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From: nguyen@ttd.teradyne.com
Subject: Re: Customs in L.A????
Organization: Teradyne Inc., Telecommunications Division
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 92 01:12:55 GMT


> 
>I am going to be flying from Sydney to Chicago via L.A.
>I was wondering, where do I go through customs??  My bags will be checked
>all the way to Chicago, so would I go through customs in L.A. or Chicago.
>Can anyone give me insight?  Thanks in advance
 
>>Hi,
>>Well, I can tell you that when I flew to Pittsburgh via L.A., we went
>>through customs in L.A.  They make you pick up your bags, go through
>>customs, and then they'll take your bags just the other side. (Of
>>course, I was flying Qantas, so maybe it would be different on U.S.
>>airlines.)

>>Bobbie

I live in Chicago but often traveled to the Far-East for business.  Regardless
of foreign or U.S based carrier (I flew on ANA, Cathay-Pacific, JAL, United,
as well as Northwest), everytime I landed on the west-coast (Seattle, S.F, or
L.A) I had to go through Immigrations & Customs.

If you have boxes, then don't forget to bring along a roll of tape to be used
after Customs are done with it.  I'm not very fond of Immigrations & Customs
officials here in the U.S.  They seem to exude a sense of intimidations without
being professionals about it.  At times it seemed rude to me.  Several
countries provide tapes for use by travellers after going through customs.  The
U.S is not one of them, so bring a spare roll of tape if you want to send your
luggage on the connecting flight.

One time I came to Chicago via Toronto (from London) and had to pass customs
in Toronto too, now that I think about it.  I guest gateway cities handle that
duty of processing incoming passengers

Minh

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From: d8ahlcr@dtek.chalmers.se (Christopher Ahlberg)
Newsgroups: rec.travel,alt.california
Subject: bringing rental car to mexico
Date: 16 Nov 92 12:36:21 GMT
Organization: Chalmers University of Technology

I'm going to California in December, San Diego more specifically, and will
most propably rent a car for the month. So my first question is: where will I
get the best deal?

And number 2, I would like to take my rental car into Mexico for a while. From
earlier experiences I know that this is generally a bad idea (having to
bribe the local police) but can I pay extra insurance, or is there any other
way around this problem?

Please respond by email, and I will post a summary - on the rental car into
Mexico problem.

	/Christopher

d8ahlcr@dtek.chalmers.se
From: matt@ssehou.houst.sgi.com (Matt Carey)
Newsgroups: rec.travel
Subject: Earthwatch
Date: 17 Nov 92 18:44:09 GMT
Organization: Silicon Graphics, Inc.

Has anyone ever gone on an Earthwatch expedition? If so, how was it? Is it 
worth the money? Do you know where I might get a schedule of expeditions for 
this spring and summer?

Thanks


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From: bwood@nssdca.gsfc.nasa.gov (William Wood)
Subject: Re: Camcorder and UK Customs
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    
Organization: NASA - Goddard Space Flight Center
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 19:48:00 GMT

In article <1992Nov19.095540.26679@aisb.ed.ac.uk>, steve@cstr.ed.ac.uk (Steve Hiller) writes...
>I'm returning to Heathrow Airport from Australia via
>Singapore. Are there any useful tricks for getting
>a camcorder, bought on the cheap in Singapore, through
>UK customs?
> 
>Thanks.



<*>  I'm just sorry to hear you're arriving @ Heathrow and not 
Gatwick.
From: wyf307@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Freeman Yu-Feng Wei)
Newsgroups: rec.travel
Subject: Miami Lodging Info wanted...(Correct one)
Date: 22 Nov 92 08:45:04 GMT
Reply-To: wyf307@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Freeman Yu-Feng Wei)
Organization: The University of Texas at Austin, Austin TX
 I made some mistake in the previous post. Somebody may got confused
Originator: wyf307@mickey.cc.utexas.edu

Hi, there:
        Some friends and I are going to have a trip to Florida this winter.
We are gonna to stay in Miami from Dec 20-22 for three nights. Can anybody
make a suggestion about where to live? Our priority is:
        1. Security.
        2. Comfortable, Clean.
        3. Price.
 
        Any word is highly appreciated. Thanks a lot.
 
                                        Freeman
From: red@prc.unisys.com (Rebecca Davis)
Newsgroups: rec.travel
Subject: Trans-atlantic cruises - Seasickness?
Date: 23 Nov 92 15:28:55 GMT
Reply-To: red@prc.unisys.com
Organization: Paramax Systems

Has anyone had experience with taking a transatlantic cruise from
N America to Europe, and if so, what were your impressions of the
trip?  Do you think a 3 and 5 yr old would be able to handle it
without being seasick, assuming there weren't any huge storms to
traverse?  We are thinking of doing this as a less stressful way
of moving from Philadelphia to Nice, France, as well as a once-in-a-
lifetime experience for the kids.  Assuming they`re not too busy
upchucking to enjoy it.

Any feedback is welcome.  Thanks.

Rebecca Davis
red@prc.unisys.com
============
REPONDEZ S'IL VOUS PLAID 
translation: Honk if you're Scots
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From: jkendall@wpi.WPI.EDU (James S Kendall)
Newsgroups: rec.travel,rec.railroad
Subject: Re: British Rail (was: French train fares soar)
Date: 20 Nov 1992 01:24:54 GMT
Organization: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
NNTP-Posting-Host: wpi.wpi.edu
From: perrin@solbourne.com (Neil Perrin)
Newsgroups: rec.travel
Subject: Re: HAWAII INTERISLAND FLIGHTS
Date: 16 Nov 1992 19:10:32 -0700
Organization: Solbourne Computer, Inc., Longmont, CO
NNTP-Posting-Host: anthrax-fddi.solbourne.com

In article <92317.143634K3011E8@ALIJKU11.BITNET> Gerald Aigner <K3011E8@ALIJKU11.BITNET> writes:

My email bounced so here goes:-

>My parents and I are staying in Oahu in February. Because we want to visit
>the other islands Kaui, Maui and Hawaii we are interested in interisland
>flights.
>So my question : How expensive are the ?
>                 Can you get a discount or are there special rates for tourists
>                   who want to visit these islands ?

I just returned from Hawaii yesterday and we took 3 interisland flights.
Individual flights cost about $70 on Hawaiian and Aloha airlines)
but Hawaiin and possibly Aloha sell a set of six tickets which can
be used by anyone for just less than $300 (ie $50 each). This was the
best way to go for us as we (my wife & I) wanted to make 3 flights.

>                 Where can you book these flights in Honolulu ?

Yes, we just turned up at the Hawaiian desk (inter-island terminal)
and bought the tickets there.

>                 Is it possible to take a flight early in the morning from
>                 Honolulu and returning to Honolulu in the evening ?
Yes, the flights are very short (30 minutes at most from Honolulu to the Big
Island) and are more like a shuttle service. Reservations are excepted but the
flights are so frequesnt (every 30minutes) that we just turned up and
always got on a flight in the next 30 minutes.

>                 In many travel guides I read that prices are between
>                 30-80$. Why do they vary so much ?
See above.
>
>   Thanks for your help.
>
>         Gerald Aigner

-- 
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Neil Perrin, Solbourne Computer,  perrin@solbourne.com  (303) 678 4545
From: 76702.1202@CompuServe.COM (Charlie Smith)
Newsgroups: rec.travel
Subject: *NEW* TRAVEL INFORMATION -- Egypt
Date: 19 Nov 1992 09:54:24 -0600
Organization: UTexas Mail-to-News Gateway
NNTP-Posting-Host: cs.utexas.edu

STATE DEPARTMENT TRAVEL INFORMATION - Egypt
============================================================
Egypt - Caution
 November 18, 1992

U.S. citizens should exercise caution when traveling in Egypt 
because of recent acts of extremist violence, and should avoid 
travel in the governorates of Assiyut and Minya, which are located 
midway between Cairo and Luxor.

Since May 1992, fundamentalist extremist in Upper Egypt have 
directed attacks against Egyptian citizens, police and security 
officials, and recently, foreign tourist.  These attacks have 
occurred primarily in the governorates of Assiyut and Minya, and 
particularly in the town of Dairut and surrounding areas, but one 
serious incident did occur in the governorates of Qena.  There is no 
information concerning specific threats against American citizens, 
but travelers should exercise caution.

U.S. citizens are encouraged to consult with the Consular Section 
of the American Embassy in Cairo, at 8 Kamal El-Din Salah St.  
Telephone number 335-7371, or the Consulate General in Alexandria at 
110 Horreya Avenue, Unit 64904, tel. number 482-1911 (after hours:  
482-8458), for further information.

 No. 92-178

The replaces the travel advisory of October 22, 1992 to advise 
travelers to exercise caution when traveling in Egypt and to reflect 
an incident of violence in the governorate of Qena.
From: sveini@mack.uit.no (Svein-Ivar Lillehaug)
Subject: Does MasterCard "work" in Australia?
Organization: University of Tromsoe
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 17:16:51 GMT


Is it possible to "survive and get around" with a MasterCard in the
areas around Sydney and Perth? Is the MC well accepted by shops, motels,
restaurants, banks etc. in these areas? What about access to "money
machines" with the MC?


Thanks in advance,
Svein-Ivar

Newsgroups: rec.travel,bit.listserv.travel-l
From: JOSIE.DIPIETRO@OFFICE.WANG.COM ("Josie DiPietro")
Subject: ITALY - Time Share Exchg.
Organization: Mail to News Gateway at Wang Labs
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 12:27:26 GMT

Has anyone made a timeshare exchange to Italy?  Where did you stay?  What
do you recommend and what to avoid?
                                   Thanks,
                                          Josie
From: jack@dcs.glasgow.ac.uk (Jack Campin)
Newsgroups: rec.travel
Subject: Re: England to Scotland
Date: 23 Nov 92 13:12:03 GMT
Reply-To: jack@dcs.glasgow.ac.uk (Jack Campin)
Organization: COMANDOS Project, Glesga Yoonie

brit@wagner.Physics.McGill.CA (Dave Britton) writes:
> sheffiel@bobcat.lmc.edu (Susie Sheffield ) writes:
>> I will be in England from 12/2 - 1/8/93 (London).  I hope to 
>> get to Scotland for an overnight. Is the train the best way to go?
>> Where would you recommend going in Scotland with just one to one
>> and a half days to visit?  How long does it take to get to
>> Scotland from England by train?
> Assuming you will be in London, you could get to Edinburgh in about
> 5-hours by train for around $100  return fare. However, whilst 
> Edinburgh is a fine city it seems rather pointless if you only have 
> one and a half days: You will not "see" much of Scotland.

Seconded.  It would make a lot more sense to go to Norwich instead: it has
a similarly well-preserved town centre, a castle more accessible than
Edinburgh's (most of which is off limits because of the army, leaving only
St Margaret's Chapel as worth the bother), and one of the best mediaeval
cathedrals in the UK.  It's about 90 minutes from London by train or bus.
Save Scotland for when you have more time.
-- 
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From: ivens@forum.swarthmore.edu (Bernie Ivens)
Newsgroups: rec.travel
Subject: Information on Provence
Date: 22 Nov 92 16:03:51 GMT
Article-I.D.: cc.HWHTB6HZ
Organization: The Geometry Forum
X-Useragent: Nuntius v1.1

My wife and I are going to Provence (France) in June of 1993. We would
appreciate any advice on places to stay , eat and/or visit during our
stay. E-mail would be fine. Thank you.
Bernie Ivens
The Geometry Forum
School Liason
Swarthmore College, PA
ivens@forum.swarthmore.edu
From: wyf307@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Freeman Yu-Feng Wei)
Newsgroups: rec.travel
Subject: Miami Lodging Info wanted...
Date: 22 Nov 92 08:39:40 GMT
Reply-To: wyf307@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Freeman Yu-Feng Wei)
Organization: The University of Texas at Austin, Austin TX
Originator: wyf307@mickey.cc.utexas.edu

Hi, there:
	Some friends and I are going to have a trip to Florida this winter.
I are gonna to stay in Miami from Dec 20-22 for three nights. Can anybody
make a suggestion? Our priority is:
	1. Security.
	2. Comfortable, Clean.
	3. Price.

	Any word is highly appreciated. Thanks a lot.

					Freeman
From: poet@mindvox.phantom.com (Duane Roelands)
Newsgroups: rec.travel
Subject: List
Date: 18 Nov 1992 19:52:49 -0600
Organization: [Phantom Access] / the MindVox system
NNTP-Posting-Host: cs.utexas.edu

Please remove me from the travel-advisories mailing list.  And see if you 
can somehow stop me from being notified whenever someone ELSE wants to 
subscribe.... :)  Thank you...

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From: palaio@ux1.lbl.gov (Nicholas P Palaio)
Newsgroups: rec.travel
Subject: Re: Strange and Unusual stops in the U.S.
Date: 24 Nov 1992 01:07:30 GMT
Organization: Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory
Reply-To: palaio@ux1.lbl.gov (Nicholas P Palaio)
NNTP-Posting-Host: ux1.lbl.gov

In article <1992Nov20.200925.24137@brtph560.bnr.ca> capps@bnr.ca (Terry Capps ) writes:
>One of the most unique and unusual places I've visited is the Corn 
>And not too far (relatively speaking) is the famous WALL DRUG
>store, which I believe is advertised extensively on billboards
>all over the midwest (ie. "only 837 miles to Wall Drug Store").
>
>
>Terry Capps
>Opinions expressed are my own.
>Bell-Northern Research, Research Triangle Park, NC


Not just in the midwest US!  I saw an inconspicuous sign on a telephone pole
near the Amsterdam train station that said "WALL DRUG 6387 MILES."  (Just
guessing on that mileage, don't quote me).

Nick Palaio
From: X42529@BARILVM.BITNET (Shlomo)
Newsgroups: rec.travel
Subject: Jordan
Date: 17 Nov 92 08:40:11 GMT
Organization: Bar-Ilan University Computing Center, Israel

Thinking about going to Jordan soon.
can anyone help me out (never been there before)? places to go,
 sights, cities, transportation (in jordan), other tips?

thanks.
From: ros@aoinit.msk.su (Komyagin Valery)
Newsgroups: rec.travel
Subject: FOR SALE: Appartments in Moscow.
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 92 17:04:25 +0200
Distribution: world
Organization: Joint-Stock Venture INIT, Ltd
Reply-To: ros@aoinit.msk.su

Dear Sirs:

  We offer for sale appartments in Moscow. The prices are ( November, 1992 ):

        Number of room(s)       Price in USD
        -----------------------------------------
                1               20.000 - 25.000
                2               25.000 - 30.000
                3               45.000 - 70.000

          more than 4           1000 per square
          in the center         meter
          of Moscow
        -----------------------------------------

   Send us your needs and we'll respond with concrete suggestions.
   We are ready to find an office for your firm in Moscow.

   Mishin Valery
   president,
   ROS Co.Ltd.
   E-Mail: ros@aoinit.msk.su



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From: bwood@nssdca.gsfc.nasa.gov (Bill)
Subject: Re: Colorado
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    
Organization: NASA - Goddard Space Flight Center
Distribution: usa
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 16:50:00 GMT

In article <1992Nov17.145855.15125@unet.net.com>, linda@wendy.net.com (Linda Hill) writes...
>In article <6964@taurus.cs.nps.navy.mil> grre@hp850.mbari.org (Rebecca Gross) writes:
>>I would like to know if anyone on the net is from Colorado.  If so, I
>>would like information about living there.  I am getting desperate for
>>information.  Only thing I've heard is that it is a beautiful state.
>>
>>I basically would like information on jobs, wages, cost of living,
>>weather year round, etc.
>>
>>Please e-mail me at grre@mbari.org
> 
>What about the political climate of the state?  I obviously don't
>know what your politics are, but you don't appear to have heard
>news about Colorado.  From an email group for women in computer
>science that I read:
> 
>>As many of you probably know, on Tuesday, Colorado voted in an
>>ammendenment to their state constitution which revokes any existing
>>gay/lesbian/bisexual civil rights legislation and prohibits the
>>drafting of any new legislation.
> 
>>This is a repressive, regressive win for a right wing fascist-like
>>organization inappropriately self-named Colorado Family Values (CFV).
>>It is my understanding that they have no intention of stopping their
>>hate campaign here; they intented to push for legislation with a
>>stronger discriminatory flavor here in Colorado and surrounding states.
> 
>So if you like the idea of moving to a state who's citizens support
>such legislature, by all means move to Colorado.  Personally, I
>wouldn't want to live in a state which isn't interested in protecting
>the civil rights of _all_ of its residents.
>-- 
>Linda V. Hill                           Email: linda@net.com
>Network Equipment Technologies          Phone: (415) 780-5785
>800 Saginaw Drive, 23.2.3               Fax:   (415) 780-5001
>Redwood City, CA 94063 




I firmly agree.  At first I wondered why this was posted here.  I'm
glas it was.  For the same reason I wouldn't go to S. Africa, I also
wouldn't go to Colorado.  They wouldn't want me anyway...or my 
investment portfolio...$$$...!
Newsgroups: rec.travel,alt.california
From: philip@mentorg.com (Philip Peake)
Subject: Re: bringing rental car to mexico
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 00:13:14 GMT
Organization: Mentor Graphics
Keywords: 
Followup-To: 

In article <Bxt70M.2Bp@news.chalmers.se>, d8ahlcr@dtek.chalmers.se (Christopher Ahlberg) writes:
|> 
|> And number 2, I would like to take my rental car into Mexico for a while.

Every car I have ever rented in the US has had a clause in
the contract specifically forbidding taking the car into
Mexico.

Philip
Newsgroups: rec.travel,aus.general,soc.culture.australian
From: quodling@stimpy.enet.dec.com
Subject: Re: Does MasterCard "work" in Australia?
Organization: SPR Alpha Resource Centre
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 16:37:38 GMT

In article <1992Nov17.171651.23241@news.uit.no>, sveini@mack.uit.no (Svein-Ivar Lillehaug) writes:
> 
> Is it possible to "survive and get around" with a MasterCard in the
> areas around Sydney and Perth? Is the MC well accepted by shops, motels,
> restaurants, banks etc. in these areas? What about access to "money
> machines" with the MC?
> 
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> Svein-Ivar
> 

Yes, MasterCard is extensively used in Australia. As for access to ATMs, you
can probably draw on your MC's credit line, but it would be best to check with
the Bank that issues you the MC on that...

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Newsgroups: rec.travel
From: nguyen@ttd.teradyne.com
Subject: Re: HELP renting a car
Organization: Teradyne Inc., Telecommunications Division
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 92 00:54:57 GMT

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In <putz.721326138@beagle> putz@boulder.Colorado.EDU (Eric Putz) writes:

>Taking a trip at the end of the month, and want to rent a car to do
>so. Just wondering if anyone has any advice on which companies are
>generally the least expensive and most trustworthy (i.e. unlimited
>miles *mean* unlimited miles). Leaving from Denver, heading to San
>Fran. Will be for a week.


>>this summer, I rented from Budget to drive from DC to Denver.
>>cheapest rate at unlimited mileage, one-way , 69 $ / day

>>Michael

Try BUDGET.  They sent me a Smart Saver Card (National Engineering Consortium
group) that states:
    15% Off published daily rates
    10% Off published weekend and published weekly rates

CorpRate Association #: 8700008351
Rate Code: VM03

To receive your Smart Saver discount, be sure to mention your CorpRate ass #
For info, call 800-772-3773

/*just tell them you have the above mentioned corp rate ass #.  They don't
hassle people about the card if you made prior reservations*/


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From: ikg1591@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Irina Kosinovsky )
Subject: Re: Which hotel to stay in while in PARIS ???
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Sun, 22 Nov 1992 01:40:49 GMT

try Grand Hotel Oriental,2,rue d'Arras, 5eme
phone 43 54 38 12
metro station Cardinal Lemoine

I stayed there last winter and payed about $60 for double room with
a shower. (You can do cheaper without a shower -- there is one on a floor)
It's a small hotel close to everything (about 5 min walk from Notre Dame)
in Latin Quarter, Friendly owner.

Have a good trip, Irina

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From: jadams@vixen.cc.bellcore.com (adams,john)
Subject: Re: Newark airport --> JFK ?
Organization: Bellcore, Livingston, NJ
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 92 16:32:05 GMT

In article <1992Nov13.145004.1@kean.ucs.mun.ca> dstewart@kean.ucs.mun.ca writes:
>     Can anyone recommend a relatively painless and (optimally) inexpensive 
>way to get from Newark airport to JFK?  I appreciate e-mail replies.

Carey transportation runs frequent inexpensive van service between all NYC airports.
Check in the bus/limosine area (baggage claim) of your arrival building.
-- 
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