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From: bruceb@microsoft.com (Bruce Burger)
Subject: Re: NYC Train/Bus depot question
Date: 23 Jul 92 18:02:21 GMT
Organization: Microsoft Corp.

> >Anyone have a handle on walking distances from these train stations
> >to Port Authority and/or  the Greyhound depot nearest ?
> I don't recommend walking between those location with a lot of bulky
> luggage. That's a real pain. The subway is much easier.

If you have a lot of bulky luggage, the subway may be easier than walking,
but it still sucks.  Long walks betweens trains, buses, and subways; 
stairs to/from subways; crowds...  By far the best way, if you have
much luggage, is a taxi.

Bruce
Xref: sparky rec.travel:10468 rec.boats:4908 misc.forsale:21551 dc.forsale:1695
From: hanners@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Robert Hanners)
Newsgroups: rec.travel,rec.boats,misc.forsale,dc.forsale
Subject: SAIL AROUND THE WORLD...
Date: 21 Jul 92 11:09:11 GMT
Reply-To: hanners@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Robert Hanners)
Followup-To: rec.travel
Organization: Carderock Division, NSWC, Bethesda, MD


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					  -- Bob

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Robert J. Hanners         "My comments; only mine."          *DIASTOLE* 676673
CD, NSWC, Annapolis, MD                              hanners@oasys.dt.navy.mil
From: cic0@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu (CARMEN I. CORREA)
Newsgroups: rec.travel
Subject: Harbor View Hotel-Martha's Vineyard
Date: 30 Jul 92 16:59:58 GMT
Organization: Lehigh University

I would like some recommendations on what to see and do in Martha's
Vineyard.  I would also like to know if anyone can tell me about the
Harbor View Hotel in Edgartown and recommend any good restaurants in
the area.   Thanks in advance!
From: seb1@leia.dr.att.com (sharon badian)
Newsgroups: rec.travel
Subject: Re: What to do in Boulder, CO area?
Date: 23 Jul 92 15:32:41 GMT
Reply-To: seb1@druhi.att.com
Organization: Bell Labs, Denver, CO.

In article <1992Jul22.205754.21427@news.eng.convex.com>, datri@convex.com (Anthony A. Datri) writes:
|> There are a couple of blocks in Boulder that have been blocked off and called
|> a "street mall" or such -- there are a variety of stores there to occupy
|> one's time, although most of them don't seem to want one's business very much,
|> since they almost all close by 5:30pm.  There are a couple of good Thai
|> restaurants in town, one of them near said mall, and another off somewhere
|> else -- I think one's called "Thai Plate".

It's called the Pearl St Mall. During the summer, most of the shops extend
their hours to about 9 PM, at least that was the case when I was down
there last Thursday night. There are also lots of street performers who
are very entertaining.

The Thai restaurant right off the Mall is called Bangkok Cuisine (between
Pearl and Spruce on 13th). The other one you are thinking of is called
Siamese Plate. It is on Folsom near the intersection with Arapahoe. There
is a new Thai restaurant on the Mall at 14th and Pearl. All three are very
good.

|> Rocky Mountain National Park is just to the west of Boulder.  I went through
|> and saw lots of mountain goats and elk.

More like northwest. The Indian Peaks Wilderness is just west of Boulder.
Also an excellent place for hiking and various outdoors activities. You
probably saw mountain sheep, not goats. There aren't that many goats up
in RMNP (I hear you do see them quite often on the Mt Evans Road, though).
(Sheep are the ones with the curled horns. Goats are all white with black
eyes and small, straight pointy black horns.)
-- 
Sharon Badian
AT&T Bell Labs - Denver
seb1@druhi.att.com
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From: jjjs@cbnewsc.cb.att.com (james.j.sowa)
Subject: Rental in Orlando - Available
Organization: AT&T
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1992 15:59:50 GMT
Followup-To: poster
Keywords: for rent, orlando


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                      5159 N. Monterey
                     Norridge, Il. 60656
                        708-457-0519
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-- 
======================================================================
                        Jim Sowa
                        att!cbnewsc!jjjs
                        (708) 713-1312
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From: aforsten@aton.abo.fi (Annika Forsten INF)
Subject: photoshops in Singapore
Organization: Abo Akademi University, Finland
Distribution: rec.travel
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 1992 16:02:38 GMT

My parents will stay one day in Singapore on their way to Australia. 
They would like to buy
a Canon camera. Any advice on which reliable shop(s) to try? How much
should they try to get the price down? Ie. what is the usual percentage
in Singapore?

annika forsten, finland
aforsten@aton.abo.fi
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From: yaboss@athens.uucp (22450s-liebowitz)
Subject: Travel Agency for the handicapped
Organization: Bellcore, Livingston, NJ
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 92 14:55:58 GMT

Does anyone know of a travel agency that specializes in travel for the
handicapped (wheelchair bound)? Thanks!
From: Human Rights Coordinator <hrcoord@igc.org>
Newsgroups: rec.travel
Date: 25 Jul 92 12:17 PDT
Subject: Re: ATHENS (Greece) Where to stay?
Nf-ID: #R:olivea.atc.olivetti.com:55391:cdp:1460300098:000:384
Nf-From: cdp.UUCP!hrcoord    Jul 25 12:17:00 1992


There is a nice, no-frills hotel in the Plaka district (older section
near the Acropolis) called Hotel Aphrodite where I stayed in May
for $40 a night (room with two twin beds and private bath). They
give you a free breakfast in the morning (coffee, tea, cheeses,
meats, and a strange fruit juice, rolls and jam).....I'll dig
up the address and number for you if I can find it!
Debra

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From: gfl@hera.uucp (22402-lenahan)
Subject: Re: Sightseeing in Boston?
Organization: Bellcore, Livingston, NJ
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 92 17:57:51 GMT
Summary: safety, "T", areas

In article <y8s7NB1w164w@netlink.cts.com>, gregb@netlink.cts.com (Greg Beron) writes:
> My girlfriend is traveling to Boston on business in a couple of weekteks
> and she would like advice from anyone who knows the city on what to visit,
> see, do, etc.  Also any tips on nice little restaurants, cafes (inexpens-
> sive ones) would be appreciated.  She will be staying at Government Center
> and wonders what modes of transportation would be easiest to take, and
> what neighborhoods are safe at night on the weekends.

Boston is generally safe and easy to get around.  Government center is
well downtown, and walkuing distance to most of the city, save the 
"back bay".  The back bay runs down the south side of the Charles, and is
the trendy residential, dining, clubing area of Boston.  Beware however,
that the back bay is not far from Boston's infamous ghetto: Roxbury.
Roxbury is accessed by the "orange" subway line, thus the orange line
might best be avoided late at night.

Downtown Bastin has lots to do:
	-fanuel hall and quincy market place
	-North end (historic) (great itialian food)
	-wharf area, "old ironsides" (USS Constitution)

Back bay has restaurants / shops / clubs; get there via green line
from a downtown station (eg: park)

Cambridge (N of river) has
	-MIT (kendall sq)
	-Harvard (harvard sq.)
	-restaurants, clubs, pubs, street acts, vendors, carnival
	atmosphere (pun intended)

The aquarium in Boston is very good, science museum is OK-good.

Although it's well known, and thus un-trendy, I think legal seafoods
is still among the best fish places in the city.  Their fish and 
clam chowdahs are especially excellent.  Also consider a hole-in-the-
wall called "the daily catch" in the north end, -particularly for their
calamari.  Just under the central artery is a great N italian place called\
DOMs, expensive, but not crazy.  Reservations demanded.

North of the city by train is Cape Anne; Rockport and Glouchester.  
Stern, rocky beaches and nice towns, great seafood, whale-watch boats,
fish and chips, antiques, etc.

PS: Government center is virtually on top of the Garden, Boston's
sporting ledgend and cesspool.  Located at North Station.

Gotta go.  Have fun in beantown.

Grant
From: sriram@cremona.Eng.Sun.COM (Sriram Ramachandran)
Newsgroups: rec.travel
Subject: Ferry from Brindisi to Patres - info request.
Date: 30 Jul 1992 18:01:43 GMT
Organization: Sun Microsystems Inc., Mountain View, CA
NNTP-Posting-Host: cremona
Keywords: eurail

I plan on using a Eurail pass on the Brindisi-Patres ferry crossing. 
How long does this journey take ? Any recommendations, experiences 
will be appreciated. 
thanks,
sriram/.
From: bv301@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Douglas C Kline)
Newsgroups: rec.travel
Subject: Which of three hotels in Vancouver, BC?
Date: 31 Jul 92 17:11:14 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, (USA)


We will spend four nights in Vancouver before joining a conducted tour.
We must choose one of the following hotels for our stay:  Hotel Vancouver,
Pacific Palisades, or Waterfront Center.  If you have personal knowledge of
or a recommendation about any of the three named hotels, please e-mail me
at the address below.  Thanks for your time and consideration.
-- 
Doug Kline
bv301@cleveland.freenet.edu
From: tavares@danville (Jack Tavares)
Newsgroups: rec.travel
Subject: Re: Prince Edward Island
Date: 29 Jul 92 17:42:42 GMT
Reply-To: tavares@ctron.com
Distribution: na
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL4

tbardasz@hubble.prime.com (Theodore Bardasz) writes:
: 
: First, I would like to thank everyone who responded to my initial
: request for information on Nova Scotia.  We received over 8 pages of
: information that I'm sure will make our vacation a terrific event.
: 
: I've made arrangements for 7 days in Nova Scotia, but we also wanted to 
: spend a couple of days on Prince Edward Island.  I think we'll be taking the
: Caribou Ferry over after coming down from Cape Bretton Island.
: 
: Can anyone give me any information on good places to stay, or even a section
: of the island to focus on?  We understand it's a pretty relaxed place, so we're
: just looking for someplace easy to tour from and perhaps close to a good 
: area for swimming and sunning oneself.  We're planning on being on PEI around
           ^^^^^^^^     ^^^^^^^

Dont go to PEI for swimming! The water is C-O-L-D!. My wife's mother lives in
charlottetown, and we spend some time at the beaches on that end of the island.
The water is bitterly cold, even in August. We are no warm water babies either,
we live in the lakes region on NH, and the water there doesnt get all that warm,
but it is down right tepid compared to PEI.!

As for sunning, you will see much more of that on PEI than you will see swimming.
As for staying somewhere, try any of the B&B. Very friendly and can be cheaper
than a hotel. But you might want to make reservations first, I am not sure
when Old Home Week is (a homecoming/reunion kind of thing)

I would try to visit the north-east end of the island. Nice coast line with
old lighthouses etc.

Jack Tavares	tavares@ctron.com <- use this address
Cabletron 	PO Box 5005 Rochester, NH 03867-0505
(603) 332-9400 x 1463 (603) 332-1019 (FAX)
If these opinions were those of Cabletron, I would have to shoot myself!
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From: pki@ipsa.reuter.com (Phil King)
Subject: Nationair
Organization: Reuters Information Services (Canada) Ltd., Toronto, Ontario
Distribution: regional
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1992 20:37:09 GMT

Has anyone ever flown on Nation Air?  According to an old schedule I've got,
they operate flights between Toronto and Mirabel.  However, I've had no luck
reaching them at their listed 800 number - it's either busy, or there's a
recording which says they're closed.  Did they go bankrupt and I missed it
in the paper?

Thanks, Phil
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From: figgis_b@cs.uwa.oz.au (ben figgis)
Subject: Northern Germany?
Organization: Dept. Computer Science, University of Western Australia.
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1992 02:43:48 GMT

Hi. I'm heading off to europe at the end of the year, and will spend
about a week heading up to the Kiel area from Frankfurt. If some
kind hearted soul out there has spent time in the North of Germany,
perhaps you could suggest possible places to see/avoid, interesting
route to take, whatever. Cheers!

Also a friend suggested that the anti-tourist sentiment is running 
(comparatively) high in the area. Is this true, or just a bit of hype?
I am planning on using hostels or similar inexpensive accom.

Thanks in advance. Follow-up or mail me, doesnt matter.
Ben.
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From: ilana@kiowa.scd.ucar.edu (Ilana Stern)
Subject: Re: San Francisco sightseeing DONT DO!
Organization: NCAR/UCAR
Distribution: usa
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1992 22:07:40 GMT

In article <21590@sybase.sybase.com>, jameison@orion.sybase.com (jameison martin) writes:
 > You'ld be wise to skip all of Fishermans Warf -- its
 > a tawdry tourist trap.

The Marine National Park (or whatever it's called -- where they have
restored old ships you can walk around on) is pretty cool though.

-- 
/\        Ilana Stern DoD#009 | Whoever first said, "Things are seldom as they 
  \_][    ilana@ncar.ucar.edu | seem," was wrong.  Things are usually as they
      \_______________________| seem.  Otherwise, they wouldn't seem that way.
From: mohr@acsu.buffalo.edu (James D. Mohr)
Newsgroups: rec.travel
Subject: Car Rental in Canada
Date: 25 Jul 92 18:48:14 GMT
Organization: UB


Friends of mine from Mexico will be visiting Canada from August 15th --
August 23rd. They would like to rent a car on the 15th in Toronto and
drop it off on the 23rd in Quebec City. Can anyone provide me with the
names and phone numbers of rental agencies that they could contact. Also,
if you have an idea of what the agency charges, that would be great too.
Thanks in advance for your help.   

Jim Mohr  mohr@acsu.buffalo.edu
Newsgroups: rec.travel
From: cbraun@hal.gnu.ai.mit.edu (Corinne Braun)
Subject: Re: Avis Europe Experience
Organization: /etc/organization
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1992 07:18:41 GMT

Colleen, the kinds of experiences I had in Europe with car rental
you would NEVER experience here in such a situation because of a 
difference in attitudes here.  This kind of advice is an attempt
to help others to be forewarned of those attitudes so that they
can either avoid them, or be better prepared to deal with them.


From: kinch@hpwrce.mayfield.hp.com (Kinch Malapitan)
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1992 14:28:12 GMT
Subject: Re: Canada help please
Organization: the HP Mtn.View Resp. Cntr.
Newsgroups: rec.travel

   I suggest checking the AAA Tour Book on Canada (you have to be a member or
   maybe you someone who is a member)...In Calif., AAA is also known as CSAA
   (Calif. State Auto. Assoc.) - their tour books summarizes places of interest
   so this should help you some... Also, the latest editions of "Frommer's
   Canada" and "Let's Go: Canada" are very informative and can be purchased
   in bookstores...
From: STU@mwvm.mitre.org
Newsgroups: rec.travel
Subject: Re: Trip to Tortola, BVI any ideas?
Date: 24 Jul 92 17:58:15 GMT
Organization: The MITRE Corporation, McLean VA 22102

Have a nice honeymoon.  There is more to see than you can do in a week - but
some "musts":
 
Go to the Baths.  The rocks are hugh, awsome and worth the day.  I believe
there are packages that include a round trip and lunch - take snorkle stuff
and swim for the day.
 
If you can get to Bitter End, make a dinner reservation at Sir Francis Drake.
 
Go to the Peter Island Yacht Club for dinner.
 
Go to St. John's and hike in one of the several parks/trails.  Have lunch
at the Rock Resort on Caneel Bay - expensive (overpriced), but lovely.
 
St. Thomas is worth the day only if you are a compulsive junk shopper.
 
If you SCUBA dive - take a day at the caves (any one of several).  They
are not so deap as to require lines and lights - but are nice to visit.
 
Enjoy the Pusser's rum on Tortola - and have a nice time.  /Stu
From: lib@cbnews.cb.att.com (Lib)
Newsgroups: rec.travel
Subject: Beaches In New York, New Jersey, New England
Date: 23 Jul 92 19:12:40 GMT
Organization: AT&T


  
We'll be vacationing somewhere in New York, New Jersey and New England.
Just where is open.  We'd like to find a place where there are lots
of nice beaches within reasonable driving distance of each other.  Could
Could be on the ocean or on lakes.
  
Can anyone offer suggestions? Thanks a lot.
  
P.S. How about Long Island? Are there nice beaches out there? Never been
there myself.  I've also heard about "the Jersey Shore".  What's it like?
One long beach.  Many?
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From: cjp8b@dayhoff.med.Virginia.EDU (Chris Penington)
Subject: Re: SAN FRANCISCO cheap acommodation
Keywords: Hostels, San Francisco
Organization: University of Virginia
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1992 21:57:49 GMT

In article <1992Jul22.202200.23611@ads.com> henry@ADS.COM (Henry Mensch) writes:
>elwood@sag4.ssl.berkeley.edu (Elisha Polomski) wrote: 
>->You need to be an American or International Youth Hostel member to
>->stay at a YHA hostel. There is an additional charge if you are not,
>
>these statements are contradictory; do you need to be a member, or
>will they admit non-members?

It's actually just a poor choice of words. You need to be a member of
the American Youth Hostels Association or a foreign youth hostels
association which is affiliated with the International Youth Hostels
Federation in order to stay at YHA hostels in the US.

	Chris

-- 
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Biochemistry Dept., Box 440                     /o           `   Favourite
UVa Health Sciences Ctr,                       (_,           7   Marsupial
Charlottesville, Va 22908   (804)924-8210         \>~~~~~~z7
From: smsutton@silver.ucs.indiana.edu
Newsgroups: rec.travel
Subject: horseback riding and fishing in and around Akumal
Date: 27 Jul 92 22:14:39 GMT
Organization: Indiana University
X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.3 PL11]

Has anyone ever been horseback riding or fishing on the Yucatan
Peninusla in Mexico? To be more specific, I am about to take a long
awaited vacation to a place called Akumal, which is about 60-70 miles
south of Cancun, and I wanted to find out if horseback riding is
available anywhere around the area, and if there are any limits on the
amount of fish you can catch if you go fishing.


--Stacey
 
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From: cbraun@hal.gnu.ai.mit.edu (Corinne Braun)
Subject: Re: Avis Europe Experience
Organization: MIT Laboratory for Computer Science
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1992 08:14:34 GMT

Colleen, the kinds of experiences I had in Europe with car rental
you would NEVER experience here in such a situation because of a 
difference in attitudes here.  This kind of advice is an attempt
to help others to be forewarned of those attitudes so that they
can either avoid them, or be better prepared to deal with them.
From: frankz@wsooti02.info.win.tue.nl (F.B.A. Zoontjens)
Newsgroups: rec.travel
Subject: Weather in Iceland
Keywords: iceland
Date: 27 Jul 92 12:27:51 GMT
Reply-To: frankz@info.win.tue.nl

Hello travel freaks,

I have planned to go to Iceland friday 31 for two weeks.
It is hard to get some information about the weather of all regions
from here (Central Europe). Iceland doesnot seem to belong to Europe 
(with regard to the weather reports).

My trip starts in Reykjavik and I travel for two weeks all around
Iceland. It is the meaning that I sleep in a small tent, so I would
like to known if their are blizzards, or any rain. Also I would
like to know if the sleeping-bag I use is warm enough.

Concretely, I would like to have some idea about the weather in:
Reykjavik,
Skali-area,
Akuregri,
Odeila-area,
Kirkjubajarklaustur.

Greeting, Frank Zoontjens.
From: datri@convex.com (Anthony A. Datri)
Newsgroups: rec.travel
Subject: Here's a book on Scotland/Wales travel
Date: 24 Jul 92 07:38:56 GMT
Organization: Engineering, CONVEX Computer Corp., Richardson, Tx., USA
X-Disclaimer: This message was written by a user at CONVEX Computer
              Corp. The opinions expressed are those of the user and
              not necessarily those of CONVEX.

I'm leaving Monday to visit Wales and Scotland, and since there have been
a couple of requests here recently for travel information for the latter,
I'd like to mention that so far I've been impressed by "Frommer's Scotland
& Wales on $50 a Day '92 -- '93", ISBN 0-13-334814-8, published by Prentice
Hall.  Of course, since I haven't actually left yet I can't speak for the
veracity or usefulness of this book, but it seems to have all the right
information -- attractions, places to eat, places to stay, etc.  A variety
of out-of-the way places are included, as well as a variety of B&B places
to stay that don't cost an arm and a leg.

-- 

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From: mary@mizar.usc.edu (Mary Tabata Froehlig)
Newsgroups: rec.travel
Subject: Seattle B&B or small hotel recommendations sought
Date: 23 Jul 1992 09:58:52 -0700
Organization: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Distribution: na
NNTP-Posting-Host: mizar.usc.edu

We're planning a trip in October, and are seeking recommendations for b&b's or small hotels in Seattle.

Please send mail, and I will post back if there is interest.

Thanks.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~(all disclaimers apply)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
If there is no God, who pops up the next Kleenex?
                -- Art Hoppe

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