On a different discussion today with a fellow forum member who resides in the UK, he mentioned he could not post on the forum from there unless he used vpn. I have been unable to sign in on the iPad I keep by my bedside for several weeks. So I thought I would try having the vpn on. Before I did that, I realized that somehow the iPad was trying to connect from the UK website. I tried googling Tauck.com instead of Tauck forums and also deleted the bookmark on my iPad. As soon as I found Tauck.com, I was able to sign in again.
I wonder if any people from the UK could try this and see if it works for them.