Sharon,
 
> Ok, I see what you mean. I guess it is good then that traveling to Europe
> or anywhere else is just a dream right now. :-)
 
If you have a company credit-card, unlimited amounts of money and/or are
willing to live on a starvation budget then I would say to go ahead.
 
Otherwise ... follow the evolution of the US$ versus the Euro. It will not
always remain that sharp and unfavourable for Europe-bound travel.
 
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