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  1. SoloHobo avatar

    RE: visa

    by SoloHobo 31 May 2012

    #6 is a TOUT. There is no need to join a tour and use an travel agent. Just get the LP guidebook, and make your plans accordingly. In…

  2. EM_Guero avatar

    RE: U.S. Virgin Islands or Puerto Rico?

    by EM_Guero 30 May 2012

    So like $600 with the Austin leg, or are you going straight from Houston? We paid something like $620 each for Aus-Mia-Curacao. …

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    Re: Oaxaca Teachers' Protest - happening now

    by ssa92 30 May 2012

    Flight was cancelled again due to "volcanic ash" and "electrical problems" at the Oaxaca airport. STILL Stuck in Houston... Many airlines…

  4. ssa92 avatar

    RE: Oaxaca Teachers' Protest - happening now

    by ssa92 29 May 2012

    I am booked on a flight at 4 today from Houston to Oaxaca. If anyone knows what's really happening at the Oaxaca airport today please…

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    Re: Oaxaca Teachers' Protest - happening now

    by ssa92 29 May 2012

    Thanks for the "heads-up" about the recent activity. My flight was just cancelled today due to "weather". I am stuck in Houston now. Can…

  6. MrRed avatar

    RE: Air Panama Passenger Weight Limit ??

    by MrRed 28 May 2012

    I just made this trip last week. Our luggage was weighed when flying out of Panama to Bocas but we weren't. However, our bags were 15…

  7. gawkabout avatar

    RE: MADRID ,SEVILLE AND BARCELONA ADVICE PLEASE !

    by gawkabout 28 May 2012

    In my 45 years of shipping out and travel, I've been robbed 6 times. Four were in Spain. I'd love to have a good slr, but I'm paranoid.…

  8. Katana_Ramirez avatar

    Anyone wanna tag along on a road trip across the US with me?

    by Katana_Ramirez 25 May 2012

    Hi everyone, I'm doing a road trip from LA to NY and back with plenty of stops along the way. I land in LA on the 7th June and fly home…

  9. lilyramone avatar

    RE: Flying Las Vegas to NY ~22 July - book now or wait?

    by lilyramone 25 May 2012

    Southwest seems like the way to go then. United is also priced at 200 $ on the 21st, but with 6.00 or 7.00 am takeoff and a stop in Housto…

  10. mojorisn avatar

    RE: Road trip - New Jersey to Texas

    by mojorisn 24 May 2012

    A, I made the trip in the early '90's from Harrisburg, PA to Austin, Tx. My only mistake was rushing it. I was there in 2 days with…

  11. anisharma avatar

    Road trip - New Jersey to Texas

    by anisharma 24 May 2012

    Hello, I am 27, Male from North India. I'll be moving to Houston, TX in early June. I was thinking of driving down there. Looking for…

  12. nutraxfornerves avatar

    RE: 100 foods to eat before you die. I've had 28 so far

    by nutraxfornerves 23 May 2012

    It looks like +barbacoa+ does have a specific meaning in Houston, "a whole, slow-cooked cow head." It's slow cooked on a barbecue. By…

  13. VinnyD avatar

    RE: 100 foods to eat before you die. I've had 28 so far

    by VinnyD 23 May 2012

    Such a bizarre list. What's the point of saying lengua and mollejas instead of tongue and sweetbreads? I counted them both, although…

  14. EM_Guero avatar

    RE: Places rich people like?

    by EM_Guero 21 May 2012

    There are rich people in every large city in the world, as far as I know. So saying Buenos Aires, Houston, Sao Paulo, etc. are givens.…

  15. Lawseiou1 avatar

    Re: Solo Female traveler looking for a travel companion in Morocco/ Portugal

    by Lawseiou1 20 May 2012

    Please read my post, which is similar and open. I'm not so budget bound and am more inclined to travel/rest in a degree of comfort. I'm…

  16. bredon avatar

    RE: ‘meet & seat’ service

    by bredon 18 May 2012

    Yes this is very innovative thing introduced by one of the oldest Airline KLM. Happy news is that they have added ten more new destinations…

  17. BubbaK avatar

    RE: United Airlines Flight Quality

    by BubbaK 17 May 2012

    #21: we flew Houston to Sao Paulo on a former Continental 767 in March. In those aircraft, there's just Business-First and Economy (the…

  18. EM_Guero avatar

    RE: Keeping things close to the vest...

    by EM_Guero 16 May 2012

    They're all over small towns in Texas. One of my old neighbors had never been anywhere in his life but Houston and Austin.

  19. nikhilchandra avatar

    Re: Royal Rajasthan on Wheels

    by nikhilchandra 15 May 2012

    Palace on Wheels is the first luxury train to be introduced in India. It began it journey way back in 1982 whereas the Royal Rajasthan…

  20. carycarol avatar

    RE: Postoffice box or mailing address on Roatan, Honduras

    by carycarol 15 May 2012

    I have to disagree about being unreliable...the workers here call me when my mail is received from the states and I get that mail direct…

  21. travellingtrixie avatar

    RE: Houston in late June

    by travellingtrixie 13 May 2012

    I was in Houston the last weekend in June in 2010. It was miserable. Far more miserable than Florida, where I lived for two years. More…

  22. SanchoPanza1 avatar

    RE: Calling fellow travellers Houston/San Fran/New Orleans

    by SanchoPanza1 12 May 2012

    Do you mean Houston then NOLA and then SF in that order? Makes more sense, unless you have other reasons.

  23. gawkabout avatar

    RE: 2 Months Photographing Small Town Italy

    by gawkabout 12 May 2012

    I think OP in 2, is talking about Houston.

  24. LastMinTraveller avatar

    Calling fellow travellers Houston/San Fran/New Orleans

    by LastMinTraveller 12 May 2012

    Hello guys, Am going to be in Houston 3-9th June & splitting 10-16th on San Fran & New Orleans. Anyone else around there about this time?…

  25. leela3000 avatar

    RE: pronounciations

    by leela3000 10 May 2012

    >The way Houston is pronounced in NYC. I know that! House-ton. \*proud*

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