Travel Forum / Destinations / USA and Canada / September 2006

i guess it is better to avoid to travel to Alberta just to see a flat
land.
I made it to Edmonton only to drive of bad streets that made my car
feel like a boxcart .To only big attraction in Edmonton is refineries,

We (myself and my girlfriend) are flying to Las Vegas on Saturday November
18.
Our plane back home leaves the next Friday.
On this vacation, we want to rent a car and do the following itinerary.

I was looking at a mileage restriction for a rental company that I was
going to book with.  They had the following written on their site:
SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES ARE NOT ALLOWED TO DRIVE INTO QUEBEC. UNLIMITED
MILES IN NEW YORK AND BORDERING STATES, INCLUDING OHIO AND THE PROVINCE

We're thinking of using the Alaskan ferry system to get from Bellingham, WA
up through the Inland Passage, and then onto Whittier.
Does anyone have any experience using these ferries?  How are the amenities?
How is the cruise through the Inland Passage?  Any comparison to the ...

Are the cities on the Great Plains emptying out just like the farming
towns are?

Just got back from my first Elderhostel trip, to Nova Scotia and PEI.
In all three hotels we stayed at, there were no sheers at the windows,
only the opaque curtains and sometimes the blackout-type curtains on a
separate rod.  Is this a national custom or something?  I don't ...

I'm a Jew currently residing in Niagara Falls, Ontario. Between
Septmeber 20th, 2005 and July 18, 2006 I was employed at the Hilton
Hotel as a houseman, under Italian ownership. Although I didn't hear
any direct anti-Semitic slants I was shunned by most of my co-workers,

Me and my girlfriend are planning a 4day/3 night trip to NYC.  We are
trying to come up with the cheapest way to enter the city.  We are
driving my SUV, and daily parking I am finding is about 30$/day.  Does
anyone know where some cheaper parking spots are, or have any good tips

Normally (well, as normal as before the most recent abnormality) when I
fly I carry my prescription meds in one of those hard plastic cases,
separated by days of the week so I can remember to take them.  Now I
understand your prescription meds have to match the name of the

Me and my GF are currently on a trip in the US and we have our
Orlando/Florida part of the vacation planned for the upcoming days
(Sep. 14th - 26). We've been following the weather and it seems to be
so-so. My question is, do you think we would be able to enjoy our visit

The weekend before Thanksgiving, my girlfriend and I are going to Las Vegas
to get married.
Since we are both international (I'm from Belgium, she's from South Korea),
it's going to be just me and her; since our families are in our home

Hey all,
Well, hopefully the trolls with stay away this time and just learn to
shut up!  Unlike the last update thread... I do apologize for the
pathetic nature of some, but oh well.  They'll grow up some day... or

My husband and I are planning to travel from Oregon to Arizona in
November to spend Thanksgiving with family but also to sightsee. We're
debating driving vs. flying, and, if the latter, flying into Tucson
(where family is) vs. Phoenix (more flights) vs. Las Vegas (is it

I was on my way to my kids' high school to drop off a book.  The car radio
told me of the first crash and while I was driving, the second tower was
hit.  In shock, I told the school secretary what I had heard, and told her
that she might want to mention it to the history ...

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