Five things that are annoying me about travel
September 6th, 2009 admin
Tonight I sat down and thought about things that are currently annoying me about travel as a consumer. Some of these issues I have ranted about in the past, but I wanted to expand on them a little

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Misat0 (Misat0) : X( these fancy movie flash websites are SO annoying, one can't get easily to the point where one wants to go!.. Updated : 2010-03-12T20:22:19Z | Reply | View Tweet |
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Anna_1992_ (Anna Grande) : I saw the new GG episode. Jenny annoying! And it's cool that S and N are together now!!! yeah!! Wait for the next episode. xoxo XD.. Updated : 2010-03-12T20:21:19Z | Reply | View Tweet |
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rosa0627 (Rosa Romero) : @brightlightbulb I feel u Luz! Some people are just plain annoying! The kids are so cute though, it would be extremely hard to leave them!!.. Updated : 2010-03-12T20:20:38Z | Reply | View Tweet |
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