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World War II Battlefields Tours
Has anyone got any recommendations for tour operators for these? We are thinking of three days or so in June, me, DH and 17 year old DS. We did an absolutely fantastic one day tour of WW1 Battlefields last August, starting and ending in Ypres. If anyone is thinking of doing this the link is:- http://www.ypres-fbt.com. We…
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Selling my Timeshare
Does anyone know of a reputable company who can sell my timeshare for me please? I have seen an advert but the reviews of the company are a bit dodgy
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Buying a ring
Hi All A little bit of advice please. I am taking my girl friend to New York next month as a surprise. While we are there I am going to ask the 'big question' followed by a trip to Tiffany's for the ring (if she say's yes). What's the best way to get the best currency rate? From reading if I use my credit card in New York…
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Has anyone used this travel company/ are they ok? Sunshine.co.uk
I have been looking and they seem to have some great deals, just wondered about their reliability. Has anyone been with them and how did you find them. Thanks
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eurostar - baggage restrictions
just weighing up wether to fly to paris and just wondering 1. is there a baggage allowance like the airlines 2. where does the luggage get stored on it and 3. can you take liquids etc on the train unlike the planes ( there was a lovely collectors snow globe that i wanted to get someone as a present last time at disney…
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Manchester airport taxi pickup
I am ging to UK next month, usually get a hire car, but One car One has gone so instead we are borrowing a relatives car. The relative will be working so we cant get picked up we need a taxi. What is a realistic rate to pay for a taxi from Manchester airport to Middlewich which is approx 25 miles?
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BMI Baby Hold Baggage Allowance reduction
I booked flights with BMI Baby in September of last year for flights Cardiff to Malaga on 02/06/2009. The Hold Luggage allowance at that time was clearly shown as 20Kgs. However BMI Baby have since then stated that ALL Flights after 1st April will be subject to a reduced allowance of 18Kgs. I have tried to find out from…
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CCard for Euros etc ?
Forgive me for being a bit dim, (its my age you know), but I am going to Madeira in 10 days and have been reading Martins stuff about buying currency etc for overseas. Its got me terribly confused as this is the 1st time abroad in about 20 years and we always took Travellers cheques bought at the Travel Agents. We have a…
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money saving pre booking holidays
just passing on a tip that a travel agent at thomsons accidentley let slip to me a while ago. if you are booking a holiday in advance, they drop the prices on a weekend. i have just booked with thomas cook today, and saved £40 per person on the prices advertised on the internet all this week. i asked for a quote at my…
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Going to vegas without credit card
Hi I am going to Vegas next week, I dont have a credit card with any available cash, my mum is going to pay for my hotel accomodation before I go, which we will do online, which companies can I use to book before I go that take payment immediately. I normally use Late rooms, but I always have to pay on arrival. I will have…
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Disneyland Paris Annual Passport
Disneyland Paris have an offer on at the moment where you can get a free 3-6 year old's annual passport with every adult passport purchased. The problem is that it is available until 16th July, and we travel the day after. Does anyone know how I can buy a passport in advance from the UK. The only information on their…
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New York for a group
Has anyone used a company to organise flights, hotels, airport transport and some day trips in New York for a group. One local company quoted us £800 each for flight, hotel and airport transfers (Uk only) for Jan 2010. Depending on the price depends how big the group is. At the moment there are 10 of us but more will come…
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Thomas Cook Baggage Allowance
Evening all, me & my family are going for Gran Canaria in 8 weeks but i just have a quick question about baggage. There is 4 of us travelling with 15kg's each, what i need 2 know is, if the kids share a case, can we add there allowance together? dont really want to take 4 case's with us. thanks for any help you can give.…
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Catfishing River ebro spain
I want to surprise my BF with a trip for his birthday, can anyone recommend a good company, I want a fully guided package that includes his rods, bait, accomodation, transfers etc Can anyone help?
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What to do in Brittany?
We're going to central Brittany - not near any beaches - to stay with friends at half term. Last time we went we were all child free so we just spent a lot of time drinking cider and torturing shellfish, from memory (hic)...No, we can't do that now! (well maybe a bit:beer:) Kid's ages range from 13 to 5. If anybody has any…
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half board option?
does anyone know what they paid for half board option at golden avenida suites salou not the accomodation just the meals when you get there? many thanks!
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Hotel/Apartment suggestions in Majorca in mid June
We are a couple, looking for a decent hotel or apartment near to Spanish restaurants, we are not into fast food and we don't want to be entertained by the pool. We have flights and a hire car booked and we prefer to walk out to eat each evening but not too far;) any ideas???? Thanks in advance:beer:
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Camera Batteries abroad?
Hi we are going abroad for our first ever family holiday in 10 days time. (thanks to Tesco!!) is it better to take a battery charger for the cameras or ordinary batteries?? TIA Dx
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Eygpt Hotel
Hi Folks, I was wondering has anyone been to Eygpt and stayed in a fantastic Hotel the they can reccomend. We went last year and loved the place but the Hotel was awful. No entertainment, Terrible food and full of very very rude Russians. Not all of them, but the majority were just horrible to the staff and some were even…
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Portland Direct Pricing Problems
Money is very tight but for personal reasons we want to give our 3 year old the best possible holiday we can we have been looking at port aventura for 6 months now but didnt book as we wernt sure if she would be fit or not to travel Anyway...we have been searching portland direct and on a search comes up with some great…
