What is the best part of Alaska to visit?|179970

I_m going to Alaska next summer and every time I look online it shows me only tourist attractions. I_m considering moving there so I want the real experience. I_ll be there for a full 9 days so where should I start?

You should fly into Juneau or Petersburg, then work your way up North. SE Alaska is very majestic. You can end in Anchorage, or keep going farther and farther North (although it may be tougher to find an airport). If you_re into vikings at all, definitely start in Petersburg though.

if you don_t want the tourist attractions, find a town in alaska and see what it has to offer (not necessarily a touristy town) then go there and ask yourself if you could see yourself living there

Fargo - getting chopped into pieces and making it through the meat grinder

Sarah Palin_s house.

juno

juneau since it_s the capital!
there_s a lot of history there :DDDDD

bering sea

yay polar bears

How hard is it to move across state?|120194

I plan on moving back to the Coeur d_Alene/Spokane area in about a year from Boise, Idaho. When should i send resumes to diffrent jobs, and how do I interview if i am across state? Anyone have any sugguestions? How much money should i save? Or any information will help.

The way I did it was set appointments for interviews and tours. And take a trip for nothing more than than this. I started interviewing a month out from the move. Letting the interviewer know the date of my move. I had to turn down 4 jobs before I made my move, so they could find someone else.
Another thing that helps to keep costs down is if you have family in the area you can visit while doing your interviewing and tours of the companies during the day.
One other thing that might help is if your present employer will allow you time off to make these trips for interviews.

why would you move somewhere without a job?

How do I get to Napa Valley from SFO Airport? And How much will it cost? And how long?|177879

I planning to visit Napa Valley after touching down at San Franciso Airport. Not sure how do I get there and where to I arrange for transport. If I take Taxi how much will it cost? And how long is the jouney? Do the hotel in Napa Valley provide airport transfer service?

try the evans shuttle. it picks up at SFO airport and connects to Napa. The shuttle will even arrange to get a cab to pick you up and take you to a hotel in the area if you want. You can either make a reservation ahead of time, or just board bus and then pay later.Cost is $29 one way. There are two pick up points at SFO, both on lower level. Terminal one is outside baggage claim at pillar #296/299 and Terminal 3 is pillar #114.

it takes about 1 hour, 45 minutes for the trip depending on traffic.

Does this site help? It figures out the estimated fare, direction, and duration.


http://www.taxifarefinder.com

Whats the best and cheapest state to live in?|158772

Me and a couple of my friends want to move out of maryland find a house and jobs and colleges to go to and just start are lives! What is the best place you think that would be?

Keep in mind that cheap states are cheap for a reason. Nobody wants to live there. So I would start with southern states.

Texas is awesome!! no state taxes, cheap cost of living ie food, housing, weather is great! I like Corpus Christi, it has Texas A _ M right on the gulf of mexico a lot of students live there too, it is a small city on the gulf so the beach is everywhere. :)

Where to live in Chicago for Mid 30s Couple?|159253

My wife and I are moving to Chicago in the next 6 months. She will be working downtown and I will be working form home. We do not have any kids. What areas/neighborhoods (no subburbs) that have bookstore, coffee shops, bars etc that are _walkable_ but are relatively close to the city i.e. train or bus into the city.

Most of Rogers Park is immigrant communities these days...south asian to the west, and hispanic on the east. But there are sections that are not mostly immigrants too. Its a very diverse place. The commute from the western parts of Rogers Park is not particularly easy because it_s not particularly close to a train, and a long way from downtown; There is a Metra train stop in the neighborhood in the northeastern section of the neighborhood, which makes downtown easy to get to. There_s also a CTA train there too. But you won_t find the same quality of bookstores in Rogers Park, that you would in Lincoln Park or Lakeview. For example, at Clark _ Diversey, the border between Lincoln Park and Lakeview, you_ve got the big chains Borders _ Barnes _ Noble, if you_re looking for that sort of thing, but also several good used and independent bookstores within a reasonable walk, as well as many coffee shops and bars. There_s good CTA coverage in these neighborhoods, with the Red Line and buses shuttling residents downtown.

But if good bookstores is one of your most important criteria, you really need to look into Hyde Park. Along 57th Street you have a quality independent bookstore (57th Street Books) and two excellent used stores, Powell_s and O_Gara_s (Powell_s has some remaindered books as well). That area is home to the University of Chicago, and is much less busy than Lincoln Park or Lakeview. But there are coffee shops and a few bars around. Transportation in to the loop from Hyde Park is either by CTA buses or the Metra train that runs through the neighborhood.

And even though you say no burbs, you really should consider Evanston, which also has several excellent bookstores, as well as coffee shops, though fewer bars. The Metra trains from Evanston are more comfortable and with a monthly pass not that much more expensive than the CTA, which also has buses and trains in Evanston. And if you do decide to have kids, you have a better school system in Evanston. Evanston is not a postwar suburb. It_s a city with a grid layout, a diverse population, an active and viable downtown, good public transportation, and frankly other than the street signs many neighborhoods look a lot like similar housing stock neighborhoods in the city.

Coffee shops and bars are like pigeons in the city, they_re everywhere. Good bookstores are the rarer bird. Here_s a site that has, at least for the stores I know, accurate reviews. Not 100% complete but it_s a good start.

http://www.centerstagechicago.com/litera��

Ok, this was several years ago, but my brother was an undergrad at Loyola and lived in Rogers Park. He saw cars being stolen in broad daylight. Unless the neighborhood has changed that much in 6-8 years, I_d stay away.

Do you want to live IN the city or near it? If you want to live near it but have easy access to the city via public transportation, you could try Evanston. It_s home to Northwester nUniversity and has a nice little downtown area with shops, coffee houses, a couple of bars, a big movie theater/mall thing (one of the movie theaters has a bar in it and served food), a Whole Foods, and some surprisingly excellent restaurants. Most of the housing there is single family stuff and pretty expensive, but there has been a lot of condo construction going on so there are quite a few options.

If you want to live IN the city, try Lincoln Park, Lakeview, maybe Wrigleyville, although Wrigleyville is mostly the 20something crowd who graduate from college and move to Chicago. There are a lot of bars in that area and it can get kinda loud and clogged with drunks.

Lincoln Park is more family oriented. A little pricey, but close to downtown (you can probably get there on the bus or subway/elevated train in about 30 minutes). There are a lot of shops, coffeeshops, bars, etc. within walking distance of any area in Lincoln Park you pick. There are theater, both movie and stage, a few comedy clubs, etc. Lakeview is pretty much the same.

Most of the attractions in Chicago are easily accessible by bus or train so you_re never too far from something to do, even if you can_t walk there. And there is abundant public transportation options (buses, subway, etc.)

Hyde Park, Lincoln Park or Wrigleyville

Two areas I would recommend are Hyde Park (near University of Chicago)(
http://chicagolife.uchicago.edu/city/hyd��
and University Village (around the University of Illinois at Chicago) (
http://universityvillagechicago.com/Chap��
Both have what you are looking for with the added bonus of being relatively close to the downtown area. University Village is about 5-10 minutes by the _El_ downtown and Hyde Park is about a 15-20 minute trip downtown either by Metra or by bus.

Good luck in finding a place!

Lakeview, Lincoln Park, Ravenswood or Andersonville. All train accessible for your wife working downtown. Wrigleyville is neat too, but can get pretty busy and congested.

Annie

hyde park

downtown chicago, would be your best bet!

Rogers Park/Edgewater sounds great. If you opt for a location close to Sheridan, you_ll have the Red Line and an express bus that take you downtown quickly. Loyola University is in the area, and plenty of Northwestern students live there, too, so the neighborhood is full of coffeeshops and other cultural activities. Edgewater_s Metropolis Coffee was rated the city_s No. 1 coffee shop recently, and I happen to be a fan, too! :) It_s a wonderful and diverse neighborhood; I recommend it for your needs.

If you are looking to buy a condo look in the South Loop. You can catch a bus or train to downtown or ride your bike in the summer. You are close to Grant Park, museum campus, and Soldier Field. It is an up and coming area so the condos are still priced much lower than other areas very close to the city. Additionally, many stores and restaurants are coming to the area such as Whole Foods, Best Buy, Sams Wine Store, etc.
Good luck!