Obama campaign aides have been quick to point out the difference between Mr. Romney's itinerary and Mr. Obama's pre-election trip in 2008.
More than the other gardens on my itinerary, Portland's is imbued with a feeling of sanctuary.
Recently, on a warm almost-summer night, at one table, a group of out-of-towners were discussing their itinerary: "Where's the hip place nowadays?
Whatever the itinerary, Xi's inaugural foreign trip, at the opposite of being divisive, should display the strongest possible support for a more cohesive international community.
The only information we have about the train's itinerary is the book's title, "Congo," and even that can leave us guessing.
Heather Mohler, 27, an accountant from Orange County, Calif., added ground zero to a day's itinerary that included Tiffany's, the Statue of Liberty and Central Park.
April's itinerary included an Alzheimer's facility in Southington, Conn., a retirement home in Carol Stream, Ill .and a hospital on Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
Yet President Bush's itinerary allowed him to avoid looking directly at Africa's real problems.
But there's one place that's almost never likely to be on Mr. Obama's itinerary: the 'hood.
Mr. Obama's 2008 trip began in Afghanistan, but Mr. Romney's itinerary does not call for a stop there.
