Travel Forum / Destinations / USA and Canada / June 2004

I'm planning to visit NYC in early July and looking for a nice hotel,
in the location between Times Square and Central Park.  There are 3 of
us (my sister, her teenage daughter and myself) so I'm looking for a
suite room. Le Parker Meridien and Rihga Royal both look nice and

Hello. Planning a 5 or so day trip to this area in September or October. Can
anyone recommend sites to see, a good but not too expensive Santa Fe hotel,
and restaurants in the 3 areas. Thanks in advance, Alan

I'd appreciate any restaurant recommendations in the vicinity of these
towns;
Las Cruces, NM ?
Amarillo, TX?

I'll be going to western canada (Calgary, Jasper, Banff, Whistler,
Vancouver, Victoria etc.) the week after next and i'll be using a digital
camera with 128mb storage card (SmartMedia). Does anyone know the best place
to have the images transfered to CD when I run out of space on ...

Hi all,   Are there suggestions for the 'best' day hikes (less than 8
hours) in Banff and Jasper parks?   Thanks, Gordon

For the last 20 years, I've helped some friends produce an annual 4th of
July show, and never got to see good old fashioned July Fourth fireworks.
Now, we're no longer producing the show, and I've looking forward to my
first big fireworks display in two decades.

Hi, can you guys let me know what's the best beach close to the Los Angeles
International airport?
As I posted in an earlier thread, I will spend two days only in LA before
headding north, and would like to see the beach experience in LA...

since I last posted regarding travel plans to
asheville, got a family member with a very
sore achiles tendon.
So, I was wondering what anyone's recommendations

Hello --
Can any readers suggest good places to eat in Oceanside CA?
Thanks for any input.
L Mehl

I will be flying from Philadelphia to Vancouver in a few weeks and I am
looking for suggestions on where to find the cheapest air fare.  So far
the chepest I've found had been on
http://www.cheapair.com/flights/British_Columbia.html for $395.  Can

We'll be visiting Ottawa at the beginning of August and are searching for
a campground to stay with our RV.
Both on the internet and in guidebooks I only found campgrounds outside
the city, about 15 km or more away. Nevertheless, I also saw a little

...except the obvious (beach) if we don't care
about racing and bikes?
TIA

I'm going to Cleveland today for a conference, and I'm planning to
spend the weekend in Pittsburgh. I am a student and I'm really tight
on budget so I'm looking for a relatively cheap hotel.
I'm looking for somewhere at most $80 a night. I have a car so it's OK

Hi there. I'm planning a vacation to San Francisco area in August. I
will go with my wife and my 3-year-old daughter. We plan to stay there
for 7 days or so. We will go to sight-seeing attractions (possibly
including theme park) around San Francisco.

Where are you going for Independence Day? Any fun travel plans? My
wife and I are taking the kids to Baltimore to visit her folks. Not
my favorite city in the country, but they do a nice fireworks
display at the Harbor.