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With many factors determining your travel choices, the quality of the experience and those that share it rank at the top. Military service members, retirees, and their families have enjoyed the military camaraderie and variety of economic travel choices provided by MWR, ITT/ITR, and the Joint Services Travel Program (JSTP) for many years.

Those seeking a special travel experience among friends this summer should look no further than ITT-Australia/JSTP’s 10 Days/7 Nights Australian Getaway group tour departing September 6, 2008 from Los Angeles.

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Getaway Tour

In December, my wife, Jean, and I were returning home from Ramstein Air Base to Baltimore International Airport (BWI), aboard one of the AMC Patriot flights, and discussing what a wonderful Space-A trip it had been. We had rendezvoused in Paris with one of our daughters and her family for Christmas.

"But I have to tell you," Jean said to me, "I'm all Europed out for the time being!" We had taken three Space-A trips to Europe in the past two years. "Lets go somewhere else on our next trip," she said.

This past summer we decided on a trip up to the Canadian Maritimes in the early fall, just before my annual Kyushu Gypsy Squadron reunion scheduled for mid-October.

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Did You Know About this Coast Guard Lodging?

We've discovered some little-known lodging operated by the Coast Guard, located just outside San Juan, Puerto Rico. Enjoy the camaraderie and great $avings when you use military lodging!
So, if you have always wanted to visit The historic fortress, El Morro (above), Cathedral de San Juan, built in 1592; Fort San Cristobal, which is one of the largest fortresses ever built in the western hemisphere; or the beautiful San Juan Bay, now is the time!

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On 24 October 2006, my husband and I left from Hartsfield Jackson Airport in Atlanta, bound for the South Pacific Kingdom of Tonga, and then on to New Zealand. We were gone three weeks in all.

Even though our travel was entirely commercial, the many retired and active duty military people who go to Hawaii and points east are sure to find Tonga a marvelous destination.

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Gary and Karen Beardsley made the trip of a lifetime, and saved a lot of money doing it by incorporating military space available air flights and military lodging into their plans. They traveled to Germany by space-a in order to board their Scandanavian/Baltic cruise, saving THOUSANDS of dollars in transcontinental airfares.

To read about and see photos of their tour of Germany and their cruise to the Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Russia, Estonia and Lithuania, click here

Each of our Great Adventures is unique and special. This Great Adventure was one with a mission: to attend a family gathering in Sydney, Australia (hometown of my wife, Carole) over the weekend of 17-19 November. We decided to give ourselves plenty of time to get to Australia on Space-A flights as these military hops are totally unpredictable!

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Friday, 9/16/05 - Left our home in Flovilla, GA, for a trip to Great Britain and Ireland. Our plans were to fly on the Patriot Express out of BWI (Baltimore-Washington International) to RAF Mildenhall, Great Britain. I had booked two one-way tickets from Atlanta Hartsfield- Jackson Airport about six weeks prior on Delta Airlines for $240.

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My wife, Jean, and I have been taking Space-A trips for a number of years. Most of these past trips have necessarily been short - usually two weeks or less. This was due to the fact that Jean was still working as a reporter and staff writer for a major New Jersey newspaper until her retirement in January 2004. I had taken my final retirement from an engineering firm in 1999. We had always planned on taking more extensive stays in Europe after her retirement.

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This is a report for RVers who have or hope to take the big trip on the Alaska Highway. It is more about tips and suggestions, than a day by day journal. We did the usual things before hand, talking to everyone we could find who had made the trip, buying the latest Milepost and other relevant travel guides, making lists and checking everything twice. I wanted to take only what we needed. We saw no need to bring extra food from home. I did take a five-gallon can of diesel fuel that I did not need. Another reason for carrying less is that things inside your unit can bounce around over long trips.

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My wife and I wanted to spend this Easter in Lourdes, France. Since we live in Winter Springs, Florida, we wanted to fly Space-A out of Charleston AFB into Ramstein, Germany and work our way to Lourdes.

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Family of Seven Fly Space-A to Europe
Their Destination? Andalucia, Spain
By Roger C. Underwood, U.S. Army, (Ret.)

We took another February school vacation. We, Roger and Trisha Underwood, with our children Eileen 16, Calvin 14, Carl 12, Mary 8, and John 6 decided to return to Spain one more time and stay at the same condo we rented two years ago, as there are still places to visit. During a cold Wednesday morning 16 February, we awoke at 0500 and departed for Westover Air Reserve Base in Chicopee Massachusetts.

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Bill & Cynthia Ware's Trip to
Germany, France, Switzerland & Austria
By Bill Ware, LtCol, USAF/ANG, Ret & Cynthia Ware

Norfolk Navy Lodge Opens
New 100-Room Facility
By Kristine M. Sturkie
Navy Exchange Service Command Public Affair

VIRGINIA BEACH, VA (NNS) - Navy Lodge Norfolk, Va., opened the doors of its new four story, 100-room facility last Dec. 13. The new Navy Lodge features all types of rooms - family, business class, standard as well as handicapped rooms.

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Navy Morale, Welfare and Recreation Offers Two Camping Alternatives in Pensacola
By Ron Westlake,
Regional MWR Marketing Director, Naval Air Station
Pensacola, and Robin Hillyer Miles,
Navy MWR Communications Group

PENSACOLA, Fla. - Home of stunning sunsets, white beaches and the Navy's premiere Flight Demonstration Squadron, Pensacola, Fla., also features two unique, family-oriented campgrounds, managed by Navy Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR).

Complete with rental cottages and recreational vehicle amenities, Naval Air Station Pensacola's Oak Grove Park and Naval Technical Training Center Corry Station's Blue Angel Naval Recreation Area offer vacation fun for singles, couples and the entire family.

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