Travel Forum / Destinations / USA and Canada / November 2006

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How do people successfully lose weight and keep it off
Healthy low-calorie and low-fat diets as well as high levels of
physical activity are the foundation for success, according to the
researchers who maintain the National Weight Control Registry (NWCR), a

We've added some photos and some coverage of the new Osborne Family
Festival of Dancing Lights over at www.arondaparks.com. A few other
updates have been added, too. We'll also be updating the site this
weekend with coverage from the parks during the long Thanksgiving

Like Disney, does Universal Studio have anything like FastPass?
Is buying a "jump queue" ticket worth its price?
Can anyone suggest an order in which we should do the rides to save
time and standing in long line?

This week we have a stop at Honolulu airport for about 3 1/2 hours,
before we re-board for Maui.
Is it practical/possible to quickly go and see the Arizona Memorial at
Pearl Harbor during this short amount of time?

I was thinking of taking this from Emeryville, CA to Denver.  How is
the scenery compare to taking from Denver to CA which I could do? Looks
like either way there is enough in the daylight...

I'll travel to the US for a couple of days. I need to be accessible and
do US domestic calls for two days during that period. I have a Nokia
6310. My current German contract is domestic so I can't use it.
Is there an option for a sort of cheapo prepaid SIM card so I can use my

Note for those who are unfamiliar with Anaheim, California, home of
Disneyland, "The Happiest Place On Earth": that town is now veritably
O-V-E-R-R-U-N -- just swamped -- by law-flouting illegal aliens.
 Although the members  of the violent gang referred to below are

Visiting colonial williamsburg for 2 days. Need help on deciding where
to stay , what to see , what not to miss ....

I am thinking about a road trip in 2007- from Seattle to the Grand
Canyon...I'd pick up my grandson in Portland area, heading down the
coast - picking up 101 about Florence OR, meandering down the coast to
SF (have driven this before), catching some beach time along the way,

anyone actully seen (or done) one of these?
I see repeats on tv occasionally..makes me laugh when they get pulled over,
or trash their cars!

I'm planning a family trip to New York City early next year, and I've
decided to rent a passenger van that we'll take turns driving.  The
Sprinter looks like the perfect vehicle to make the trip, namely
because of the MPG numbers and comfort. I can't seem to find a rental

Wanting to fly one way from SFO to LAS in January.  Have done a few searches
(Expedia, Orbitz, etc) and the prices are very similar (if not the same)
between America West Airlines, US Airways and United Airlines.  Which is the
better airline out of the three to fly with?  Do any ...

I've got a friend that needs to stop overnight in Ontario, California.
Can you recommend affordable hotels in decent neighborhoods in that city?
Are there any sections of town to avoid ( east, west, northeast, northwest,
etc.)?

My friend is going to Puerto Rico and asked me to investigate wifi or
internet access availability.
The short story I've found is that it looks terrible in terms of spots
outside of hotels and airports.