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Iceland anyone.....
We have been in Iceland for over a week. We were concerned about the volcano prior to travel because of the UK press. In Iceland it barely makes the news and no one is talking about it or is worried about it. Certainly the Blue Lagoon is closed and very sad for the people in the affected town. Apart from that everything is…
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Portugal Toll Penalty Notice - Is this legit?
Today I received a letter from a company called Euro Parking Collection saying I had to pay an unpaid Portugese toll fee of £54.93 from September 2021. Included on the letter was a picture of my number plate. I was in Portugal at that time, but from memory, all tolls were paid for, I checked on the website of Pagamento De…
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Car Hire in Costa Rica 2023/2024
We’re off to Costa Rica in Jan 2024 and need to hire a car for two weeks, a 4x4 no doubt. Can anyone recommend a car rental company to use?
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Value winter holiday.
We've been to Tenerife twice post-covid. Both times in the same decent hotel all-inclusive. The first time, 7 nights in Jan 22 was about £1300 for two, which was a very good deal, designed to draw people back. November 22 was £2200 for 11 nights, same hotel. I'm looking at booking for Nov 23 and am getting priced £2900 for…
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River Cruise - strange question, maybe 😊
I have a long list of reasons why I have never fancied going on a big cruise. One reason is because I was told that staff are made to work ridiculous hours and periods of time without ever getting a day off. There is also the suggestion that companies don't register in the EU/UK so that they don't have to adhere to their…
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travel insurance pre existing condition
Hi we have travel insurance with our bank account. my husband has 2 conditions that have been accepted by the bank for years for which we paid an additional premium. it comes up for renewal at the end of November 23 so I called to renrew as usual. They informed me that they will not now cover these conditions and the…
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Nike Air Max 95 for holiday walks
Hi you lot. I have worn the Nike Air Max 95 for many years but it seems it's not made for extensive walking or for holiday walking. After extensive walking, I have found myself end up with boils or blisters on my feet. Am I doing something wrong? Should I buy a 0.5 bigger size? I assume, the blisters are due to the…
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Beware of Marella Cruises using partner air lines - Ryan Air check in problems
I booked a Marella Canaries cruise via Planet Cruise to save money. I chose a convenient flight which turned out to be Ryan Air. When it came to check in I found you have to do this online with Ryan Air or be charged 55 euros at the airport. Marella's scant information on this just tells you to use the partner airline…
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Lost passport! Travel on non-UK one?
My daughter is due to fly to Morocco tomorrow and can't find her UK passport anywhere. She had it about a month ago and has hunted everywhere to no avail. She has an Algerian passport too as her father is Algerian. It states she is an Algerian as that is what they do but shows she was born in the UK. She has always lived…
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Sri Lanka, Mauritius or the Caribbean for my 40th birthday. Which to choose?
This would be 2025 for me and my friend for 11 or 14 days. We have £3300 each for the holiday and it would be in November. Which is the nicest place to spend ones birthday, relaxing, turquoise seas and nice beaches. Any other countries which are nice? Any ideas?
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Last Minute.com canecelation fees
Hi to all here. Booked a holiday with lastminute.com in July for late October in Greece. Greece then went up in flames poor things. We are not well travelled and asked to cancel. With no advice or warning they took from my account a total of £1170 saying that it was the flight fees and my holiday was cancelled. In their…
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TUI changed Santa excursion in our Lapland itinerary to a different day
We go to Lapland (Levi) with TUI in 4 weeks on a 4-night package holiday. Part of that package is an excursion to see Santa. I have just had an e-mail showing a different itinerary and the day of the Santa trip has changed. Unfortunately, it has changed to the day the original itinerary showed as a FREE DAY and I have now…
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Cost of travel in Americas for longer trip
Just posting here primarily for future reference for others searching, as the costs of travel have changed so much in recent years. When I was researching my current trip it was hard to find cost estimates, so hopefully, this might help someone searching for similar information at some future point. Trip: Alaska to Tierra…
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Annual travel insurance - £2k CDW cover inc. Sufficient?
Hello, I've been looking at an annual travel policy available to me via my employer. It's actually pretty attractive for medical purposes (my main worry), as it doesn't exclude nearly as many pre-existing conditions as my current Bank Account based travel policy - I assume due to the shared risk nature that my employer has…
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Central Madrid must do's...Time poor...
I have from 5-10pm sunday night and about the same on monday to see/eat in central Madrid.... Where do I HAVE to go eat and see.... Suggestions, Go!
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Talk to me about Kenya
Got my fingers hovering over tickets to Kenya for Sept/Oct time but haven't taken the plunge yet anyone been? Rough plan would be to probably just hang out in Nairobi for 4/5 weeks and use that as a base to explore - would probably head down to Mombasa at some stage and at least sample the obligatory safari for a few days.…
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Cabin Luggage - Duffle Bags
Having recently travelled, I've noticed a trend for duffle bags being used for cabin luggage. I like the idea of these as they're easy to carry / wear. However, does anyone know what the limit for size for these would be? I like that they're more squashy / flexible for contents. And most seemed to hold a little more than…
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USA Direct (Florida Direct)
Hi, Does anyone know if it’s true that USA Direct has gone out of business? I’ve called ATOLL and they have not been made aware as yet. thanks in advance
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Cartel?
Our LV annual multi-trip cost for my wife and myself has increased from £185 to over £295 with no changes to our medical circumstances or other policy elements. I look around and the prices from other companies all seem very similar. There has been some suggestion that the increases have been engineered to recover lost…
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Travelling to Kenya - KRA taxing personal items on arrival
Hi all, I have family travelling to Nairobi in a few weeks time and they are concerned about the KRA (Kenya Revenue Authority) implementing new laws where visitors have their personal possessions taxed on arrival. This tax is applied to brand new/boxed items and used items too. My family are attending a wedding, so they…
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