Travel Forum / Destinations / USA and Canada / October 2006

Hello! I am enjoying this newsgroup!
I am planning my first trip to Washington, DC in late
September and wanted to run a few of my preliminary ideas
by you to see if you recommend and/or have thoughts

Does anyone know the approximate cost of a one-way taxi fare from say
Diversey station, Lincoln Park to Northwestern University, Evanston campus?
Thanks,
Mel

some friends have a long layover at the airport, and need some ideas for a
family with young child in tow..
any zoos etc nearby? dont want to trek into main NYC if possible..

My wife and I are planning a trip to Newfoundland for our 20th wedding
anniversary.  We've been to Newfoundland for our 10th and 15th
anniversaries previously and have enjoyed ourselves immensely.  During
our previous trips, we visited most of the island except for the

A key difference between Frisco & San Francisco:
http://tinyurl.com/k9pm3
Such a field trip, I daresay, wouldn't have raised an eyebrow in San
Francisco.  In fact, a nude statue sits right smack in full view in the

We are two Aussie girls travelling to the US in early January.  We will be
flying into LAX and want to visit tourist areas of Los Angeles, Hollywood,
Anaheim and San Diego.  We want to visit the theme parks and zoos such as
Disneyland, Universal Studios, Knott's Berry Farm, Seaworld ...

Are the seats on the tour buses the type on school buses - upright
non-reclining backs or are the seats with reclining backs.
Thank you.

Bogota, Colombia will be car-free by 2015.

Hi every one, instead of being one of those marketers that pretend to
be someone their not on the net. I thought I would ask if you could
comment on Hiking Sticks. I would like to know what Hikers like to use
when hiking when it comes down to a pole. I myself like natural sticks.

I'm thinking of going to SD for 3 days this Thanksgiving. Any advice on
what to do and see? Is it worth going there at all this time of year,
or are most things going to be shut down anyway?
Thanks in advance.

I'm thinking of going to key west this Xmas. But I never been there
before. I'm not sure if the water is warm enough for swimming? I
searched the internet, it said Dec. is in Winter storm season, and it's
windy with rough seas. I'm wondering if the water is peaceful and warm

For all of you tangueros looking for a cheap flight to Boston November
2-5, 2006 for the Halloween festival
Tango de los Muertos (halloweentangofestival.com) JetBlue is offering
airfare specials...

Oh, how exciting! Bloomingdale's has come to the civilized part of
the world! We went to see what it'd wrought its first day open to
the general public.
I visited Bloomingdale's on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan and found it to

My wife and I are planning a 1 week trip to Charleston end of November.
Would be grateful for any recs for quality places to stay in or near the
centre.
thanks for looking

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