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All blog posts tagged with trains and planes

TAT: Orbitz is the Devil, JSYK

hammered out on June 16, 2009 at 04:12PM

Sure, sites like Orbitz, Priceline, and Travelocity may seem like a good deal but only if you expect your trip will be without delays, changes, or weather issues. Anyone who has had any sort of dealings with the aforementioned companies' customer service departments probably has some horror stories …

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my home away from home

hammered out on April 1, 2009 at 01:49PM

Well well, I'm in the land of Oz, and Sydney was much better than I expected. We walked from our hostel, Base Sydney, to the Opera House. Now I'm a fan of seeing a city on foot, but this was a few hours I could use back. The Harbour Bridge and the Opera House were beautiful, no doubt, but from Base …

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sou'ampton to bath

hammered out on October 30, 2008 at 10:27PM

My friend Ziggy and I had made plans to take a trip to Bath but ended up missing the train due to my incurable Cornish pasty addiction. It hurts more than just you, kids! While my butter-and-meat grease-filled fix was being heated up, the train scooted right out of the station. We finally tucked o…

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20p=5 minutes of interwebs

hammered out on October 27, 2008 at 10:22PM

 

Write fast! Is it possible that I already miss London? I had a minor mishap getting on the wrong train to Southampton. Apparently the one that leaves at 1:35 is totally different that the one that leaves at 1:39. Okay. A nice stern old Englishman helped me figure it out and I made my way quite…

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Insomnia vs 13 hour flight: Round 1

hammered out on July 13, 2006 at 02:09AM

I'm sitting in an airport wondering how i’m going to make it through the next 13 hours on a plane to Melbourne. I love airports for the sheer fact that it’s a microcosm of the world, all sorts of people at all different times in their lives, all waiting for something. They always say to get ther…

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