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Archives for October 2015

Honeymoon Ideas - Travel Newbie
Hello All, Having never really travelled outside the UK I am currently trying to find some good deals/ideas on places to go/visit. I only have a budget of £750 for both for everything so any novel or good ideas on how to get a good deal would be appreciated. Honeymoon is due end of March 2016 so unsure when to book?
Holiday ideas for myself & 11yo son - inspiration please
Hi everyone, I'm really struggling to think of holiday ideas for myself and my son, we want to try some new things next year but as usual Google has too much info so thought I'd ask here for suggestions :) I'm a single parent and the holiday budget is 1k. This could be spent on one holiday or split into more short breaks.…
Vapour / e-cigarettes
Just curious, are Vapour / e-cigarettes allowed on Thomas Cook long-haul flights?
Travel insurance
Hi. I'm flying to South America next May. I'm aware that I should have travel insurance that covers me from the date of purchase, not just the travel dates. But when I look on the websites the only dates they are interested in are the travel start and end dates. How do I make sure that I'm covered from the date of…
NYE in London
DS wants to see the London fireworks! Not my idea of fun at all, but here we go! Any advice on hoping to make it a happy memory rather than a stressful one! Intention at the moment is to drive.
My lovely neighbours....
are going away on holiday tomorrow. Last years holiday was a disaster, when they arrived at the hotel, the hotel was still being built and it was horrid. I did post about this at the time. They've just told me the name of their hotel and it has rubbish reviews on TA, I've got everything crossed that they have a nice…
Virgin have changed our booked seats- help!
My bloke and I are flying to NYC tomorrow and booked extra-legroom seating in economy. I've just checked in online and received the message that our seats have been changed. The message online says 'We're sorry, the seat map is not available for this flight. Please speak to an agent at the Bag Drop desk for more…
Average Budget/Cost of Paris city break for 2?
Planning our first city break for quite a few years. Planning to stay for 3 nights. How much would you say the entire trip would cost as an estimate. Staying at a 3 star hotel, eating out every night and flying on a budget airline?
Jet 2 - I salute you !!!
Over the years I have made various trips on my own for work and with my wife and family for pleasure, and I'd like to say, all of this had meant that I dread the whole flying experience. Until my wife booked to go to Venice with Jet 2 from manchester. What a pleasure. No queues, no hassle, polite happy staff. Totally the…
South Africa - Jewels and Kalahari?
Mr and Mrs Caronoel are flying to South Africa for 17 days in April (courtesy of Avios and Amex). We will probably do a week or so in each of Joburg and Cape Town. Looking forward to the three day Rovos rail trip, in particular: https://www.rovos.com Two quick questions: 1) Mrs C is VERY keen on diamonds - where should we…
EasyJet Delayed Flight from Verona
Hi Everyone. I'm trying to find out if anyone else is trying to claim compensation for the Verona-Gatwick flight EZY8450 on 25th September 2015. The flight was delayed by 3hrs and 18min in total. I've had no response from easyJet until yesterday they sent me an email claiming it was "extraordinary" as a hole in the…
Cheap-Skating Round Australia
I had a look to see if there was much information on this on the forums, but seemed to have been one or two old closed threads without much info. So just thought I'd share our experience here. My wife and I are currently travelling, working on some online businesses we have back home, and seeing the sights in different…
An insurance question - Updated in case it helps others
I've been ill and am still having treatment which may or may not finish shortly before we're booked for a month's holiday exploring New Zealand. The insurance company is aware of the circumstances and there's no problem if we have to cancel right up to the last minute. My illness will also be covered as a pre-existing…
retrieving cash from abroad
***SOLVED*** followed eDicky's suggestion to open a Revolut account on the phone app and exchange the money there which worked fine, all funds received TL;DR - worked at summer camp, got paid, couldn't withdraw all the cash, I now have some stuck in USA and I'm not returning any time soon and can't get a hold of it. This…
Warning- Trainline.com download vs print ticket rip off
Bought tickets to Glasgow return and opted to have them as 'mobile' tickets on my Trainline.com phone app - where previously I've used the emailed ref no and printed paper tickets. It turns out that hidden in the terms and conditions, where I could have changed the date of travel (for a £10 fee) had I opted for paper…
Ryanair Beta Website - charged for debit card!
Some hiccups - and minor annoyances, a few which spring to mind listed below. Tried both IE and Firefox - same result. Link for 'Classic Site' did not work. After searching for flights for less than 5 seconds kept being timed out. I cleared cache - made no difference. Incorrect date shown for check-in. Not easy to see how…
Ferry - north sea or channel?
any thoughts on this quandry? Thinking of driving from Manchester to Italy next summer (car + 4 passengers) and there is a big difference in price between the two crossing locations. Ferry at Calais seems to be about £170 and Eurotunnel about £120 which seems pretty good. But its a long drive down there to start with (plus…
Easyjet Flexible Fare will this work?
I'm after two one way fares from Madrid to Liverpool. The dates we want are €349 Euro on a flexible fare per person. A week later the flexible fare is €90 flexible fare. I've checked booking a large number of seats on the day we want and there is lots of availability. So am I right in thinking book the flexible fare at €90…
Is there a cheap way to get to Disneyland?
We are on a mega budget but would love to take our DD to disneyland for a day or 2 this year... Is it possible to do this on a budget? Is there any way to get to the park cheaply?? Desperately looking for advice if anyone can give any? Thank you
Alternatives to staying in the middle of San Fran
Hi Everyone, Me and my partner are looking to stay in/around San Fran for 3 nights (sun 5th - weds 8th june), when checking the hotel prices in SF they are extremely expensive. Does anyone have any recommendations for places just outside of SF? We did find a place called half moon bay which is a 45minute drive according to…

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