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moondance says on Aug 11, 2006, 09:08:

cheapest way get a job on a merchant ship, as a deckhand, that goes thru' the panama canal and get off there...might take 6 weeks to get there, but it is totally cheap

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ds says on Aug 11, 2006, 09:29:

Here you can check flights: These online travel sites have flights to Colombia. From UK best offers usually are Online Travel or Lastminute: Flights to Colombia.

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moondance says on Aug 11, 2006, 18:26:

Strobers... yes indeed..just trying to have fun...but do me a favor, iF I go over the line with this website, be a friend and let me know......secret secret...been doing AA for 5 months and I feel great....It is amazing how much fun one can have sin alcohol....we are all good people

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moondance says on Aug 11, 2006, 18:33:

and btw strobers one of my best friends did that in the mid '80s.....spent 18 months travelling the world as a deckhand...saw australia, malaysia, indonisia, the states, and so on...but we are more established now and have assets and responsabilities....I am 42 with kids and a business...I can only speak of it...I find my solace in my wife to be from colombia....it keeps me young

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thur says on Aug 12, 2006, 01:29:

Too late... Honestly, you're too late to get the cheapest ticket available. The earlier you buy, the cheaper it might be. I bought my ticket (for the record: from The Netherlands) for the last week of October in May. The deal I got is nowhere to be found... all prices I've seen so far around my travel dates are about 100-150 euro more expensive.
Play with dates on ticket search engine sites like Ebookers, Opodo, or http://www.bcd-travel-direct.co.uk/ Good luck.

edit: Flying to Caracas or Quito is more hassle and hardly any cheaper because of extra taxes (no transfer but exit tax). You might want to take a chance and buy 2 different (!) tickets and use a low cost carrier to Madrid and another low cost carrier from there (Air Madrid or Air Comet Plus). Keep in mind though, that would mean 2 seperate tickets, that means claiming luggage and checking in twice. In case of any delay you have nothing to stand on with regard to the other company.

edit2: I see flights from the London area are a lot cheaper than from Amsterdam, so you're not as late as I thought ;-)

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Juanes says on Aug 12, 2006, 12:09:

deckhand la luna bailar - que travieso estas ? you naughty boy moondance.

estas seguro las palabra es 'deckhand' no 'deckhead'

its quite easy to get a job as one of these or a clown. just get some fat cigars, a pair of hawaiin shorts, a loud annoying US accente maybe from texas, and try to speak spanglish - well im gonna go down the casa later for somein to eat boy...

http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/Juanes/

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el flaco says on Aug 14, 2006, 02:34:

Soliman Travel www.solimantravel.co.uk 113 Earls Court London 7244 6855 has been very good. "a bucket shop". I've always understood that flying via Miami is best. If you can afford it stay the night in Miami, there are cheap hotels with free transfers and then you arrive fresh in Colombia for your friends, family, whatever. From miami you can go to any town in Colombia instead of going to Bogota and transferring there. As you know there are no direct flights so why bother going via Paris or Madrid when you can fly direct to Miami?

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miamimike says on Aug 14, 2006, 04:37:

May Be harder to do a US Flagged Merchant Vessel I have heard this many times in the past but Nowdays you first must possess a US Merchant Mariner's Document issued by the Coast Guard. It has been this way since the 70s. Prior to this, if you could secure a "Letter of Committement" from a steamship company you could go to the nearest US Coast Guard Marine Inspection Office and get this Merchant Mariner's Document with a entry level endorsement of wiper, ordinary seaman or messman. This is no longer true, nowdays no such thing as a letter of committement-you must already have a Merchant Mariner's document to even approach shipping company or Union Hall. I sailed in the Merchant Marine from 1980-1987(far east and northern europe runs) as a Able Seaman, Deep Water, unlimited in the US Mercchant marine and really I would NOT sail on any flag of convenience ships such as Panama. Liberia ect.Too dangerous, dirty,,, The Northern European countrie's merchant marines are good also clean, safe-Norway, Denmark, England ect. Most Ships today are not in Port long enough to let one do any indepth visiting of any of the countries you pull into.Contrast that to 40 years ago(or pre-container ship days) where on a Tramp Steamer one may be in port 1-2 weeks unloading/loading cargo. Tramp Steamers were called "Tramps" due to the meandering routes they took to pick up cargoes, nothing to do with the condition of the Vessel. Also this idea of jumping on/off a ship of your choosing, well its never been that way; you sign "Articles of a Voyage" for a preset number of Days and you are expected to fulfill this commitement. If you jumped ship so to speak, breaking your agreeement, you are "Blackballed" and will never ship again with that company. Word gets around quickly these days of the Internet so not a good idea to bail out in some exotic port of call. I had a great time when I sailed,allowing me to see many places on the government's dime(I always shipped with the Federal Goverment's arm of the merchant marine-army corp of engineers and Militray Sealift Command-Pacific br)not to mention it payed good money then and better now. Good life for a single person or a married person who doesn't get along with his wife,,LOL

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miamimike says on Aug 14, 2006, 04:42:

If you are Miami for a Night or two and are looking for a cheap safe place to stay, check out the International Youth Hostel located in south beach. Its also known as the Clay Hotel on Washington ave around 17st.I beleive the rates are still under $20 nightly and its close to all the south beach action and 5 minutes from the beach.. You can catch the Metro Bus(miami public transportation)from the Airport for under $2.

On Sept 17, 2008: Senator John McCain said, as he had many times before, that he believed the fundamentals of the economy were "strong."Hours later he backpedaled, explaining that he had meant that American workers were Strong.

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yonky says on Aug 14, 2006, 07:07:

Hotel/Guesthouse in Palmira or Buena ventura Hi

My husband and I are looking to spend Christmas in Palmira/Buena ventura. Does anyone know any holiday companies in London doing packages or names of any hotels/guesthouses in those 2 towns. I've checked La Estación in Buena ventura and that's fully booked.

Thanks for your help.

Y

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el flaco says on Aug 15, 2006, 02:20:

aireuropa I have just come across an airline that flies from London via Madrid, I haven't had time to look into it. www.aireuropa.com

Also, but not cheap and you need a lot of time, you can fly via Havana, Cuba to Bogotá with Cubana. This allows you a few days to see Havana, you will have to pay for the tourist card and exit tax twice. Try Havanatours tel 01707 663139.

Thanks miamimike, didn't know about that one, great advice.

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Alma del Norte says on Aug 15, 2006, 08:40:

Air Madrid from,(guess where?), Madrid to BOG, with an Easyjet flight from UK to Madrid. About £400 rtn.

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Alma del Norte says on Aug 15, 2006, 08:46:

aireuropa??? Doesn't even go to Colombia!

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Desideria (Moderator) says on Aug 15, 2006, 09:35:

Palmira is just about half an hour away from Cali with plenty of hotels, hostels, residencias. I'm not familiar with the hotels in Palmira, but the town is sizable and should offer a variety of tourist housing alternatives.

Cheers,
Desi


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else's life.

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Alma del Norte says on Aug 15, 2006, 13:33:

Just Booked I just booked a return flight from Bogota to Madrid for £347, leaving in Dec. returning in Jan. Easyjet is likely to cost £75, (rtn. to london). Howzat!!

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Alma del Norte says on Aug 15, 2006, 15:15:

Yes!! Easyjet for £47. I hate to think what we are doing to the planet. It's all laissez faire, though!!

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