How crowded is Oak Island NC during week of 4th July?|114340

We are planning a trip for week of July 4th , 2008. I went to North Myrtle Beach several years ago during the week of 4th and swore I would stay home if week of 4th was the only week I could go to beach. Things have changed and my hubby has job that closes only for that week during summer.
Should we stay home or are the North Carolina beaches not as crazy crowded as South Carolina beaches?

North Carolina beaches are no where near as crazy as Myrtle Beach. But, there is a reason for that. North Carolina beaches don_t offer what Myrtle Beach does. We (North Carolinians) have very few minuture golf corses, malls, arcades, ect........ compared to Myrtle Beach. So, if you are just looking for a beach, than I recommend the Crystal Coast (Morehead City) or Wilmington beach area. The outer banks do become somewhat crowded during holidays. Good luck with what ever you choose. Hope this helped.


Personaly, I_d go with Oak Island. It is very beautiful. Shouldn_t be that crowded, and is quiet.

Hi! I hope you had a great vaction. Where did you end up going? We vacationed at Oak Island in 2007 and we loved it and will be going back this year.

Whats better a trip to Florida to see a Space Shuttle Launch and a visit to Disneyworld?|195714

Or a trip to Maine to go sea kayaking ,fishing and a hiking trip to the mountains to hike and birdwatching.

The shuttle has only a few more launches before the program ends, so I would see the Space Shuttle launch. Now depending upon the length of your vacation ... close to Cape Canaveral is the Merritt Island Bird Sanctuary where you can see all kinds of birds. We have surfing, wind surfing . kayaking, fishing and you can hike anywhere you want. You can also visit Disney World if you can tear yourself away from the nature/outdoors stuff. The only thing we do not have is mountains.

Disney World is passive where the experience is supplied but the other vacation requires effort to obtain an experience.The vacation in Maine requires skill like fishing.

Disney planners are just selecting the order of experience that is limited to what is offered.It is like the Monty Python skit where the menu is mostly spam.

At Disney I rarely see people play tennis because that requires skill and effort.Miniature golf is popular because skill and effort is kept to a bare minimum.

Disney is really rationing not excess.Walt wanted people back to work after their day off.The rides circle back to where they begin to let you know the fun is over.

That totally depends on what your interests are. What would you rather do? For me, I would choose Disney because I love it and because I_m not adept at hiking and don_t really enjoy fishing, but many people feel differently than I do.

Seeing a shuttle launch is an awesome thing, but just remember that sometimes launches are scrubbed at the last minute, so if you choose Florida just for the shuttle be prepared to have your plans changed while you are here.

You are comparing apples to oranges here. One is all about being in nature...the other is not. Also, DisneyLAND is in California...DisneyWORLD is in Orlando. (smile) Space shuttles are nice, but, they are over in a matter of minutes AND there is no guarantee it will launch on time. One shuttle was just put off due to weather. It rains almost every day in Florida during the summer. Usually between 3 _ 5pm. So, pack your rain gear in your vehicle. Either vacation sounds like fun. You are fortunate you are in a position to have a vacation this year.

A kayaking trip is the best and here_s why I think so, and I_ve done both:

Disneyworld while fun is extremely commercialized, its a little sickening in that respect. Also, it doesn_t feel like a good vacation because too many people and its hurry hurry and you do come home exhausted from it, like visual overload. Also, its not exactly all its cracked up to be, I mean its cool, but....

Kayaking is relaxing reconnects you with nature and there_s nothing like a relaxing vacation. Maybe I_m being partial here but I Love kayaking its unlike anything else. Also, I really dislike schedules and vacations that are to planned out don_t feel right to me. In Disney your vacation is pretty scheduled even though we didn_t plan what order we_d hit the parks or anything, and that felt a little restrictive to me. So while I had fun in Orlando, its not something I will repeat anytime soon, believe me.

That being said I_d like to ask people not to hate me for not being a devoted Disney fan, I_m just stating my perspective on things and the fact that Disney while enjoyable for all isn_t the ultimate vacation for all.

If you have the opportunity to see a space shuttle launch I would probably take it and go to Disney World as well. Maine will always have the sea and fish and trails and mountains, but shuttle launches don_t happen every day...

really you can_t determine which one is more fun?!
um WATCHING A SHUTTLE LAUNCH AND GOING TO DISNEY WORLD!!!!

I would go for the more adventerous trip..but only if there_s really nice hotel around there
disneyworld and space shuttle launch sounds boring....it sounds like something you would go during school trip

Best places to visit and eat in NY with a limit budget?|193624

I am going to NY city this weekend. I am planning to do some sightseeings. So I want to know if someone can point me to the right place to eat and visit. I am looking for delicious food with cheap price. Pizza restaurants for example? Thank you so much. I will be there for 10 days, so the more suggestion the better.

Go to _Don Giovanni_ restaurant on 44 street between 9 _10 ave, (close to Port Authority). Amazing Italian food you would not even find in expensive resataurants for cheap price.
And do not forget to visit Century 21 department store for best shopping prices.

There are Europa and Pax eateries all over the city. Good food, lots of choices and affordable. It_s comparable to Panera, more cafeteria style.
These are some of my favorite less expensive restaurants in NYC:

Eatery798 9th Ave53rd StAmerican
Hog Pit22 9th Ave13th StBBQ
Hogs _ Heifers859 Washingtonat 14th Stcheap, rowdy but fun
John_s of Bleecker Street278 Bleecker St6th _ 7th Avepizza
Mary Ann_s107 W broadwayReade _ Chambersgreat mexican
Patsys Pizzeria2287 First Ave117th _ 118th Stpizza
Virgils Real Barbecue154 W 44th StBroadway _ 6th AveBBQ

If you like hot dogs, check out Gray_s Papaya. (DO not be fooled by imposters like Papaya Dog or Mike_s Papaya). You can get a smoothie and 2 dogs for under $3 at Grays. And they_re the best hot dogs in the world!

Have a great trip!

If there is only one thing you can do then take the RIDE THE BEAST tour with Mad dog. W 42nd St. _ 12th ave.

Was there 2 days ago and it_s the most fun I had in the Big Apple.

Lots of places to eat real good foods, but NEVER eat in Time Square. It_s over priced and too commercial. We found lots of good restos in the 44th st _ 9th ave area. Try Chimpotle for example.

The Ferry ride from New york to Staten Island is free and you get to see the statue of liberty.

Take the subway, no taxi because you will just pay to sit in traffic.

Visit Central Park

Have fun!

Go to a hot dog cart in Washington Square Park in Greenwich Village and sit and enjoy the budding entertainment.

My friend, there are millions of place in New York City to eat. However, depending on you budget, may I suggest the link below.


http://www.urbanspoon.com/c/3/New-York-r��


Just click on the desired price range and you get a list of restaurants in the area.

In regard to place to see and do, may recommend the following.

Landmarks

-Empire State Building
-Statue of Liberty/Ellis Island
-Rockefeller Center and the Top of the Rock Observation Deck
-Times Square (no trip is complete without a visit to the_Crossroads of the World_)
-Broadway Show
-Lower Manhattan/Wall Street Area
-United Nations
-Central Park
-Brooklyn Bridge (you can walk across it too)
-Grand Central Terminal (largest railroad terminal in the country)
-A Ride on the Staten Island Ferry (its free and you can see the Statue of Liberty as the ferry crosses the harbor)
-Sightseeing tour on a Double Decker Bus
-Conference House (scene of the only Peace Conference during the Revolution, Lord Howe versus John Adams and Ben Franklin)
-Bronx Zoo/New York Botonical Garden
-Yankee Stadium (big year for the Yankess Baseball team. This will be the last year their playing at the Original Yankee Stadium)
-Governor_s Island

Museums

-Museum Mile (Fifth Avenue from East 86 to East 103 Streets)
-Museum of Natural History and the Rose Center for Earth and Space (formerly the Hayden Platerium)
-MoMa
-New Museum of Contemporary Art
-Madame Tussaud Wax Museum
-Brooklyn Museum
-Milk Gallery
-American Craft Museum
-Museum of American Folk Art
-Museum of the Moving Image
-The Paley Center For Media (formerly the Museum of Television and Radio)
-The Municipal Art Society

Shopping

-Macy_s (West 34th Street and Broadway in the heart of Hearld Square)
-Bloomingdale_s (Lexington Avenue at East 59 and East 60 Streets)
-The shops along Fifth Avenue (just don_t max out you credit cards)
-FAO Schwarz
-Toys _R_ Us in Times Square
-Lord and Taylor (5th Avenue at East 38th Street)
-Chinatown/Canal Street Area (if you want to go on the cheap for the stuff you can_t get on Fifth Avenue)
-NBA Store (for the basketball fan - 5th Avenue at East 52nd Street)
-The Apple Computer Store (East 59th Street and Fifth Avenue)
-The Time Warner Center (West 59th Street - Columbus Circle)
-Hershey Store (for those with a sweet tooth)
-M_M World (49th Street and 7th Avenue)
-Grand Central Terminal (for the shopping)
-H_M
-Century 21 Department Store (Church and Cortlandt Street)
-forever 21
-Barneys New York (660 Madison Ave)
-Abercrombie _ Fitch (5th Avenue @ 57th Street and Water Street between Fulton and John Streets)
-American Eagle Outfiters (4 locations in Manhattan)
-Urban Outfitter (8 locations in Manhattan)

Now, two thing to mention, if you_re in town between now and October 15, there is a nice exibit along the East River call _Waterfall,_ which are a series of scaffolding structure place at several location along the East River and their emitating a waterfall.

Also, since you_re in town for 10 days, and you going to be using public transit offend, may suggest purchase a 7-day unlimited ride MetroCard for $25. With this card you can get unlimted ride on the subway and bus as many times as you can for 7-day. For the remain 3 days, you can buy a 1-day pass for $7.50 each and works the same ways as the 7-day pass, but its only good for one day.

I hope this information is very helpful. If you have any questions or need travel directions while in town, just drop me a line by clicking on the avatar and e-mail icon in the profile.


Good luck and enjoy you trip.
Native New Yorker

What local events are planned in February 2009 in the Greater Seattle area that would interest visitors?|164284

We have guests coming from Australia and we would like to show them local sights other than the usual Space Needle, Pike Place Market, the Ballard Locks, museums, Mt. Rainier, or Snoqualimie Falls. Looking for local events in western Washington State during the first part of February.

I think (this changes so I_m not sure check your calendar), the International District celebrates Chinese New Year and typically have festiviites going on down there. You can go for dim sum at House of Hong and walk around the International District visiting Uwajimaya.
I wonder if there is snow in Australia. You could take them innertubing at Snoqualmie - that is really fun!

What are some of the safest neighborhoods/areas in New Orleans?|190828

I_m going to be living in New Orleans over this summer and I_m looking for housing. What areas are safest and should consider moving to?

there is no really safest area cause all of them have there good and bad parts, uptown has great areas but bad ones too, same with downtown, mid city, the east. it all depends on what u will be doing this summer.

haha forget it honey bunny. Move to the north shore. Property is less expensive, generally nice, safer..and the commute...well, everyone commutes now a days.

welcome!

New Orleans is very patchy, with a mix of good and bad all over town. However, the areas close to downtown (the Quarter, Esplanade, the warehouse district, etc.) are mostly safe. So is the university district in Uptown. In the areas of the city that are still recovering from the flood, things are VERY mixed. You_ll want to ask people who are already there for specific information. The close-in suburbs are also a mix but are generally safer than the city proper. One generally safe suburb that_s not too far away is Slidell, just across the I-10 twin spans on the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain.

HAHAHAHAHAHAH dont think theres such a thing

UpT!!St.Charles Ave,in that area!The problem isn_t as much safety as money,everywhere you go will be crime!But uptown,and kenner are very nice places.There are subarbs in kenner.These two places are close to EVERYTHING!

I lived in New Orleans and my street Audubon St. had a low crime rating, but then again 3 police officers lived at various ends of my block and at my house. Metairie is probably one of the safest areas to live, try the suburbs along Veterans Blvd. high area with little flooding. Mandeville and Covington are also good bets, but a lot of people have just moved out there and the trip from Mandeville to New Orleans for work in the morning is worse than the traditional _rush hour._ At 24 miles long the Causeway Bridge takes forever and you would have to leave at around 5 am, and don_t expect to get home in time for 5 pm if you leave at a little after 3 pm. I don_t know exactly what you are looking for and your job situation, so email me with some details and I_ll see if I can help you out some more.

well have a good the safest is a cross the lake in mandeville..

There are plenty of safe neighborhoods in New Orleans. A lot depends on what you are looking for (urban, suburbs, rural, house, condo, apartment, what?) and how much you want to pay.

Do some research via real estate agencies (you can find them via the internet). I will be happy to provide objective opinions on potential areas - so write to me after you narrow your search. I don_t work in real estate or travel/tourism, so won_t try to sell anything to you.

Metairie is NOT the westbank and I live here and it is a safe neighborhood. It all varies however, you have to look at house before you move in. We live in a super nice neighborhood but two roads down they sell crack and all the non-sense. Everywhere here is like that. I guess if you don_t want that then you need to move acroos the lake to slidell, mandiville or even covington!
I saw someone said northshore is less expensive...look hard is all I have to say. Commute?...24 mile bridge. Yuck!

mostly on the west bank: metarie, marreo etc.

The uptown/Carrollton neighborhood close to Tulane _ Loyola is a generally safe neighborhood and wasn_t hit too hard. Midcity around City Park is safe, although it is still rebuilding from the hurricane.

The safest areas would definately be the suburbs, Slidell, Covington, Metairie, West Bank, etc. But If you want to live in the city, you have to look a little harder. Try a nice area Uptown, that is where I would want to live if I wasn_t from here.

How far is it from Los Angeles International Airport to Anaheim Convention Center?|188257

I will be arriving at the Airport and want to know how far it is and how much a taxi will be to the convention center.

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35.3 mi �C about 41 mins
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35.3 mi �C about 41 mins, up to 1 hour 20 mins in traffic
1.Head west on W Century Blvd toward Vicksburg Ave
0.3 mi
2.Turn left at S Sepulveda Blvd
0.8 mi
2 mins
3.Take the ramp onto I-105 E
17.1 mi
17 mins
4.Take the exit onto I-605 N
1.7 mi
2 mins
5.Take the Santa Ana Fwy/I-5 N exit toward Los Angeles/Santa Ana
0.6 mi
6.Follow signs for Santa Ana Fwy/I-5 S/Santa Ana and merge onto I-5 S/Santa Ana Fwy
13.5 mi
13 mins
7.Take exit 110A for Harbor Blvd
0.3 mi
1 min
8.Turn right at S Harbor Blvd
0.8 mi
2 mins
9.Turn right at W Katella Ave
0.2 mi
1 min
10.Turn left at Convention Center Entrance

This takes you to the Convention Center Entrance
Aneheim, California 92802

37 minutes.
Maneuvers Distance Maps
1: Start out going EAST on WORLD WAY / CENTER WAY. _0.1 miles Map
2: Merge onto S SEPULVEDA BLVD / CA-1 S toward I-105. 0.7 miles Map
3: Take the IMPERIAL HWY WEST / I-105 E ramp toward IMPERIAL TERMINAL. 0.1 miles Map
4: Merge onto I-105 E toward NORWALK. 16.9 miles Map
5: Merge onto I-605 S. 2.5 miles Map
6: Merge onto CA-91 E. 7.6 miles Map
7: Take the exit. 0.3 miles Map
8: Merge onto I-5 S via the exit on the LEFT toward SANTA ANA. 4.6 miles Map
9: Take the HARBOR BLVD exit- EXIT 110A. 0.3 miles Map
10: Turn RIGHT onto S HARBOR BLVD. 0.7 miles Map
11: Turn RIGHT onto W KATELLA AVE. 0.1 miles Map
12: Make a U-TURN at CONVENTION CENTER ENTRANCE onto W KATELLA AVE. _0.1 miles Map
13: End at Anaheim City Convention Ctr:
800 W Katella Ave, Anaheim, CA 92802, US Map
Total Est. Time: 37 minutes Total Est. Distance: 34.37 miles

Here_re directions!


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a forty plus cab ride over 35 miles, well, that may cost a lot. Try to share a cab ride!

use mapquest! You will find directions there.

About 40 minutes depending on traffic .... Check out the below websites for taxi and limo rates
http://www.123world.com/anaheim/anaheim-��
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http://anaheim.nyctourist.com/anaheim-ca��
Good Luck!!

use YAHOO MAP not yahoo QandA

How long and how much would it cost to travel 418 km and back?|188738

I need to know how much it would cost if the gas was 1.60 per gallon.

That depends upon how many km/miles per gallon your
car gets.To figure out this problem you need to divide
836 (km - distance to go there and back) by your average
speed (km/h). Multiply that number by $1.60 and you will
have your gas cost.