of going! This morning’s email:
Your weekly Keep Dreaming Email has arrived!
This week’s destinations: Italy
$387 & up — Fly to Italy in Spring (Roundtrip) incl. Taxes
As always, keep dreaming….we will get there one day!
I’d love to hear about the favorite places our readers have visited, as well as their dream destinations…and please also share your favorite online travel sites!
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I really do look forward to Kristin’s “Keep Dreaming” emails. I have been known to let out a loud groan when I see a particularly delightful spot that I would love to visit, at an incredibly low rate, knowing I can’t make the reservation and fly away that very moment. If the Keep Dreaming post is a location that I have been, it allows me a moment to reflect on the wonderful time that I spent there with my family. Then it is back to reality — and dreaming about my next trip Europe.
I haven’t been to Europe in 20 years. I want to go back to Italy so bad. I never made it to Spain so hopefully in the next couple of years we can go. Those emails sound like a great idea.
Kristin – what a great idea! I love thinking about some of the places we have been (some I would just love to revisit – others I think “no way!”) – but the memories are great either way. We actually visited Tunisia (we were on a cruise that stopped for the day there) and although this would NOT be on my list for a return visit I will never forget Melissa thinking we were going to be drugged, because people kept giving us little cups of tea to entice us to buy things in the Kasbah (marketplace!) I feel very fortunate because we spend so much time in Asia – and get to experience it from the ‘inside out’ – since Paul has so much family there. It always gives me a new perspective – and appreciation – for everything we have in life!
I also feel very grateful to have been to some of these places that travelzoo highlights and at the same time very anxious to get back or to start new adventures when the weekly email comes out. It is always so neat to reflect, as Jamie mentioned, on those trips and always a rude awakening to step back into reality! The idea though, is that, YES indeed, one day we WILL get there, or get BACK there! Glad you all enjoyed this posting, we will keep them coming! stay tuned!