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    05-19-2013, 02:01 PM
    kyshel commented on blog entry A Few of Our Faves in TravelerBen_ll
    Mine, too, DH. Just trying to figure out how to go that direction when most of our travel seems to be other way for now!
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    05-19-2013, 10:10 AM
    kyshel replied to a thread Eastern Mystery Auction in Mystery Auctions
    I like this hotel's location in Mala Strana. I could wander all around that district, up to the castle, down to Kampa island, over to St Nicholas...
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    05-18-2013, 07:16 PM
    danielboldea replied to a thread Eastern Mystery Auction in Mystery Auctions
    If you have a sweet tooth...this might be the mystery auction for you! This boutique hotel has its own chocolatier located at the main entrance of...
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    05-18-2013, 06:54 AM
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    KInda like my $1 mystery deal for Greece?
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    kyshel replied to a thread United Increases Change Fee to $200 in General Travel Q & A
    Unknown source but posted in an multi-airline employee site: "AF will trim it's Cabin Crew by 500 by the end of the year. Air France-KLM has...
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    I should have mentioned Marxism, a favorite of our current president and his college cronies. Give me good ol' American capitalism any day, with a...
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    What I read is that this move is to allow those with Precheck to use it in conjunction with select international itineraries, instead of just...
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    05-17-2013, 12:57 PM
    kyshel replied to a thread What Is Going With The Blogs? in General Travel Q & A
    I think it was Polish. No, it's onebrowngirl and her "rehashed" personal travel blog (as Kapper investigated). She seems to get compensation from...
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    Seriously, the airline has no liability for pax who did not know where they were going. They were nice enough to offer them RT economy tickets after...
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    Socialist is not the same as communist - China is communist - Many countries in Europe tend to be socialist leaning - universal health care, etc. I...
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    kapper...good thing you suggest Ben 'ban' him and not 'boot' him. Not sure Ben will be 'booting' for a while! This comment probably makes about...
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    I like the ones that were just posted in another language - anyone know which language it was and what it said ;-) it was rather long ;-) And the...
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    Been on a lot of flights and boarded many of them at strange hours after jet-lag. Never experienced this one. Has anyone in the lounge ever had...
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    05-17-2013, 09:30 AM
    kyshel replied to a thread United Increases Change Fee to $200 in General Travel Q & A
    Thanks for the links JMB
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    05-17-2013, 09:24 AM
    kyshel replied to a thread How About This Luggage Change? in General Travel Q & A
    Recent trips to SEA, AUS, ATL and DTW have all been better monitored at the gate, even tho no one uses the dimension board or box . I do see most...
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    05-17-2013, 09:06 AM
    kyshel replied to a thread Dear LL-My WISH LIST in Suggest Properties for Luxury Link
    Maybe Valpo would be a good choice instead. Beijing is horrendous--SCL can't be much worse than that or a bad day in LA?
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    05-17-2013, 09:04 AM
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    I agree w/JMB; just VIPs is far too restrictive. We would have missed great blogs from Daniel Boldea and others who are legitimate contributors.
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    05-17-2013, 06:12 AM
    kyshel replied to a thread What Is Going With The Blogs? in General Travel Q & A
    Thanks, Kapper. I couldn't figure out how she was in the islands one day and on a 3 wk trip in Brazil the next.
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    05-17-2013, 06:02 AM
    kyshel replied to a thread Dear LL-My WISH LIST in Suggest Properties for Luxury Link
    Why not something in Santiago? BJ03--have you ever seen one property in the city?
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    05-17-2013, 05:59 AM
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    I saw the new "perk" with Starwood and Delta--any Starwood member now gets priority boarding. Half the aircraft is boarded at the same time....
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    kyshel replied to a thread What Is Going With The Blogs? in General Travel Q & A
    Oh, yeah! I report anything I see. It's more prevalent on weekends--spammers rear their ugly heads--wedding gowns, exotic resorts and properties for...
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    05-17-2013, 05:43 AM
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    Kapper, not only do I like your post, I heartily agree with this: "I really hate to hear the constant drone about equalizing incomes. It's all the...
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by kyshel on 05-08-2013 at 02:01 PM
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First, we sincerely thank Diane McDavitt for hosting the incredible Luxury Link Social Experience. We felt so honored when we received the invitation. Not surprised, Diane is a genuine, warm person. Luxury Link went above and beyond to provide us with this great weekend. Meeting and learning about social media from Ben Alkaly was such a bonus. We appreciate the way he shared his knowledge and friendship.

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by kyshel on 04-13-2013 at 07:06 AM
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Well, this won't be pretty. We just had our first bomb of a package from LL. I don't believe the fault was due to LL. Boss and I wanted a quick getaway and the Secrets Aura Cozumel sounded upscale and easy to reach. The price was right for an All-Inclusive resort. That's about the best part of our 3 nt stay.
I tried to buy the Pool Solarium pkg--not available. I got the OV suite pkg instead and had a bit of difficulty getting our dates but succeeded by calling the hotel directly. We arrived

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How COULD you, LL?

by kyshel on 08-23-2012 at 10:53 AM
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I just saw Puri Wuladari, Ubud, Bali, offered again--ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
I wanted to buy it way back when then it disappeared for ages. Now it's too late, because I've already purchased pkgs Royal Pita Maha (not too shabby) and Hotel Tugu (looks gorjus!)...
What an incredible rpice for what has been reviewed as FABULOUS!!
Note to anyone here--grab it while you can!
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Thumb Thing's Missing

by kyshel on 07-11-2012 at 11:04 AM
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Good news: I don't have to go to Global Entry to get reprinted--they only use 4 fingers for ID.
Bad news: I'm losing half my right thumb in a few weeks. Amputation is the only option for me to get healthy again.
Good news: We're still going to South Africa in 6 wks.
Good news: We're still going to Bali in October.
Bad news: I will lose a lot of mobility.
Good news: I will still be able to drink wine with my left hand.
Good news: Massages are very inexpensive

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Nuevo Cancun

by kyshel on 05-28-2012 at 07:42 AM
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They are developing the area above Cancun hotel zone with exclusive, upscale properties. We stayed at the one year old resort, Villa Del Palmar.
http://www.luxurylink.com/fivestar/a...resort-and-spa
The photo you see is the first of 3 phases--there will be 2 more similar buildings to complete the complex in the next few years.
We had a little problem getting on 2 flights on Sunday, so I called the hotel's

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