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Amazon.com: Air Courier Bargains: How to Travel World-Wide for Next to Nothing (Air Courier Bargains): Books Your Store Books See All 32 Product Categories Your Account | Cart | Wish List | Help | Advanced Search | Browse Subjects | Bestsellers | The New York Times® Best Sellers | Magazines | Corporate Accounts | Amazon Shorts | Bargain Books | Used Books | Textbooks Search Amazon.com Books Web Search This item is not eligible for Amazon Prime, but over a million other items are. Join Amazon Prime today. Already a member? Sign in . 13 used & new from $4.49 Have one to sell? A9.com users save 1.57% on Amazon. Learn how . Share your own customer images Look inside this book Air Courier Bargains: How to Travel World-Wide for Next to Nothing (Air Courier Bargains) (Paperback) by Kelly Monaghan (3 customer reviews) Availability: Available from these sellers . 13 used & new available from $4.49 Other Editions: List Price: Our Price: Other Offers: Paperback (6th) 25 used & new from $1.69 Customers who bought this book also bought Insider Travel Secrets by Tom Parsons Fly Cheap! by Kelly Monaghan Fly Free, Stay Cheap! by Vicki Mills The Courier Air Travel Handbook: Learn How to Travel Worldwide for Next to Nothing (8th ed) by Mark I. Field You Can Travel Free by Robert William Kirk Explore Similar Items : in Books Editorial Reviews Travel Books Review, November/December 1994 A must-read. No other book provides more information about this subject. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Linda Morgan, The Millennium Whole Earth Catalog This entertaining guide lays out the unromantic details of shepherding stuff - usually boring business documents - to exotic places. It's an excellent way to see the world on a shoestring budget. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. See all Editorial Reviews Product Details Paperback: 217 pages Publisher: Intrepid Traveler; 7th edition (November, 1998) Language: English ISBN: 1887140085 Product Dimensions: 0.8 x 5.8 x 8.8 inches Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces. Average Customer Review: based on 3 reviews. 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