08 Nov 2008 3:49 PM:
Emma01,
Not much time to sort this out B4 U arrive.
check out the classified ads in the Costa Blanca News online. Not allowed to post the web address on this site yet. Click on Costa Blanca news, then on Classifieds.
There are usually ads in this column for "man with van for hire" you might be able to ring one to meet you at ALC. Usually quite reasonable, don't jump at first quote, see if they will haggle a bit "for cash"
good luck
RR
Thread: AIRPORT HELP!!!!!
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08 Nov 2008 3:37 PM:
Hi Claire T,
we had a globespan flight last year on which we flew from Edinburgh to Glasgow(50 miles), picked up three passengers, then continued on to Alicante, This added 90 minutes on to the time, and we never knew until we were taxiing for take off from Edinburgh. They would have been cheaper to bus the three Glaswegians to Edinburgh to get on the plane. No wonder they have to rob as much as they can in the form of baggage fines.
RR
Thread: Globespan
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29 Oct 2008 12:00 AM:
Just found a great little joint in Villajoyosa, the Bar Restaurante Diego, basic but clean, noisy and full of Spaniards devouring the Menu del Dia.
This last week cost 9 Euro for three courses with bread and a drink. Large portions of good traditional Spanish food, no printed menu, only the waiter's advice as to what was still left, and no English spoken. Service was fast and friendly despite the place being packed.
Don't miss this little gem of an eatery, the location is just across the road from the Valor chocolate shop on Avda Pais Valencia.
If you want England in the sun, just take the escalators down through the Parque Cansal, which is to the right of Valor, and you reach the promenade where you find on your immediate left, another restaurant, name not recorded, which was full of English speaking punters enjoying their Menu del Dia, similarly priced to Diego's. Great view of the bay from here.
BTW, the Valor shop was a disgrace with indifferent service and no churros available, what a downer!
Villajoyosa is a great little place well worth a visit. We'll be back ! Take the little train from Alicante city, Plaza Puerto de Mar, get off at Creueta stop and walk downhill toward beach. You can get back on the train to ravel another 10km to Benidorm if you wish.
RR
Thread: Good restaurant in Villajoyosa
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29 Oct 2008 9:24 AM:
Obviously, paying more than the basic seat price is an emotive area, and in common with UK stealth taxes will not go away until we stop wanting to travel by air. Weight & see!
I would be fascinated to find out roughly how much the airlines make from the interest free use of the money paid up front by passengers. They hold this cash mountain for a minimum of eight weeks, but often for much longer, and still they have the audacity to charge us as much as they can for card transaction fees. Can anyone advise as to the true charges made by the banks to these sellers for instantaneous electronic transactions please?
Play your cards right !
RR
Thread: Excess baggage charges.
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03 Oct 2008 10:04 AM:
Hi all,
yes, they all take payment at the earliest possible. If you pay via debit card that can be as soon as the same day, but certainly within two days, no longer. If paid by credit card it will be taken at your next monthly payment date and forwarded to the seller.
The fact that the flight operators all get our money way up front of the actual flight date, and then have the use of it interest free for a minimum of eight weeks, makes their greedy little add-ons like card charges, check-in charges, checked baggage charges, seat booking etc etc etc, all the more objectionable and unacceptable.
Come the revolution...........
RR
Thread: Ryanair Debit/Credit Card Charges
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