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fundmark19 · 09-07-2009, 12:10 PM

I am so excited to go. We leave tomorrow at 1 15

Have fun everyone play safe

jar_e · 09-07-2009, 12:30 PM

Other than a slight scare when my reservation didn't pop up on the kiosk everything has gone smooth so far. Just waiting to board for the toronto flight at 1.

jtfrogger · 09-07-2009, 06:51 PM

Well, we're in T.O. right now. By the way, if you are planning on eating at the Toronto airport, I'd recommend doing it before you get to the international wing. There isn't much here, and I don't think you can go back withou going through customs.

Dan02 · 09-08-2009, 08:47 AM

sitting in the menorca airport waiting to make last connection... long day:-)

Think we got the rookie pilot flying in to menorca, never had a pilot on and off the throttle as much as this guy.

tvp2003 · 09-09-2009, 09:46 AM

Just found out that flights on BOTH our outbound (21st) and return (28th) itinerary have changed!

OUTBOUND:

It turns out that the Calgary-Toronto segment for the 21st was cancelled by Air Canada

so we're going to leave a day earlier instead. So if anyone else is booked for the 21st, you'll have to switch to the 20th or 22nd (I saw cmyden's post on beyond.ca and it looks like they were notified a couple of days ago).

RETURN:

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Originally Posted by Zarathustra

Apparently Spanair is trying to change a bunch of people's flights to get them to get a refund. For those who have booked Menorca flights, check your email.

Originally I was supposed to be flying from MAH to MAD on Sept 28, but they changed this, and now I'm going from MAH to MAD on Sept 27 and spending a night in Madrid, and going back to Canada on the 28th.

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Originally Posted by FFR

When did you get this email? Because I am supposed to be flying back on the 28th as well but I haven't heard anything.

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Originally Posted by tvp2003

^^^ We're booked for the 28th and no changes have been made (aside from the small change that I posted earlier in this thread)...

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Originally Posted by Mean Mr. Mustard

If that is true that sounds fantastic. I mean can I be the only one who looks at that and thinks that spending a single day in Madrid would be a fantastic end to a trip. Something that in my opinion could be a real adventure against the clock.

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Originally Posted by FFR

I was just talking to my husband about it and we both thought it would be great as well. We were hoping to see some of Madrid but didn't think it would work out but if they stuck us there for a night we could do a whirlwind tour.

We were told the same thing that Zarathustra was told (2+ months ago!) -- the Menorica to Madrid segment on the 28th was cancelled (?) so they gave us the option of leaving Menorca on the 27th, spending the night in Madrid (at our own expense), and then flying back to Toronto/Calgary on the 28th as scheduled. Originally tried to get us on an 11:20 pm flight to Madrid, but we got the 12:55 pm flight which will give us some time to see the City. I agree it'll be nice to spend a night in Madrid -- it just sucks to have to rearrange hotel bookings and such, since we already made reservations.

FFR -- I'll send you a PM but I'm guessing your return trip on the 28th will be changed as well.

Also, as cmyden posted on beyond.ca -- we made two separate reservations from my account but only one of us was notified about the change in the outbound flight (and there was no mention of the change in the return flight, in the email or on our Orbitz account!).

Dan02 · 09-09-2009, 02:06 PM

Alright, someone needs to explain to me what is with the Empanadas at the menorca airport. Everyone is buying like 3+, how good can they be?

Bertuzzied · 09-09-2009, 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Dan02

Alright, someone needs to explain to me what is with the Empanadas at the menorca airport. Everyone is buying like 3+, how good can they be?

Hey so when did you guys get in? my brother, my cousin and 10 of his friends were on your flight.

Tron_fdc · 09-09-2009, 02:30 PM

I m drunk out of my skull and I just found a country bar. Wtf man. Dwight yoakam? Where am I? It's 10:00 and I suddenly have weird urge to 2 step. Get bent spain.

jtfrogger · 09-09-2009, 04:51 PM

Well, our first 24 hours in Menorca are well over, and I have zero concern that we will run out of things to do. We've been to Fort Marlborough, the downtown market, a couple of nice restaurants, some downtown shopping and a few other places. We definitely will not see the whole island before we go. As long as we get a tour of the gin factory, I'm happy. And to top it off, our hotel has free wifi.

cmyden · 09-09-2009, 06:09 PM

Some good beach info for all of you on the island...

http://www.menorca-net.co.uk/menorca/beach.php

http://www.panoramicearth.com/428/Me...Cala_Macarella

http://www.mymenorca.info/menorca-beaches/overview.php

The ones along the southwest section of the island look the nicest to me.

FFR · 09-09-2009, 07:49 PM

Sooo I just checked my email and my flight itinerary on Orbitz and nothing has changed for me. If they cancelled my flight I'm sure I would have been notified by now. Should I be calling Orbitz or SpanAir?

Edit: I also just looked at the SpanAir website and nothing is changed....

jar_e · 09-10-2009, 07:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Bertuzzied

Hey so when did you guys get in? my brother, my cousin and 10 of his friends were on your flight.

We got into Menorca around 2ish I think. We flew right back to Madrid though the same day. Madrid is awesome...so many beautiful women here...its awesome.

Dan02 · 09-14-2009, 08:53 PM

back and ready to spend the next 2 days catching up on sleep... and the beautiful women were definately ridiculously plentiful in Madrid...

cmyden · 09-14-2009, 08:59 PM

Did you guys find anything to do in Madrid during the 12 hour layover?

Dan02 · 09-14-2009, 09:09 PM

our layover was in menorca and was only 6 hours, and no we didn't do anything because they have no place to store your bags and they only open the checkin counters about 2 hours prior to departure so we sat in the airport and tried to sleep.

Peanut · 09-15-2009, 12:44 AM

This thread makes me

Please post pics so I can live vicariously through your awesomely cheap travels...

jar_e · 09-15-2009, 03:45 AM

Not gonna lie Ibiza is sketchy as ever so I quickly ditched my hotel reservation and am resorting it up. Crappy weather though....pouring rain.

icarus · 09-15-2009, 04:59 AM

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Originally Posted by jar_e

Not gonna lie Ibiza is sketchy as ever so I quickly ditched my hotel reservation and am resorting it up. Crappy weather though....pouring rain.

Where are you staying, Ibiza Town, San Antonio or Other?

tete · 09-15-2009, 07:50 AM

Well, we got back last night at 8PM Calgary time with no issues at all with flights or changes. It was nearly perfect weather the whole time we were there - rain/thunderstorms arrived in Menorca on Sunday afternoon, just as we were leaving the beach.

I can't state enough how amazing of a trip it was. We were constantly busy and could have stayed another week for sure. I'm a history geek, so this place is a dream for me.

Will post pics soon. I think I took over 500 of them in five days.

jar_e · 09-15-2009, 11:04 AM

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Originally Posted by icarus

Where are you staying, Ibiza Town, San Antonio or Other?

In Evissa (sp?). And still raining...the girl at the front desk said it rains like 3 days of the year...and I guess I just end up being here for two of them....FML