Gold Run: Mr Kevincm goes to Washington (with EI and US)
Jan 22, 2009, 6:57 am
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Great report, sounds like a lot of 'fun'. 
Out of interest, do you generally have a strategy for this. Worst-case scenario is your find yourself at DUB with your entire US itinerary cancelled, £160 wasted and still have to find your way home...
Out of interest, do you generally have a strategy for this. Worst-case scenario is your find yourself at DUB with your entire US itinerary cancelled, £160 wasted and still have to find your way home...
Jan 22, 2009, 7:02 am
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Fun, like truth, like beauty is in the eye of the beholder 
mad_rich, my backup plan would had been 3 days in Dublin's Fair City, a hostel, and phoning US Airways to re credit the flights or try and waitlist for the next day...
I could had checked in online, but I would still have to do APIS/I-94(W), so no benefit there really.
Sometimes though, a bit of danger is never a bad thing - helps you motive yourself to be near the front when getting off the plane and running.
I could had checked in online, but I would still have to do APIS/I-94(W), so no benefit there really.
Sometimes though, a bit of danger is never a bad thing - helps you motive yourself to be near the front when getting off the plane and running
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Jan 22, 2009, 3:40 pm
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Feb 9, 2009, 11:02 am
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Thanks Dave S&V for bumping this thread. I was off swanning around Australasia in First when this thread made an appearance.
Kevincm flying in whY. You have so much to learn
Very amusing report. ^
Kevincm flying in whY. You have so much to learn
Very amusing report. ^
Feb 9, 2009, 4:10 pm
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Alas my foot is still paying the price 
Just make sure you take hand luggage
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I do alas... Hence why after the next bit of pain (UA again) I will have some pleasure. South Korea and Japan have always interested me. That and I have a pile of miles to burn on a Star Alliance partner or two...
Thanks Moomba
. I'm trying to make my trip reports... well more "tripish". Alas, I'm not going to poison the trip report forum with the DC photos... it'll drive them crazy I think But indeed. The things to gain status... let alone retain it...
Oh well.. only 35k to go to Gold next January.