Travel Forum / Destinations / USA and Canada / April 2004

I'll need to get to my hotel in the French Quarter hotel from the New
Orleans airport. From what I understand of the Jefferson Transit system's
website, I'd have to change buses at least once. Would welcome advice as to
whether I'm better off taking a private airport shuttle bus for ...

We're thinking about a week or two in Hawaii this summer.  We're not "lie on
the beach" people, nor are we particularly interested in for-the-tourists
staged activities.  We're also not particularly sports-oriented -- we don't
hike, etc. We do want to spend most of the time scuba ...

On a swing through the Northeast, I'd like to see Cape Cod? Good idea, or skip
it?
Where's a good place to stay, to enjoy beaches, scenery, etc, without spending
a mint. Thanks in advance.

instead of following up to the "Alaska in July" thread with the detailed
comments I'm opening up a new one...
I'm thinking about visiting Alaska this year, around 3 weeks starting
May 25 or so. Checking the German travel agencies it seems like they

I'm being faced with the overwhelming task of planning a month
long sightseeing trip from Toronto to Alaska in the summer of
05.  Planning to use VIARAIL from Toronto to Vancover but
beyond that it becomes very complicated.

I'll be in Lone Pine CA and need to drive to Las Vegas to catch a flight. It
appears that the only route is across Death Valley, which, I hear, is hot at
the end of July. My question: is this an unsafe drive? Should I avoid Death
Valley, or is crossing it not that big a deal? It ...

We will be travelling to USA from Italy this coming July and were in the
midsts of trying to establish an itinerary for the Florida portion of the
trip so that we can finalize travel plans.
I was hoping  the newsgroup could critique our itinerary and/or give

I need a book recommendation.  We are going on a family vacation to the
Canadian Rockies (and also Glacier National Park in the US) this
summer.  We will be doing a lot of day hikes while we are there.  Our
kids are 10.5, 8 and 3 (all boys).  To make this more intersting for

On a Sunday afternoon (30th May) about 3:30pm what would be a
realistic estimate for a cab to travel between the 2 airports and the
expected fare?
Is there difference in security/check-in times for domestic and

Early next February we plan to spend a week or so in Florida.
Our current ideas are to fly to Orlando and spend a couple of days at Epcott
etc. then drive down to Miami and explore the Everglades and the Keys.
After staying in Miami for a night we thought we do the following and ...

How to get there? How much is a taxi? Is there a train? Thanks, locals, for
advice.

I was happy to learn that Mitch Seavey won the Idinarod (sp?)this year.
When my wife and I did a cruise from Seward down to Vancouver in July of
2002, we stayed in Seward a couple of days.  A highlight of our trip was
dogsledding with the Seavey family business.  The previous year ...

Three years ago, I bought a triband GSM phone with the idea of being
able to use it on visits to the US. (I live in Italy.) Since then, I
have used it in other European countries with no problem at all.
However, it has taken me a while to learn how to use it in the US.

I'm looking for a cottage in Ontario for summer time (July-August).
It must have enough room to fit 4 adults, one 3 y.o. kid, and 2 new born
babies. Kitchen, bathroom, shower, patio or private backyard.
I think I need 2 bedroom or larger cottage with waterfront, or walking

Coming to Saskatoon for the first time, late May - early June this
year (2004) & looking for groups who'll allow a middle-aged man from
Seattle to join in with them once or twice during this period.
Looking for a hiking club, a writers' group, & a group of drinking