Forum: USA & Canada
March 7th, 2010, 07:04 AM Posted to rec.travel.usa-canada
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,126
Oakland to Whistler
Look into flying OAK-BLI and renting the car there..its a lot more laid back
at BLI and None of the heavy traffic you find at SEA.
Its just a 20 minute drive from BLI to the border. Take the...
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Forum: USA & Canada
December 14th, 2009, 08:56 PM Posted to rec.travel.usa-canada
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Replies: 5
Views: 788
Travelling West next summer (2010)
Eastbound out of the Seattle area, head north to highway 20 to cross the
Cascade Mountains on Hwy 20
Google: North Cascades Highway..Some of the best scenery in the country, as
opposed to I-90: ...
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Forum: Air travel
November 27th, 2009, 07:35 AM Posted to rec.travel.air
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,087
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Forum: Air travel
October 17th, 2009, 04:34 AM Posted to rec.travel.air
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Replies: 12
Views: 871
Plastic bin as luggage ?
Anyone tried this? I would like to check a plastic bin instead of a
piece of luggage. The bin meets the size requirements of the airline.
A call to the airline resulted in a confused rep who...
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Forum: Australia & New Zealand
September 29th, 2009, 07:24 AM Posted to rec.travel.australia+nz
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Replies: 24
Views: 24,922
Getting insurance
It is possible for overseas visitors to buy medical insurance. See
http://mbf.com.au/HealthInsurance/Healthinsuranceoptions/Overseasvisitors
BUT, AUSTRALIA (where he wants to go) Isn't on the...
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Forum: Australia & New Zealand
September 27th, 2009, 07:01 AM Posted to rec.travel.australia+nz
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Replies: 1
Views: 1,548
Australia Dust Storm
100km north of Sydney (62 miles). September 23. The water in dog Rusty's
bowl outside is red.
At least its not SMOKE like last year
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Forum: Australia & New Zealand
September 19th, 2009, 11:20 PM Posted to rec.travel.australia+nz
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Replies: 24
Views: 24,922
Getting insurance
I seem to be having trouble getting a reasonable quote for travel
insurance that is longer than 30 days.
I was going to go to Oz for a couple of months, but can't find any
insurance.
What...
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Forum: Australia & New Zealand
September 19th, 2009, 11:16 PM Posted to rec.travel.australia+nz
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Replies: 24
Views: 24,922
Getting insurance
What exactly do you mean by "travel insurance"?
I thought that was a generic term.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Travel_insurance lists Medical insurance,
trip cancellation...
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Forum: Australia & New Zealand
September 18th, 2009, 10:42 PM Posted to rec.travel.australia+nz
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Replies: 24
Views: 24,922
Getting insurance
"Hiram" wrote in message
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I seem to be having trouble getting a reasonable quote for travel insurance
that is longer than 30 days.
What...
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Forum: Australia & New Zealand
September 18th, 2009, 10:41 PM Posted to rec.travel.australia+nz
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Replies: 6
Views: 4,242
Accommodations and Transportation Advice
We are planning our first trip to New Zealand Feb 19 - Apr 9. We arrive
in Aukland and plan to visit both islands.... Also wondering if
we should rent a car. Campervan. Buy a car. Or use the...
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Forum: Australia & New Zealand
September 6th, 2009, 08:04 PM Posted to rec.travel.australia+nz
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,899
geographic center of Australia
Why would you want to?
I don't want to. I'm just curious as to how it could be done, or if it
were possible. It's not difficult in the US.
Dirt bike(s) with large fuel tanks..I know some...
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Forum: Air travel
August 10th, 2009, 07:48 PM Posted to rec.travel.air
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,236
Extending of DL Sky Miles?
I have a friend that that has somewhere near 15,000 miles with Delta
and just discovered that they expire at the end of this year.
OOps, I posted the Skymiles "incentives: mileage rules. ...
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Forum: Air travel
August 10th, 2009, 07:42 PM Posted to rec.travel.air
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,236
Extending of DL Sky Miles?
I have a friend that that has somewhere near 15,000 miles with Delta
and just discovered that they expire at the end of this year.
From the Delta.com...
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Forum: USA & Canada
July 29th, 2009, 11:43 PM Posted to rec.travel.usa-canada
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,342
Medical emergency in USA? ? ?
My question is, who pays for this very expensive care? I'd estimate it
cost
at least $50,000.
He does
Since the trip was somewhat urgent, I'm sure he did not arrange for any
term...
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Forum: Air travel
July 28th, 2009, 12:34 AM Posted to rec.travel.europe,rec.travel.air
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Replies: 8
Views: 433
"Fly Air Runge - And DIE...!!!" :-(
I guess that it is a monument to those who choose to **** off half the
industrialized world. Those mullahs can't have much of a nation when
they are reduced to oxcarts and donkeys for...
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Forum: Europe
July 28th, 2009, 12:34 AM Posted to rec.travel.europe,rec.travel.air
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Replies: 8
Views: 415
"Fly Air Runge - And DIE...!!!" :-(
I guess that it is a monument to those who choose to **** off half the
industrialized world. Those mullahs can't have much of a nation when
they are reduced to oxcarts and donkeys for...
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Forum: Europe
July 27th, 2009, 07:55 AM Posted to rec.travel.europe,rec.travel.air
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Replies: 8
Views: 415
"Fly Air Runge - And DIE...!!!" :-(
It might just have something to do with the trade embargo preventing the
planes from getting spare parts.
Naww..they re generally old junkers from Antonov and Ilyushin..Russian
made..they'll...
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Forum: Air travel
July 27th, 2009, 07:55 AM Posted to rec.travel.europe,rec.travel.air
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Replies: 8
Views: 433
"Fly Air Runge - And DIE...!!!" :-(
It might just have something to do with the trade embargo preventing the
planes from getting spare parts.
Naww..they re generally old junkers from Antonov and Ilyushin..Russian
made..they'll...
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Forum: Europe
July 26th, 2009, 02:45 AM Posted to alt.activism.death-penalty,rec.travel.europe,rec.travel.air
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Replies: 8
Views: 415
"Fly Air Runge - And DIE...!!!" :-(
"Oh well", said Runge to reporters, "no one will miss a few dirty
Iranians...".
Following is a timeline of aircraft crashes involving Iran in the last 10
years....
I guess they're being...
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Forum: Air travel
July 26th, 2009, 02:45 AM Posted to alt.activism.death-penalty,rec.travel.europe,rec.travel.air
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Replies: 8
Views: 433
"Fly Air Runge - And DIE...!!!" :-(
"Oh well", said Runge to reporters, "no one will miss a few dirty
Iranians...".
Following is a timeline of aircraft crashes involving Iran in the last 10
years....
I guess they're being...
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Forum: USA & Canada
July 18th, 2009, 06:55 AM Posted to rec.travel.usa-canada
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Replies: 14
Views: 968
Phone card - suggestions
The phone plugs into the magic jack which plugs into a USB port on the
laptop.
You leave your laptop "on" 24 Hrs ? Mine wouldn't take the "heat"
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Forum: USA & Canada
July 16th, 2009, 06:01 PM Posted to rec.travel.usa-canada
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,497
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Forum: Australia & New Zealand
July 8th, 2009, 06:06 PM Posted to rec.travel.australia+nz
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,806
need some information
maybe something that all people that come to australia want to see it
first...do you know what it is?
A slab of Hahn's
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/4448/hahn_beer/
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Forum: Australia & New Zealand
June 30th, 2009, 03:57 AM Posted to rec.travel.australia+nz
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Replies: 15
Views: 4,181
planning a month is Oz
I'm definitely into the camping out under a big sky thing. Camping was
one of my
early thoughts once I'd decided to go to Oz for a holiday.
Don't lie on the ground in Snake season. Is it...
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Forum: Australia & New Zealand
June 28th, 2009, 06:21 PM Posted to rec.travel.australia+nz
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Replies: 15
Views: 4,181
planning a month is Oz
I've just inherited a small amount of cash, which hopefully I'm going to
use to visit Oz and NZ this year.
Am I right in thinking I can get a visa waiver as I'm from the UK?
You can get a...
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