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First couple holiday!! where to go??
Me and my OH are planning on taking a week/10 days holiday but he's never been on holiday before and it will be our first! :j I love Portugals' old town and have been a couple of times and would like to go again, but would also like to go somewhere new this year. Last year I went to Gran Canaria and spent a day in Tenerife…
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Booking everything directly...?
Hiya So it's time for us to finally have a long deserved holiday, we're pushing the boat out and looking into going to Mexico :j Started looking which areas/hotels etc, and was recommended a lovely hotel with a really good rating on TripAdvisor, but it doesn't seem to come up on any travel agents/hotel sites etc. If we…
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15 quid sun holidays
hi folks, ive sent my booking form in for a sun holiday, its the first time ive ever done this sun holiday thing so just want to ask a few things: a) they are meant to email you when they have processed your form but how long does this roughly take and b)has anyone heard from them sooner than the confirmation date? i…
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Las Vegas, New York then a Cruise
I have been looking for a while to see if it would be possible to book the following: 3 Days Vegas 4 Days New York 7 Night Cruise from New York Anyone any ideas who would be best to book this through?!?! Dxxx
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eating at the airport - opening times
We are flying from Manchester on what is probably the first flight out at 6am, my husband is diabetic and I am trying to work out how and when we can eat. We won't reach resort until late lunchtime and will be leaving home about midnight so that's over 12 hours 'travelling'. We were planning to have breakfast at the…
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Cheap crossings to France in July??
Just want to know if anyone knows what the cheapest crossings for a two week stay in France would be, using the Dover/Calais route.
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Mobile phone use in Australia (Aussie pay as you go?)
Hi! I'm travelling to Australia for 3 weeks in August this year and wouldlike to know if anyone has used local pay as you go top up for mobile phones? I have an unlocked iPhone 3GS and would like to be able to use data (for the maps application) as well as the Internet and some calls. Can anyone suggest the cheapest and…
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Celebrity Cruises
Hello Guys Just thought I would share some personal experience with you Ive just come back from a cruise educational on Celebrity Solstice The standards are really high and the ship is beautiful We were on the helicopter pad at the ront of the ship on our arrival into Venice all I can say is wow!!! the views are just…
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DFDS How Much Are Cigarettes?
Hi everyone, I'm off to amsterdam tomorrow on a cheap weekend deal, I'm a non smoker but a friend has asked if I could get her some sleeves of cigarettes from the duty free while i'm away. I've tried looking online to see how much they are for her but can find nothing! Does anybody know how much they are? Or point me in…
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Holiday payment through paypal
Hi I am paying for an apartment this week and the owner has given me the total to pay in euros and sterling, i am paying through paypal and hope someone can tell me if i should pay in sterling or euros?
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Buying Euros from Sainsburys
Hi everyone. If I order Euros from Sainsburys today and pay for them it says on the site I will get about 130 Euros for £106. What I want to know, is this the definite price or will they change it if the euro goes down ? I won't be able to pick them up until Saturday. Many thanks.
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Tips for first trip abroad for many years please
I'm an early sixties male and have booked my first trip abroad for several years and would appreciate some advice from MSE's seasoned travellers. I have booked to go alone on a package tour by coach to Tuscany for a couple of weeks this summer spending 7 nights half board in a 4 star hotel. The main things I would like…
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just booked 2 day trips to use as one return
dover to dunkerque it was a lot cheaper to book the 2 separate returns rather than just one return i will use the outward on one and the inward on the other is this allowed or will i be told off ??? I have read the ts&cs and cant find anything that says I cant do this...... after all ....... i have paid for them has anyone…
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Kingfisher airlines refund problems
I am having a few problems trying to get my money back for a cancelled flight from the travel agent I booked a flight to Thailand early February (to fly in April) for £505 through the travel agency 'cheapest2' who are IATA covered with Kingfisher airlines. However on March 3rd Kingfisher was suspended from IATA, Kingfisher…
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Outbacker Insurance
Can anybody shed any light on "Outbacker Insurance" ? Their highest package seems very cheap and has nil excess, but what worries me is that there are no reviews of them in the internet anywhere. I did phone up to ask a question and spoke to a friendly woman in a UK call centre though. Thanks
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Hong Kong & Bangkok vaccinations
Hi all, I'm not seeking medical advice, just any suggestions that you may have that I can look into. It's probably a bit late to be asking but it never occurred to me before... oops. I'm travelling to Hong Kong in 2 weeks, then onto Bangkok for a few days. Any ideas of what vaccinations I should have had? I've been looking…
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Best way from Barcelona Airport to Polble Nou, Nova Icaria beach area
Hi, I'm hoping some of you cosmopolitan MSEr's can help. We've booked flights to Barcelona (El Prat) and apartment near beach in Poblou Nou/Nova Icaria area and we're trying to figure the best way to get five people with cases from airport. Is it just a question of grabbing a cab (or possibly two given the numbers!) or…
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under-occupancy
can any of you lovely travel experts advice me on this dilemma.. i have a bee in my bonnet and i may be completely wrong but this is the story.. 8 of us have booked to go on holiday( 4 in each room) at the end of august, so 90 days away yet..... all of us were very excited... but one of the girls has decided she cant come…
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AVIOS - Best time to exchange TESCO vouchers?
Hi all I keep reading about the best time to get the most from your Tesco vouchers. I really want to swop mine for Avios miles as I have a few already (thanks to this site suggesting the BMI c/c) and want to get the best deal. I hear you can get up to 8,000 points for adding as a first time user (which I will be) and I…
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Where to Visit in Italy
I am sure this has answered so many times but cant find anything using the search functionality. I have never been to italy but would like to know where to start from. What i like 1. The Mediterrian feel 2 lots of good resturants 3 beachs 4 monuments to visit 5 Not expensive 6 good transportation network 7 Holiday…
