Intro

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Welcome to the Travel Agent Disney and Yum, your Canadian connection to theme park news, travel information, practical tips, and vacation savings. I'm your host, Stephen Payne. Coming up on today's episode, I'll tell you about the holiday overlays or attractions that Disney World has for this holiday season. And we'll look at the sad situation that happened this past week at Six Flags over Georgia. Then I'll let you know about the fun that could be having a perfect day. Okay. To close, I'll answer the question: How do you stay cool in Florida in August? And we'll finish up with a deal station. If you want more information about cruising and travel, including the latest cruise promotions and limited time offers, subscribe to My Expedia Cruises Personalized Email Newsletters. Simply click on fan mail and send me your name and email address, and I'll add you to my mailing list for the newsletter as well as for show updates and information. You can also email your name and email address to the following email stephen at the travelagent.ca. Stephen is spelled S-T-E-P-H-E-M. And make sure that you spell Agent with an E-H, because we're Canadian. That email once again is stephenathetravelagent.ca. This information will also appear in the show notes. Well I got my car back. There's no more Jeep Wrangler Rubicon for me. I learned a couple of interesting things about being a Jeep owner, though, thanks to a colleague of mine. I learned that apparently when you're driving by someone else who's driving a Jeep, you have to flash a peace sign with your hand on the steering wheel. And they'll flash one back. And I also learned that you need to keep a collection of ducks on your front dash, because apparently ducks are a thing, and uh my understanding is that you might leave a duck in the door handle of another Jeep, that kind of thing. I mean I never really did it, but that's what I was told. And then interestingly, when I was parked outside a bakery, I look over and I see another jeep. And as I get up my my own jeep and walk towards the bakery and look on the front dash of this other jeep, sure enough, there was this huge string of ducks on the front. So I think this is more than a rumor. I think it's the truth. But I've got my car back now, and so the jeep has gone back to the rental agency. But I will say that my car looks great. The back end has all fixed up and it looks like it's brand new. So I'm pretty happy about that. Well let's move on to the

Mouse Minutes: Holiday Overlays at Disney World

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show. First of all, it's mouse minutes. So for mouse minutes, I just wanted to talk about the holiday overlays that Disney World has applied to several attractions, actually four. In case you're heading there coming this time of year, or you suddenly decide you want to go, here's what you can find when you arrive at these various attractions that have been kind of re-themed, I guess, for Christmas. So, first we'll talk about Cosmic Rewind at Epcot. Cosmic Rewind is the Guardians of the Galaxy ride. It's basically an indoor roller coaster that moves you past visuals, screens. Um it's in the dark, and you see planets and galaxies flashing by and all kinds of other things like that. And normally when you're riding this ride, there is a soundtrack that plays various songs. So here are the songs that normally are played on Cosmic Rewind. There's September, fairly famous song by Earth, Wind and Fire, Disco Inferno by the Tramps, Conga, Gloria Estevan and the Miami Sound Machine. There's Everybody Wants to Rule the World by Tears for Fears. There's I Ran, So Far Away, A Flock of Seagulls, and there's One Way or Another by Blondie. So as you're riding, depending on which ride you go on, because it it's shuffled throughout the day, you'll get one of those songs. I think the first time I heard music while riding a theme park ride was actually at Universal Studios on Hollywood Rip Ride Rocket. Although now that I think about it, I may have witnessed some music on a ride when I was at Disney World and I went on Aerosmith's Rock and Roller Coaster. In fact, I'm pretty sure that's where I first heard music now that I think about it. And um, there's nothing like, you know, ripping through an indoor roller coaster, going through loops, twists, and turns, watching the road signs was by while listening to Sweet Emotion by Aerosmith. It's actually one of my favorite things. I guess that's where I first started hearing music on a roller coaster, but then there was Hollywood Ripride Rocket as well. And that one you could actually select the song you listened to. If I remember rightly, I listened to Kickstart My Heart by Motley Crew. And that was a lot of fun. Now, with Hollywood Ripride Rocket, it no longer exists. So I can give you this piece of information, but it's it's useless. But there was a special menu that you could access if you pressed certain buttons on that ride. You know, they had a selection of songs that were, I think there were 10 songs that you could choose from initially. But if you knew the secret code, you could access a whole catalog of other songs as well. And um, I don't remember now if Kickstart My Heart was part of that main menu or not, but I certainly had fun picking songs. And that's where I learned, as I said, what it was like to ride a roller coaster while hearing music play. And it was a lot of fun. So Cosmic Rewind at Epcot also uses music and it really enhances the ride. Now, the whole point of this is to tell you about the holiday overlay. So for the holidays, they've changed up the music selection and they've shuffled in some music that is holiday appropriate. So they've shuffled in three songs. The first song is It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year by Andy Williams. The second song is Christmas Eve slash Sarajevo 12 slash 24 by the Trans Siberian Orchestra, which I think many of us are quite familiar with. And the third one is Christmas Rapping by the Waitresses. So this is something new for the holiday season that people can enjoy while riding the ride. These songs are being shuffled into the mix from November 25th to January the 6th. So you can head over to Cosmic Rewind if you want to hear some tunes and ride a roller coaster. But you could also head over to Hollywood Studios between November the 4th and January 6th. At Hollywood Studios, that ride that I was referring to before, which used to be called Aerosmith's Rock and Roller Coaster, is now a Muppet Coaster. For this particular coaster, the Holiday Overlay has a name. It's called the Obligatory Holiday Overlay. And that's a pretty funny title, actually. It's Electric Mayhem that's going to be giving a holiday concert. And here are the songs in the holiday concert. Holiday Road by The Electric Mayhem featuring Kermit the Frog and Fozzie Bear. Christmas, Baby Please Come Home, by The Electric Mayhem, featuring Jennifer Hudson, Little Saint Nick by The Electric Mayhem featuring Michael Buble, and Silverbells by The Electric Mayhem featuring Cindy Lopper. So they brought in some celebrities in on these songs and recorded them. And now when you ride Rock and Roller Coaster, you'll get one of those four songs as your soundtrack while you're whizzing along the freeway. Also, there are some holiday moments backstage during the pre-show that involve Scooter and some penguins that are trying to help the Electric Mayhem get ready for the show. And interestingly, as a side note, the animatronic for Scooter that you see in the pre-show is new technology for Disney. They used a mapping technology to track the movements and emotions and reactions of Scooter during a Muppet show, and they used the capturing technology to then mimic those same movements and the nuances of Scooter with the Muppet Animatronic. So I have not yet seen this, but I've heard that Scooter is very lifelike, if you want to say that, as far as Muppets go, that he acts and behaves and moves in the way that Scooter would on the Muppet Show. So that'll be pretty interesting. I'm looking forward to seeing that myself probably next year when I go in August. But in the meantime, if you're going at Christmas time, you'll get to hear the holiday songs. Now, also at Hollywood Studios, Alien Swirling Saucers has had a bit of a overlay and makeover too. Now, part of this is something that was added not just for the holidays, but permanently. They added the character Lilypad from Toy Story 5 to the attraction. And Lillipad is basically mounted outside in greenery, almost like a topiary. And she's outside the attraction, and then she is bringing some new music to Alien Swirling Saucers The Ride. So she has a bunch of new music mixes as well as the holiday music mixes which have been added for the holidays. So this character will interact with people who are walking by. She's serving kind of like a DJ, and so she hyped up songs and introduces them, and she's got some other tricks as well. For example, she might do some doodles on her uh screen, and you have to guess which character that she's drawing. Uh, she has other puzzles that she does, and also she'll show little short videos of various characters from the Toy Story franchise doing various things, who knows what. So there's a lot going on there, but she's also playing these holiday songs, and the holiday songs from November the 4th to January the 6th will be Deck the Halls, a song called Toyland, Swirling Swirling Saucers, and Joy to the Swirl. These are done in an array of genres, and the songs are all catchy and singable. And I'm telling you that without actually having heard them myself, but just going by what Disney is saying about what they are doing over there at Alien Swirling Saucers. Also, they've added some new songs, from what I understand, from the Toy Story franchise as well, with this addition of Lillipad. Finally, the fourth attraction that has an upgrade as a result of the holidays is Jingle Cruise, which is actually Jungle Cruise, but they call it Jingle Cruise at Christmas time, and that's at the Magic Kingdom. They've been doing this one for a few years in the loading area. They have decked it all out with holiday lights and other sights and sounds for the season. But the biggest change on this ride is that the skippers have some holiday gags in store for the ride around the jungle. As you know, the the ride is a boat ride through the jungle. And the skippers usually narrate the ride, and they're always full of corny jokes and uh funny gags, visual gags. Well, now within the soundtrack, if you want to call it that, there will be some new jokes, so some new audio, and there will also be some other visual gags as well that are holiday related. And I'm sure that this will also include some very bad holiday puns. Because it's kind of like a ride full of dad jokes, right? Like the skippers are always telling these horrible jokes, and most of the time they're really bad puns. But that's what makes it charming. It makes it fun. You get a bunch of very groanworthy dad jokes while looking at the animatronics and sailing around the jungle. And I mean really the animatronics, you know, are old school. They've been around for a while, so it's the jokes that make the ride.

Park Pulse: Tragedy at Six Flags Over Georgia

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Now for Park Pulse, I wanted to talk for a few minutes about the tragedy that happened at Six Flags over Georgia this past week. It's not the funnest topic by any stretch of the imagination. It's a tragic event that occurred. But I thought we should talk about it since it's a theme park event and it's fairly significant. So if you haven't heard, what happened was that a man lost his life when he was thrown from a roller coaster named Goliath. Now, Goliath is manufactured by a company called BM, which stands for Bullager and Mabyard. I assume that's how you say it. And they are a manufacturer of roller coasters. They manufacture a lot of different types and they are very well known in the industry. And they actually have a really great track record for safety on their rides, which makes this whole event that happened this past week greatly tragic because it's unusual. BM also created rides like Leviathan and Behemoth at Canada's Wonderland, as well as Yukon Stryker. These are all super popular rides. Um I think that Behemoth and Leviathan are referred to as hypercoasters. Um that's the style that they are. And um I forget the name for the Yukon Striker ride, it's but it's a you know it has that big drop. Anyway, something went very wrong on this ride called Goliath at Six Flags over Georgia. And as a result of that, it impacts us around here in southern Ontario because at Canada's Wonderland, Leviathan and Behemoth have both been closed down out of an abundance of caution, according to the park officials. Now the reason for the closure seems to be centered around the restraint. Both Behemoth and Leviathan use this clamshell lap harness. If you've been there, you'll you'll know what I'm talking about. It's uh it comes down in your lap and holds you in. And it's more about that, it seems, than the manufacturer, because Yukon Striker is also a BM coaster, as I've mentioned, but it is not closed. But the other two are, and I think it's this clamshell lap bar harness, which is the same one that was used on the Goliath. And it appears as though, when you're looking at the information coming from that incident, that there was a failure of that restraint system for this one particular fellow, because it seems as though when the car was returning back to the station, the restraint had been released. Now, these restraints, they actually have multiple backup systems to ensure safety. I mean, when you're running a thrill ride like that, you've got to make sure you have all kinds of safety features at play. And so, for example, the restraint system that we're talking about has about eight different what they call bear claws designed to hold that safety restraint in place. So there's two sets of four, or sorry, four sets of two, gotta get that right. There's four sets of two of these clamps or claws that hold that restraint down. And so if any one of them fails, there's backup. Plus, you have the electronic monitoring system that ensures that the safety bars are clicked into place so the train doesn't leave the station unless there is approval from the electronic system. So it's kind of hard to understand what might have gone wrong in this accident and how that restraint might have come loose. What is reassuring to know is that at Wonderland for Leviathan and Behemoth, there are seat belts as well on the ride, which is a safety backup that not all the other parks have. So I don't think Goliath had seatbelts on the ride. So having the seatbelt backup is a little reassuring, especially after this incident. But the bottom line is there has to be an investigation. I've been following it somewhat, and of course the investigation is at an early stage, and there's really not much information to come out officially. But until then, it's no use speculating on what might have occurred. I just think it's very difficult to figure out what might have happened, seeing as all these safety features are at play. Unfortunately, I have a suspicion that it might have to do with uh maintenance on the ride vehicle and perhaps a weakness in the restraint bar. But really, I have no idea, and I don't really want to speculate about it. But for us or for me, I think there's just two things that we need to understand when it comes to this tragedy. And one is that if you're visiting Canada's Wonderland anytime in the future, the near future, anyway, you won't be able to ride Leviathan or Behemoth because they're both shut down. So those are two big rides that are not running in the park currently. This is being recorded as of October the 18th. So we'll have to see if the rides open up this week. But it could be that they're closed for the rest of the year, because there's no way they're going to open those rides until they're quite convinced that everything is safe for the riders who board those rides. So you'll have to keep an eye out on the news, and I will too, to hear when they might be open again. As of now, they aren't open. So if you're going to the park, you can enjoy Halloween haunt, you can enjoy all the other rides, but those two you will not be enjoying. The other thing that I think about when it comes to this situation is um I guess it can be disconcerting to see this horrible accident has occurred. And if you're a coaster rider like me, that makes you think twice. But really, again, all the safety systems on these thrill rides are there with all kinds of redundancies and features. And I mean that's not much comfort for the family of the poor man who died in Georgia. But I don't think that this incident should necessarily impact uh your willingness to enjoy the thrill rides next time you go to a theme park. I think these situations are are pretty rare, and hopefully when they investigate it, there will be an explanation that can be addressed and fixed.

Cruise Contemplations: Perfect Day Coco Cay

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For cruise contemplations, I wanted to take a few minutes to talk about perfect day cohoke. Or if you want to make it a bigger category, private island experiences. A couple of weeks ago or so, I talked about how Norwegian cruise lines was opening a water park on its private island. A lot of the cruise lines have a private island that they will stop at as one of the stops on itineraries, particularly in Bahamas. In Bahamas, there are several of these private islands. Disney has one, Norwegian has one, and Royal Caribbean has one, and Royal Caribbean is the cruise line that I wanted to address today. They have perfect day cococa. And I went there on my very, very first cruise I ever took, and it was a great experience. And now over the years, I've realized that Perfect Day Coco Kay is actually one of my favorite stops uh in the Bahamas, especially in the Bahamas, because I don't know, Nassau is only moderately interesting, but Perfect Day Coco Cay is a great day, always. This island is exclusive to the Royal Caribbean. Now celebrity cruise lines might stop there because celebrity is under the umbrella of Royal Caribbean, but it's an exclusively Royal Caribbean island, and so only people going on those cruises, either celebrity or Royal Caribbean, would be stopping there. And this spot has nine dining locations, seven beaches, five pools, fourteen water slides, and twenty bars. And the park or the park see, I think it's a it's like a theme park to me. But the uh island has various areas. So let me run through the areas that they have. First of all, there's the Thrill Water Park, and it is literally a water park, and in fact, up until recently, it had the highest water slide in all of North America. Now, it's been surpassed in the last year or two, but that means it still has a very, very tall water slide. There are many thrill water slides, there's family water slides, there's a wave pool, there's all kinds of things in this water park. It's just like a water park you might experience in other parts of the country. It's a lot of fun. I've been there and enjoyed all the different rides, if you want to call them that. All the different water slides and so on. And we had a lot of fun there, and yes, I've mentioned it before, but that tallest water slide is a thrill and a half. I think I had an out-of-body experience while going down that that ride. It just suddenly went really fast, and it was almost a little frightening. So that's a fun area, but uh there is an upcharge for that area. It's not free. You have to pay to get in. There is an area called the Oasis Lagoon, which is an area with a large pool, and there's a bar there, and lots of activity. And of course, chairs and so on that you would have in the area and foods available as well. That is free. It's part of what you get when you get on the island, it's part of your itinerary. There is also Cocoa Beach Club, which is a private retreat, and that is an upcharge. You have upgraded dining there, infinity pools, over-the-water bungalows, and private cabanas. Um, and I think it might be adult-only. I don't remember, but I think that could be the case. But it certainly is meant to be more upscale and smaller crowds because again, it's an upcharge, so fewer people take advantage of it. There is also a place called Hideaway Beach that is an adults-only area as well. It has a swim up bar, a beach, and really that's the area if you wanted to have a little bit of a party, that's the area to go to. There's music playing and dancing and swim up bars and so on. Um, a really good time, but again, that's an upcharge. There is South Beach, which is an area that has a lot of sporting activities like beach volleyball and a beach, of course. It is South Beach after all. There is Chill Island, and that is also a beach with dining opportunities. That's one of the first beaches you encounter when you disembark from the ship. And there's tons and tons of loungers under palm trees. And most people go swimming or snorkeling in that area. And then there's Harbor Beach, which is an area closer to the pier, which is a beach that's appropriate for young families if they don't want to go too far away from the ship. And then there's Arrival Plaza, which is the welcome area, basically. You can get the zip line there, there's a splash pad in the area, there's other dining and so on. The whole island's divided up into these different areas. Some, as I've said, are upcharge, and some are free. You certainly don't need to spend any money to have a good time there. The very first time I went, I didn't spend any money. Well, that's not quite true. I was gonna say I didn't spend any money. I did spend money on snorkeling gear, and that was worth it. Snorkeling along the reef was fantastic. You can see stingrays and all kinds of colorful fish, and there's a couple of submerged things that you can look at as well that have been purposely submerged, like a bit of a shipwreck kind of thing. It's very interesting. Um, but other than that, you can visit that island and not spend any money because of course the food is included as part of your cruise package, and if you have the dining plan, you can get your drinks there as well. And if you don't have the dining plan, you can get drinks there, but just the usual things like iced tea and lemonade, I guess. But overall, uh, what a great experience that island is. You just go there and everything's walkable and you can have a lot of fun. But there is also, I should say everything's walkable, but just in case you're wondering, there are also shuttles that you can take, little carts that you can hop on to get around the island, so that you don't have to walk long or far if walking is not a thing for you. So to visit this island, of course, you have to be on a Royal Caribbean cruise or a celebrity cruise that has the itinerary. You'd have to see what which cruises have an itinerary that includes perfect day cococa. And you can have a look. Most of them are Bahamian cruises. So, for example, Utopia of the Seas always stops there. Almost always, anyway. So have a look. I would certainly recommend that. And I've also said many times that if you've never cruised before, it's a good idea to maybe start out with a short cruise that's three or four nights. And if you want to do that, cruising out of Florida for three or four nights on a Bahamian cruise is perfect. So you might want to try that if you've never cruised before.

Canadian Compass Travel Tip of the Week: Cooling Towels

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For the Canadian Compass Travel Tip of the Week, I want to address the idea of staying cool. So, way back in the day on our first family trip to Florida when we went to visit Disney World, it was in August. And it was hot. Now, we were kind of lucky because there was a hurricane that was in the area. Now, it didn't actually hit Orlando, but because of the hurricane, there was a lot of cloud cover for the first part of our stay. For the first three quarters of our stay, there was clouds obscuring the sun. And so it wasn't quite as hot as it can get in August in Florida. But once that sun left, I remember we went to, I believe it was Hollywood Studios one day, and I was thinking, man, it is so hot. And when we got back in our van and looked up at the temperature monitor, it said it was 104 degrees or about 40 degrees Celsius. So that is pretty hot, and the sun beats down on you, and it's tough. So if you're in an area that is very hot, like Florida, a tropical heat, or maybe very, very dry heat out in the Mediterranean, you have to find ways to anticipate that and cope with the heat. And one of the things I learned about on my first trip to Florida was frog togs. I was told by other people who'd been to Florida and who were Walt Disney World fans that you gotta have frog togs. So what's a frog tog, you ask? Well, it's a brand name for a cooling towel. It's a certain kind of cooling towel that you use. Now, these cooling towels are designed for people who are exercising as a way to cool down. But they can also be used when touring in a hot, hot location to cool down. So it's a it's a towel that has special material. It's made out of special material that absorbs water and retains it, so it doesn't really drip or leak. And it uses technology called evaporative cooling. Now, I'm not really much of a scientist, but all I know is that these towels, A, they don't drip, B, you put them on your skin and they feel extremely cool. They pull heat away from your skin. So when we were out there touring and we got really hot, we could put these towels around our necks or dab our foreheads with them, and they were nice and cool, and they were great on a hot day. So they were essential in keeping us cool. And I had a certain technique I used every day. We had certain, you know, rituals that we would follow. So when I got up in the morning and we were getting ready to go to the parks, I would take some Ziploc freezer bags and I would fill them with a little bit of ice from the hotel ice machines, and then I'd throw our frog togs in these bags with the ice and seal them up and then throw them in our bag. Or I used to carry a little backpack around. And so each person had their own Ziploc bag with ice in it with the towel in it. When the ice melted, the towel would absorb the water, and of course it was nice and cold water. And then when you were ready and you were super hot and you wanted to access that towel, you'd open the Ziploc bag, pull it out, and it was very, very cold, full of this cold, icy water, and then you could put it on your back or your head, or just uh wipe your arms down or whatever it is you needed to do. So we found out pretty quickly that frog togs were great to use as a cool down method for hot trips. And ever since then, every time we've gone back to Universal Orlando or Walt Disney World Orlando, or anytime we've been in a tropical area, we've had these cooling towels available. Now, I like frog togs. I just like the name of frog togs. And they are high-quality towels. But of course, you don't have to buy frog togs. If you were to go to Amazon and just type in cooling towels, you would see there's a whole selection of various brands of cooling towel. I think I would stay away from ones that are super cheap because they're probably not as effective. I'd buy a high quality one for this kind of a job because you want something that's reliable and really works well. So this is a consideration. Whenever you're visiting a hot climate, maybe you should consider having some frog togs in your luggage when you depart. They're also very compact and easy to pack, of course, because they're just little towels. Okay, so think about that. Frog togs.

Deals Dish: Early Booking Bonus with Princess Alaska

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Now for Deals Dish, we're going to talk about planning an Alaska cruise for a couple minutes. Just to let you know that if you're thinking about cruising to Alaska, there are early booking deals available. And in this case, for this show, I wanted to talk about Princess. Princess is one of those cruise lines that have been cruising Alaska for many, many years. They have some special permissions to get into areas that other cruise lines can't, and they're certainly a great choice for an Alaskan cruise. So definitely look into it. They'll tell you that they've been voted Alaska's best cruise for 22 years and counting. Which I'm assuming is true, but I'm not really sure which award they are referring to when they say that. But they've released the 2028 Alaska itineraries, which are now open for sale. So if you like to do some long-range planning, they have a deal for you, an early booking bonus. So you can go explore Juno, Skagway, Ketchikon, and others on a princess ship, and you can get these special offers. The offers include up to $300 in instant savings, so a reduction of the cruise fare. Plus, they're also offering you a $300 onboard credit. Now it says up to $300, so it'll depend on which kind of cabin you book. But up to $300 of onboard credit, and remember that's USD funds. And there are some other benefits as well. So when you book early, you'll have early access to dining reservations. And there's a possibility of room location upgrades. And I think that they have some reduced deposits available and early access to arrival groups for boarding. These are all things that are additional features or additional bonuses on this particular deal. So when you're looking at this possibility of going on a cruise to Alaska by Princess in 2028, you can definitely add this early booking bonus to your booking and get the credit, get the discount, and get the special bonus offers. If you want to do that, you have some time to consider it because the sale doesn't end until February the 16th, 2027. So you can contemplate going on this 2028 cruise for quite some time before you actually have to make the purchase to get the early booking bonus. Maybe go online and have a look. You can certainly go to my website if you'd like, which is expediacruises.com/slash Steven Pain. And you can have a look at the cruise options for Princess Alaska 2028. And if you need any help, please feel free to send me an email or a fan mail and ask a few questions and I'll see what I can do for

Outro

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you. Next week on the Travel Agent, Disney and Beyond, we'll talk more about theme park news, cruising updates, travel tips, and travel deals. What that looks like exactly, well, you're gonna have to tune in to find out, because I'm not quite sure yet, which is why I'm not giving you too many details. But we'll get together again and uh we'll chat travel and it will be a good time. If you're enjoying the information and inspiration provided in this show, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts or any other podcast reviewing platform. As you well know, anytime you leave a review, that gets the attention of the podcast platform and the attention of other listeners. So I would really love it if you left a good review for us. You can find the links to this show's page and to Apple Podcasts in the show notes, along with some other platforms like Spotify. Also, feel free to follow me on Instagram. Just search up at the travelagent, and you can see posts about travel. If you want to respond to anything I've talked about on the show, or if you want to offer topic suggestions or ideas, please send an email to stephen at the travelagent.ca. You can be part of building the content for our community. And sure, if you have questions, you know, you can ask questions and maybe eventually I will have an episode that is a Q ⁇ A. I'd love to give you information in response to questions that you might be asking. That would be a fun episode to do. Now it's time for me to go back to assembling a Halloween costume for our upcoming family Halloween party. Does anyone know where I can find a Victorian style walking cane? That's what I've been looking for lately. And Facebook Marketplace is letting me down. You don't know? Well, that's okay. I can keep on looking. But in the meantime, let's agree to talk travel again next week. Until then, keep dreaming, keep planning, and keep exploring.