Travel Forum / Destinations / USA and Canada / November 2004

Ok New Yorkers,
My wife and I are coming to NY in a month for 72 hours. We are 35 and
36 and havent been there since 1987 (separately) when we needed false
ID to booze.

Need to rise up to get rid of the Arabs in Mosul and the other northern cities.
They talk about independence but I dont see their heart. The Arabs are kicking
their butts in Mosul and the population isnt fighting back. Im very
disapointed.

I wonder if anyone could rec. a beachfront hotel in the St. Petersburg
area that would be good for a family with 14 & 16 year old kids.
This year during the March break we stayed in North Miami (about 10
miles from Ft. Lauderdale) at both the Newport Beach resort and the

I just checked on Macy's web site and they do not ship overseas. Do
you know any NYC store that sell clothes (denims) and would ship to
Europe ?

I am going to the US for the first time which of theese to cities should I
visit. If you have another surgestion for a city I would like to know it.
Yours faithfully
Mads Vestergaard

stay near airport, say JFK, and travel to a conference in the midtown area,
daily over three days?
i am just thinking of doing this to save on hotel costs. how much would it
cost to get into grand central station area? by taxi or bus or train? if by

Looking for ideas from anyone regarding
short trips from the atlanta area.
We've already been to clayton, GA,
asheville, cashiers,

Has anyone been to this park or to Desoto in NE Alabama?
It's situated in Dekalb county AL.
How remote is this region? Any overly winding roads
to get there?

Hi we are planning a trip from Miami to Seattle in first weeks of Aug.
Does anyone have any advice such as Car rentals, motels, routes,
sites, and anything else would be valued from someone who may have
done this or similar before.

Police: Florida cabbie kills unruly passenger
WEST PALM BEACH, Florida (AP) -- A taxi driver killed a drunken
passenger when the man refused to get out of his cab, police said.
Robert Lee Smiley Jr. was charged with first-degree murder and was

I see from the state website that it is illegal to take liquor into
Alabama.  How is this policed?  Is my car likely to be searched at the
Georgia/Alabama border when I drive from Atlanta airport with my UK
bottle of duty free next week?

Next April, my wife and I are flying into Raleigh/Durham Airport en route to
Europe. We arrive at 4:21 p.m. and must be at the airport at 4:30 p.m. the
following day for our flight. Neither of us has been to the area before.
We'd like to stay the night somewhere nearby where we ...

i am looking for a place to hold a family reunion near gatlinburg/pigeon
forge.
there are so many places its impossible to make any progress.
anyone have a reccomended spot?

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I've heard scare stories about it being a sensible precaution against
muggings to lock car doors and close windows when driving in the states. I
am planning to drive from Chicago to Santa Monica in a convertible in June
next year. Will that be safe ? What precautions should I ...