Travel Forum / Destinations / USA and Canada / October 2008

Hi, I'd like to reach Florida and I will need a car. Could you tell me
a reliable but not very expensive agency? I will have to hire a car
for one week. Is it better to hire it at airport? But will it more
expensive?

I am picking my brain trying to remember a really great outdoors
clothing shop on the east side. I've also been googling to no success.
I can only recall that it was on the east side of one of the main
streets, perhaps Madison, perhaps Park somehwere between 65th and

http://www.smartertravel.com/Readers-Choice-2008
Why am I not surprised to find US Airways at the bottom?
I used to like the company when it was America West.

Hello, I am the General Manager for the Woodman Hotel & Lodge and
Strawberry Valley Inn.  We are currently offering awesome packages for
Ski and Stay, and we are teaming up and doing the first Dog Sled races
here in mount shasta.  We have great prices, cabins, suites, all with

My wife and I are thinking of spending a month or two in New Orleans this
winter.  I'll love to hear from anyone who has been visiting the city
recently... of course we have the usual questions about how the recovery is
going and would like some first hand info.

Anyone used miles for free tickets lately ?
Seems EVERY date I want ( just picking/browsing dates for next summer )-
is 45k or 50k - nothing for 25k.
( I DID go to AA site and when I pick dates I RARELY see 25k, most days in

I was really pissed off at having to pay for checked in luggage last time
I traveled.  Are all the airlines now doing it?  It is a hidden charge and
might make shopping comparisons faulty if the price of two flights is
within $15, and only one of the airlines has the fee.

INVITATION TO TAKE UNIVERSITY ONLINE SURVEY OF TOURIST EXPERIENCES IN
THAILAND
Have you visited Thailand as a tourist? If so,  you are invited to
take an anonymous survey conducted by the University of New South

We are planning to go to the NC outer banks next summer,  We have
never been there, and will need to rent a beach house or cottage.  Can
anyone recommend a reliable real estate agent?  Specific location is
open.  Thanks in advance.

  This is Babu and I am an independent trekking guide in Nepal and
have ten year's experience in this travel and tourism industry. I have
a wide variety of skills in this sector and can guarantee that
foreigners who visit with me in Nepal are truly positive and happy

Lake Simcoe area along Kempenfelt Bay near Barrie.
http://www.400eleven.com/2008/10/fall-colours-along-lake-simcoe.html
Muskoka Fall Colours showing http://www.400eleven.com/2008/10/fall-colours-along-lake-simcoe.html

We have three days to kill after spending time on Kauai and Maui, and
we were wondering what the better place to stay would be for three
more nights. Like good food, maybe a different experience. People have
recommended LAnai to us, and dissuaded us from Honolulu and we've

an FYI:   If you're heading to NH to check out the foliage, we were near
Mt Washington this week and most of the leaves have dropped on the
mountainside. The valleys still have their leaves ( protected from wind
and morning fog keeps them moist), but "just driving along" the view ...

I found this really interesting article about high tech hotels, one
specifically gaining popularity in Seattle. Check it out:
http://www.washingtonextendedstay.net/washington-extended-stay/high-tech-hotels
Really interesting stuff, it talks about video phones and how they're

For one thing, I'm already going to hedge my bet and give you about
three "best" car GPS's not just one…
http://gadgetreviews.co.cc/What_s_the_Best_Car_GPS_on_the_Market_.htm