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• People at Parks(2010/03/27 23:22)I just found this new web site.
  
  It's like peopleofwalmart.com but with theme park guests.
  
  The web site address is
  http://www.peopleatparks.com
  
  This site is hilarious!!!!!
  
  I just made it my home page as it looks like they post every day.


• North America to Europe Without Flying Solution(2010/01/05 20:05) I know this question has been asked quite a few times.
  
  *Also, I hope this is the correct forum, I thought maybe US
  
  I grew tired of getting stuck trying to find freighters and any sort of passage to get to Iceland. So some friends and I have been investigating how to get from the NA continent to Iceland without flying and actually came up with some solutions.
  
  After about a year of doing research, we found a couple of people capable of doing charter service from Halifax Nova Scotia to Qaqortoq, Tunu, Greenland, then to Rekyavik Iceland. We have even been in discussion on getting funds to start a ferry business on that route. It would be passenger only.
  
  My question to members here would be:
  
  Would folks be interested in this route? And vice versa?
  
  If there was a charter and you could pay the company directly, would you be interested? What would be the accommodations you expect and reasonable price points you desire?
  
  I have always thought that the NA to Europe non-flying connection has been the Achilles heal for many travelers looking to experience travel with regards to the journey. I have always thought that a solution could be found.
  
  So what do you think?
  
  Steve in Seattle...
  
  


• Advice sought(2009/11/09 18:07)Hi guys,
  
  I'll get straight to the point and say i need help ! Yes, having done a decent amount of travel i find myself in need of advice for my next trip. We (girlfriend and I) would like to do a Canada/States/Central America combo and the details are:-
  
  1, It will be from end of Jan til end of March 2010
  2, What is a reasonable itinery for that type of trip? We are happy to be 3-4 days in a spot before moving on
  3, Advice sought on where to start ie move up from Central America and depart from Canada or vice versa - flight prices will influence this (we will be flying out of and back to London)
  4, Weather is an important factor too so keep it sunny people!
  
  Any advice would be warming received, although we are pretty set on the location, other places would be considered, although we have done South America, Asia, Oz, NZ etc before and this seems the last place to cross off the list. However, a possible Russia/baltic states/China option tempt us too
  
  Thanks in advance
  
  Jeff and Sarah


• Greyhound map(2009/10/05 14:56)For all you people planning a budget tour of North America:
  
  http://www.greyhound.ca/en/locations/routemap.pdf
  
  A PDF map of all the Greyhound routes in North America
  


• Amtrak map(2009/10/05 14:55)In case this is helpful, you can find an interactive and PDF map here: http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServe...Page&c=Page
  
  I know I have found this helpful.
  


• Houston Intercontinental Airport(2009/08/03 00:43)[font=Garamond]
  Hello Everyone,
  I am new to this site, but I really need some flight help. I am going to Cuba next week and I have a really tight connection at the Houston Intercontinental Airport - 50min turnaround. Does anyone out there know if this is possible or more accurately if it is likely that I will make this connection?
  I'd really appreciate some guidance on this - my travel agent wasn't really any help I will wisely never go back to her!
  Thanks.


• Ride Share Offer ( Canada – USA – Mexico )(2009/07/01 05:52)Hello,
  
  I'm planning to travel from Toronto to Mexico at the beginning of August 2009. I’m thinking of using my personal minivan. I am looking for co-travelers who would like to join me on this trip (or a portion of it) and share some driving and gas expenses. I am quite flexible as the time goes, willing to adjust the itinerary to accommodate your interests.
  Jiri Hart, Toronto
  If you are interested to check up more, please visit my blog at http://travel-jiri.blogspot.com
  


• Cycling the Underground Railroad(2009/06/26 13:52)From Mobile, Alabama, to Owen Sound, Ontario, you can now cycle on a path over 2,000 kms long and trace the same route the American slaves running to freedom did.
  
  http://www.adventurecycling.org/ugrr/
  
  I believe that bicycling is the best way to get to know an area. This path is especially intriguing, because the cyclists are so close to following in the footsteps of the slaves. You can literally put yourself in their footsteps and travel just like they did, experiencing history in a deeply personal way... wow... nice.
  


• 40 cheap North Amerian Escapes(2009/06/26 13:44)If you can't be inspired by this list of getaways in North America, well... you just can't be inspired, period.
  
  Reader's Digest has come up with a comprehensive list of some of the best places to go this summer:
  
  http://www.rd.com/advice-and-know-how/40-g...icle134603.html
  
  Some are surprising:
  
  Door County, Wisconsin: "Known for its cherries, this gem sits on a peninsula that juts out into Lake Michigan. Stay at the little inns in Egg Harbor or Sister Bay, explore lighthouses, and gather shells on windswept beaches. It's called the Cape Cod of the Midwest and has its own version of the New England clambake: the fish boil. Whitefish, potatoes, and onions are heated in a kettle over an outdoor fire. Once the water boils, the chef tosses kerosene on the fire. When the flames die down, the meal is ready."
  
  --Laura Begley, deputy editor, Travel + Leisure
  
  
  
  
  Michigan's Upper Peninsula: "It's rustic and relaxing. Towns like Marquette are a step back in time. It's never hot, and you get a real Yooper flavor (residents are called U-Pers—get it?). Don't miss the tasty pasties (that's a Cornish meat pie, not a typo). Munising is the gateway to the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, an ideal spot for hiking."
  
  --Todd Dulaney, editor, AAA Living
  
  
  
  
  Bisbee, Arizona: "Spend the night at the Shady Dell trailer park in a 1949 Airstream, have breakfast at Dot's Diner, then check out the rest of this historic copper-mining town."
  
  --Laura Begley
  
  Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness: "You forget we live in a modern country when you venture into this area on the Wyoming-Montana border. One night, a pack of white, hairy mountain goats came up to our fire to sniff around and butt heads. They were so close, we could hear them munching grass."
  
  --Matt Gross, "the Frugal Traveler," New York Times
  
  
  
  
  Amagansett, New York: "This is my absolute favorite spot in the Northeast. It combines a bit of the glitz of East Hampton and the fishing-village character of Montauk. It's also near East End wineries, the American Hotel in Sag Harbor, which I love, as well as a slew of great restaurants, lobster shacks, bookstores, and the Sag Harbor Cinema, an art movie house."
  
  --Leigh Flayton, executive editor, Arrive
  
  
  
  
  Old Orchard Beach, Maine: "There's an old-fashioned boardwalk and amusement park that's a fraction of the cost of one of the brand-name theme parks. We spent the morning playing in the waves and lying on the beach and the afternoon at Palace Playland."
  
  --Beth Harpaz, travel editor, Associated Press
  
  
  
  
  


• Boundary Waters(2009/06/04 06:50)For the month of June the Boundary Waters Treaty Centennial Committee are hosting activities on both sides of the border between US and Canada.
  
  
  find out at: http://www.oursharedwaters.com


• Flight info Hawii to New Zealand(2009/01/24 07:16)Hello,
  
  I'm in the planning stage of my big overseas adventure and need some advice! I'm planning on spending some time in Hawaii, Honalulu and Maui. From there I want to head onto New Zealand for a year and need some tips for cheap flights between hawaii and auckland, nz. Any advice? I'm going to be away for about 3 years so rules out rtw tickets. Hope somebody can help!


• "Miracle on The Hudson"(2009/01/16 10:57)Did you guys here the news?? It's all over television and the papers here;
  
  
  Miracle On The Hudson! (excuse me if I'm reposting....?I'm surprised I didn't see the topic)
  
  The planes engines kicked out after flying through a flock of birds. The pilot, who was a former Vietnam fighter pilot, landed the plane, with all 155 people on board, safely into the icy Hudson River.
  
  WHOA!!! If I were on that plane.....I'd lose it! In my mind anyway, thinking, Oh my God, we're going to die!". Can you imagine how terrifying that experience was? And it was literally less than a minute after taking off from New York's LaGuardia!
  
  Can you imagine what the people watching on were thinking?
  
  Well, all I have to say is, well, thank goodness everyone is safe, but this pilot has finished off a a career of a lifetime! With the Vietnam war having such a significant part fought in the skies, and then he saves 150 people? I hope he's retiring! I would
  
  


• Mardi Gras/Carnival(2009/01/09 07:43)Mardi Gras is approaching fast!!
  
  I'm sure there are some Travelpod members who will be celebrating Carnival and Mardi Gras (the last day of Carnival) with fervor!
  
  When I think of Mardi Gras my mind fills with the most vivid of colors, elaborate, amazing costumes, lots and lots of laughter, and people dancing in the streets and having the time of their lives.
  
  If I had the option I would definitely love to check out Carnival in Brazil. I'd also love to celebrate Mardi Gras in New Orleans.
  
  Have you ever celebrated Carnival or Mardi Gras? If you have, where in the world did you celebrate? If not, would you like to celebrate it one day? And where would you do it?
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  


• Vacation suggestions / what would you reccomend?(2009/01/07 10:28)Hello All!
  
  A group of us, single males ages 27-30 have decided to take a summer vacation together. We have an issue - we can not decide on where to go!
  I suppose we are looking for Good weather, food, company, beautiful women, the potential for hooking up of course, adventure, activities, etc...
  
  Where would you and your friends go???
  
  Please advise, thank you!


• Stranded, Remanded, Disbanded??(2008/12/24 12:13)Have you ever been stranded at the airport, with your airline ticket basically useless and no way to get to where you want to go??
  
  This year, as with a number of winter holidays in the past, thousands of travelers have been stranded at airports in the United States and Canada. We got a major dump of snow!!!
  
  Washington - Winter storms roared across large swathes of the United States and Canada, dumping several centimetres of snow, throwing Christmas travel plans out of gear and causing power outages Monday. Holiday travellers were stranded in the north-eastern and north- western US, over the weekend and on Monday, after flights were delayed or canceled and icy highways were shut down.
  
  How disappointing, especially during the holidays, to be stranded with no way to get to your destination! I've never been left high and dry at the airport but I know plenty of you have!
  
  Post your stories of abandonment! Tell us what you did. Rescheduled your flight and waited it out? Made the best of it and changed your plans? Hunkered down in complete and utter fury and cursed the weather/airlines and life in general???
  
  


• Where should I go that's warm?(2008/12/05 13:09)I want to go somewhere this February that's warm.
  
  Preferably in North America, or the Caribbean, or Central America....or South America... or... no that's it.


• The 5 Feet Mystery!(2008/06/19 23:58)Who has heard on the news about the 5 human feet found since August last year? How ghoulish is that? Allegedly the area covers Seattle, WA and out to Vancouver Island and Vancouver, BC! Police and Psychiatrists etc. are trying to work out if these are from a plane crash that happened here 3 years ago, but unlikely! Or whether there are cannibals around snatching joggers as the feet were all wearing running shoes! Or just some crazed serial killer, also someone put an animal foot into a sneaker as a hoax and police thought it was a 6th foot! So far 4 right feet and 1 left foot, although not sure why that is relevant but allegedly there are up to 3,000 missing people in and around these areas and DNA is hard to get from these particular body parts so its gonna be tough to find out who they belong too or even if they are male or female!


• Travel mate for Vancouver thorugh the Rockies in July 2008(2008/06/01 04:57)Hi there!
  I am Daniela, 27, from Germany, and I am planning to travel along the west coast USA up to Canada this summer, in July to be precise.
  I'm therefore looking for one or more nice and interesting travel mates to share a rent car with to 1) multiply the fun and 2) reduce the cost!! :) I don't mind if you're male or female, you only should be around my age.
  My plan is to start the Rockies tour from Vancouver on around the 2nd of July for about two weeks, but at the moment I'm still rather flexible about exact dates and endurance, I only should get a flight from Calgary around midst of July to have enough time for the east coast...
  Since 1-2 weeks for the Rockies is not overly long but quite okay I thought of simply driving the scenic route from Vancouver to Banff NP and Lake Louise, but not going over Jasper )I think it might be too far). But I'm open for any ideas! I'd also love to do some activities in the Rockies like horse riding, white water rafting, hiking etc so if you feel that could be your thing, drop me a line! I'd be happy to get some messages from you!
  xx Daniela


• Travel mate for San Francisco to Vancouver from June 15th 2008(2008/06/01 04:46)Hello there!
  I am Daniela, 27, and pretty new at this site here... but I hope to find a nice travel mate through this (or more than one?)!!
  I am doing a world trip which leads me to San Francisco at Jun 12th. I'll be hanging around the city for a couple of days and would visit the Yosemite NP then, so if you are interested in joining me for a tour up the west coast later on, it might be a great opportunity to meet up earlier in San Francisco to get to know each other!? (if you are somewhere in between Frisco and Vancouver, you're also welcome to join me!).
  And this is the plan: I'd like to travel the beautiful west coast towns along Highway 1, then turn to the inland or drive on along the coast, stop for a while in Seattle and then head on to Vancouver. For that I would like to rent a car and traveling with one or two mates is 1) more fun and 2) cheaper! :) So if you like my idea write me!! I'd be happy to have some nice company to share stories with! Best would be if you're around my age, but gender doens't matter. The tour would be around June 16th to 27th (still open).
  I'm moving on to the Rockies from Vancouver for 1-2 weeks so you're more than welcome to join me there, too!
  And of course, since we're traveling together, we will negotiate plans & stops together, my main goal is simply to see the prettiest towns around the coast!
  I am looking forward to hear from you! Drop me a line!
  xx Daniela


• Flight attendant sets fire to plane(2008/05/20 13:54)Have you seen this? Some bright flight attendant, apparently upset at being responsible for the boring Minneapolis to Regina run, doesn't quit, or ask for a different job. Instead he...sets FIRE to the aircraft...yep...Well he's charged with "setting fire aboard a civil aircraft" anyway... whether he did it or not is up to the judge to decide I suppose...
  
  Something tells me somebody didn't take a psychological exam before he was hired for Compass Airlines.
  
  Link to the article at Travel Weekly: http://www.travelweekly.com/Article.aspx?id=173912


• Low American dollar means cheap travel for Europeans(2008/04/04 10:49)Here are nine places where your dollar goes a long way:
  Bootsnall recommends BC and Quebec as the best places to go in Canada.
  
  They also have lots of locations in the US and Central America to go.
  
  http://www.bootsnall.co.uk/9-places-in-the...a-long-way.html
  
  


• Did you get married while travelling?(2008/03/15 09:08)Hi!
  I'm a British journalist writing a feature for a glossy UK women's magazine.
  It's about female gap year travellers whose trip turns out to be life-changing when they meet and marry someone while they're away from another country.
  I'm looking for a British woman in her 20s who did just that. So if you, or anyone you know took a year out and is living a great new life in North America and would like to tell your friends back home all about it, do get in touch.
  Or, if the marriage was a disaster I'd be interested in hearing about that too!
  I can do a short interview by phone or email and can pay a fee for the right story.
  I'll need pix of you both too.
  Thanks!
  Karen
  
  


• Bored this summer??(2007/02/04 21:47)Hey,
  
  I’m looking for a travel mate (possibly someone closer to my age). The trip will happen during the summer (2007) for about a month. The budget is going to be really, really tight, (am a student) and so the destination/accommodations will be determined on cost. The destination is not decided but anywhere in Canada/US is fine (it must be a driving distance from Toronto). Most of my trips are planned, but I want to make this random and choose destinations on impulse. Nature/hiking/camping/tree-hugging is what I had in mind.
  
  
  
  P.S. A car is needed, lol, and a my friend will come along


• Baja California & Copper Canyon(2006/09/08 18:50)I'm chillin' in Baja for a day or two more then heading over to do the Copper Canyon - would love some company!


• Budget airline travel(2005/08/30 07:58)I am trying to budget better for my air travel. I have used people who bought in Bulk before travel agents you know, I need a new source. People are becoming un negotiable. With the airlines going broke it would appear to me they would be begging for passengers. Am i looking in the wrong places please make suggestions.

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