Travel Forum / Destinations / USA and Canada / October 2004

We want to be in Manhattan for the new year. Can anyone point me to a
good place for 6 adults to crash in the big apple? Two rooms for 3
people would be fine. Dan

Can anyone please give me some advice on travelling by motorcycle from
Canada across the border to the USA.
What documentation (apart from passport) would one require to satisfy
US Customs authorities sufficient to allow passage for a 3 month

'Ample' flier sues airline for saying he needed 2 seats
- Henry K. Lee, Chronicle Staff Writer
Thursday, September 23, 2004
An Oakland man who describes himself as being of "ample proportion" is

As the time draws closer to when I visit Ohio I realise that I know less and
less about the country and what to expect. So I wonder if some kind person
could clue me up on the following:
a) when driving does one always give way to the right?     Here in

Howdy,
I tried posting in  rec.hiking without much luck. We'll be in SW Vermont
(Bennington) for a week and I'm looking for suggestions for a good half day
or full day hikes. All trail suggestions will be greatly appreciated. It's

     University of British Columbia researcher Somebody Frank wrote a paper
advancing his theory that there's a link between driving and obesity. This
will certainly lead to the demise of the suburbs and of driving.

Can anyone suggest a Motel or Hotel in D/T Portland that would be fairly
central to their d/t transportation which would then allow us to have a
break from driving.
Thanks,

does anybody from roanoke or familiar with it know of any IHOPs or the
like near the greyhound station? I might be arriving at 4 am.

How badly affected is the asheville/smokies
region of NC with the recent storms/floods?
We were previously planning a short trip up there
late Sept (next weekend).

Great, I like it.
www.metroneon.com

We are an elderly but reasonably fit couple wanting to spend some 2 weeks in
USA. It will be our first visit and I wondered if some kind person(s) could
point me towards a web site that might give me some info. We would like to
see things that we cannot in the UK specifically or ...

I have the opportunity to attend a conference in Boston l0/28-31 at
the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center on Summer Street.  This
convention center is a bit distant from the center of the city, and
I'm concerned that there won't be anything to do out there.  Not being

I'm scheduled to attend a Saturday night event at the Hyatt Hotel on Sunset
Blvd. in West Hollywood.  I'm looking for recommendations of B&B's, Inns or
Hotels convenient to the Hyatt and yet will avoid the noises that come from
Sunset Blvd and other high trafficed streets in the ...

I'm bringing a triband GSM phone (900/1800/1900) to Canada and the US. Am
planning to visit Montreal, Lafayette Indiana, Boulder Colorado, Eugene
Oregon, San Francisco and Honolulu.
What are the best prepaid sim cards for these areas, in terms of rates and

Referal for the best bed and breakfast in ottawa:
If you are looking for a good bed and breakfast in ottawa, ( including
city tours ) check out http://www.ottawatouris.ca .  Not bad for
traverlers looking for good accomd.