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Destination Guides And Trip Planning / Re: Las Vegas Master Thread

« on: August 19, 2019, 09:15:14 PM »

also anybody can recommend a place near vegas to do off road jeeping or speed boating

speedboating  place should not be too crowded

Someone recommended Southern Utah adventure center to me.

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Destination Guides And Trip Planning / Re: Arizona Master Thread

« on: August 17, 2019, 09:44:51 PM »

Flagstaff Chabad should have a minyan, look it up on their website.

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Destination Guides And Trip Planning / Re: Scranton Master Thread

« on: August 15, 2019, 08:57:21 PM »

Lehigh River Gorge trail, mostly downgrade with a shuttle to take you to the starting point. Not sure exact location, though. Did it years ago. About an hour from Scranton according to Google Maps.

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Destination Guides And Trip Planning / Re: Scranton Master Thread

« on: August 15, 2019, 06:59:01 PM »

Bike riding alongside the Lehigh River.

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Up In The Air / Re: Virgin Atlantic Premium Economy Award

« on: August 15, 2019, 06:31:18 PM »

EWR-TLV PE, available on Virgin for 33,500 one way plus fuel charges.

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Up In The Air / Re: Virgin Atlantic Premium Economy Award

« on: August 15, 2019, 06:23:13 PM »

After a LONG time with Delta, they say they cannot book it if it's not in their system! The rep eventually found the flight, but could not get anyone to price it out. Anyone have any experience with this? The CS rep said they can only book a VA flight that is "marketed" by Delta.

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Up In The Air / Re: Virgin Atlantic Premium Economy Award

« on: August 15, 2019, 05:25:25 PM »

Thanks.

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Up In The Air / Virgin Atlantic Premium Economy Award

« on: August 15, 2019, 02:45:50 PM »

Is this bookable on Delta? Should it show up on Delta's website if it's available on Virgin Atlantic?

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Goods For Sale/Trade / Re: Global entry application fee for sale

« on: August 14, 2019, 10:55:35 PM »

Dumb mistakes we make-thought I had it on another card and cancelled my Amex Plat....

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Goods For Sale/Trade / Re: Global entry application fee for sale

« on: August 14, 2019, 10:51:15 PM »

Selling @ $15 each

Quick and easy! Thanks!

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Up In The Air / Re: Booking El Al with Qantas - master thread

« on: August 07, 2019, 10:18:06 PM »

ask them to waive the service fee

+1. They waived it after I told them it was not changeable online.

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Destination Guides And Trip Planning / Re: Las Vegas Master Thread

« on: August 07, 2019, 09:57:41 AM »

want to stay away from strip and action.  Looking for place to sleep, daven close by, eat something and make the drive to Zion National park.  Vegas just a resting point for me. any suggestions or recommendations on hotels?

I found Henderson to work well for those needs.

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Destination Guides And Trip Planning / Re: 4 Day Trip Bryce/Zion/Grand Canyon Itinerary Question

« on: August 02, 2019, 11:58:52 AM »

Many travel websites report that because things are booked so far in advance around the national parks, there are usually last minute cancellations by people whose plans change.

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Destination Guides And Trip Planning / Re: 4 Day Trip Bryce/Zion/Grand Canyon Itinerary Question

« on: August 01, 2019, 02:00:35 PM »

Doing Hoover on Monday is because I end up staying in Las Vegas that day to meet the minyan on Tues in Bryce. Option 2 is a loop back to Las Vegas instead of out of PHX.
I appreciate that it is a lot of driving, that's why I am trying to find the balance(for us) between hitting the major sites and having an enjoyable vacation!

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Destination Guides And Trip Planning / Re: 4 Day Trip Bryce/Zion/Grand Canyon Itinerary Question

« on: August 01, 2019, 12:31:57 PM »

@Dawie

 I did similar but stayed in Page AZ
If you could find a minyan there that would make the most sense
LAS to Bryce is 4 hours
Bryce to Page under 3 hours  (Cool place a drop off the road is the Pink Sand Dunes)
(Horseshoe Bend, Lake Powell and Glen Canyon as well as Antelope Canyon are in Page)
You also have to book way in advance to get even the Lower Antelope Canyon, upper is likely all booked for the summer
Page to Flagstaff is 2:15
So  you would do the Canyon one day and Sedona the next

In your itinerary
Sun night in LAS
Monday 4 hour drive to Bryce
4.5 hour drive to Flagstaff
tuesday in Grand canyon 1.5 hr each way tues night in Flagstaff
Wed in page 2.15 each way Wed Night in Flagstaff
Thursday in Sedona
Fly back Thursday night

Definitely doable with 2 drivers
 

Looks like some of you disagree.
And I do not have 8 hours of driving on one day in either of the itineraries...