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14-Dec-2009 00:29
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14-Dec-2009 08:32
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Hi this is new group I made for hitch hikers, you are invited to join if you hitch hike or want to hitch hike.
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=203795281365&ref=mf
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13-Dec-2009 07:31
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alantro4 »
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15-Dec-2009 02:57
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So I'm trying to change my flight dates with American Airlines on a trip to Ecuador. I'm only changing a few days and there is no price difference in the fares but there is a $200 change fee. Anyone have any advice on how to get around this? Thanks.
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12-Dec-2009 13:03
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chisana »
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15-Dec-2009 03:06
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jtorsch »
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I have had it with the demand tipping in Saigon by the masseuses. I would get an hour foot massage daily but this trip I feel under seige by the masseuses for huge tips. Last night they demanded 50, 100, or 200,000 VND for a $10 massage. (You were suppose to check (good/50,000, better/100,000 & great/200,000). I get it that they are paid little if anything but they are cutting their own throats with me by this predatory behavior. 50 is not enough to tip but the guy almost grabbed me when I said I needed to get change. I get it that they are desperate but it feels like they just want you to get out of their shop and give them a big tip. That is my complaint. I usually tip 80,000-100,000 vnd for a good massage but this attitude about the tips has lost them any business from me. I've had it. I usually spend a couple of weeks in Saigon. Surely I can't be alone in my sentiment... more »
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04-Dec-2009 11:24
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jasminethenomad »
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15-Dec-2009 12:06
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gawkabout »
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Just wondering where you guys hide your money when you're traveling? I usually pull money out of the ATM about once a week, but I don't like to carry all of it around. Does anyone have good ideas for where to hide the rest?
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04-Dec-2009 01:40
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dannige21 »
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15-Dec-2009 09:00
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palmalisboa »
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I was just wanting to know if hostels in Europe are safe to leave your baggage at while your out and about?
Hostels here have lockers to keep belongings in. Are European ones similar?
Cheers
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03-Dec-2009 15:58
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12-Dec-2009 16:02
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chocolate_fish »
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Ok, so I'm from Melbourne and I'm going to Amsterdam at the start of April 2010 and I want return in January 2011.
My problem is that I would like a return ticket but airlines don't allow me to book my return date that far ahead so I have a few options as I see it:
1) Wait it out and buy my return ticket in January 2010 possibly risking an expensive ticket but having the dates i want
2) Buy a return now for about AUD$1800 with a return date in Oct 2010 and change the return date when I can to 2011, possibly risking extra charges
OR
3) Scrap the return ticket idea, get a one way for about AUD$900 then, when I can get a chance, booking a one-way back to Melbourne.
I can see that option 3 may be cheapest but is it safe? I worry about mot having the security of a return ticket done and there for me in case I run out of funds, something happens which means i have to come home etc. B...
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01-Dec-2009 16:01
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jaic »
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12-Dec-2009 10:43
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majortraveller »
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Hi, my name is Jai, I just completed a solo trek across the Gobi Desert in Mongolia and I am sitting in China now hating society. I am planning a Christopher McCandless/ Into the Wild type trip to Tajikistan or Nepal soon. Would have preferred Bhutan but it is like 120 us dollars a day. I would prefer to hitch to the Pamirs in Tajikistan and seek solitude. Does anyone know if there is a hunting shop where I can pick up a rifle in Tajikistan? Can I get some form of transport from China to Tajikistan? Can I pick up a visa at the border? If there is anyone out there who is mentally and physically resilient and wants to meet up with me in China and hitch to Pamirs they are welcome. We can then maybe seek solitude and arrange to hitch back to China at a certain date.
"So many people live within unhappy circumstances and yet will not take the initiative to change their situation because ...
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01-Dec-2009 00:12
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signs_of_life »
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03-Dec-2009 14:53
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sneaker_fish »
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ok this is the problem and i know i'm not the only person who's been in this predicament!! in 2007 i went to OZ, NZ, asia ....well you know the usual suspects... Anyway i had no money at the time so i got working visa for both OZ and NZ thinking i would never do this again so what the hell....However here i now find myself at the end of 2009 with itchy feet and once again very little funds.. what i really want to do is overland as much as poss to OZ with the money i do have and then try to pick up some cash in hand work once there or in NZ as i can't get working visas again.. so has anyone done much of this and what lines of work did you have some luck in (please don't tell me its fruit picking all the way!) and really is it a fiesable option for earnig money.... many thanks all
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29-Nov-2009 19:24
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bdaz »
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06-Dec-2009 00:57
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wanderer9020 »
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Hi all
My partner and i have found ourselves with the first week on january off work...we are looking for quick asian trip leaving melbourne either 31 Dec or 1 Jan to either malaysia, hong kong, thailand or singapore and are happy to book this a day or two before the trip...at the moment the best i can find is air asia for about 1200pp return...
Anyone aware of any last minute flight booking services? And when are airlines likely to get rid of remaining seats at cheaper prices?
Cheers
Bernie
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24-Nov-2009 14:36
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jtorsch »
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01-Dec-2009 09:04
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jtorsch »
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Hey everyone, for all you shoe string travelers this should be a great help. I'm pretty sure you have to be a US resident to qualify for this card but it's the greatest mileage bonus I've ever seen. 100k British Airways miles! Here's the link to the Chase card and to other Citi bank cards that are offering 30k mile bonuses.
https://applynow.chase.com/FlexAppWeb/renderApp.do?SPID=CQ7K&CELL=6R8Y&AFFID=&CLICK=&CID=&PROMO=DF01&MKID=&MSC=
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19-Nov-2009 06:54
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sether »
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01-Dec-2009 10:23
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meghan45 »
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Hey all,
I've been out of work for a while now and I'm fed up w/ the job searching and just looking to get out NYC for a month or so. Would love any ideas/thoughts on ways to travel really cheap, maybe even free -- could mean working somewhere, chaperoning a trip for kids, who knows -- and I'm open to just about anywhere in the world...
Thanks in advance for the ideas!
I"m arriving solo in Cancun MX at the beginning of December with a backpack... want to spend some time south from there. Looking for safe inexpensive accomodation... somewhere relaxing, interesting and away from the large hotel zones. Any ideas for accomodation would be greatly appreciated. I've found hostels.com but find the reviews so very mixed. Bit of a crap shoot isn't it? Thoughts???
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18-Nov-2009 12:33
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xjennyk »
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15-Dec-2009 09:12
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palmalisboa »
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Hi there,
My boyfriend and I have about 10 days over Christmas (approx 17-28 December - not the best time but work constraints :-P) to take a holiday and we'd love to go somewhere warm! (is 20degC+ too much to ask for??) and not too expensive (for flights from Netherlands and when we get there).
We would like some relaxing but mostly culture, good / interesting food, bit of nature. We've also done quite a bit of travelling in Turkey already so would like somewhere different from that in terms of food and culture.
I looked already at north Africa and Jordan (seems to be quite cool in December ~10deg) and Oman (expensive) and wondering where else we can get to within reasonable (<500Euros possible??) flight prices. I'm happy to be proven wrong with any of my assumptions so far and also if there's something really amazing and good for December / 10 days we could stretch a teen...
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17-Nov-2009 14:52
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CammyDC »
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12-Dec-2009 03:12
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cobb »
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I have spent a few days researching this, but am just not getting a definitive answer, so thought I'd try another resource!
We are planning a scuba diving vacation for February (generally, high-season so I know that makes it more expensive already!). We're looking for somewhere very affordable and not too hard to get to from Kansas City's airport. It doesn't have to be the world's best diving, just somewhere warm, sunny, and RELAXING.
I loved Utila, Bay Islands, but it's just WAY too many flights from Kansas City to go back. Two years ago, we went to Caye Caulker, Belize and LOVED it. Relaxing, slow paced, and NOT a resort atmosphere, which we much prefer.
Caye Caulker had affordable lodging and food options, but the flights were about $850 each. We're looking for something more affordable flight-wise this time around.
Ideally, I'd love somewhere like Utila, where the...
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16-Nov-2009 09:54
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knotso »
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11-Dec-2009 03:34
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Bohemiana »
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Looking for a possible cheap vacation somewhere in Europe, I thought of the possibility of taking a trip from NY to London -- then taking advantage of RyanAir's cheap fares to hot any of its destinations in Spain or Eastern Europe or Italy. This would obviously mean buying separate tickets for the transAtlantic and inter-European parts of the trip, and, I imaging, giving myself a long (12 hours or more) layover in London where I'd stay with friends.
Has anyone tried this? Good/bad/mixed results? And am I right in thinking that this option would beat a fare going direct from NY to continental Europe?
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