Travel Forum / Destinations / USA and Canada / April 2004

I am planning to fly to Seattle next month and take a day trip to Victoria
BC while I'm in the area.  It seems that it would be less expensive and
more convenient to take one of the passenger ferries instead of trying to
bring a car over to Victoria.  However, I want to visit ...

i am interesting in learning names of favorite restaujrants...both upscale
and local

My family and I will be returning home to the UK from Sydney via LA this
August. We shall be staying in LA for 1 afternoon, 1 full day and 1
morning at the Century Plaza hotel (unless it changes).
This will be our first visit to the USA and we'd appreciate a few ideas

Once again, I'd like to thank everyone for the help in planning our 2005
Southwest trip. After reading all of the responses and visiting many,
many website, here is what my current plan is. I am finding I am
definitely going to have to make some compromises here. There is just so ...

I'm going to be in Chicago for 6 days starting in a week, and I'm
looking for a good hostel to stay at. I don't have any firm plans on
what I'm doing with my days, but it will probably involve downtown
attractions. Any recommendations on good hostels, or ones to avoid?

does anyone have recommendations for affordable Hotels or
Motels in the Area
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Am coming from Rhode Island
Would anyone know of any drawbridges over the Saint lawrence seaway ?
Am planning trip to Maxville and a relative of mine who would like
to go but is scared of heights especially those high suspension

We are heading there in May. This info will help us to plan the activites better.
Thanks

Two tourists from the United States were driving through Nova Scotia. As
they were approaching Tatamagouche, they started arguing about he
pronunciation of the name. They argued back and forth until they stopped
for lunch. As they stood at the counter, one tourist asked the employee ...

What cheap places are there to stay in NYC? Youth hostels, low-standard hotels, etc?

In Los Angeles there must be a place were you can eat burgers. But there's
something special about this place : They make the burger just the way you
wont them, the size, the flavour. The only thing he know is, that the sights
is on an trainstation or so.

Will most car rental companys if asked at the desk, will they give you
a free car upgrade? Or is this practice never followed?

Looking for a house to rent, possibly in the Pocono's (or elsewhere in the New
York/PA area, Catskills, etc) for a week this summer.  Able to accomodate
extended family 16 - 23 people (not yet sure who will be able to attend) Hot
tub, pool table, would be ideal, and a dock is on the ...

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I'm attending a conference in Gaylord Opryland Hotel from 5/16 to 19.
Unfortunately, my employer only covers my airfare and conference
admission.  As a result, I could like to stay in some place cheaper
using Priceline, and