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RSF: Have you ever flown Singapore Air's "Suite Class"
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Date: September 30th, 2014 6:47 PM Author: hairraiser ruddy space http://dereklow.co/what-its-like-to-fly-the-23000-singapore-airlines-suites-class/
Starting to wish I didn't have a family, and had three months left to live, so I could justify a splurge on something like this. |
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Date: October 1st, 2014 12:00 AM Author: beady-eyed juggernaut You can easily make both conditions happen. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2688518&forum_id=2#26433440) |
Date: September 30th, 2014 7:10 PM Author: lascivious slippery love of her life I have. You don't need to splurge dude. Open an AMEX Platinum card with the 100k MR points bonus. You can move MR points to Singapore's FF program at a 1:1 rate. Singapore really only lets you book premium cabin awards with their miles. I think Miles & More members of LH, etc... have some access, but it's blocked to all others. Since it's restricted, the availability is pretty good, especially on a flight like SQ 25/26 which is JFK-FRA-JFK (the flight continues on to and comes from Singapore), but if you just wanted to go one way JFK-FRA for example, when you book online it gives you a 15% discount so it ends up being like 56,000 miles + change each way. With some spend you could easily put together a eurotrip where you fly each way in SQ suites paying only the taxes, which will be a few hundred bucks. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2688518&forum_id=2#26431031) |
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Date: September 30th, 2014 7:10 PM Author: Coral Market French Chef smudge? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2688518&forum_id=2#26431035) |
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Date: September 30th, 2014 7:11 PM Author: Angry blathering theater kitty cat cr.
fwiw, jfk-fra isnt that long a flight. if i were ever to fly sq f, i'd want to use it for a mega long-haul.
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Date: September 30th, 2014 7:12 PM Author: seedy base Holy shit. Easiest suite to reach on miles that isn't going to Asia or mid east? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2688518&forum_id=2#26431056) |
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Date: September 30th, 2014 7:18 PM Author: lascivious slippery love of her life I'd say so
S.America: Some routes get TTT AA F, although I have heard they upped their game on their newest 777's, only other F is Awful united to GRU and maybe EZE? and whatever F equipped planes TAM still flies, which are outdated. SQ flies there from BCN, but it's a 77W which isn't a suite (only on the A388).
Africa: I don't think any of the Asian airlines serve the continent with first at all, SQ might, but it isn't A380. Might be able to cop EK or EY from the middle east, I think QR only serves JNB/MPM with a 777 which is J only.
Europe: All the suites coming from Asia are tougher since they are coming from their home hub, same for desirable flights from the middle east. |
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Date: September 30th, 2014 8:18 PM Author: Bull headed crusty garrison AA's new 777-300ER business class is very good. F is good too, but not a big difference between J and F. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2688518&forum_id=2#26431499) |
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Date: September 30th, 2014 8:19 PM Author: lascivious slippery love of her life Their new J seats are fully flat and staggered 1-2-1 like Swiss J now right? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2688518&forum_id=2#26431509) |
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Date: September 30th, 2014 8:21 PM Author: Bull headed crusty garrison yeah, which is my favorite configuration (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2688518&forum_id=2#26431529) |
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Date: September 30th, 2014 8:21 PM Author: lascivious slippery love of her life O UA MAF (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2688518&forum_id=2#26431532) |
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Date: September 30th, 2014 7:13 PM Author: Doobsian trust fund fucking solid knowledge right here (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2688518&forum_id=2#26431062) |
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Date: September 30th, 2014 7:24 PM Author: hairraiser ruddy space damn. that is a good idea.
link to Amex Platinum with MR 100k bonus? Can't seem to find the offer...just people talking about it. |
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Date: September 30th, 2014 7:49 PM Author: mint fluffy abode dysfunction it's easy to get if you already have some type of amex gold/platinum card (generally business card).
also, chase UR points now transfer 1:1. very easy to open up a bunch of chase personal and biz cards. fly LAX to NRT.
my SQ suites experience is coming up next year. |
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Date: September 30th, 2014 7:53 PM Author: lascivious slippery love of her life don't have a link, I'd had my plat card for years when they started that offer, so I called and told them I wanted the 100k or I'd close my card and they just gave it to me. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2688518&forum_id=2#26431314) |
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Date: October 1st, 2014 1:36 PM Author: cobalt abnormal temple lol just do spend hundreds of thousands and pay a huge annual fee every year and then boast how you're traveling for free (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2688518&forum_id=2#26436228) |
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Date: October 1st, 2014 3:30 PM Author: Flirting green spot when was this brother? i need to get on that points gravy train. it's leaving the station, don't you hear it? choo choo!! (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2688518&forum_id=2#26437139) |
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Date: November 26th, 2014 12:29 PM Author: Ebony church windowlicker (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2688518&forum_id=2#26804080) |
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Date: September 30th, 2014 7:55 PM Author: Bull headed crusty garrison 100K is only a targeted offer, not public (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2688518&forum_id=2#26431329) |
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Date: September 30th, 2014 7:58 PM Author: hairraiser ruddy space how do I get targeted? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2688518&forum_id=2#26431351) |
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Date: September 30th, 2014 7:58 PM Author: lascivious slippery love of her life Just call in and give it a try. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2688518&forum_id=2#26431358) |
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Date: September 30th, 2014 8:04 PM Author: mint fluffy abode dysfunction do u already have an amex account?
it's prob easier to just find a friend who puts a lot of biz expenses on their card to see if they get an offer. this is what happens at work w/ one of my coworkers who puts the biz expenses on the amex and gets the 100k offer once every like 6 months.
or, in the alternative, just open some chase cards like the plebes and get 50k points, which are pretty good too. |
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Date: September 30th, 2014 8:12 PM Author: Bull headed crusty garrison see my post below, you have other options besides the Amex Plat (which has a not-waived $475 fee anyway). offers arrive in the mail. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2688518&forum_id=2#26431465) |
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Date: October 1st, 2014 1:29 AM Author: soul-stirring twinkling principal's office 2 years ago I got the AmEx Platinum with the first year fee waived and 100k point bonus. I obviously cancelled before the year was up, but that shit was glorious. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2688518&forum_id=2#26434121) |
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Date: October 21st, 2014 12:20 PM Author: Charismatic chapel fanboi Just buy a half dozen of RT suite class singapore tickets (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2688518&forum_id=2#26559197) |
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Date: September 30th, 2014 8:11 PM Author: Bull headed crusty garrison Ultimate Rewards recently became a transfer partner of SQ too. they just started running a 70K offer on their Chase Ink Plus card that ends on October 10th:
http://applynow.chase.com/FlexAppWeb/renderApp.do?PID=CFFD2&SPID=FBGY&CELL=6LDK&MSC=1516016578
just make up a sole proprietor business and use your social as the tax id, like a consulting business or something. if you have to call in to get approved you tell them it's a brand new business.
you also have the Chase Ink Bold at 50K (another business card) and the Chase Sapphire Preferred at 40K.
Citi Thank You points are also now transferrable to SQ if you have any of those lying around (Cathay too). the Premier card has a 20K signup bonus (and another 30K in year 2 of having the card). i think there's a 40K bonus for opening a Citigold checking account too. protip: Citigold normally requires a minimum of $50K balance to not have fees, but Citi waives all fees for certain professionals including lawyers. go into the branch and when you're opening the account tell him you're a lawyer and he can flag the account so you don't have any minimum balance requirement.
there's also SPG. those also transfer to SQ, and you get a 20% bonus on all transfers of 20K or more. the Amex SPG has a 35K offer, so with spend you could hit 40K then transfer to SQ in two separate transactions for 50K total.
tl;dr: as of a couple months ago Singapore became one of the only airlines that you can transfer to from all 4 major points programs (MR, UR, ThankYou and SPG). |
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Date: September 30th, 2014 8:17 PM Author: hairraiser ruddy space thanks bro. I really need a consultant just to manage my airline offers.
F. That is a good business idea. |
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Date: September 30th, 2014 8:18 PM Author: lascivious slippery love of her life I think there are people who do this. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2688518&forum_id=2#26431501) |
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Date: October 1st, 2014 2:35 PM Author: slimy ultramarine coldplay fan haunted graveyard I just attempted to open this card using frat, esq as the business name. Will report back if I'm approved. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2688518&forum_id=2#26436651) |
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Date: September 30th, 2014 11:40 PM Author: Bull headed crusty garrison i thought it was more like 110K miles each way? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2688518&forum_id=2#26433240) |
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Date: September 30th, 2014 11:42 PM Author: lascivious slippery love of her life That might be for JFK-FRA-SIN, I take SQ25/26 to go back and forth from Europe sometimes, it's by far the best transatlantic F product, all respect to the refurbished LH 744's. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2688518&forum_id=2#26433253) |
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Date: September 30th, 2014 11:45 PM Author: Bull headed crusty garrison next month i'm flying UA international F for the second time in a year and hating myself for not planning better and getting on a different airline
56K for JFK-FRA one way for Suites is a 180 award. definitely doing that next time i go to Europe. i want to have sex with my wife in a center aisle suite. |
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Date: September 30th, 2014 11:50 PM Author: lascivious slippery love of her life Don't kick yourself just yet brej. You can still make changes to your itinerary assuming you are using UA miles, in the last week I have changed a previously booked itinerary from Lufthansa first on the long haul portion LGA-YYZ-MUC to EWR-CDG UA F as a placeholder to PHL-FRA-VIE-KIV today with the longhaul leg back on LH F. This is an "if nothing better comes up I'll fly it" ticket, but if I can i'll move the TATL portion to a NYC-FRA LH F flight closer in. Assuming you're using UA miles, LH F availability isn't opened up until you are inside the 14 day window before the flight, so you need to check everyday, and then call UA to make the changes when the flight you want shows a seat available. The availability changes every day, so if the seat isn't there at t+5 days it might be there at t+3. LH F is the only worthwhile F product you can get across the Atlantic with UA miles. SQ blocks J and F space for UA and LX no longer releases F seats to UA.
While the redemption rate for the JFK-FRA suite flight is great, it's ONLY for JFK-FRA, if you have connections onwards or before JFK it would trigger the SQ *A pricing which is pretty lousy. I usually take this when I'm going to NY-Paris because it's easy enough to just buy a cheap $100 1-way FRA-CDG and slum it in coach on the connection. If you have complex/expensive connections from your gateway, not an ideal move. |
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Date: October 1st, 2014 12:01 AM Author: Bull headed crusty garrison i'm headed to HKG. SQ is a no go as you mention. TG might be an option, but i don't think they give out F space to partners either. any other airlines i should be looking at? NH or CA maybe? i'm assuming they fly into HKG. never flown J or F on either. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2688518&forum_id=2#26433441) |
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Date: October 1st, 2014 12:07 AM Author: lascivious slippery love of her life TG has no flights to N.America, and even when they used to operate an A345 out of LAX, J was the highest class of service. I assume you don't want to route via Europe just to fly TG. Of the options you have across the pacific, ANA is excellent, CA apparently is good on their new 777's, but I flew their old F product on a 747 SFO-PEK and it was pretty terrible. Asiana first is great if you can find a seat. I think they operate F out of JFK, ORD, SFO and LAX. Air India recently joined *A, so if you can find an agent willing to do it, you could string something together with a stop there. If you're dead set on flying LH and TG, UA routing rules do allow for transiting Europe on the way to Asia. So something like JFK-FRA-BKK-Destination would be fine. In fact, under the old award chart it used to be 135k roundtrip N.America-Europe in F and 140k U.S.-Asia in F with the possibility of a stopover in Europe on the way to Asia. When UA changed the award chart and I was burning miles, I tacked on a week in Asia to all my trips to Europe just to fuck them over and make them pay for all the extra flights to get me there and back since it only cost me a worthless extra 5k miles. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2688518&forum_id=2#26433502) |
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Date: October 1st, 2014 12:12 AM Author: Bull headed crusty garrison lol. 140K for LH-TG U.S.-Europe-Asia would've kicked ass.
don't know why i thought TG had a BKK-LAX route. |
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Date: October 1st, 2014 12:14 AM Author: lascivious slippery love of her life They used to serve LAX and JFK but axed both because they weren't profitable, too much $ for fuel, same reason SQ cancelled LAX and EWR. Yea, the old UA award chart was awesome, stopover, destination, two open jaws, very liberal with the routing rules, 23 hour connections don't = stops. I saw a lot of awesome places by fleecing them. Now all the airlines seem to be tightening up. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2688518&forum_id=2#26433567) |
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Date: October 1st, 2014 1:42 PM Author: mint fluffy abode dysfunction we are flying the JFK-FRA route and then a separate ticket from FRA to ZRH (coach).
can you use the LH senator lounge while waiting for the connection or is that in a different terminal? |
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Date: September 30th, 2014 11:46 PM Author: gold parlor shrewd (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2688518&forum_id=2#26433293) |
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Date: October 1st, 2014 12:12 AM Author: federal tanning salon macaca cot damn bro (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2688518&forum_id=2#26433549) |
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Date: October 1st, 2014 11:22 AM Author: cobalt abnormal temple how often do you churn CC's? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2688518&forum_id=2#26435501) |
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Date: September 30th, 2014 7:15 PM Author: mustard menage stock car Or you can spend $10 an ambien and 2 beers. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2688518&forum_id=2#26431083) |
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Date: September 30th, 2014 7:18 PM Author: lascivious slippery love of her life I've literally paid less than $10 for a flatbed on a ~6 hour flight before. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2688518&forum_id=2#26431110) |
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Date: September 30th, 2014 7:19 PM Author: Titillating impressive half-breed To be fair you didn't spend $1 (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2688518&forum_id=2#26431118) |
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Date: September 30th, 2014 7:19 PM Author: lascivious slippery love of her life Must you poison every thread? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2688518&forum_id=2#26431123) |
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Date: September 30th, 2014 7:21 PM Author: Titillating impressive half-breed It's true, dude (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2688518&forum_id=2#26431133) |
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Date: September 30th, 2014 7:21 PM Author: lascivious slippery love of her life Whatever helps you sleep at night champ. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2688518&forum_id=2#26431137) |
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Date: September 30th, 2014 7:21 PM Author: mustard menage stock car http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/There_ain%27t_no_such_thing_as_a_free_lunch (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2688518&forum_id=2#26431138) |
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Date: September 30th, 2014 7:22 PM Author: lascivious slippery love of her life Close as you can get brej, sign up for a credit card, cop bonus, apply miles and $2.50 in fees, enjoy flight. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2688518&forum_id=2#26431139) |
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Date: September 30th, 2014 7:27 PM Author: Bearded concupiscible mexican how did u meet your initial spend threshold for the card? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2688518&forum_id=2#26431172) |
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Date: September 30th, 2014 7:28 PM Author: lascivious slippery love of her life Many cards give you the bonus as soon as you use them the first time. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2688518&forum_id=2#26431182) |
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Date: September 30th, 2014 11:40 PM Author: Bull headed crusty garrison just put your normal spend on it (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2688518&forum_id=2#26433234) |
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Date: October 1st, 2014 12:10 AM Author: nighttime bat shit crazy orchestra pit what happened to buying a magazine and some gum? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2688518&forum_id=2#26433535) |
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Date: October 1st, 2014 12:12 AM Author: lascivious slippery love of her life You can still do BOTH of these things, but gum is like fucking $3 / pack now. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2688518&forum_id=2#26433551) |
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Date: October 1st, 2014 12:13 AM Author: nighttime bat shit crazy orchestra pit if i were to visit germany, what would be some things i should do? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2688518&forum_id=2#26433556) |
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Date: October 1st, 2014 12:17 AM Author: lascivious slippery love of her life My knowledge of Germany is limited to Berlin, Munich and Frankfurt. I would probably give Frankfurt a miss unless it's just to connect. Berlin isn't my favorite city nightlife wise, but there's lots of great history there, especially if you like Cold War stuff. Some good museums, fun to wander around old East Berlin vs. West Berlin, Checkpoint Charley etc... In Munich there's a nice art museum, Dachau is nearby, you can do a day trip to Neuschwanstein, walk around the city, drunk some beers at the Chinese Turm like a good TOURISMPIG and go to beer gardens. I like the laid back Bavarian feel in Munich better. People in Berlin always seem to have a stick up their ass. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2688518&forum_id=2#26433589) |
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Date: October 1st, 2014 12:22 AM Author: nighttime bat shit crazy orchestra pit tyty. prob going next summer. i may ask for some more specifics as I get closer, though im getting the feeling germany is not one of your fav destinations. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2688518&forum_id=2#26433622) |
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Date: October 1st, 2014 12:25 AM Author: lascivious slippery love of her life I really do like Munich, and I have heard good things about a few other cities. I spent a few weeks in Berlin and never really loved it. I don't think many people are big on Frankfurt, it's not a terribly exciting place. Germany always feels like a country that can be more fully explored later because nothing is going to change much. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2688518&forum_id=2#26433657) |
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Date: October 1st, 2014 11:02 AM Author: Bearded concupiscible mexican berlin has the best nightlife in europe. but i have niche interests in certain types of electronic music so maybe i'm biased. but the kind of afterhours parties i've been to in berlin are unmatched anywhere else (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2688518&forum_id=2#26435392) |
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Date: October 1st, 2014 1:36 PM Author: lascivious slippery love of her life It's the music that ruins Berlin nightlife for me. Nothing but goddamn deep house everywhere. I like songs with words mixed in. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2688518&forum_id=2#26436230) |
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Date: October 1st, 2014 1:37 PM Author: cobalt abnormal temple loud music in general sucks (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2688518&forum_id=2#26436237) |
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Date: October 1st, 2014 12:17 AM Author: Bull headed crusty garrison not him but Christmas in Germany is 180. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2688518&forum_id=2#26433592) |
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Date: October 1st, 2014 12:29 AM Author: smoky arousing state 180 link (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2688518&forum_id=2#26433679) |
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Date: October 1st, 2014 9:46 AM Author: Topaz histrionic old irish cottage athletic conference cr. i thoroughly enjoyed reading that (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2688518&forum_id=2#26435107) |
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Date: October 1st, 2014 9:50 AM Author: Lime Know-it-all Rigpig (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2688518&forum_id=2#26435118) |
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Date: October 1st, 2014 12:55 AM Author: Lime Know-it-all Rigpig rsf dunhere (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2688518&forum_id=2#26433896) |
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Date: October 1st, 2014 9:45 AM Author: Topaz histrionic old irish cottage athletic conference lol RSF you're so full of shit. Post pics of you in your suite if I'm wrong. This is something anyone who spent 12 hours somewhere this awesome would take multiple pictures of. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2688518&forum_id=2#26435105) |
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Date: October 1st, 2014 10:06 AM Author: Narrow-minded coffee pot pisswyrm pretty sure he has posted those pics, bro
I remember being all confused by the mirror like where the fuck is that?? |
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Date: October 1st, 2014 10:25 AM Author: Topaz histrionic old irish cottage athletic conference I'm really just challenging him so he gets MAF and posts them again. I'd like to see it (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2688518&forum_id=2#26435246) |
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Date: October 1st, 2014 10:25 AM Author: Big transparent idea he suggested location lol at this poast (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2688518&forum_id=2#26435244) |
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Date: October 1st, 2014 11:02 AM Author: Bearded concupiscible mexican (azngirl) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2688518&forum_id=2#26435396) |
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Date: October 1st, 2014 1:33 PM Author: mint fluffy abode dysfunction i remember him posting a pic before.
taking multiple pics are for n00bs. |
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Date: October 21st, 2014 12:22 PM Author: Charismatic chapel fanboi (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2688518&forum_id=2#26559204) |
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Date: October 10th, 2014 11:38 PM Author: smoky arousing state (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2688518&forum_id=2#26496165) |
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Date: October 21st, 2014 12:14 PM Author: lascivious slippery love of her life just booked dis again for Jan., UNGHHHHHH, thanks AMEX MR. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2688518&forum_id=2#26559167) |
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Date: November 10th, 2014 11:13 AM Author: Heady tank AMEX is once again running the targeted 75k/100k MR points offer that RSF mentioned above. It was common knowledge that they discontinued it for a while. The link below confirms that they're running a 75k point promo now, but people in the comments say they're received the 100k offer in the past 2 days as well. This is a targeted offer so you have to call and request it if you aren't targeted. I was successful with the 75k MR promo but I was told I wasn't eligible for the 100k promo since I wasn't already an AMEX Platinum card holder.
http://thepointsguy.com/2014/11/should-i-take-75000-point-offer-for-amex-business-rewards/
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Date: November 10th, 2014 12:04 PM Author: vigorous point queen of the night shiiiiiiiet, dat MFE airport talk gotta be a real panty-dropper, i can see why RSF don't have to pay for women (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2688518&forum_id=2#26687967) |