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Duty-free booze confiscated - watch out
I bought a 1-litre bottle of Jack Daniel's in the Montreal airport duty-free shop. Carried it onto the KLM plane and shoved it in the overhead locker no problem. Flight landed in Amsterdam Schipol and I hung around the airport terminal for a couple of hours waiting for the final leg of my London flight home. I was…
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Cheap honeymoon late May/ early June, Cyprus, Croatia, Greece?
Hiya, Looking to go on honeymoon 28th/29th May for 2 weeks. live in Derbyshire, closest airport is East Midlands or Birmingham but happy to go to Manchester or elsewhere. Been to Greece and loved it. People have suggested Cyprus or Croatia. anyone have any advice? thanks very very much, Jem x
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Is it cheaper to purchase US Dollars abroad or at home?
A few people have advised me that it will be more prudent to buy my US dollars on arrival as I will get a better exchange rate than home. The best I have seen in recent weeks is about $1.90 to the £1. Can anyone advise please? Many Thanks
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apartment wanted east majorca
hi i have booked flights to go to majorca 2nd to the 16th of august so i am looking for accommodation on the east coast of majorca for a max budget of £750 does anyone have any suggestions i have tried the usuall sites to look but they all seem quite expensive. thanks in advance for your help sammy
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Good company for airport transfer (LHR) to east london?
Hi - just wondering if anyone has any recommendations as to a good company to use for a car from the airport back home? One of my (non-web savvy) colleagues is looking for someone to use and there are so, SO many companies available that I don't really know where to start to help her out...it looks like the cost will be…
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Driving Abroad - is it easy?!
We are going on holiday in May and although we have got a package deal - it doesnt include transfers. To get a taxi to and from the airport will almost cost as much as a weeks car hire but I have never driven abroad before. I am a confident driver here but have never driven on hoidays before. Without sounding daft - does…
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Cheap weekend away - Italy - suggestions?
Hi all, Would love to treat Mr EL to a nice weekend away in April. However as I got made redundant In December and I am working self-employed it will have to be cheap... We have been to Florence twice, Pisa for a few hours and Rome for a few hours. Happy to revisit Rome. Ryanair have cheap flight to Milan that work out £35…
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Caribbean Cruise Stay in Orlando inc flight 499
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Holiday scam?
Following a telephone 'sell' my 73 year old father paid £300 for three weeks (1 week per year) 5 star holiday accommodation via The Gift Company. When they got their details through there are only two locations in the UK one a holiday village 10 miles from their home the other a log cabin holiday village in Wales.…
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Skiing in second half of April
Where's good in Europe? I'm thinking that as winter started late, it may end late but I don't want to take too many chances! We did Finland in the first week of December and were really lucky! jmarko
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Holiday in Phuket
I am planning a holiday to Phuket, Bangkok in May and am enquiring as to the quickest and cheapest way to get to and from the new airport. Does anyone know how long the journey takes? Also is Phuket a good spot or are there any other lively seaside spots that are nicer? Thanks
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Help with Eurostar journey to Bruges
Hi I'm travelling to Bruges on Eurostar on Friday night and I understand once you get to Brussels I need to change trains to then get to Bruges. I heard there are no signs to help bewildered Eurostar passengers and everyone just queues up at the tourist office for directions. Can anyone provide any useful hints on this…
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£158 retrun to Dubai in taxes
Offer is with Opodo traveling with Gulf Air You have to travel between 7 April to 15 June 2007 and book by 28th February 2007 You have to play about with the dates to find the fare, but I found it going out on the 14th of May and coming back on the 18th or the 23rd
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6 weeks to Oz, to do list.
So. I am off to the other side of the world in 6 weeks. I just want to check I have done everything I need. Booked Flights ;) Booked Hotels Applied for ETA visa online Arranged Travel Insurance That's all I need to do right? I know I will need to sort out money, I am going to change enough for a day or so, and I will open…
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Walking Holiday in New Zealand.. Over 60
Hi all My Mum is planning on a trip of a lifetime to New Zealand in October... she has a brother in Wellington and another in Auckland so will be staying with them for a while... She is looking to visit the south island for about a fortnight and I was wondering if anyone had done a walking tour there - she is a keen walker…
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Help holiday needed this weekend :(
I need help as i have had a really bad month and just got out of hospital need somewhere hot. 2 adults 1 child 8 pref half board/AI BUT may consider good apartment with kitchen but i cant stand up for long enough to cook :( To fly pref Birmingham ( or midlands) on saturday 24 02 07 for 5- 7 nights any advice (might take 13…
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Geneva airport, motorway charges
Hello, We're off to the Alps next week by car, we need to bob into Geneva to the airport from France just to pick up our daughter who is flying down and then drop her back there three days later. We've looked at the map and cannot see a way of getting to the airport without using the motorway which entails us paying for 12…
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Car Hire Lanzarote Help??
Hi There. I have booked to go to Lanzarote 01/03/07 – 08/03/07. staying in PDC. Im trying to work out whether its worth me hiring a car or not! Firstly will save me on taxi fares of around 13 euros each way and also if we do a couple of day trips out ie national park, playa blanca and the market in Teguise! The best price…
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Sun Holiday - cant go - transfer?
Has anyone transfered a sun holiday to another name? We cant make the break given due to a family wedding and thought we could pass it to some friends who would love to go. They where just going to turn up but thought there may be some issues with that...... Anyone any experience on this type of issue?
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Links to popular destinations - sticky?
Posting a bit on this thread I've noticed there seems to be a regular cycle of people asking about the same destinations, is it not worth starting a thread that could become a sticky that links to useful discussions? What do people think? Just makes it easier for inexperienced posters and avoids a lot of duplication. Not…
