What is the best are in philly to live in?|183055

My friends and i want to get an apartment in philly, but we don_t know what area is the best?

_best_ is rather vague...it all depends on what you_re looking for. For example, do you have a car? how old are you? what are your primary concerns? cost?

I would say the top places to live in the city are center city, bella vista, old city, society hill, university city. But this is based on a young-ish crowd (20-40). It all depends on what you_re looking for.

What do you want out of it? How old are you? Where will you be working??

Alot factors in to the decision. To keep it short, in addition to what Lindsay said, Manayunk, East Falls, South Philly, Graduate Hospital, _ Fairmount are all good as well.

the northern surburbs

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Whats the best way to get to Minnesota from Dayton by avoiding Chicago?|194153

A few friends and I driving up to Minnesota this summer and we_re coming from Dayton, Ohio. We would really like to avoid Chicago, what_s the best way to bypass Chicago?

I-75 north to St. Ignace, Michigan, and US-2 west to Duluth. But once you get off of 75, it_s all two-lane roads except for a few wide spots. That will slow you down a lot. You may just be better off taking the I-294 toll road around Chicago.

I would drive up into Michigan, taking the Lake Michigan car ferry across to Manitowoc, Wis. then across Wis. to Minnesota. The car ferry is a good experience, _ lots of countryside to see.

A better question is why on earth would you would want to do that?

How was your stay at the Monte Carlo in Las Vegas?|107427

Give me some tips and interesting things that can be found through a visitor_s view. I already know everything on the website. Thanks!

I stayed at the Monte Carlo for a few days with my cousins. I didn_t like it that much, nothing fancy to me unless you get a really really great room. We had either the back or front view, I think it was the back view. Some rooms have a bad view, ours had a construction site and parking lot. We could see about 2/10 part of the New York New York hotel and the roller coaster. The pool sucks because there_s a hotel building covering half of the sunlight for the lazy river and wave pool. The lazy river was O.K. but it was too short and it didn_t felt like a river. Thier pool was very dirty and there were leaves and plant stems and some cigerettes floating, kind of disgusting. There_s one heated pool where most adults stay and is usually crowded and the sun is shining on it. I think the pool stays up to 7pm.
Probably the only thing I liked in the Monte carlo was that the food court was close and I got to walk around the strip, it_s close to M _ M world/gameworks/coca cola.
My stay at monte carlo was okay, nothing spectacular like other great hotels in las vegas. This hotel isnt for me cause I have asthma and this hotel has alot of people smoking indoors and such.

People are being a bit harsh about the Monte Carlo. It is a pretty nice hotel and I like it. It is not loaded with attractions and it is not enormous in size but to me that is a definite advantage. Those huge everything under one roof hotels may be fine for some but to me places like the MGM or Caesars are so big, the walk from the lobby to your room is exhausting.

However, I cannot recommend the Monte Carlo or New York New York until 2010. There is a massive and I mean massive construction project called City Center underway that runs from the Monte Carlo to the Bellagio.

In fact, there is a inordinate amount of construction going on all over Las Vegas. The Wynn is adding as second tower called Encore, there are several condo projects and the Mirage is refurbishing the Volcano out front so that is a mess, too. If this is your first time to Las Vegas you will not be seeing it at its best.

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The Monte Carlo is the worst Las Vegas hotel built in the last 20 years. Other than Lance Burtons show, it has nothing to offer! There_s nothing to see or do in it. I went to the Monte Carlo the other day just do remind myself how much I hate it.

The pool is practically unusable right now. They_re building a big hotel 150 feet from the pool and there_s staging _ construction traffic 10 feet from the pool! It_s no place to relax and pretty dirty.

Sorry if that_s not what you were wanting..

My stay was almost exactly like the person above. It wasn_t the best hotel I have ever stayed at but, it does save money. I don_t like the pool because there is construction going on about 100 feet from the pools. So, that got annoying. You can get a few good views if you stay in the rooms facing the strip. So all in all it was just ok.

Oh wow, don_t stay there ever again. It_s my second least favorite hotel to stay at (next to the Stratosphere). The only good thing about it was that it was in front of the MGM

You can read many more opinions from past guests at TripAdvisor.com.

How many hours does it take to get to New York City from Buffalo?|119087

I am going to a wedding with my sis in Buffalo and we want to go to NYC but was wondering how long it would take?

I_ll assume you mean driving time, 6.5 hours from midtown. More if you stop to pee.

nyc is way too far from the B-Lo..go to toronto instead, its only 1 1/2 hours away and just as cool as nyc (well pretty close anyway)

NYC is like an 8 hour drive from Buffalo.

What are the bathrooms like in the Gaylord Hotel in Nashville?|102266

I prefer bathrooms with the sink and mirror in the bathrooms, but haven_t been able to find any pictures or information on how the bathrooms at the Gaylord Hotel are set up. We will be staying in a standard guest room, nothing extra fancy. Has anyone been there and can tell me how the bathrooms are set up? Thanks!

hi there,information for you..enjoy your stay..

The bathrooms are all tiled and have a marble vanity and sink. There is a very nice makeup mirror that is lit and hangs on the wall
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What is the best way to southern California from the Central US in the summer?|183536

Hello, what is the best way from the Central US (Iowa) to southern California?

Should I go through Colorado/Utah/Nevada/California?

Or should I go through Iowa/Kansas/New Mexico/Arizona/California?

I realize there are more pros in going the Colorado route, because of Denver and Las Vegas. However, I just want to go the safest and easiest route to my destination.

Here are two cons I can think of. Please correct me if I am wrong.

Colorado route: I am told it is mountainous (steep cliffs, dangerous bends). I have never been to Colorado, but I have been through the mountains and didn_t feel very comfortable. Is it really dangerous? Going the main route, could I really fall off a steep cliff?

New Mexico route: I am told in the summer the temperatures reach upwards of 127 degrees. Even the best air conditioner can_t keep a car cool and since I am driving with a pet, that wouldn_t be suitable.

Any and all advice is greatly appreciated.

Thank you,
Jessica

The flattest route is I-35 Des Moines to Kansas City and The Kansas Turnpike to Wichita and I- 35 to to Oklahoma City . Take I-40 west from OKC thru Amarillo, Albuquerque, Flagstaff , Kingman and onto Barstow.
This route does not get hot until you are 40 miles west of Flagstaff. The reason is simple : from OKC and west you_re going uphill until you hit Flagstaff @ 7000_ . After that it_s all down hill. What you heard about NM only applies to the southern route through the state.
Once you cross the Colorado River 40 Miles west of Kingman it_s going to get really hot -as in 110+- and really empty- as in 120 miles to Barstow and nothing in between. It might be wise to grab a motel room in Kingman and sleep until around 3:00 am and then hit the road. You_ll be in LA by 7:00 am
Fill up in Kingman .
The Route thru the Rockies and the Red lands is spectacular.Having said that to the un- initiated it can also be highly stress full. Having a semi on your tail while you_re on a 5 mile ,6% downhill run through the twisties has a tendency to stress flat landers out. and if the weather turns bad it can get ugly.

New Mexico route and I drive it at night or early evening. Keeps cooler out and car will be safe. You can get to cool areas to spend teh rest of teh night and sleep in the next morning.

route 66

Go the Colorado route. You won_t regret it, the scenery is spectacular.

fly southwest...your gonna pay so much for gas...and get lots of oil changes...plus your tires...too much milage...fly southwest...there_s lots of airports out in so cal...depending on where you wanna go...the OC? like the show there_s John Wayne...there_s of course LAX for the city but there_s nothing out there just really dirty...and there_s Ontario which is in between them kinda more desert type area...but a lot less traffic

fly
its quicker and probably cheaper

I have driven all the routes and like So. Dakota, Wyoming, Idaho, Oregon, California then South on Hiway one. Beautiful scenery the whole way and wonderful ocean breezes South. Just remember that 75 is the fastest you can legally go, but 55 saves you the most money. Also, they were building freeways thru the mountains when I first went accoss in 1959 on Route 66, I think they may be finished by now.