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Avoid Passport Shyster Sites
Hi! This is the discussion thread for the 60 Second guide to Passport (renewal) guide. Click reply below to discuss. If you haven’t already, join the forum to reply. If you aren’t sure how it all works, read our New to Forum? Intro Guide. Thanks folks, Helen
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Ski Travel Insurance - BE WARNED about the small print
Following MSE's highlighted recommendation, we took out travel insurance (incorporating winter sports cover) from Coverwise (ie. AXA). This appeared to cover the usual hazards, including loss of equipment and damage to personal items. The policy summary contained the main exclusions and highlighted the excess payments, but…
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New York City Pass
Hi All, I went to NYC in 2010 before leaving the UK I bought a New York City pass for the attractions off ebay, ebay no longer sell these passes as it's getmetickets or something. So I'm looking for the best price New York City Passes or somewhere I can book some attractions my H2b want's to see the USS Intrepid whilst…
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Global Late Deals
Has anybody experience of this company - I can only find reports about them (most not good) from 2008 or 2009. Wondered if they improved - found a deal that's about £50 less than the cheapest I previosuly found and would book this over the phone rather than through website. If I book over phone, are they allowed to ring me…
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flight booking nightmare
booked with e-dreams boy what a mistake we have return flights with one company BUT! no outward bound flights i have emailed so many times my fingers ache they did send a voucher for £15 off of my next booking!!!! but said i had technical problems which i did not as both flights were booked at the same time and the money…
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Day Room Booking - Dubai International Airport
Travelling home from Thailand with 3 children and 2 adults we have a 10 hour stopover in Dubai. I looked into booking a day room at Dubai International Airport however its too expensive (£224 for a family room). Has anyone booked an alternative hotel near the airport they could recommend? We arrive at 4am. Thanks.
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Suncream
2 red headed, pale skinned, freckly folk going to Turkey on the 7th July. I have been pricing up p20 and piz buin all day long, does anybody have any experience of either of these products and how many bottles should we take for a week. Thanks in advance.
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Madrid Hotel
Any suggestions for a central Madrid hotel? It will be August so a pool might be good to cool off. We are arriving by train so not too far from the station but central to sights ( if that is possible). Tips on transport from station to hotel would be useful as well. Thanks.
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Venice
Hello all, I am looking to book Venice, July onwards. I was wondering if anyone had any advice? thanks
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route 66 with add on's
hi, we (5 adults) are looking at doing route 66 with a couple off added destinations and was wondering if anyone may have an input with our itinerary that we have come up with so far, we know it's going be a non stop holiday but were looking forward to it.. this is what we have so far as regards a route : 18th oct fly into…
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Buying flights with deposit only
Does anyone know anyone else that does something like this: http://www.statravel.co.uk/flight-deposit.htm ? Would a high street travel agent do this? I haven't been inside one of those for years... We are planning a long haul trip for Christmas 2014 and would like to secure the fares now, but we're in the middle of buying…
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Japan - Prepaid currency?
We are off to Japan next month, when we've been to the States or Europe in the past we have taken a combination of some cash and a Prepaid Currency card (FairFX) to withdraw while out there. FairFX don't offer a YEN option, so does anyone have any suggestions around the best way to be able to withdraw cash while out there…
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US trip help needed
Hi, I am going to US this September for 11 days including the weekend with my friend Dates : 03 Sept - 13 Sept Itinerary is as follow; 03 Sept Flight to NewYork 06 Sept Flight to LasVegas 10 Sept hire a car and drive to LosAngeles 13 Sept morning Flight to UK This will be our first trip to the US and we want to make the…
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Help! Exams during holiday, what can I do?
Really need some suggestions here, don't want to make a costly mistake! I phoned the guidance teacher at my child's school to inform them that I intended to book a holiday within school time and to ask if they could find out from the teachers any important dates, e.g. assessments/ exams, etc, and to ask if they could…
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Passport turnaround.
Anyone applied for a renewal for kids/new kids recently. As I applied last week. Not check and send...and our house move maybe moved to next month! So want to have an idea if they will be back....
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Emigrating from Canada to UK - advice on currency transfer needed!
Dear Forum I am a UK citizen, currently living in Canada. I'll be moving back to the UK from Canada in April. I have an account with the Bank of Montreal to pay my Canadian bills, and an RBS account in the UK. I will have a few thousand Canadian dollars when I leave (say $5000). My bank will do Western Union transfer via…
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Las Vegas
Hi, We have booked a holiday with Thomas Cook - 4 males travelling - we believed we had booked 2 queen rooms which have 2 beds in each but Thomas cook have booked 2 king rooms which have 1 bed in. We travel in 19 days and it's only just been brought to out attention that the error has been made. There are no longer queen…
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How would you interperate 'existing Condition'?
Hello all, Just a quick question.... Other half has a clot on lung, for which he is on Warfarin for 6 months which will cease in July this year. He won't need another scan to make sure it's gone, as research says it will have dispersed by then, so scanning is just not done anymore. So when we get ready to book another…
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Prices of cigarettes in Portugal & Spain
My parents are going to Portugal next week and Spain at beginning of May. They are trying to find out the current cost of cigarettes and tobacco in these two places but not having much luck finding up to date prices. Anyone recently been who can share some info?
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Northern Cyprus
Hi Can anyone give me any information on Northern Cyprus. Looking to go away for our 30th Wedding anniversary somewhere nice. Have to go August because of my job in school. I understand flights stop in Istanbul. Is it possible to fly to other part and hire a car and drive into Northern Cyprus or is it too far. We have…
