Travel (non-Japan)

I was reading a travel magazine earlier and they had a chart illustrating the cost of certain things throughout Europe.

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good grief, $20+ for a martini? :shocked:

krim wrote:good grief, $20+ for a martini? :shocked:

that's what I SAID! i was like WTF??? :shocked:

krim wrote:good grief, $20+ for a martini? :shocked:

That must be some martini... :sweat: Gold olive is my guess.

adylma wrote:

Well... the first time we had to call them 3 times before they came to fix it, that was the first day so it wasn't a very good first impression. Anyway, we decided to figure the toilet out ourselves as we didn't want to have to call them 3 times every time we had to go to the toilet. Eventually we discovered the trick and managed to fix it ourselves...everytime... I am otherwise pleased with the hotel.. :hehe:

Yea, other than the toilet situation, I didn't mind the hotel either. It was situated in a good location as well.

I'm planning to go to the USA, anyone living there know how much a typical motel room costs? I'm planning on travelling around the country, so information about any part is useful!

adylma wrote:I'm planning to go to the USA, anyone living there know how much a typical motel room costs? I'm planning on travelling around the country, so information about any part is useful!

Hi adylma!:wave:

Do you know what cities you are planning on visiting in the USA? Motels could have a wide range of prices depending on their location and the time of year. I hope you have fun on your USA vacation! :woot: :thumbsup:

Enna wrote:

Hi adylma!:wave:

Do you know what cities you are planning on visiting in the USA? Motels could have a wide range of prices depending on their location and the time of year. I hope you have fun on your USA vacation! :woot: :thumbsup:

Thank you :D I'm sure I will.
Like I said, I'm planning a trip around the country, going from coast to coast, and some more, so I'm hoping to cover many big cities. Definite stops in: Washington DC, New York City, Boston, Chicago, Philadelphia, Mount Rushmore, Las Vegas, San Fransisco, Los Angeles, Grand Canyon, Miami and probably many more along the way. Basically, I'm looking for information about any city where Amtrak operated trains stop. :)

adylma wrote:

Thank you :D I'm sure I will.
Like I said, I'm planning a trip around the country, going from coast to coast, and some more, so I'm hoping to cover many big cities. Definite stops in: Washington DC, New York City, Boston, Chicago, Philadelphia, Mount Rushmore, Las Vegas, San Fransisco, Los Angeles, Grand Canyon, Miami and probably many more along the way. Basically, I'm looking for information about any city where Amtrak operated trains stop. :)

Wow that is a lot of cities! Good for you! I haven't stayed in motels so I don't know of any personally but you can go to Amtrak.com to see what cities they go to. Click on Routes and then Browse by Region. For the motels info I found a site called sidestep.com where you type in the city name and your motel/hotel info (i.e check in/out date, #of people) and it will find the best prices for you. Hope that helps. :victory:

Enna wrote:

Wow that is a lot of cities! Good for you! I haven't stayed in motels so I don't know of any personally but you can go to Amtrak.com to see what cities they go to. Click on Routes and then Browse by Region. For the motels info I found a site called sidestep.com where you type in the city name and your motel/hotel info (i.e check in/out date, #of people) and it will find the best prices for you. Hope that helps. :victory:

Thanks :D Yea I graduate next summer so it's like a long graduation trip, I thought I would deserve it after 3 hard years :P Where do you live?

adylma wrote:

Thanks :D Yea I graduate next summer so it's like a long graduation trip, I thought I would deserve it after 3 hard years :P Where do you live?

Yes you certainly do deserve a nice long vacation after studying so hard. :woot: I live on Long Island, NY. Since I noticed that you did not put your location in your profile I will ask this as a general question....What part of the world are you in right now? If you don't feel like being specific about your country you could always just tell us the continent or general area. :mrgreen:

I am sure that there are other ppl here who could help you with some info on some of the cities that you are interested in visiting in the USA. Aren't there? :say_yes: :D

Enna wrote:
I am sure that there are other ppl here who could help you with some info on some of the cities that you are interested in visiting in the USA. Aren't there? :say_yes: :D

And there are some good travel books full of valuable information, also for the little budget traveller - Lonely Planet comes to mind. :victory:

adylma wrote:

Thank you :D I'm sure I will.
Like I said, I'm planning a trip around the country, going from coast to coast, and some more, so I'm hoping to cover many big cities. Definite stops in: Washington DC, New York City, Boston, Chicago, Philadelphia, Mount Rushmore, Las Vegas, San Fransisco, Los Angeles, Grand Canyon, Miami and probably many more along the way. Basically, I'm looking for information about any city where Amtrak operated trains stop. :)

That's a lot of cities covering all parts of the country. In terms of Amtrak, check out the Interactive Route Atlas at www.amtrak.com . I've heard the Pacific Coast line between California and Seattle is really nice.

Hi everyone! Thank you for all your help, and sorry for the late reply. I find myself rather busy revising lately as it's almost exam times! I'm living in the UK, not really in London, but quite close so travelling to the USA will not be too much of a problem hopefully :) As for guidebooks, I have bought lonely planet's and will start reading it as soon as my exams are over :D

adylma wrote:Hi everyone! Thank you for all your help, and sorry for the late reply. I find myself rather busy revising lately as it's almost exam times! I'm living in the UK, not really in London, but quite close so travelling to the USA will not be too much of a problem hopefully :) As for guidebooks, I have bought lonely planet's and will start reading it as soon as my exams are over :D

Lovely pic from Merry Ol' London Town. Quite inviting, actually.

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Tu_triky wrote:


Lovely pic from Merry Ol' London Town. Quite inviting, actually.

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Not sure if I should :rofl: or :shamefulcry:

Tu_triky wrote:Lovely pic from Merry Ol' London Town. Quite inviting, actually.

If he feels that way, what the hell is he and the others doing in England?

I'm sure they'll be more than accommodating to his wishes where he came from.

Dumbass. :shakehead:

bmwracer wrote:
If he feels that way, what the hell is he and the others doing in England?

I'm sure they'll be more than accommodating to his wishes where he came from.

Dumbass. :shakehead:

Therein lies the hypocrisy.

EstherM wrote:

Not sure if I should :rofl: or :shamefulcry:

I am :shamefulcry: because I was going to buy the same cloth on his head from the fabric store because it was on sale but he beat me to it...now they are sold out.

Tu_triky wrote:I am :shamefulcry: because I was going to buy the same cloth on his head from the fabric store because it was on sale but he beat me to it...now they are sold out.

Just go to Wal-Mart or Target... They're just Handi-Wipes.

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