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		<title>Noisy Italians</title>
		<link>http://walkingates.wordpress.com/2008/09/29/noisy-italians/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2008 11:42:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I must be a magnet for talkers.
This summer, we were in Vienna and took an organized tour around the Baden, just outside the city.  Between the two of us, we know some French, German, Spanish, and, of course, English.  No Italian!  It&#8217;s not like I am a recluse or antisocial, well, a little, and I [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=walkingates.wordpress.com&blog=2114140&post=414&subd=walkingates&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Please charge me more</title>
		<link>http://walkingates.wordpress.com/2008/08/13/please-charge-me-more/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2008 20:54:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have just returned from a business trip to New Orleans &#8230; it&#8217;s still hot, humid, seedy (at least Bourbon Street) and rich in culture (food, architecture, and history), but that&#8217;s not my purpose here.
I flew US Airways and they have already instituted changes in how they operate and by operate, I mean that they [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=walkingates.wordpress.com&blog=2114140&post=449&subd=walkingates&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Airline ad agencies &#8230; are they pinheads?</title>
		<link>http://walkingates.wordpress.com/2008/08/05/airline-ad-agencies-are-they-pinheads/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2008 15:47:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently returned from my summer holiday in Eastern Europe and now I am on my way to New Orleans for a business trip.  Between these two trips much is changing in the airline industry &#8230; some of which has many fellow travelers threatening to figuratively storm the corporate boardrooms with torches and pitchforks in hand.  [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=walkingates.wordpress.com&blog=2114140&post=424&subd=walkingates&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Montreal, Quebec &#8230; why the attitude?</title>
		<link>http://walkingates.wordpress.com/2008/07/21/montreal-quebec-why-the-attitude/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2008 14:43:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We visited Montreal almost 10 years ago and must say that we had a wonderful time.  We visited the Old Port and many of the old churches.  Learned about the history of the city and visited the old world&#8217;s fair site.  As I said, we had a wonderful time.
Fast forward 10 years, the city is still a beautiful [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=walkingates.wordpress.com&blog=2114140&post=241&subd=walkingates&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Warning &#8230; American Express Travel</title>
		<link>http://walkingates.wordpress.com/2008/06/24/warning-american-express-travel/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2008 22:44:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are you traveling outside the United States and need foreign currency?  Beware!
We are traveling to three eastern European countries the 30th of June.  So, as I usually do, I exchanged/purchased foreign currency prior to our trip.  There are many benefits:

You don&#8217;t have to wonder whether or not you are getting a good rate from one [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=walkingates.wordpress.com&blog=2114140&post=237&subd=walkingates&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Wearing shoes &#8230; so old school</title>
		<link>http://walkingates.wordpress.com/2008/06/10/wearing-shoes-so-old-school/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2008 01:58:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thanks Britney Spears!  Well, we can&#8217;t blame this one Britney, but people stop going to the bathroom without wearing shoes!
The first time that I notice this bathroom and bare foot phenomenon I was flying from Zurich to Washington, DC and I saw this young attractive woman go to the lavatory without shoes and I thought [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=walkingates.wordpress.com&blog=2114140&post=236&subd=walkingates&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Always get a second opinion</title>
		<link>http://walkingates.wordpress.com/2008/05/29/always-get-a-second-opinion/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 13:15:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I just recently returned from my Memorial Day travel and have to say that that was one of the better traveling experiences I have had &#8230; not because of where I went, but because there weren&#8217;t that many people traveling &#8230; at least through Cincinnati and Washington Dulles and Raleigh.
So what am I complaining about [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=walkingates.wordpress.com&blog=2114140&post=234&subd=walkingates&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Delta &amp; Northwest &#8230; better service is on the way</title>
		<link>http://walkingates.wordpress.com/2008/04/23/delta-northwest-better-service-is-on-the-way/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:13:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a Northwest frequent flyer, I have been receiving periodic electronic mail assuring me that I will not notice any negative changes or impact to my status as an elite member after the merger &#8230; and I believe them.  Why would the merger negatively impact my status, when the airline can do that anytime.  Read the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=walkingates.wordpress.com&blog=2114140&post=203&subd=walkingates&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>AAA Travel &#8230; okay, that was dumb</title>
		<link>http://walkingates.wordpress.com/2008/04/13/aaa-travel-okay-that-was-dumb/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Apr 2008 14:12:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In early May 2008, I will be going to Colorado Springs, which I am excited.  Like so many of my travels, there&#8217;s a glitch.  Delta cancelled my departing flight from home.  The second glitch &#8230; I used AAA Travel to make my flight arrangements.  Since this is a business trip, it is easier to get [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=walkingates.wordpress.com&blog=2114140&post=201&subd=walkingates&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Why don&#8217;t airlines make sense?</title>
		<link>http://walkingates.wordpress.com/2008/04/11/why-dont-airlines-make-sense/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2008 13:56:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently, as in yesterday, I had to make airline reservations to Atlanta.  My reservations where under the 21 day rule for lower fares.  This I have no problem with.  Well, I have a little problems, because it cost so much more money!  But I can understand, well not really, but as travelers, we know that [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=walkingates.wordpress.com&blog=2114140&post=200&subd=walkingates&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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