Travel Forum / Destinations / USA and Canada / June 2004

Anyone has travelled by SPECIAL T TRAVEL agency Florida ? Or have won a
travel package discount from it?
Fred

I am in the process of planning a 2 night getaway to the Catskills.
One of the attactions I am particularly interested in is the Catskill
Game Farm (since I have a young son).  I was just looking for a place
to stay close to the Game Farm.  A motel would be ok, as long as it's

looking for moderately priced beach community hotel from roughtly
pass-a-grill to clearwater beach.
any recommendations?
ttyl

Visiting LA soon and would really like to go to a concert at the
Hollywood Bowl. However I am very apprehensive about driving to the
venue, particulalrly in the evening. I'm a Brit and while I have
driven on the freeway in LA before I seem to recall that it was a bit

Where is the best place to stay in terms of location so I don't have to
drive around?

I am getting ready to travel between Washington State (Seattle area) and
Vancouver, B.C., and I need information about Extended Stay Places.
At this time I have my extended stay in the Seattle area covered - Ill be
using the Extended Stay Chain http://www.extstay.com/ .

What is the transport like getting around Ontario, Canada?. Also
please could somebody give me details on the best way by public
transport to get to the John Labatt Centre in London, Ontario, Canada,
and also to the Copps Coliseum, in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

Im planning to go to New York City in September for my first time
ever. Im hoping to catch a couple of Baseball games of either the New
York Yankees and/or the New York Mets. Can anybody give me any names
of hotels near any of the ballparks that are relatevely cheap. Finally

Would anyone have any recommendations for a hotel in South Beach?
Two adults and a baby are looking for a nice room on or near Collins
or Ocean Drive for around $175 a night, for the last week in August.
TIA -- Larry

I've talked to a few people who live in Palm Springs and they kind of
gve me different answers when I ask if it's really that hot with the
low humidity. Recently here on the east coast it was close to 80F with
40% humidity and it was kind of chilly when the wind blew. So at 110F

I will go to Yellowstone nation park next week. First i will drive
from Salt Lake City to Grand Teton nation park and stay there for 2
days, then to Yellowstone for 6 days.
I heard Jackson Hole is the most beautiful city in Wy, i will

I'm making a short 2 day trip to Montreal.  Since I try to use my
credit card whenever possible,
and I don't want to pay my bank's fee for buying Canadian dollars, I
plan to not carry any

    When I said cities were going to become car-free and that the suburbs
would disappear?

I am Canadian, and when I was in the States this weekend, I tried to call
long distance within the state, 90 miles away, on Sunday evening and charge
it to my calling card.  I only wanted to book a motel room.  Then I found
out the astonishing news - the rate charged was $13.97 US ...

We ad the pleasure of being at this park last week,
Wednesday through Friday.
We active senior grandparents, took our two grandchildren
and other than the oppressive heat had a wonderful time.