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From Whistler, British Columbia (Canada), we drove to Vancouver, planning to stay at the Four Seasons Vancouver Hotel in downtown Vancouver.. . . . The drive from Whistler to Vancouver was mostly uneventful, except for the congestion. We must have hit Friday's rush hour, as it took us an hour to go about 5 miles on Lions Gate Bridge Road (Highway 99) from North Vancouver…
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We traveled to Whistler, British Columbia, by flying from Oakland to Seattle on Alaska Airlines 369 (departing at 10:00 a.m. and landing at noon) on Saturday, February 16. From Seattle, we rented a Dodge Journey AWD SUV (via Alamo), drove to Vancouver, British Columbia, and then to Whistler along the beautiful Sea-to-Sky Highway.. . . . When we landed in Seattle, I planned on renting…
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We decided to relax on the beautiful island of Maui, Hawaii, for the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. We had stayed at the Wailea Beach Marriott Resort and Spa many times and really liked the location.. . . After we landed at Kahului Airport on Wednesday, November 14, we stopped by Da Kitchen for lunch. Da Kitchen features interesting Hawaiian dishes like Loco Moco. I liked my…
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We checked into Jackson Lake Lodge in Grand Teton National Park on the drive from Yellowstone. As we were hungry, we had a great breakfast/lunch and reserved a boat tour. The boat tour was canceled due to rain, but we could reschedule for Friday morning (August 10, 2012).. . . . Grand Teton is also a large park surrounded by mountains. Here is the map…
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. Having heard many rave reviews from our friends, we were very interested in visiting Yellowstone National Park. We didn't know what to expect, as some of the photos we looked at didn't impress us.. . On August 3, we flew from San Francisco (SFO) to Salt Lake City (SLC) on a United Airlines regional jet (Flight #6418). We took off around 7:00 p.m. Pacific…
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. Today, we took the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi (Prague's Main Train Station) to Vienna's Meidling station aboard the EC 79 Gustav Klimt (departing Prague at 2:42pm). We purchased the train tickets online in advance using the Czech Transport website. The cost of the tickets was 44 Euros (for two passengers).. . . . . . The train ride was uneventful, though we had…
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Friday, June 4, 2010 . . . For the French portion of our England-France European trip, we began our journey in Le Havre (after crossing the English Channel from Portsmouth on the LD Lines ferry). . . . . . . . We departed Portsmouth, England, aboard LD Lines (Louis Dreyfus) on June 4, 2010, at 08:30 and arrived in Le Havre at 12:45 (about…
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Wednesday, June 2, 2010 . . . After touring Stourhead Gardens, we continued our drive toward Bath, where we had a two-day reservation at the Badminton Villa (managed by Heather and Steve Clewley): . . Badminton Villa. 10 Upper Oldfield Park . Bath. BA2 3JZ. We checked in and went to bed as we were tired from our drive.. Thursday, June 3, 2010 . Heather…
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Saturday, May 29, 2010 . . . We boarded a train from London to Cambridge, where I planned to pick up my Saab 9-5 Estate car from National Car Rental. . . . . . . . . Unfortunately, the weather was quite rainy, and I was apprehensive about driving on the left side of the road in England for the first time. When we…
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Today begins the first leg of our 3-week European trip, with multiple stops in England and France. We have been planning this trip for a long time and have developed a complex, overly ambitious, and detailed itinerary.. . In England, we planned to visit the following cities:. London (with side trips to Kew Gardens, Leeds Castle, Windsor Castle) . Cambridge . Cotswolds (Chipping Campden, Bourton-on-the-Water).…
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Wednesday, July 1, 2009 . . . On Wednesday, July 1, we flew from San Jose to the beautiful Hawaiian island of Oahu. After renting our car, we drove to the Hilton Hawaiian Village and checked in. Inna made reservations for 6 nights (from July 1 to July 7).. . . After dropping off our luggage, we explored the Hilton Hawaiian Village and the nearby…
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