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02-23-2013, 05:07 PM
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#841
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Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Flyover country
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Booked an Alaskan vacation for June. Cruise for a week, then a week in Denali, then a week in Vancouver/Victoria.
We've been to Alaska before, so we're especially looking forward to this trip to fill in the parts we haven't seen. Also, Vancouver has long been on my bucket list.
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02-23-2013, 06:08 PM
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#842
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: 5-sided building
Posts: 1,183
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We're going to Disney World (FL) in April. It's a surprise trip for my 3 girls on a long weekend, the Monday is off from school.
free roundtrip airfare from BWI courtesy of SW credit card signup bonuses
hotel on the grounds is free for 5 nights courtesy of SPG credit card signup bonuses
park tickets are heavily discounted at $150 for 4 days via their "Military Salute" deal
should be fun, and since it's after spring break is over, it shouldn't be too crowded.
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02-23-2013, 06:15 PM
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#843
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Portland
Posts: 2,038
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[QUOTE=chas57006;1287727]Will snowmobile in the Big Horns for a week and then head to Dubois WY. and snowmobile in the Tetons till the weather turns warm.
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This sounds awesome! Will you be renting somewhere in Dubois?
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02-23-2013, 07:04 PM
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Dryer sheet aficionado
Join Date: Mar 2011
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Last year we rented a house in Dubois, this year we will only be staying a couple of weeks if things work out.
We would like to go over to Grand Mesa CO. for a week as we have never ridden there and heard good things about that area.
We usually only ride every other day, as old people it takes a little time to rest up!
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02-23-2013, 08:09 PM
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#845
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Administrator
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: N. Yorkshire
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Quote:
Originally Posted by travelover
I'm planning a July trip to Big Bend National Park. Yep, I've been there in July before - nice and hot, not too bad up in the Chisos Basin. It's like a whole other country.
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We had a few days there last October, stayed in the lodge in the Chisos Basin. Hope you have as good a time as we did.
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02-24-2013, 07:17 AM
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#846
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
Join Date: May 2011
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Tossing around the idea of a week-10 days in Vilnius, Lithuania, late May-early June.....never been there before...anyone visited/familiar?
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The Winter's Tale, William Shakespeare
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02-24-2013, 11:07 AM
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#847
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
Join Date: May 2009
Posts: 9,343
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One great advantage of retirement....Having the opportunity to take advantage of great airfare deals. Just scored a round trip air deal from St. Louis to USVI first of November for $214 round trip including the taxes. They are practically giving this one away. St. John here we come again!
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02-24-2013, 12:49 PM
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: Jan 2013
Posts: 296
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NYC 2 Vegas today, back 2 NYC in 48 hrs.
Not play time, but w%rk. Oh we'll it could be worse.
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02-26-2013, 06:34 PM
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Full time employment: Posting here.
Join Date: Dec 2010
Posts: 576
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Travel is in my plan in ER. This news story about the hot air balloon that caught fire and crashed, killing 19 foreign tourists, filled me with sorrow and anger.
Egypt Balloon Explosion: Britons Killed - Yahoo! News UK
I am struck by the irony of fate and the possibility of death and danger lurking around the corner in an undertaking of joy and beauty. At the same time, I am outraged by the utter irresponsibility of people: like the captain of the sunk cruise ship off the coast of Italy who abandoned the ship and the passengers, the pilot of the hot air balloon, jumped from the balloon 10 to 15 m off the ground when he noticed the fire in the gas canister, and abandoned the other passengers whose lives and safety was left in his charge.
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02-26-2013, 07:37 PM
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#850
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: Jan 2013
Posts: 178
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Planning a Macau and Hong Kong trip for 3 weeks in May!
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02-27-2013, 09:25 AM
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Full time employment: Posting here.
Join Date: Apr 2010
Posts: 853
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just returned from the Holy land. Way cool! Never have I ever wanted to return to a country more.
had to rough it in coach, but the $350 RT tickets took a little of the burn out the cramped seats.
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02-27-2013, 11:14 AM
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#852
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Nov 2007
Posts: 7,746
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Started planning a trip to Philadelphia in April. It is for work, but I'll have time in the evenings and the last day before flying out to hopefully see some of the sights downtown ("center city"??). It has been on my list of places to see but we have never been there (even though it isn't that far away from us). And in this case, work is picking up the whole tab and I get paid to be there.
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02-27-2013, 02:23 PM
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#853
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Aug 2010
Posts: 1,440
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Long weekend in the Villages in April to check it out.
Two week cruise in May in the Aegean leaving from Venice.
Another long weekend in June for family reunion in the TX hill country.
Then a month of renting in The Village in July (if we like it in April) to see if we can stand the heat/humidity of central FL in mid-summer. If the answer is yes we like it and can stand the climate we're planning to buy a second home there.
W@rk so gets in the way of having fun!
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02-27-2013, 02:32 PM
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#854
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Kansas City
Posts: 7,968
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Back to Kansas City -right between the two midwest snow storms - ya gotta love the weather channel. The ole Chevy missed all the bad storms - Hot Springs, AR, New Orleans, Breau Bridge, San Antonio, Port Aransas and back to KCK. 14 days.
heh heh heh - 81 degrees(Gulf) to shoveling snow.
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02-27-2013, 03:06 PM
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#855
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Lawn chair in Texas
Posts: 14,183
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Lisa99
W@rk so gets in the way of having fun!
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+1
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Sounds like a day on north Texas...
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Have Funds, Will Retire
...not doing anything of true substance...
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02-28-2013, 04:39 AM
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#856
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Moderator Emeritus
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Northern Illinois
Posts: 16,543
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A Phoenix trip in March or April, and Vegas in May. I have to see the Pawn Stars in action.
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02-28-2013, 06:01 AM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: midwestern city
Posts: 4,061
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Wow. Great. I am very jealous.
Quote:
Originally Posted by comicbookgujy
Planning a Macau and Hong Kong trip for 3 weeks in May!
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02-28-2013, 11:30 AM
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#858
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Feb 2007
Posts: 2,602
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Mazatlan in March.
Driving vacation in May/June.
Peru (dream trip) in September.
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02-28-2013, 11:50 AM
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#859
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gone traveling
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Leominster
Posts: 137
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Planning San Antonio Texas this summer to scope out a possible retirement location.
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03-01-2013, 06:52 PM
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#860
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Administrator
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: N. Yorkshire
Posts: 34,053
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March is here, only 3 weeks to go before our next extended vacation. We leave on March 29th for England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Spain, France, Norway, Iceland and The Faroe Islands. Back in September, and the only flight will be from England to Marjorca, the rest is via ship, train and automobile.
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