Travel Forum / Destinations / USA and Canada / August 2006

Hi all.., thanks for all the advice earlier on...
We are still unsure of a route..  Starting in vancouver and finishing in
Toronto 20 days later.
This trip is planned for September

After years of hearing the same complaints on the internet about them, the
Edmonton Police Department sent some of their nicest officers over to the
house of that guy who always complains about them on the internet to beat
him up. Unfortunately, they were themselves beaten - to ...

In a banner headline story across page B1 of the Edmonton Journal for
21 July 2006, Statistics Canada reports that Edmonton Canada is now
the crime capital of Canada!
The Edmonton region homicide/murder rate is documented at 4.3 per

Hey folks, turn on CNN or check out your favorite internet news site.  There
has been 21 arrests in England of people who were planning to bomb planes
coming to the US.  Our national security level is at "red".  NO liquids or
gels are being allowed on any planes, domestically or ...

If you either live in or will travel to the Bay Area (including
Silicon Valley) and specifically San Francisco, do check out
myRedbook.
myRedbook

Like Las Vegas, San Francisco offers prostitution as a tourist
attraction.  If you want to buy some prostitution services (i.e.,
hand job, blow job, or full sexual intercourse), you need to merely
walk through the doors of the Mitchell Brothers O'Farrell Theater

We're planning a New England cruise for next year and looking at the Crown
Princess that sails out of Red Hook/Brooklyn. We would like to take Amtrak and
arrive a few days early and was looking at staying at a Hampton Inn in
Manhattan. My question is on the day of the cruise, I ...

Some people have expressed concern that the UK papers have released the
names of the 19 terror suspects.  Big deal!.  Here in Canada we release
the suspects!.
LOL

by: Stephanie Coburn
You can read a hundred of the “10 Best Activities Hawaii has to Offer” and find as many lists with differing information. This is not because the lists are wrong, it is simply because there are so many amazing activities to do in Hawaii that each list maker ...

We have never been to New York City and have a question or two.
Is it possible to get a decent, clean room in a *safe* area for under $200
per night for wife, son (12 yrs old) and myself? What part of town would I
look in for this?

My wife and I will be on Oahu and Maui from the 22-31st of August.
We have many books, magazines, and such.
Can people out there give me a list of your 'must-do' recommendations
for the 2 islands ?

For all the information regarding dietary intake for Elderly :
http://healthydietinoldage.blogspot.com/

I'm moving from Hartford to Houston and I'm planning to make
a vacation out of the move.  I'm looking for suggestions on
interesting smaller towns (or anything else) along the way.
The path I'm considering would take me down the coast to

http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/August2006/03/c3370.html
Cape Breton: Nova Scotia's gem
When it comes to the world's best islands, Cape Breton was ranked as number
in the continental United States and Canada, and number four in the world,

My wife and I thought we'd go someplace within driving distance for our
anniversary, that would basically be the whole of new england.  We
don't care where we go, we just want an outdoor pool, preferably with a
bar.  Since we don't care, why spend $300+ a night at some seaside