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Neil had wanted some nicotine gum, but as the shops at Heathrow didn't open til around 6.30 am, we figured we would have plenty of time to get it in Dublin anyway. Upon arrival in Dublin, we were again disappointed. Having arrived off a connecting flight, you go straight through security and into the departure lounge, on the duty free side. We found a pharmacy and asked for the gum, only to be told that "they couldn't sell it on that side of security". Why??? Directly opposite, you could buy enough tobacco to smoke yourself to death within the hour. But oh no, you can't buy nicotine gum, even though you're about to board a 12 hour non-smoking, trans-Atlantic flight!
Things improved slightly as we made our way to the departure gate. We had to pass through US Customs & Border Control. After successfully passing the fingerprint scan, and correctly answering their 20 questions, we were granted access to the USA until the 17th of November. What followed was a relatively pain-free flight. A nice, clean, fairly new plane, with plenty of comfortable seats so we could stretch out, reasonable food and personal entertainment systems with individual, seat-back screens. You could even play games on them!


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2.Quick stop in Dublin - Dublin, Ireland May 19, 2008
3.Arrival in LA - Los Angeles, United States May 19, 2008 ( This entry has 1 photos 1 )
4.Day 2 - LA to San Diego - San Diego, United States May 20, 2008 ( This entry has 4 photos 4 )
5.Day 3 - An Interesting Birthday - San Diego, United States May 21, 2008 ( Comments 2 )
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7.Day 5 - Where Do Americans Buy Groceries? - San Diego, United States May 23, 2008 ( This entry has 3 photos 3 )
8.Day 6 - Sunshine, Finally! - San Diego, United States May 24, 2008 ( This entry has 5 photos 5 )
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10.Day 8 - More Odd-ness - San Diego, United States May 26, 2008
11.Day 9 - Don't Sue Me! - San Diego, United States May 27, 2008
12.Day 10 - A Day In San Diego - San Diego, United States May 28, 2008 ( This entry has 7 photos 7 )
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