Where can I find flights between CA cities?|112254

I_m planning on flying back and forth between Northern and southern California this summer. I need to find a place that lists airlines with shuttle services.

Well are you planning on a lot of these trips or only one?

I always fly america west. tons of connections at all times of day.

For the best fares and a no frills attitude, you should choose Southwest Airlines. Otherwise, all of the major airlines provide flights between Northern and Southern California.

try delta airlines they have a great website

try american airlines website. They will show schedules and rates for all airlines.

How long does it take to commute from Walnut Creek, CA to downtown San Francisco?|139191

We plan to relocate to the San Francisco Bay area and I_ve seen some nice houses in Walnut Creek, but my husband wants a short (half hour to 40 minutes if possible), smooth commute. What is this one like? Advice?

I_m not clear on how anyone can say it_d take _about_ 40 minutes to go from WC to SF by BART. If you fold in the time to go to a BART station and park (if you can find parking), go through the turnstyles, wait for the next train to come, and then ride BART, it will take AT LEAST an hour to get to a location downtown in the City.

Not much different by car. But there is considerably more uncertainty by car than by BART. The Caldecut Tunnel, which you must drive through from Walnut Creek, can, and frequently does, become a parking lot. One stall in one of the two bores will bring traffic to a stop. An accident there...you might as well write off your morning.

To a point...there is no such thing as a _smooth commute_ in the San Francisco Bay area. Even the off commute hours are fraught with traffic jams when CalTrans decides to do lane closing work, a major accident blocks the freeways, tunnels, or bridges, or a special event (like a Giants or A_s game) lets out.

Like your husband, my criterion for a reasonable commute was 30 minutes or less. Living in the East Bay Hills of Oakland, I came close twice: commuting to San Ramon, which is south of Walnut Creek, and to San Rafael, which is across the SR Bridge in Marin County.

Taking BART, I always allowed an hour to ensure I got to San Francisco in time to make night school classes I taught in the City. If everything went right, I_d walk into the classroom about five minutes before start time. But a couple times a term, things did not go right, and I_d be 15-20 minutes late (my class had standing orders to wait one hour before leaving if I didn_t show up).

You asked for advice. First, Walnut Creek is a wonderful place to live. My mum in law lived there for years; she was very happy there. WC also has the Broadway Terrace shopping area, which is the best up-scale shopping in the East Bay.

Second, share with your husband that the 30-40 minute commute criterion is unrealistic from WC. He will be cutting it close if he allows a full hour by BART or car to make the daily commute into the City and actually get to work on time.

Third, take a long hard look at your housing priorities. WC is fairly expensive when it comes to housing. You can find excellent homes in the East Bay Hills of Oakland for about the same cost. But in the hills, you can find a view of the Bay and the City, and not need to contend with the Caldecut Tunnel traffic. (However, if good schools are an issue, stick with WC.)

Walnut Creek can be reached by BART. This will take you less than an hour! If you will travel by car, then it will probably more than 40 minutes depending on the traffic.
Try also looking for houses in Daly City. It would be the nearest place to San Francisco! Rental there is a bit lower and parking better than in San Francisco. Those from San Francisco would prefer shopping over these areas especially this coming Christmas season than shopping in downtown San Francisco where it is hard to park _ where 30 minutes would parking would cost you around $ 2.00. Or you can probably go the other way of the Golden Gate Bridge to Sonoma! Rental there is much lower! It is where the wine counties are.

With the exception of the summer heat (which can be formidable), Walnut Creek is the perfect bedroom community for San Francisco commuters. It is very safe, the houses are nice, there_s the Sun Valley shopping mall nearby, and transit is abundant...

BART takes 37 minutes to get from Walnut Creek to Montgomery Street station in San Francisco_s Financial District. Trains depart every 10 (Peak) to 20 (Weekends) minutes. There is no train service from 1 AM to 4 AM, but there are a couple of night buses during those hours. Most of the time, it is a very smooth ride and the trains usually run on schedule.

On BART - 40 minutes would be about right. If you try and drive, and it_s peak traffic, plan on an hour and a half. You_ll get bottlenecked at the tunnel, then again at the toll plaza.

Don_t even want to TALK about parking in the city ...

Email me if you want details ... I am from the Bay Area originally.

You may be able to take BART into the city. However if you want to drive, walnut creek is not that far away, however traffic is notorious in that area for going super slow bumper to bumber traffic. It may take about 40 minutes to just get from Walnut Creek into SF, let alone make it to work in that amount of time. If I were you I_d look into the other direction where you dont have to cross the bridge, like burlingame...etc.

I always use the BART, driving can take a while, especially in the rush hours.
Walnut Creek is a great place to visit and I would love to live there.
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What place are good to visit at Thanksgiving.......warm weather places , please?|135747

We are planning vacation on Thanksgiving, please tell us some places to visit.

We are from Central US and its very cold here so prefer a little warm places as have a toddler with us.

We have already been to San francisco, Vegas, Chicago,

We will prefer journey by Car.

Please help.....

What about going to St. Augustine FL. It is warm there and they have some great beaches and plenty of things to do and see. I live in Missouri and it takes us about 9 hours to get there. It is the oldest city in the US and they have some great restaurants and places to stay. Plus Thanksgiving is the start of the Festival of lights, the whole Historic District is decorated in white lights and they have people in costume singing carols and giving presentations. Go see the historic sites like Castillo De San Marco, Fort Mantanza (free), the Fountain of Youth, Mission De Nombre, the Old Jail. Take a trolley tour or dolphin tour or even a carriage ride around the city. See the Ripley��s Museum, take surfing lessons at the Pitt, see the St. Augustine Museum, tour Flagler, see the Colonial Village. I could go on and on, it doesn��t matter what your budget is you can find all kinds of things to do here in all price ranges. Be sure to go to the Alligator Farm and the Lighthouse, they both are awesome! Here are some websites with information:

http://www.oldcity.com/


http://www.staugustine.com/visit/


http://www.ci.st-augustine.fl.us/visitor��


Also about an hour away is Kennedy Space Center and that place is really cool! There is also Blue Springs which is near, go swim with the Manatees. You are also only about an hour or so from Disney and Universal Studios.

Another nice place is Sanibel Island FL. Nice little island, with beautiful white beaches and blue water. There is a ton of stuff to do on this little island, plenty of places to eat and shop. I love going here it is just so pretty and you really can relax. They also have the best shelling in the world. It will be warm there this time of year, and the Manatees should be there. Check out the Ding Darling Nature center from some great vies. The other cool thing about Sanibel is you can ride bikes and mopeds everywhere they have wonderful trails all over the island. In Fort Meyers they have a zoo and some museums if you are taking the kids or looking for more to do. It is a very short drive. Here are some websites:

http://www.fortmyers-sanibel.com/


http://www.sanibelcaptiva.com/


http://www.sanibelcaptivaonline.com/visi��



Hope this helps have a great trip!

How much does it cost to go to orlando and do a time share tour?|127340

Can you get the package for free in exchange for touring?

It depends on the timeshare company. Westgate is a big name around here for timeshares. You_ll just have to make some phone calls and/or searching online and see what you find. I_ve never done it, but my in-laws have and they really aren_t fans of these tours. You must be prepared to meet their income requirements and before signing up, make sure you read all the fine print first.

If you mean get a free trip to Orlando from doing the time share tours I believe you can. I have never personally done it but my parents do it all the time when they are traveling in the motor home. They did it in Vegas to get a free helicopter ride into the grand canyon and they send me ones all the time that they don_t use but I have never used them. I am pretty sure Orlando is usually one of the options of places to go.

Checkout this website
http://orlando.nyctourist.com
to get a good comparison.

What are the differences of Britain and America?|102223

If I was to move from england to america, what would I notice about life there?

Nothing obvious like currency, or sides of the road, or no round abouts.

Mass media and the Internet have blended our cultures and we are no longer as different as we once were. Most of the differences in daily life would be subtle, or familiar from hollywood films.

The first thing you notice is the cost of living is less in the USA than in the UK - and far less than than in London. Another answer mentioned gasoline, which is currently about $3/gallon in the USA and is more than ��1/liter in the UK. A one way bus ticket in New Orleans (where I live) is $1.25 and the same type ticket in London is ��2 (currently a little more than $4).

There is no USA equivalent to the influence that the Continent has on the UK. The USA is more distant from other countries, except for Canada and Mexico. Canada is basically the same culture as the USA and Mexico only influences the southern areas of the border states.

Another answer mentions the size of the USA, and that means more than just extra time to get from one end to the other. There is an assumption of _wide open spaces_ in the USA that is impossible in the densely-populated UK. The USA also has a diversity of terrain (mountains, deserts, prairie, etc.) that can be staggering.

Socialized medicine is not a reality in the USA. Medical and dental care is probably better in the USA than in the UK, but you have to pay for it (via medical insurance). The USA has no national health scheme and one has to be very poor to qualify for Medicaid.

Americans are a highly mobile society and most people move several times in their lives. For example, only about 10% of San Francisco_s population was born there.

The mass media and the mobility of the USA society means that accents are not as diverse in the USA as in the UK today. A New Yorker and someone from Houston or Atlanta speak almost the same way. Someone from Manchester (in Britian) may be unintelligible to a Londoner.

Government officials and military officers swear allegiance to the Queen (or King) in the UK. In the USA, we swear to _....preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States of America..._. It is a subtle but important difference.

The UK banned firearms in the 1920s to reduce the chances of a Communist revolution. Firearms are a fact of life in the USA and ownership is protected by the Constitution. I agree with and support the private ownership of firearms - but we pay for that right with accidents and sometimes terrible incidents.

The drinking age in the USA is 21, even for beer and wine.

Americans get fewer vacation days than the workers of any other developed nation. Paid maternity leave is very rare in the USA.

Waiters in the USA make most of their income from tips -_service_ is very, very rarely included in the bill.

There is very little violence (almost zero) among the crowds before, during, or after sporting events in the USA. There are no _football hooligans_ or anything equivalent in the USA.

Americans may not be as orderly standing in line (standing in a queue), but it is is NOT true that line-jumping is commonplace or acceptable. Please do not follow the advice of That Wasn_t My Hand.

To conclude, someone from the UK would have no trouble with daily life in the USA, and the reverse is also true (except for driving...).

Humor and accents.

Having never been, I can only take the differences I see from your folk who skipped across the pond to the States. I don_t think you_d be too shocked by anything, there_s a different kind of football here, it_s baseball instead of cricket, and there are some dialect differences. For example, as a fan of the Denver Broncos, it is perfectly normal and acceptable to say that I _root_ for them, which means _cheer_ or _pull_ for them. I understand it has a completely different meaning in Jolly Ol_ England.

You guys talk funny. :)
Seriously though, it isn_t all that different. The food is better here, as is the weather (usually). I was a child when I lived in England, so it is hard to remember.

well there humor is more sublte from what I remeber. They also prefer football scoccer and not american football.

ummmm....... place!

distances/

The cultures are somewhat similar considering that America_s founders were from Britain originally, though there are some notable differences. Americans have a tendency to not wait in line in an orderly fashion, or as you say across the pond _queue up_. Don_t be surprised if you are, say, at the bank, or a ticket line for a movie, and everyone rushes the front counter at once and argues loudly.

This is not considered rude here, and in fact, is quite respected. If you move here and wish to blend in, I suggest cutting in front of the person at the beginning of the line and turning your back to them. They will admire your seemingly innate American virtue and will compliment you thusly.

Britain is the size of a postage stamp surounded by water.Where as the USA is a wide open plain.Also our fuel is 4 times more expensive so everything else is too.