Travel Forum / Destinations / USA and Canada / December 2003

I am planning a last-minute winter getaway to Montreal the weekend of
Dec 26-29 and am looking for suggestions for romantic accomodations
and dining.  (The last time I travelled to Montreal was on a student
budget, so most of my experience was with youth hostels and the

I have 12 days to spend in Montreal, Quebec City and all of Nova Scotia.
How should I divide my time between these 3 areas?
I am thinking 2 days Montreal, 3 days Quebec City, 1 day travel (by plane)
to Nova Scotia and 6 days in Nova Scotia.

Cars will be obsolete in Europe by 2010, and here sometime later. All
European cities are banishing autos to good. Soon the feet, pedal
power, and public transport will be the only ways to get around in
Europe. Dutch cities are two years away from being without cars. The

Next summer we like to travel through some western states. We are from the
Netherlands and it will be our fourth trip to the US and the second one with
our girls (they will be 11 and 9 next summer).
Because of the children we try not to drive too much. And we like to take

What is the quickest route for traveling from San Francisco to
Houston?  I have seen estimates of 30 hours, but my companion and
I cannot tolerate such a long time confined into a car.
Thanks.

I found a cheap Air Canada flight to Hawaii that has an 8 hour layover
in Vancouver.  Unfortunately it is 12:03 am to 8:20 am. [ That will be
3:00am to 11:20 am our time - so we'll be really sleepy by then]  Is
there any way to survive there for eight hours during the night, a

As there have been many questions about this subject, I'm not sure
many Brits would enjoy a "typical" American "Thanksgiving."
It usually starts with a family journey into the
countryside - and given the size of most American cities and traffic

I am renting a premium car at Alamo in Chicago Airport with x-mas. Does one
of you know what kind of car i will get? When i ask at alamo they say , they
can't tell.
Thx

Will I be able to get a taxi in Brooklyn on a Sun. eve. about 11PM?
The area I will be in is Borough Park.  Any recommendations of which
company to call?  Thanks for any help.

I am Mr. Dhungana Chandra Prasad, I am very keen on to study in the
USA in the field 'Tourism'. Please if you have ideas please write me,
i would be really appreciated
Thank you and Namaste!

Scheduled to  Arrive LAXTerminal 3 @ 15.50
Have 6 Hours to wait for interconnecting flight [ to Fiji ] from Terminal 2
Q1  Is there any where to leave a large suitcase and hand-baggage at LAX
airport ?

I intend visiting Boston for 3-4 days in February. The Copley Square
Hotel is in my itinerary and I wouls appreciate some feedback on its
quality.
I have rtecently been informed it now has a "live music" bar. Will this

   Visiting Washington over Christmas through new year. Are most things
(museums etc) open as usual and is it a very busy time. Are there likely to
be lots of people about?
           TIA

Hubby and I are looking forward to a couple of weeks "someplace" around the
Gulf of Mexico in January.  We're looking for an area that is populated
predominately by the older crowd, not necessarily the geriatric set, but
just an group of people with a little more, shall we say, ...

We plan to visit  Harrisburg just before Christmas. We will be staying
downtown, and will travel there by train. The bus system has routes to some
local towns. We have visited Hersey and Carisle in the past, and was
wondering if we should revisit one of those towns, or would it be ...