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Tuesday June 18th 940pmWell last night was really lame. Everybody tells me how good this party is at Snorkel Park in the dockyards but it wasnt great last night. I met Francine AJ Devon and Jeremy at midnight and we walked over there exp...
Tuesday June 18th 940pmWell last night was really lame. Everybody tells me how good this party is at Snorkel Park in the dockyards but it wasnt great last night. I met Francine AJ Devon and Jeremy at midnight and we walked over there expecting a big raucous party and there might have been 80 people there I guess it is better when two ships are in port. We hung out for an hour or so and t
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W podr z Los Angeles do San Francisco udalimy si synn Pacific Coast Highway biegnc w wikszoci nad samym brzegiem oceanu. Przewodniki opisyway ja jako niebezpieczn drog dla kierowcw o silnych nerwach z wsk jezdni i lichymi barierkami gdzi...
W podr z Los Angeles do San Francisco udalimy si synn Pacific Coast Highway biegnc w wikszoci nad samym brzegiem oceanu. Przewodniki opisyway ja jako niebezpieczn drog dla kierowcw o silnych nerwach z wsk jezdni i lichymi barierkami gdzie rzadko wieci soce i we mgle mona si naje strachu. Nic bardziej mylnego. W naszym przypadku pogoda znw sprawdz
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Well we just made it through out second night in Kuala Lumpur which was not difficult considering the hostel we are at is called Back Home. I would not consider it like back home but they do think of everything. The beds are really comfo...
Well we just made it through out second night in Kuala Lumpur which was not difficult considering the hostel we are at is called Back Home. I would not consider it like back home but they do think of everything. The beds are really comfortable and everyone is genuinely nice. No wonder it was rated the number one hostel in Malaysia. However we wanted to stay another night but there is no room th
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After a casual start Friday 14th Junewe motored to Keppel Bay Marina Yeppoon. Naomi was nervous as she returning to her homeland for the second time by boat. There we were met at the jetty by Don and Cheryl Naomi39s parents. They helped ...
After a casual start Friday 14th Junewe motored to Keppel Bay Marina Yeppoon. Naomi was nervous as she returning to her homeland for the second time by boat. There we were met at the jetty by Don and Cheryl Naomi39s parents. They helped us tie up gave us a warm welcome and our car keys.Naomi39s brother Andrew and owner of CQ Sailmakers was coming later that day to measure up the boat
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United Airlines' decision to count spending only on tickets issued by United for purposes of earning elite status marks a fundamental blow the concept of airline alliances, undermining its Star Alliance partners and begging the question,...
United Airlines' decision to count spending only on tickets issued by United for purposes of earning elite status marks a fundamental blow the concept of airline alliances, undermining its Star Alliance partners and begging the question, will airline alliances soon be nothing more than marketing gimmicks? Say Lufthansa is running a sale and I buy a business class ticket from Frankfurt to Los Angeles from the German carrier for $2,500. The routing is Frankfurt-Chicago-Los Angeles and back the same way and all flights are operated by United Airlines. Despite being Star Alliance codeshare partners and A++ joint venture partners (they share revenue on these flights), the price of the ticket would not count toward my minimum spending requirement because it would be issued on Lufthansa (220) stock rather than United (016) stock. Thus, United has now weaponized booking and balkanized loyalty in the Star Alliance. United has weaponized booking in trying to monopolize it, making it a condition for loyalty and essentially going to war with its partners for business, alliance partners that cannot be labeled purely as competitors like AA and Delta. And that is certainly United's prerogative. But it undermines the implicit promise of the Star Alliance network, pursuing loyalty by siphoning revenue from other member carriers in a race to the bottom. Surely other carriers will follow. If I were a CEO of one of the Star Alliance member carriers, I would ask United CEO Jeff Smisek to explain himself in front of everyone else at the next CEB meeting. What if every carrier followed United's lead? In the aggregate, it will drive away Star Alliance loyalty because consumers will be less incentivized to book with Star Alliance, even if the price is a bit more, knowing that the benefits are diluted. Paying an extra $100 for elite status + lounge access is a lot easier to stomach than paying $100 more only for lounge access... What if Thai, Singapore, Asiana, ANA, and new member EVA decide that if United will not "count" flights on codeshares booked through them, they will no longer count flights not booked on their own ticket stock. Despite United's notable Pacific route network out its Tokyo and Guam hubs, conscientious frequent flyers of these programs will scale back purchasing from United, opting instead for booking on their own carriers, who presumably would market their own flights more prominently than United codeshares. United thus looses revenue. The problem is not that I won't be able to qualify for 1K status next year. I may well be in Germany, which would exempt me from the requirement all together. The problem is United has unleashed a snowball that I fear will gain in intensity and size as other carriers contemplate retaliation. The result: the consumer is crushed, or at least in a position much worse off than before. The "good" news is that there are rumors of a Star Alliance systemwide tool under development that would track spending in a uniform manner across Star Alliance. I have no inside information in this regard, but if it is the case, why doesn't United wait until it is rolled out to implement its new revenue-based scheme? It is not far-fetched to wonder, for penny-wise, pound-foolish reasons, that even if such a tool become available United would still mandate tickets be issued on United stock in order to satisfy minimum spending requirements for elite qualification. This is a sad chapter in the story of airline alliances, an indication that the future world of airline alliances will be limited to something like the three Ls---lounges, luggage, and logos. That's not something to celebrate.
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what shall i say friendsI had a work daythat is enoughI learnedand that is enoughI droveand that is enoughI woke upand that is enoughor is itjust read the idea of a mouse becoming a fish or perhaps always wasfree in the water to swim as ...
what shall i say friendsI had a work daythat is enoughI learnedand that is enoughI droveand that is enoughI woke upand that is enoughor is itjust read the idea of a mouse becoming a fish or perhaps always wasfree in the water to swim as one wisheswith easehow niceto swim freeare you still playing at being a mouse tiredworking does this to youdidn39t sleep well last nightthat tires yoube
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5 nights in this lovely place Cannot wait to wake up here and explore the wonders of London
5 nights in this lovely place Cannot wait to wake up here and explore the wonders of London
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Today we picked up our travel documentation Cash passports with 200 on them already international student cards travel insurance confirmation of Naples accommodation and of course our flight tickets Into London and out of Milan with 5 we...
Today we picked up our travel documentation Cash passports with 200 on them already international student cards travel insurance confirmation of Naples accommodation and of course our flight tickets Into London and out of Milan with 5 weeks of travel across Europe in between it is feelingso real now152 days but who is counting
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Hi everyonePlanning it in Autumn 2013 Spring 2014 Flexible itinery to experience a bit of Scandinavian East Europe in a single trip of about 3 weeks Priorities are the Nature culture People Art Cuisine etc of the Region interact...
Hi everyonePlanning it in Autumn 2013 Spring 2014 Flexible itinery to experience a bit of Scandinavian East Europe in a single trip of about 3 weeks Priorities are the Nature culture People Art Cuisine etc of the Region interacting with local people on the way...Talk to you soon.
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No trip to SouthDakota is complete without a visit to the majestic sculptures on the Mountains. We visited Mt. Rushmore twice. Once during the day to see George and Abraham in the sunlight and then at night for the lighting. Each time wa...
No trip to SouthDakota is complete without a visit to the majestic sculptures on the Mountains. We visited Mt. Rushmore twice. Once during the day to see George and Abraham in the sunlight and then at night for the lighting. Each time was unique. But the evening was the most special. All active and former service men were invited on stage to introduce themselves and Troy was one of them. Here were
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