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Re: Puerto Vallarta - need a car?
in Departure Lounge » Americas - Mexico, 22-Dec-2009
Depends on where you're going. A lot places are well served by bus but on some of the remote pla...

RE: San Francisco cautiously
in Departure Lounge » Americas - United States of America, 22-Dec-2009
Why do you think the police should "run these punks off"?

Read the article linked from the O...

RE: San Francisco cautiously
in Departure Lounge » Americas - United States of America, 21-Dec-2009
+"So, when the police captain said "These are people committing criminal offenses" you think she ...

RE: SPRING BREAK CANCUN???
in Departure Lounge » Americas - Mexico, 21-Dec-2009
"Does anyone know hwo to get it as cheap as poss as my ears are open! "

The best value (not ne...

RE: Are hostels still the way to go for shoestring travelers?
in The Lobby » Travel on a shoestring, 20-Dec-2009
" Fascinating place. Anyway i digress....anyone backpacking on a budget shouldn't go to Aus, I re...

Re: D.F. to Puebla
in Departure Lounge » Americas - Mexico, 20-Dec-2009
"There used to be a bus direct to Puebla from the international airport in Mexico City. Anyone kn...

RE: Are hostels still the way to go for shoestring travelers?
in The Lobby » Travel on a shoestring, 20-Dec-2009
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I thought backpackers got ripped off in Aus, what's the story with that? "

Let's see there'...

RE: SPRING BREAK CANCUN???
in Departure Lounge » Americas - Mexico, 20-Dec-2009
"why would you want to go at all? Its just going to be filled with a bunch of horny college stude...

RE: San Francisco cautiously
in Departure Lounge » Americas - United States of America, 20-Dec-2009
+These are people committing criminal offenses" but neither she nor the article says what offense...

RE: Transitting LAX
in Departure Lounge » Americas - United States of America, 20-Dec-2009
Six hours is more than enough time to get from British Airways to Qantas. But, barely enough to l...

RE: Transitting LAX
in Departure Lounge » Americas - United States of America, 20-Dec-2009
Both BA and Qantas (QF) are on the One World Alliance so the bags shou...

Re: Public Transportation or Car in Fort Lauderdale
in Departure Lounge » Americas - United States of America, 20-Dec-2009
Locally it also depends on how often you're moving around, where you need to go, and where you're...

Re: Anyone up for a hitching trip through Mexico / Central America?
in Departure Lounge » Americas - Mexico, 10-Dec-2009
Andy -- also unsolicited advice, hitching in CA is a different experience. When you're standing o...

RE: Space Travel the final frontier ....
in Departure Lounge » Americas - United States of America, 07-Dec-2009
Will this trip afford me an opportunity to see the "real" outer space and not just the high-price...

Re: Local transport out of MEX
in Departure Lounge » Americas - Mexico, 07-Dec-2009
"there any local transport that leaved directly from the airport and heads south toward the Colon...

Re: Bribe??
in Departure Lounge » Asia - South-East Asia Mainland, 07-Dec-2009
"Does a foreigner need to bribe a customs/immigration official to legally enter/exit? No. "

In...

Space Travel the final frontier ....
in Departure Lounge » Americas - United States of America, 06-Dec-2009
While NASA frets over a looming hiatus in its ability to launch people into space, a commercial c...

The frontier in travel
in Departure Lounge » Europe - UK & Ireland, 05-Dec-2009
While NASA frets over a looming hiatus in its ability to launch people into space, a commercial c...

Re: Reliable Taxi CompAdvice for travel Central London to LHR
in Departure Lounge » Europe - UK & Ireland, 07-Dec-2009
A cab cost around £50 or more or less depends on where you're coming from. The poster on #1 sugg...

RE: US blacklists Thailand over child, forced labour
in Departure Lounge » Asia - Thailand, 02-Dec-2009
" which you can buy the same one in Burma for $400..."

Might even be less than $400 per scarf?