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Re: JetBlue to be first with free WiFi on all flights

DrFumblefinger ·
Excellent idea! Kudos to JetBlue for its foresight.
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Re: Iquitos Jungle Tour

Travel Rob ·
Thanks, what an incredible tour. Even has a Gumbo favorite,a Gustave Eiffel building! https://www.travelgumbo.com/blo...with-the-tour-eiffel
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Re: Iquitos Jungle Tour

Travel Rob ·
I was going to ask about the different face paints.What were the differences between single ,married and looking, or could you tell?
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Re: Iquitos Jungle Tour

eluxton ·
Originally Posted by Travel Rob: I was going to ask about the different face paints.What were the differences between single ,married and looking, or could you tell? The one I have in the photo is married (this was to avoid confusion, I was there with my boyfriend but we're not really married). The one for single was a lot simpler, just a streak on each cheek as I remember it, but I didn't get to see the one for 'looking' as no one in our group was!!
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Re: New Book Line coming from Frommers

Travel Rob ·
Glad to see Frommers with all these new travel guides coming out! There is still a great need for travel guides and i hope travelers will step up and show their support by buying copies.
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JetBlue, Amazon team for free WiFi, Prime benefits

Paul Heymont ·
It's almost enough to make you forget JetBlue's upcoming bag fees. Passengers will continue to enjoy the lower-end (Simply Surf) tier of JetBlue's Fly-Fi product, courtesy of Amazon, and Amazon Prime members will be able to use the service to access...
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Amazon Edges Closer to Hotel Booking

Paul Heymont ·
Amazon has repeatedly denied it wants to move into the world of online travel agencies such as Expedia and Travelocity or booking sites like booking.com, but they keep making moves that look like that's in their future.   The latest move is...
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JetBlue to be first with free WiFi on all flights

Paul Heymont ·
JetBlue has announced it intends to upgrade the WiFi on all its planes, and make it a free amenity for passengers...an industry first. The service, called FlyFi by the airline, will offer broadband speeds sufficient for streaming.   Streaming...
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New Book Line coming from Frommers

Paul Heymont ·
This spring marks the first anniversary of Arthur and Pauline Frommer taking back the Frommer guidebook lines from the Great Google disaster, and as this  REPORT in Publishers' Weekly notes, they've used the year to launch a new series of over...
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Who Doesn't Like Free!

Travel Rob ·
Amazon is offering a free $5 credit for their App Store by downloading their store  for Android Sevices and  ordering an App. It can be a Free App too.I tried it in a tablet and it works.I already got the free credit.Offer good ...
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Money Saving Tips, for your Big Trip – Part 3

Samantha ·
Samantha wraps up her series on how to have the money to travel by saving it up ahead.
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Amazon gets its own airline

Paul Heymont ·
Amazon, which has talked a lot about drone delivery, is getting airplanes, too.
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Southwest Airlines announces 'Pay with Amazon' option onboard

Travel Rob ·
Southwest announced that it will let passengers pay onboard for certain services using their Amazon account.
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Re: Gumbo's Pic of the Day, February 7, 2015: A Market in Iquitos

Marilyn Jones ·
The photo of the boy with the market behind him is an awesome image; well done. This one image tells so many stories!!
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Re: Gumbo's Pic of the Day, February 7, 2015: A Market in Iquitos

DrFumblefinger ·
Thank you, Marilyn! The kid sort of adopted us as his parents for a day and tagged along where ever we went. Never obnoxious, never asking for anything, not speaking too much at all. But he did let me take that photo with him in it.
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Re: Money Saving Tips, for your Big Trip – Part 3

GarryRF ·
We've been replacing CFL (Compact Fluorescent Lighting) with new LED (Light Emitting Diode) type bulbs for over a year. They have multiple shapes to suit your needs. They use less than half the electricity of a CFL and last longer too. They have the added advantage of achieving full light in <0.5 seconds. Prices are dropping for all economy bulbs.
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Re: Money Saving Tips, for your Big Trip – Part 3

DrFumblefinger ·
A nice conclusion to an interesting and helpful series, Samantha. Thanks! Some people fund their travels by living very simply on the road -- keeping expenses to a few bucks a day. That might work for them, but I travel to experience a place. And that means admissions to attractions, eating good quality meals, staying at a decent hotel etc. I'm old enough that an element of comfort and civilization are important to me. I'd rather live simply at home than on the road, and these tips provide...
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Re: Money Saving Tips, for your Big Trip – Part 3

Travel Rob ·
Some more great tips Samantha! For people with jobs that offer overtime, I've always found that is a great way to save up money quickly. It's easier to stay motivated working extra when you know the extra amount on your check funds your travel.
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Re: Money Saving Tips, for your Big Trip – Part 3

Samantha ·
Glad to see that you guys enjoyed the series. It was an interesting and eye opening post. Since I wrote this, we even cut cable and are using OTA and Netflix. Saving us about $100 a month. Not much, but it's a $100 closer to living my freedom lifestyle I am working toward. Thanks again for the comments. Have a great weekend.
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Re: Money Saving Tips, for your Big Trip – Part 3

Paul Heymont ·
Haven't gotten to cord cutter status yet, but you did inspire me to caLloyd them up and hack away at the bill...vut about 60 a month with very little pain. Thanks!
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August 21, 2020: Reflections of the Amazon

DrFumblefinger ·
DrFumblefinger shares some photos taken from a tributary to the Amazon River in a remote part of Peru.
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September 24, 2020: Bicolored-spined Porcupine, Peruvian Amazon

DrFumblefinger ·
DrFumblefinger shares his encounter with the only bicolored-spined porcupine he's ever seen.
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Children of the Amazon

DrFumblefinger ·
DrFumblefinger came across these three children paddling their dugout on one of the remote tributaries of the Amazon River in Peru.
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Gumbo's Pic of the Day, February 7, 2015: A Market in Iquitos

DrFumblefinger ·
I enjoy visiting local markets on my travels and do so often.  One of the most unique I've ever visited was this market in Iquitos. 
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Iquitos Jungle Tour

eluxton ·
Iquitos, a surprisingly large town in the very heart of the Amazon rainforest in Peru, is one of the biggest cities in the world that’s unreachable by road. We had sailed down the Amazon river from Colombia to reach it, and now found ourselves...
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Scarlet Macaws, Peruvian Rainforest

DrFumblefinger ·
One of the most beautiful birds in the world is the scarlet macaw. DrFumblefinger describes an adventure in the Peruvian Amazon Rainforest where he had the opportunity to see many of them up close.
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