Every week I'm going to post one small, doable thing. Not homework, just one step that moves you a little closer to actually going somewhere instead of just thinking about it. This week's step: open the New Orleans classroom and read the Trip Overview page. That's it. Two minutes, no commitment. If you land on it and something clicks, deposits are $99 and rates are held through September 16. If it's not your trip, that's fine too — just tell me one thing in the comments: what would make a group trip feel worth it to you? Classroom Page

This is the one place in OSAT where every future trip idea lives — yours, mine, all of it, in one ongoing conversation. 🔔 Quick thing first: hit the bell on this post. That way you'll know the second someone drops a new destination or replies to yours — you don't have to keep checking back, and you'll actually see who else is dreaming about the same places you are. Here's how it works: You drop a destination you've been quietly dreaming about (or one you've already done and think the group would love), and we talk it through together. - No pressure - No commitment - No "sign up now" - No need to write a novel — one line is plenty Just: where do you want to go, and why haven't you booked it yet? The trips I end up building — New Orleans, Santa Fe, whatever comes next — all start exactly here, as a conversation in the comments before they're ever a real itinerary. If enough of us keep talking about the same place, that's usually the first sign it's worth building for real. So tell me: - What's a destination you keep coming back to in your head? - What's stopping you from booking it solo? (Cost, nervousness, no one to go with — all fair.) - Seen a destination someone else mentioned that you'd jump on too? Say so in the replies — that matters as much as a brand-new idea. Drop in for thirty seconds or stick around and reply to a few people — either one moves this forward. I read every comment here. This thread doesn't go stale — drop an idea today, next month, whenever it crosses your mind. 👇

Quick thing most people don't know about OSAT: New Orleans and Santa Fe didn't start as announcements. They started as one comment in the Trip Ideas Lab — someone said "I keep thinking about this place" and enough of us kept talking about it that it became real. So... what's the place you keep thinking about but haven't said out loud yet? Drop it in the Trip Ideas Lab. No pressure, no sign-up, just tell us where you're dreaming about. 👇

This is the one. If you've got a question about New Orleans, this is the post to ask it in, not any of the older threads floating around. The basics:New Orleans · Nov 12–15, 2026 · 4 days, 3 nights · capped at 16 travelers · $99 to lock your seat For everything else (itinerary, hotel options, pricing, roommate matching, how to book), head to the New Orleans classroom — it's the full breakdown, always up to date: [classroom link] There's also a Wednesday morning reminder on the calendar if you want a nudge to go check it on your own time. No need to catch me live for that one. Drop your questions below and I'll get you sorted. This is where the conversation lives from here on out.

What's actually happening right now: National Parks We had a live planning session this week, and it shaped up into something real. Redwood Forest, the Grand Canyon, even a train route through the parks that got people genuinely excited when it came up. This isn't a finished trip yet, and that's the point. It's being built in real time, with input from people like you, not handed to you already decided. Head over to the thread to: - See what came up in the planning session - Add your own pull, which park, which style of trip, what you'd want in it - Follow along as this turns from conversation into an actual trip 👉 National Parks: PP — The Standing Thread This pin rotates to whichever trip has the most going on right now. Right now, that's this one.