Travel Forum / Destinations / USA and Canada / October 2005

Any suggestions on good 4WD Jeep Tour companies for Joshua Tree Nat'l
Park?
I'll be staying in 29 Palms and would like to pick up something there.

We are going for a week starting on the 4th.  Any suggestions of things to
see or do in the off-season before snow.
Thanks

During mid-November, my family plan to have a trip in Canada.
Which is the best place that we can see the beautiful maple trees?
I am looking for suggestions.
Give me some advice, please.  Thank you!

Will be in Miami/South Beach in January.  Which hotel should we stay in?  We
are looking for something close to things that are fun - doesn't have to be
posh or expensive, just not shabby.  Any suggestions? THANKS!

My wife and I are visiting NYC for 4 nights in March 2006. We want to
stay centrally, preferably convenient for the Theatres.The Best Western
President seems good value (from USD134 for 'seniors') and convenient
(48th Street between 7th and 8th Aves). I believe the rooms are quite

I am considering moving to Arizona to escape once and for all the cold
winters here. Can anyone tell me, in general, about Arizona? I need to
know:
1. What is the cost of living (general, compared to California or

I´´m a foreign student and want to know which
are the cheapest airlines if you just want to flight
inside the USA. Can anybody tell?
I´d fly from Chicago to Minneapolis.

My wife and I are starting to plan a 2007 trip to Nova Scotia and
Newfoundland.  We plan to fly into Halifax, rent a car, take the North
Sydney ferry to/from Newfoundland and fly out of Halifax.  We will
probably have 17 days for this.  I'm thinking about spending 2-3 days

The global travel industry is beginning to prepare for the worst as the
full implications of a bird flu pandemic - or even the widespread fear
of one - begin to sink in.
For business owners and employess alike, this could prove to have a

As the Ottawa international bird flu conference ends, some surprising
and little-reported stories surface on the current avian flu epidemics
in Asia and the risk of a global pandemic.
For the latest stories from around the world on Bird Flu and the

travel by myself, looked at 2 B & B's in Ottawa and when i attempted to
book online, the only option was to charge me for 2 beds in a bedroom.
Is it impossible for someone to stay by himself and pay only for 1 bed
in a B & B?

I am looking for some advice.  My girlfriend and I would like to visit
NYC for the first time for a weekend for her birthday, and would like
to know the best way (cheap as reasonably possible) to do this.  I
would like:

I'm visiting DC for a conference (10-31 to 11/2) and I'll stay in Shady
Grove SleepInn.
I have a rental car.  Anybody knows when the metro parking lots would
be full?

I just noticed that the NWS is predicting snow above about 8000'
in Yosemite tonight. We got rain here in the Bay Area today, and
now the system is moving east and encountering colder air. There's
still no opening date prediction for the Tioga Pass Road. Besides

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