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r�is�n_dubh

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30. I've not been back...

Reply to Aussie105 (Reply #29)

Thu Apr 16, 2026, 10:53 PM

Thursday

To see family in a year. I’d like to fly from London to NYC for my nephew’s graduation.
I don’t care if my holiday is cancelled. And being in Europe, I’ll just take the train most places.

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