Captain Hilts
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Wed Apr-15-09 08:52 AM
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Captain Hilts, former Connecticut type.
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| -If you love to travel to foreign lands, now's the time to do it! |
CTyankee |
Apr-15-09 08:50 AM |
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Cool! |
Captain Hilts |
Apr-15-09 08:52 AM |
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Good for you!!!! We have also sacrificed on things to travel. |
Windy |
Apr-15-09 08:55 AM |
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I really want to go back to Florence next spring. I was looking at the deals to Florence |
CTyankee |
Apr-15-09 09:10 AM |
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We are thinking about Iceland this Summer |
cobalt1999 |
Apr-15-09 08:57 AM |
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Went to Iceland a few years back with the kids |
Zywiec |
Apr-15-09 10:38 AM |
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I looked into that because I heard they have super bargains on lodging, etc, but |
Lisa0825 |
Apr-15-09 03:20 PM |
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My wife's leaving for a month in europe next week - it sure don't look cheap to me. |
ThomWV |
Apr-15-09 09:09 AM |
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Europe is not cheap once you are there. But I have heard of some fantastic |
CTyankee |
Apr-15-09 09:13 AM |
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I'm leaving on a jet plane |
ThomWV |
Apr-15-09 08:13 PM |
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People can also look into flying for free as an Air Courier. It's usually just overnight though |
KittyWampus |
Apr-15-09 09:17 AM |
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I'm kind of stuck here at the moment, but Europe |
Lydia Leftcoast |
Apr-15-09 09:17 AM |
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Wow, that's good to know! I was in Northern Italy last spring and Northern Spain last fall and I |
CTyankee |
Apr-15-09 09:28 AM |
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kick |
xchrom |
Apr-15-09 09:33 AM |
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I sure would like to go back but that is not in the cards. No $$$. |
yy4me |
Apr-15-09 09:38 AM |
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Oh, bless your heart! Thank you so much for sharing your experience! |
CTyankee |
Apr-15-09 10:17 AM |
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I tend to think it is still too dangerous to travel... |
FirstLight |
Apr-15-09 09:53 AM |
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Only if you act like an ugly American |
Lydia Leftcoast |
Apr-15-09 10:19 AM |
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I was very surprised that people on my Sicily trip actually trooped off the tour bus |
CTyankee |
Apr-15-09 10:35 AM |
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You need to actually travel |
cobalt1999 |
Apr-15-09 10:23 AM |
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Yes, the right-wing propaganda machine wants you to stay home |
Lydia Leftcoast |
Apr-15-09 11:19 AM |
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I haven't found it in Italy or Spain. If anything, I think they like us a whole lot better now |
CTyankee |
Apr-15-09 10:24 AM |
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Only if you act like an idiot |
HarukaTheTrophyWife |
Apr-15-09 01:03 PM |
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We have blown the "anti-American" thing way out of proportion. |
yy4me |
Apr-15-09 03:18 PM |
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A friend went on a cruise on the Mediterranean last summer on an American cruise |
OmmmSweetOmmm |
Apr-15-09 10:18 AM |
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Also, if you like inclusive tours |
Lydia Leftcoast |
Apr-15-09 10:20 AM |
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Tours are good if you are going to several places and don't want the bother of schlepping stuff |
CTyankee |
Apr-15-09 10:33 AM |
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To me, that's a disincentive. I want to eat in local restaurants when I travel. |
CTyankee |
Apr-15-09 10:29 AM |
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The price of restaurants, even in the smallest places was exceptionally high |
OmmmSweetOmmm |
Apr-15-09 11:30 AM |
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It's great that she got to go. A dear friend and neighbor of mine took a long |
CTyankee |
Apr-15-09 12:26 PM |
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Don't forget Eastern Europe |
Zywiec |
Apr-15-09 10:42 AM |
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I'm looking into a Prague, Budapest, Vienna art program for a future trip. |
CTyankee |
Apr-15-09 01:02 PM |
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All three cities are beautiful |
Zywiec |
Apr-15-09 01:28 PM |
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trying to get some $$$$ together now... |
Blue_Tires |
Apr-15-09 11:21 AM |
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I dunno, with the dollar so low, I wonder how much you'd really end up saving. |
Bucky |
Apr-15-09 03:22 PM |
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The dollar isn't low compared to one year ago. |
cobalt1999 |
Apr-15-09 03:26 PM |
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It's a problem but really, I don't care. It is what it is. I want to go to Europe. |
CTyankee |
Apr-15-09 06:54 PM |
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Enjoy |
ThomWV |
Apr-15-09 08:16 PM |
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Plus we have a President whom people like now, in the rest of the world! n/t |
InvisibleTouch |
Apr-15-09 08:14 PM |
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