Forum: General Chat
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I love being retired! OH and I love travel and...
I love being retired! OH and I love travel and we had a very long bucket list, so we planned our finances to enable us to retire early (OH was 54 and I was 48). Both of our dads died too young to...
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Forum: UK Holiday Planning & Days Out
25 Mar 24, 02:42 PM
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Forum: General Trip Reports
25 Mar 24, 02:39 PM
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Forum: General Trip Planning
25 Mar 24, 02:33 PM
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Forum: General Trip Planning
15 Mar 24, 03:22 AM
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We’ve done a few road trips in the US, but...
We’ve done a few road trips in the US, but staying in hotels rather than a motorhome. We’ve done trips round New England, California/Arizona/Nevada, Colorado (my favourite) and Florida. Our...
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Forum: General Trip Reports
10 Mar 24, 07:49 PM
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Forum: General Trip Reports
4 Mar 24, 02:42 AM
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Forum: General Chat
29 Feb 24, 04:05 AM
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My birthday is early Jan and we started a...
My birthday is early Jan and we started a Caribbean cruise two days after my 50th as I refuse to pay the extortionate prices for travelling at that time of the year. The older I get, the less I...
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Forum: General Trip Planning
29 Feb 24, 03:45 AM
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Replies: 30
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Another vote for packing cubes. We have two...
Another vote for packing cubes. We have two sorts; a set of Mia Tui and a set of compression from Amazon. We split our clothes across two cases just in case one goes missing on the flight and then...
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Forum: General Trip Reports
25 Feb 24, 05:05 AM
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Forum: General Trip Reports
20 Feb 24, 07:49 AM
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19 Feb 24, 07:21 PM
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19 Feb 24, 08:59 AM
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19 Feb 24, 08:58 AM
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Forum: General Trip Reports
16 Feb 24, 06:33 AM
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Forum: Disney Cruise Line and Other Cruise Planning
12 Feb 24, 06:20 PM
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We haven’t done any Silversea cruises, but you...
We haven’t done any Silversea cruises, but you might want to take a look at Viking ocean cruises as I know they cover that area too. We did the Med with them last year and thoroughly enjoyed it and...
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Forum: Disney Cruise Line and Other Cruise Planning
12 Feb 24, 10:51 AM
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We did an Avalon river cruise last year on the...
We did an Avalon river cruise last year on the Rhine and a Viking one on the Danube in 2022. Both were fabulous and the on board experience was excellent on both.
We loved the Avalon cabins as...
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Forum: General Trip Reports
11 Feb 24, 08:59 AM
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Forum: General Trip Reports
10 Feb 24, 09:39 AM
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Forum: General Trip Reports
9 Feb 24, 02:49 PM
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Forum: General Trip Reports
9 Feb 24, 08:27 AM
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Forum: General Trip Reports
6 Feb 24, 08:27 AM
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Forum: General Chat
5 Feb 24, 11:16 AM
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Forum: General Chat
30 Jan 24, 06:20 PM
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Forum: General Trip Planning
24 Jan 24, 06:18 PM
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Both Avalon and Viking dealt with my food...
Both Avalon and Viking dealt with my food allergies very well, but Viking had the edge for me. Once on board, I saw the Food and Beverage Manager (can’t recall his specific title, but it was...
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Forum: General Trip Planning
24 Jan 24, 03:22 PM
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Not even a vague hint of choppy water! Smooth...
Not even a vague hint of choppy water! Smooth sailing on both trips.
One thing to be mindful of is that water levels can impact the itinerary. We had no problems travelling in April, but too...
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Forum: General Trip Planning
24 Jan 24, 08:23 AM
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Forum: General Trip Planning
17 Jan 24, 08:39 AM
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We went to Singapore for the F1 in 2019 and...
We went to Singapore for the F1 in 2019 and organised the accommodation and flights through our travel agent and sourced the F1 tickets ourselves. We bought the F1 tickets as soon as they were...
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Forum: General Chat
11 Jan 24, 02:00 PM
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Forum: General Chat
11 Jan 24, 09:55 AM
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Forum: General Trip Planning
6 Jan 24, 06:47 PM
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We stayed in Vancouver before and after an...
We stayed in Vancouver before and after an escorted tour and there is lots to see and do. We had a total of 6 nights and it wasn’t enough and I’d happily go back for 7 nights. We stayed in Victoria...
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Forum: Trip Planning Florida
3 Jan 24, 11:02 AM
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We’ve used a Halifax Clarity card for years...
We’ve used a Halifax Clarity card for years without any problems. Only had an issue with it on recently when OH accidentally put our hotel room card next to it. Still worked through ApplePay...
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Forum: General Chat
31 Dec 23, 12:53 PM
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Forum: General Chat
31 Dec 23, 12:52 PM
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All of the indoor decorations have been taken...
All of the indoor decorations have been taken down today, and the outdoor lights will come down once it stops raining. When I lived at home the decorations went up on 20th which is after my...
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Forum: General Trip Planning
27 Dec 23, 08:59 AM
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We’ve been twice for Christmas and New Year and...
We’ve been twice for Christmas and New Year and had great weather both times. We arrived in torrential rain the first time and departing guests said it had rained for most of the previous fortnight...
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Forum: General Chat
24 Dec 23, 06:17 PM
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No starter, no pudding and only doing a turkey...
No starter, no pudding and only doing a turkey crown as we have guests for Boxing Day. Otherwise, I would have roasted a chicken. I’ve slapped some bacon and butter on top of the turkey and that’s...
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Forum: General Trip Reports
15 Dec 23, 02:51 PM
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We’ve also just come back from Dubai and...
We’ve also just come back from Dubai and wholeheartedly agree it’s a great destination for winter warmth. This was our third visit and we purposely didn’t do much this time as we just wanted to...
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Forum: General Chat
15 Dec 23, 02:41 PM
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Forum: General Chat
28 Nov 23, 11:05 AM
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There are lots of great cities in Europe...
There are lots of great cities in Europe (Budapest and Barcelona are fabulous) but would hubby consider a river cruise? Very different to an ocean cruise with much smaller ships and no sea sickness...
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Forum: General Trip Reports
26 Nov 23, 08:59 AM
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