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What sort of vacations await you this summer?

Just a Guy — Wed, 26 May 2010 02:27:44 +0000

Are you the sort of person who looks forward to a vacation every summer? Do you enjoy scooping up your family, piling into the family car or van (or RV?), and heading off to adventure each year?

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What sort of vacations await you this summer?

Any of you favor timeshares as vacation option?

Just a Guy — Mon, 24 May 2010 22:57:10 +0000

Any of you find timeshares a favorable option for your vacations? Or are you more the sort of person who grabs a tent and heads for the woods? Or takes only Disney vacations or Six Flags marathons?

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Any of you favor timeshares as vacation option?

Thoughts return again to joys of vacation times

Just a Guy — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:45:53 +0000

My apologies if I’m wearing out the topic, but my thoughts have returned again today to that fun little mini-vacation my wife and I enjoyed over our extended weekend. What do you like to do for vacations, either mini- or longterm?

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Vacations renew the spirit, sometimes really tire out the body

Just a Guy — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:24:24 +0000

It had been more than two years since my wife and I had a vacation, so last week and over the weekend, we took a bit of a “mini-vacation.” Didn’t go anywhere very special, just strapped on the old Dansko shoes, threw a few clothes into an old duffel bag, and headed out of town.

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Speaking of travel: Do you have any tales of lost luggage?

Just a Guy — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 01:56:03 +0000

Speaking of travel (my most recent post): Do you have any tales of lost luggage you’d care to share with us?

I just read a story on another blog about an angry Yale student who’s threatening an airline with a $1 million lawsuit for losing the Xbox 360 which he sent through in his checked luggage. (The author of the blog post wondered, as did I, why the guy chose to check an Xbox or other electronics device rather than take it carry-on. Duh.) Wow. A million bucks for an Xbox and emotional distress — that seems perhaps a tiny bit over the edge to me, but, hey, I don’t even own an Xbox.

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Is foreign travel becoming more or less risky for Americans?

Just a Guy — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 01:43:50 +0000

Is foreign travel becoming more risky for Americans?

For a number of years during the George W. Bush Administration, I heard people constantly talking about how Americans were very unpopular throughout the world. We’ve all heard various “horror stories” about Americans being threatened and even famous cases of them being held hostage in some parts of the world. But does all that really mean anything to me or any other “John Q. Average American” getting ready to travel outside the U.S.? Should I be afraid to travel to some parts of the world?

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Are you willing to show off your body parts to airport security personnel?

Just a Guy — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 19:46:09 +0000

Are you willing to show off your body parts to airport security personnel??

Okay, I’ll admit I used “show off” mostly to get your attention. But surely you’ve heard by now that new body scanning machines are being installed — at a cost of $170,000 per machine, I read — in U.S. airports. One article I read explained that “electromagnetic waves to create pictures of energy reflected off people. The metallic-looking images show outlines of private body parts and blur passengers’ faces.”

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Hard times hitting Big Apple tourism, hotel industry

Just a Guy — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 02:57:26 +0000

Hard times are hitting the Big Apple tourism and hotel industry for 2009, reflecting in one more way the impact of the current worldwide Recession we are living through.

This is where I come off as the “small town rube” I really am, I suppose. I was looking at a story just now about the New York City hotel industry and NYC tourism in general. The article made the point that tourism in 2009 was expected to fall from 47 million visitors in 2008 to 44.5 million visitors in 2009.

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Holidays mean more travel — which may mean more luggage fees

Just a Guy — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 03:26:21 +0000

Have you flown much lately? Are you planning any flights for Thanksgiving weekend travel, or perhaps a bit further ahead for Christmas and New Year’s?

I haven’t flow in awhile, but I would be very interested to know any recent experiences and your reaction to all the extra bucks most airlines are now charging for checking your luggage. When I first heard several months ago that most major airlines were charging $15, even $25 to check a second piece of luggage, I was appalled. Then when it reached the point that some were charging that much for ANY piece of checked luggage, I was stunned.

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Do you trust the stock market? How about with your vacation?

Just a Guy — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 18:31:16 +0000

No, I don’t mean you should put your vacation plans and vacation money into the stock market. Although, with stock prices so low, if you have some extra bucks this would be a good time to carefully buy up some stock bargains. (My son tells me that; he’s the only stock trader in our immediate family. I’m broke.)

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