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"On the 5th day in Luxor we're both better, decide that just before sunset to take a Caleche ride through the town and down the Nile Korniche, nearly there GAT." You're keeping me in suspenders! I love it! 😄

He might have missed getting off at his previous intended destination.

If you want breakfast in EMY before boarding for CHI, there is a hotel across the tracks (a major chain but I can't remember which) that will most certainly have a restaurant or at least a cafe. Vending machine snacks only in the EMY station.

The midnight train to Luxor! Tremendous memories. y wife and I took it in early 1970. The Cairo travel agent who arranged an off-the-cuff trip to Luxor and then on to Aswan arranged for a horse-drawn cab (a la Central Park) to pick us up at the Luxor rail station and transport us through narrow...

Kudos for catching me out. I thought I might get away with it. :)

Well, I confess I cheated a little bit. Blackburn wrote "highway." That's why I offered my apologies. I trust he won't mind, wherever he is. :rolleyes: I think Margaret Whiting's 1945 recording beats all others.

I am confident you will have a wonderful ride. "Pennies in a stream, falling leaves of sycamore, Moonlight in Vermont. Icy finger waves Ski trails on a mountain side, Snow light in Vermont. Telegraph cables, they sing down the railway, And travel each bend in the road. People who meet in this...

And corkscrew! :)

OK, so now we know what MRB is, what is MARC? And can we tie another obscure acronym to the answer? 😇 😄:rolleyes:

I had the same problem last spring. The AGR agent handling my query told me that once a reservation is c hanged manually (in your case by the phone agent who put you on a different train), the change remains valid in their system but is not reflected in My Trips (or whatever it's called) on the...

The Lake Quinault Lodge, one of four lodges in Washington State's Olympic National Park, might fit your bill. It has fireplace rooms. The Park is on the Olympic Peninsula, a little far removed from Amtrak Seattle. The lodge is running a winter special - two nights for the price of one. I have...

Ha Ha. Probably so. I can't remember where or when I first heard it. But I do remember the Burma Shave signs in the '40s. My sardonic sense of humor is what has kept it with me for so long.

So true. The following says it all, albeit in a different scenario: Here lies the body of Jonathon Haye He died maintaining his right of way. He was right, dead right, as he sped along, But he was just as dead as if he were dead wrong. :rolleyes:

We often criticize the stupidity of drivers who try to beat the train at rail crossings, but this one takes the cake. Thank God the victim wasn't killed, but it looks like she will be mending for a long time to come. I understand why cops have to pull up behind (rather than in front) of someone...

Will I lose my AGR points if I cancel the card? I don't have any outstanding unposted points. i.e. BofA doesn't owe me any points. Also, Is FNBO restricting former BofA AGR cardholders from earning the 30K bonus if they cancel BofA before the transfer and then apply for the new FMBO card?

I didn't mean to offend you. I certainly honor your work ethic and your success, but I don't see how your point relates to my comment. Please re-read the middle paragraph. I was referring to those persons to whom the banks do not grant the privilege of owning a credit card. Some might argue that...

A very interesting article in today's The Points Guy (TPG). This is far from becoming reality at the moment, but it's an indication of what some lawmakers from both parties are thinking. I have mixed feelings about the proposal because I hear the arguments that credit card reward programs...

An NBA player riding coach? The horror! The horror! (for him) :cool::cool:

Many thanks! That means that the timing of my B of A fee is a lucky one, not an unlucky one. I guess you could say it was serendipitous.:)

I opened my new AGR B of A card Sept. 8 of last year. Five days ago (Sept.8) I was charged the $79 annual fee. Does B of A get to keep it all? or will they prorate the unused portion back to me before transferring my card balance to FNBO, where I'll have to pony up the new $99 fee? I'm going to...