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Med Cruise-Can I skip the excursions?
We're going end of Oct for a week stopping at Palermo, Naples,Olbia, Toulon and Barcelona. Have been to Barcelona before, used Metro and saw everything we wanted to. The excursions are quite expensive but I don't want to penny-pinch and miss out. Does anybody have experience of any of these places? Thanks.
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Help please- Winter Sun for 2 around 8th November
I'm looking to take my GF away around the 8th Nov as it's her birthday, times are hard so not looking to spend too much but still make it a reasonably nice/comfy break :) I'm looking for somewhere sunny, not too far away flying out of London. Was thinking of the Canaries, but open to suggestions. Thanks in advance!
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RyanAir refund or flexibility??
I booked some flights for my partner and I to visit some of my family in Ireland. I'm originally from Dublin and my better half is English and held a British Passport until its expiry. My passport is also out of date. Passport-less-ness didn't deter me from booking as I've made many a trip home to visit family over the…
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I Week Holiday in January
BF and I are looking at going away for about one week in early January. Really open to suggestions to to anything and go anywhere (though no camping/roughing it/backpacking etc. - too old now ha ha). I have to be back before start of the semester on the 11th January. I am aware of the pound not being what it used to be.…
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Week in UK on my own....
I am looking for ideas for a holiday in the UK on my own. Ideally I would like to do a residential course of some sort - art, music or crafts - and wouldn't mind travelling a bit (I'm from Essex). I know there will be a cost involved, but would like to keep this as low as I can. Is it a big ask...?
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Family travel insurance-New Zealand-need to make it simple please.
Hi I've read Martin's article about travel insurance and looked on The Idol website but I was wondering if anyone had advice, please? The Idol search comes up with Columbus policies. I've never heard of them. Does anyone know if they're good? As we're flying with Air New Zealand, would we really need cover in case they…
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All inclusive spending money
My hubby and I are off to Tenerife in a couple of weeks time to celebrate our 20th wedding anniversary. We're staying all inclusive, but I can't decide how much money to take with us. I know it's a bit of a 'how long is a piece of string' type question, but how much have you/would you take for a week? We're not planning on…
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Learning a language... whilst driving!
Hi All My next holiday is to France, and for the first time i thought i ought to actually be able to communicate with the natives ;) Since I have changed my location for work I now have an hour plus journey each way, so thought I would learn a language in this time. Has anybody learned a language in the car before? Is it…
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USA Fly Drive holidays
Hello - we're thinking of doing a 14ish day fly drive holiday September/October time next year (car and hotels as opposed to campervan), and want to take in Los Angeles, San Francisco (although we're open to other suggestions here)and Las Vegas/Grand Canyon. We don't want a whistle stop tour, preferring to spend 3/4 days…
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Long stay travel insurance for 69 year old??
Does anybody know of any companies that will cover a 69 year old for a year in Canada, with possible trips to USA. I can find lots of places that cover over 65s, lots that cover for long stays, but none that will cover for both. Any help would be much appreciated... Thanks in advance
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Going to America!
Hi folks We are looking at going to stay with my relatives in san francisco next year. As we're going to go to see them we are thinking we might as well go to a few other places in america and we've been told that we might be able to get some sort of pass that covers domestic flights over say a week or 10 days? Does anyone…
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Maldives currency
can anyone confirm what is the best currency to use in the Maldives. Will US dollars suffice? Thanks
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Malaysia
Hi, I am looking into going to Malaysia in Feb. I am wanting to fly into KL and stay there for the first 3 days then go on to Langkawi for the other 4 days then fly back to London from Langkawi, I cant seem to do this on the Malaysia airline website, not sure if I am missing something or if this is something I have to call…
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Hold Luggage for 2 People - Easyjet -QUICK
I know each person is allowed to take on 20kg - In the hold luggage. We are EACH checking in a bag, so does that mean up to 20kg each or a combined weight of 40kg per the 2 bags. eg my case 21 kg and hubby's 19kg eg my case 22 kg and hubbys 18kg my case seems heavier than his....dont really want to start unpacking and…
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Canada - advice and suggestions please
Hi all, I am looking to go to Canada over New Year. I want somewhere where you can ski, but do other things as well (my OH is more keen than me!) I want to stay somewhere that will have some sort of event going on New Years Eve. I am also considering going over Christmas and New Year - I guess it will be Christmassy?! I…
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Flight back from Dalaman (Turkey) in October 09
Ok, So the sister-in-lay aged 16, is in Turkey and wants to come home, were tasked to find & get some flights to bring her home. We are looking for really any airport in the central part of england, so east-midlands, leeds-bradford, doncaster-sheffield etc. We did find a flight on the thomson website for the 23rd October,…
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Escorted USA Tours
Hello, My husband and I are very eager to do an escorted tour in America. We've looked into a few companies, namely TrekAmerica (but we're not sure if we want the whole camping experience), Kuoni, Titan Hitours and Travelsphere. Are there any of these or others that people would recommend? Also, as we are still young (23 &…
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Cheap Hotel Accommodation in Paris
I've been to Paris many times before, but usually with family & kids in tow, and staying in reasonable ( 4* ) hotels. I'm looking to go over for a few days on a budget and all I want is somewhere clean and fairly central. Don't need breakfasts, facilities as I will be spending my time out in the city. I had to stay in an…
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Manchester Airport Parking
Quick query: we're not looking for tips on lowest cost / 'best value' but help from MSErs who from experience have a particular Manchester Airport car park to commend. . . . . . and any car parks there to avoid. Thanks.
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cash withdrawals abroad
hello, i travel to europe frequently and whenever i withdraw money from my llotds tsb debit account, i am charged 1.5%. Do you guys know of any account which does not charge for cash withdrawals abroad?
