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Single parent needs advice on finding a cheap holiday abroad.
This will be the first year that i'll be taking my 2 daughters away as a single parent and i'm nervous. Really, really nervous! I'd appreciate any hints and tips on things to avoid and things to look for. I'm open-minded about where we go. It has to fall within a very tight budget and i'm not too keen on large holiday…
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Taxi from Norwich the heathrow return...
Guys, Never done this before, but the Mrs is suggesting we look into getting a return taxi from Norwich to heathrow for our hols. what sort of cost are we talking about? And does anyone have any good recommendations for companies please? Thanks, Doobs.
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travel insurance
I have a medical condition that i needed to cover which i did as a single policy due to cost .. i also took out a policy that included my wife which was without my pre existing conditions, on reflection having the 2 policys seem to conflict , i realise that i cannot claim from 2 policys and it seems that the insurance…
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Passport URGENT help
Hey, need some urgent help!!!! I arrived in calgary, Canada, 2days ago from the uk. My holiday ends next weekend when i fly back to the Uk. I just discovered (when unpacking my things), that a small amount of water has gotten into contact with my passport!!!. The page with my photo and details on seems fine, but the blank…
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Honeymoon multi centre usa
We would love to go to the usa for our honeymoon. Need advise and help trying to sort it out . Here goes....date 7/8/12 for 2 weeks. Flying from heathrow/gatwick want to spend 4 days to visit grand cannon/las vegas. Then we want to spend the remainder of our honeymoon in a good hotel on a great beach to totally relax ,…
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Anyone know if I will be able to get currency in Turkey on a Friday?
We are off to Turkey in a couple of weeks and the general consensus seems to be just take sterling and change it over there as you get a better rate. However, we're arriving at 2pm on a Friday (and that's at the airport, will be much later by the time we get to hotel), by the time we get settled in will there still be…
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Insurance Help
Hi, I'm looking on behalf of my friend who is going to Thailand as part of MyRealGap for a month long trip which includes volunteering. The travel insurance from MyRealGap is £55 but was wondering if there was anywhere that covered volunteer work for cheaper than this? thanks
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Pickpocket Paranoia!
I'm going to Barcelona in the summer and have read lots about how many pickpockets are around. It's bothering me a lot, I don't want my holiday to be ruined. Do you think that wearing a belt with a pouch on it (like this) will help, or mark me out as even more of a tourist? I was thinking about taking a small pouch on a…
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terminal 5 heathrow
as terminal 5 at Heathrow has been in the news this week, I was wondering if there are any tips to ensure a quick and easy way to ensure my family will make our connecting flight in a few weeks time. We are flying in from Manchester, landing at Heathrow T5 at 08:25. Our connecting flight to Barcelona leaves T5 at 11:15 and…
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Thompson mis sold holiday
Hi, I hope somebody can help. I am due to fly to menorca all inclusive for two weeks on 16th May. On time of booking and when queried again I was assured there was separate sleeping arangents for my toddler. Thompsons have called me this morning to tell me this is not the case and I will be in one family room. Is there…
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Twitter Travel Tips
Hey all, I recently started a Twitter @milkshaketravel twitter.com/#!/milkshaketravel in order to help people save money and give tips on how to save while travelling. I have struggled to bump up the follower count and wondered if any of you kind folk would like to follow me or could suggest ways of boosting the count? I…
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European Center parcs type resort near airport
Does anyone know of a Center parc type resort near a airport in France, Belgium or holland?
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Some advice - company changed flight times
Hey all, We are due out on a family holiday soon and thought all was sorted. We booked, paid in full and received confirmation of our holiday a few weeks ago. We have also booked airport parking via a 3rd party. We have now received an email from the holiday company stating that the returning flight has now slipped a few…
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On the Beach have cancelled my hotel for my holliday
They have cancelled my booked hotel and offered a substitute hotel which I'm not happy with, this ever happened to anyone? Where do I stand surely I should get an upgrade not a down grade, The hotel that I booked with my GF was rated a 4* independently and is right on the coastline. They have offered us an independently…
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Best Time to Book New Zealand
Can someone qualified please tell me whether it is best to book in advance or wait for last minute deals. We are planning to fly to New Zealand in January which is 8 months ahead. Should we book now or will flights get cheaper? I am worried they may be unavailable if we wait too long but dont want to lay out the full fare…
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BMI baby cancelled 1 of my flights, can I get a refund on the other?
I booked my outbound and inbound seperately as I was going around Europe so was going to land in Paris but fly out of Amsterdam. What are my chances on getting a refund for the Paris flight seeing as they cancelled the Amsterdam one? They say no refund if personal circumstances change but I figure that shouldn't include…
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Surrendering Timeshare Apartment
Can anyone help me regarding surrendering a timeshare apartment which has 5 years contract to run. My husband and I are elderly people (73 and 68) and can no longer afford the maintenance fee.
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You show me yours ..................
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2139494/Naked-body-scanners-soon-UK-airports-EU-ruled-safe.html
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A Question About A Lost Air Ticket
Many years ago back in the eighties i was in New York and i lost the return part of my ticket for my flight back to the UK when i went to the check in desk and explained i had lost my ticket they said that if i had no ticket or proof of payment that i would have to buy another ticket which i did , A person told me later…
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Virgin change our holiday 3 weeks before departure
Hi not sure if anyone can advise or help on this. We booked a holiday in May 11 to go May 12 to Florida. We booked a new hotel which was due to open in May this year. We received a letter this week to advise the hotel is not ready and that they were relocating us from International Drive to Lake Buena Vista. It was an…
