Forum: Caribbean
April 27th, 2007, 03:19 AM Posted to rec.travel.caribbean
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Replies: 3
Views: 387
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Forum: USA & Canada
April 5th, 2007, 05:56 PM Posted to rec.travel.usa-canada
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Replies: 13
Views: 769
Portland weirdos?
PeterL wrote:
Which Portland are you talking about? Or are you just talking to
yourself?
Sorry, I meant Portland, Oregon. What struck me as odd was the weird
people seemed out of place in the...
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Forum: USA & Canada
April 4th, 2007, 06:00 AM Posted to rec.travel.usa-canada
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Replies: 13
Views: 769
Portland weirdos?
Is it just me or does downtown portland have an unusually high
percentage of 'weird' people? Lots of poeple talking to themselves,
cursing, kicking random objects on the street, sleeping on...
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Forum: Air travel
March 14th, 2007, 07:13 PM Posted to rec.travel.air
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Replies: 13
Views: 715
United Mileage Plus mystery terms
PTravel wrote:
You are, apparently, a casual flier (and a rude one at that) and
for you, you're right -- don't bother with the UA program. I
always find it amusing when ignorance and arrogance...
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Forum: Air travel
March 14th, 2007, 06:06 PM Posted to rec.travel.air
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Replies: 13
Views: 715
United Mileage Plus mystery terms
I now have a somewhat better understanding of what EQM and EQS are
but it seems so stupid to have them. A mile should just be a mile.
Since when does a mile become an EQM and why should it matter...
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Forum: Air travel
March 14th, 2007, 12:22 PM Posted to rec.travel.air
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Replies: 13
Views: 715
United Mileage Plus mystery terms
thanks for your explanation, but I am not sure i still understand how
it all works . but from what you make it out to be it is probably in
their best interest not to explain what it means since it...
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Forum: Air travel
March 14th, 2007, 04:43 AM Posted to rec.travel.air
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Replies: 13
Views: 715
United Mileage Plus mystery terms
My mileage plus account prominently displays three terms which I have
no idea what they mean:
Elite Qualifying Miles
Elite Qualifying Segments
Lifetime United flight miles: ( i know what this refers...
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Forum: USA & Canada
March 13th, 2007, 08:45 PM Posted to rec.travel.usa-canada
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Replies: 28
Views: 1,097
Lying to hotel about number of guests
wrote:
2. Lie to the hotel and say we have only four children, then bring
them in through the side door. Usually these suites have two double
beds or larger, plus a...
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Forum: USA & Canada
March 12th, 2007, 04:15 PM Posted to rec.travel.usa-canada
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Replies: 21
Views: 748
My idea for a cheap hotel?
Shawn Hirn wrote:
In article ,
wrote:
Frankly, at this stage in my life, I would not stay in a tiny hotel
room. I...
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Forum: USA & Canada
March 12th, 2007, 04:11 PM Posted to rec.travel.usa-canada
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Replies: 21
Views: 748
My idea for a cheap hotel?
PeterL wrote:
We stayed at a hotel like this in NYC. It's not downtown, it's
upper west side. The room is really tiny, with a couple of beds.
One bed has to be pulled out from under the...
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Forum: USA & Canada
March 12th, 2007, 04:03 PM Posted to rec.travel.usa-canada
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Replies: 20
Views: 711
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Forum: USA & Canada
March 12th, 2007, 04:39 AM Posted to rec.travel.usa-canada
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Replies: 21
Views: 748
My idea for a cheap hotel?
I have become quite frustrated by the high prices of hotel rooms in
downtowns of large cities such as NYC and Chicago. A meager 2-star can
easily run you $150/ night.. I know you can find deals...
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Forum: USA & Canada
February 18th, 2007, 07:36 PM Posted to rec.travel.usa-canada
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Replies: 2
Views: 381
Price glitch on website, will it be honored?
I buoght a hotel room for $17 off a website but the average rooms
typically go for $120+ . I am assuming this was a price glitch from an
incorrectlly entered rate. Since I have already booked it will...
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Forum: USA & Canada
February 10th, 2007, 04:48 AM Posted to rec.travel.usa-canada
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Replies: 6
Views: 572
Website documenting airline actual delays?
On Feb 9, 10:20 am, "Bob Gardner" wrote:
There are so many factors involved in arrival time that this obsession with
"on time" seems silly to me. Airplanes enroute to the...
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Forum: Air travel
February 7th, 2007, 04:25 AM Posted to rec.travel.air
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Replies: 11
Views: 419
Credit cards hat offer 20K bonus miles?
I keep mail from united and american airlines wanting me to sign up
for their credit cards and then get 20K miles. Can I sign up for them
and cancel within a year to avoid the annual fee? Do I still...
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Forum: Air travel
February 7th, 2007, 01:30 AM Posted to rec.travel.air
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Replies: 6
Views: 457
Travellin in Pakistan
On Feb 1, 11:12 am, Alex wrote:
Let's see, how about: "Come to Pakistan and enjoy a Daniel Pearl
moment. You have nothing to lose but your head!"
Even better would be to...
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Forum: USA & Canada
January 26th, 2007, 10:52 PM Posted to rec.travel.usa-canada
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Replies: 24
Views: 839
Affordable place to stay near NYC?
On Jan 26, 7:08 am, "Rog'" wrote:
wrote:
I dont mind taking a 1-hour train ride if I can find some better
hotel deals outside NYC. Which...
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Forum: USA & Canada
January 26th, 2007, 03:18 PM Posted to rec.travel.usa-canada
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Replies: 24
Views: 839
Affordable place to stay near NYC?
Rita wrote:
We have gone round and round on this topic in this group and New
Yorkers seem to agree that staying in the city is the best way to
appreciate the experience. Other than hotel cost,...
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Forum: USA & Canada
January 26th, 2007, 02:08 PM Posted to rec.travel.usa-canada
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Replies: 24
Views: 839
Affordable place to stay near NYC?
On Jan 26, 7:42 am, Rita wrote:
You might want to rethink that. A one hour train ride is a two hour
train ride -- to and from Manhattan. New York is a fast moving and
...
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Forum: USA & Canada
January 26th, 2007, 02:06 PM Posted to rec.travel.usa-canada
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Replies: 24
Views: 839
Affordable place to stay near NYC?
On Jan 26, 5:47 am, Shawn Hirn wrote:
there are plenty of affordable places to stay IN New York City, and you
may well find the same thing, depending on what your definitition...
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Forum: USA & Canada
January 26th, 2007, 07:34 AM Posted to rec.travel.usa-canada
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Replies: 24
Views: 839
Affordable place to stay near NYC?
I dont mind taking a 1-hour train ride if I can find some better hotel
deals outside NYC. Which suburbs should I plug into hotwire? Are they
accessible from Grand central station, which is were Ill...
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Forum: USA & Canada
December 21st, 2006, 07:16 PM Posted to rec.travel.usa-canada
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Replies: 9
Views: 384
Half-day in evergaldes, where to go?
Bill wrote:
A good place to see the critters is the Anhinga Trail, which is near
the north entrance close to Homestead and Miami.
A good place to see fewer critters but take a nice bike ride...
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Forum: USA & Canada
December 21st, 2006, 06:08 PM Posted to rec.travel.usa-canada
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,066
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Forum: USA & Canada
December 21st, 2006, 06:06 PM Posted to rec.travel.usa-canada
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Replies: 9
Views: 384
Half-day in evergaldes, where to go?
We just have a half-day ( afternoon ) to spend in everglades. I visited
the website and notice there are several visitor centers and each has
many trails. Which would be good for our time frame? We...
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Forum: USA & Canada
December 19th, 2006, 03:42 AM Posted to rec.travel.usa-canada
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Replies: 8
Views: 414
AC OUTLET
believeryes wrote:
Hi all,
how are you all doing. just wondering is there an AC OUTLET on
greyhound buses where i can plug in my laptop?
Thanks a lot?
Try taking Amtrak. Most trains...
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