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Usa Escorted Tour
Hi Me and my daughter are thinking of booking one of the USA escorted tour trips for Jul/august 2015 for my special birthday We have to go on these particular dates as she will be 15 and still at school We have been looking at Titan Travel, Cosmos and Virgin. Has anyone got any tips or recommendations they can offer us,…
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allergy to hotel sheets and towels
over time I have become more and more allergic to hotel towels and sheets, so my skin becomes an itchy mess of scratches etc. This time I wore pyjamas and socks , still itched worse each day , then realised it was towels. I then showered then dried myself with a hairdryer and it improved. Do others suffer like this - due…
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Newmarket Holidays - Can they do this?!!
I was looking at booking a holiday with Newmarket Holidays. They were advertising a Northern Lights cruise from £1209 per person on the 'Mail Travel' website. It said at the top of the advert that a buy one get one free offer would be running on this cruise from March 3rd. We decided we would book this as soon as the the…
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Bodrum, Turkey - things to do?
Hello! I've just booked at two week trip to Bodrum in Turkey for September 2014. There will be four of use going, two couples (in separate rooms!), all aged 30ish. DH and I have never been to Turkey, so any advice or suggestions on things to do in this area would be gratefully received! DH is a certified diver, and we both…
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caxton fx Dollars or Creditcard or both?!!
Hi, Visiting Florida and trying to find the cheapest safest way to spend. I think for smaller amounts ill be best withdrawing cash from Caxton. (even though it sounds like a lot of ATM machines charge) then using cc for bigger purchases. Its a nationwide select. Any thoughts on what's worked for others? Thanks all
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British Consulate Florida
I am off to florida in May. When we went a few years ago i am sure there was a website where you registered with the embassy/consulate that you were in florida for 'emergency' purposes. Does this still exist? I have checked the uk.gov website and cant seem to find this anywhere. Is it because the orlando office is now…
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Flights for Jan '15 - Too Early?
I'm not one for looking at prices this early, but I'm thinking of going somewhere in Jan '15, and I'm looking at either Munich, Berlin or Prague. Is it too early to try and get price comparison for flights at the moment as results don't seem to come up yet. Does anyone have an experience on the estimate prices for flights,…
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USA and Canada - Recommended YouTube Videos
While there's a lot of very poor quality material on YouTube, there are also some real gems. Because finding the good stuff takes a lot of time, I've started to make a list. I won't include links here because I know a lot of people prefer not to click on links to unknown destinations. Instead I'll list the YouTube…
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ATOL Protection
Hi I am so confused!! We are booking a trip to Peru. The tour company has planned an independent tour for us which includes internal flights, accommodation and tour guides etc. We will be booking our own international flights from the UK. They are covered by ATOL but not ABTA. They do not accept a credit card payment, the…
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Regua- Portugal
I have read on somewhere that Regua is a good place to stay for a few nights as a base for the Douro Valley/River. Regua looks very much a working town not geared for the tourists, but it does boast a railway station with direct links to Porto (Just over 2 hours journey direct service) and a picturesque railway trip…
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best time to book summer cruise
I am planning to go on a cruise with my children this summer. Unfortunately, it is starting to look more expensive than I had initially planned. What I need advice on is whether prices are likely to keep going up and therefore if I decide to book whether I am better of doing so now, or are the prices likely to go down at…
