Travel Forum / Destinations / USA and Canada / June 2004

My wife will be going to a conference at the University of British Columbia
in August.  Unfortunately, on campus housing is booked.  It appears from the
maps that UBC is on the end of a peninsula separated from the rest of the
city by a significant green space.  While it sounds ...

Can anyone suggest a good LA / Hollywood coach tour operator ? I have
had a look at StarLine and Coach USA but their city tour itineraries
are not quite what I am after. Ideally, I am looking for just a half
day tour which gives a brief taste of the city and which will then

Hi~ I'll visit LA recently and looking for a homestay around LA area.
Could U guys point me up or suggest a bigger forum to ask questions
with, bigger than Google one.
I'm Taiwanese.

Did anyone stay in both hotels a can recommend me one of these?
I stayed in the Hilton Millenium and it was very nice. However it's a bit
far from everything.
How is the Hilton Times Square compared to it? Are the rooms as big as in

A friend has suggested we try and get to the Red River area while in NM.
I'd be interested in hearing what routes you may have taken when visiting
this area.  And were the roads (traffic) very slow moving?  Would it be
feasible as a two day detour off our journey?  I'm thinking of ...

Any recommendations for a CLEAN, possibly newer hotel in Las Cruces for a 1
night stay?
thanks,
mel

Can anyone suggest a good place to stay in Fresno, not too expensive
but a nice place to recover after a long backpack? A book recommended
the Water Tree Inn, but it's full at that time (late july).
My flight gets in about 9.30pm, so would prefer somewhere easily

Hi, I'm a 23 year old from London looking to go to L.A. for a couple of
weeks this summer with my best friend. We were thinking about grabbing a
cheap hotel around town, taking in the sun, the sites, heading to the
beaches, and enjoying a little bit of the night life.

I need a suggestion for a nice romantic San Diego CA restaurant for our Feb
trip to San Diego, CA.   It will be our anniversary while we're there in San
Diego (we'll be there for 2 nights) and then we're driving up to LA to stay
another 6 nights.

Hi, Continental have just changed our flight time (again!) for a return to
UK flight from San Fransisco which leaves us only 45 minutes to transfer at
Newark.
Is this feasable? Continental say it is a "valid connection", but we have

I will be doing a 1 week road trip to Atlantic Canada from Toronto.
Just wondering how are the road condidtions like on the highways or
local roads?
Here is where I am planning on going:

I will be doing a 1 week driving trip from Toronto Canada to the
Atlantic Canada provinces (New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, PEI).
How is the drive?  Is it easy to get lost?  Can anyone suggest places
to visit?

Coming over for a visit to Hayward; any recommendations on a burger or pizza
place that can't be missed?
Thanks for any recommendations.
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Can someone give me an idea of what the cab fares are for Oakland, CA?
Thanks very much.

I'm shortly going from Vancouver in Canada to Washington DC in the
States, then Washington DC to New York, then finally to Switzerland
from New York.
Both aboventioned US cities have two airports each, and I'm not sure