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Quote: Originally Posted by newjourney We will be driving a 97 Nissan pickup from Lake Charles, LA to Mt. Vernon, WA on October 12th. Looking for some recommendations to get across the Rockies. We would like to see some scenery and avoid I-10 as much as possible. We were considering heading up to I-40 across NM into AZ to see the ...

Quote: Originally Posted by jlawrence01 There are several places along the route where you might run into ice or snow in December. It is better to lay over an extra day waiting for the weather to clear than to force your way through the mountains. jlawrence made several good points. You are most likely to run ...

Your best bet is to contact a travel agent. For that many people, you may be able to get a group discount. The agent can tell you which cruise line will be within your price range, where you can leave from, what destinations are available, trip insurance (recommended), help you pick a boat based on the type of trip you want (singles? NASCAR fans? adventurers?) and all the other details to get ...

Nope, but just having dropped a child off at GA Southern, I totally agree with you. I-16 is a colossal bore from end to end.

It depends where your going

For me, I don't feel I need an auto club... I can read a map (and can use Mapquest, I keep our cars well-maintained so the likelihood of a breakdown is slim. Both of us can change tires, or I'd call out one of several local road service places. My dislike of AAA is that they lobby for legislation that, despite the feel-good effect for their car-driving members, actually made our roadways ...

I see that the German media is just as bad as our own when it comes to making up facts about stories. It's a myth that they foam the runways for emergency landings. The foam isn't applied until after the aircraft stops. There just isn't enough in the trucks to do an entire runway, and you have no idea where the plane is going to end up. You can very clearly see in the crash video ...

Very interesting! I just read another news story about a similar situation with a few hotels closing after people had booked, and they were out the deposits they had payed, which were often in the thousands of dollars.

My first choice would be Playa del Carmen, Mexico. Fly into Cancun and a short ground transfer to a nice resort along the Mayan Riviera. While I don't care for the Bahamas personally, it does offer a quick "tropical" getaway. You could fly directly to Nassau or Freeport and stay at a resort nearby. Another option would be one of the nicer hotels near or in San Juan, PR. While not a ...