Kyle the trip sherpa
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Speaking to the Sherpstress, and justifying a future trip, I made a statement that only a travel nut could make with a straight face, but before I get to that statement, here is how the conversation came up.

Our next trip is to Bali, and coming back we are using some RGN one-ways that deposit us into Montreal (YUL) which is close to PIT, but not nearly close enough.  Here are our options:

1) YUL-YYZ $135 (x2 pax) + 4 hour drive from Toronto to PIT - Estimated total costs ...

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Finally I got an AAgent that understood exactly what I wanted to accomplish and helped me get it done.  

A few notes to help you understand where I am coming from and why I needed an AAgent in the first place.

The Sherpa and Sherpstress are headed to Southeast Asia to take part in our one-way mistake fare, Yangon, Myanmar (RGN) to Montreal, Canada (YUL).  The mistake has been extensively covered, but for those that want just a quick synopsis, here is what ...

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UPDATE:

Fellow UPGRD Blogger Brad from RegionalFirst, also posted on this hotel as part of the same promotion, his review differs, as does his room choice.  Make sure you check out his review of the Park Plaza Bangkok as well!

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As part of the best promotion in the hotel industry this summer, the Sherpa and Sherpstress made a mattress run to Bangkok (already living in coastal Thailand).  With two separate accounts, we wanted to try both of the Park ...

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For new readers I should fill in some quick details.  My wife and I recently took a sabbattical and put our careers on hold to spend six months in Thailand on holiday.  Thus we were departing from BKK-HKG and thought we would try a Skyteam airline on the route which was only slightly more expensive than Air Asia.  


Prior to our flight, I contacted the country manager ahead of my visit to request the ability to take some pictures on the aircraft, at ...

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I am really, REALLY happy to be here. 

I have been reading UPGRD over the last couple of years, listening to the podcasts, and I am really excited to now be a contributor.  My blog will be somewhat unique to the other bloggers here, and really to anything else I have found readily available on the internet. 

I have a passion for helping the uninitiated but interested casual travelers to travel like a pro.  Unlike many of the bloggers in the community and ...

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Friends, Family, Fans of The Trip Sherpa, today we have a guest post. A fellow blogger in Singapore travels like we do and has been writing about it. For those of you who have traveled abroad, you will have noticed the crazy menu items on the virtual US embassy which is... McDonald's. Sir J Man has offered the following prose, but be sure to check out his blog: www.travellingmcds.com

I was introduced to The Trip Sherpa through a mutual friend. Though I am only 24, and only ...