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Regarding cabs - they now have fixed rates to and from the airport. So no more fears of being ripped off by cab drivers, atleast while driving to/from the airports and the city center. Details in this thread:

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showt...eferrerid=9641

There's ton of info on this forum - and the search function works great. To get you started see this thread:

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showt...eferrerid=9641