Nice thread Lisa! In my 25 years I have traveled with many girlfriends and would like to say "have seen it all". My experience is no matter if you warn your girlfriends, they are going to do what they want. Most of them just got sneaky around me, sending western union etc. One girlfriend sent $150 to her guy so HE could get new shoes to take his son to school on his first day...I just asked her, "Where do you think the little boy gets his shoes??" How many times do you think I've been called a C#$K BL@#%ER?? HA!!