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Choosing between 2 google map routes
I need to travel in my car from Milwaukee to Redmond and I see on Google maps that there are 3 options. Notice that routes #1 and #2 have almost the same distance.
I am wondering as different ...
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How to minimize tolls when driving past NYC
When driving up or down the Eastern seaboard GPS and navigation apps all seem route me through New York City, leaving me to deal with the exorbitant bridge tolls. My most recent trip cost me over $50 ...
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Canadian citizen, on US no-fly list. What can I do in order to be allowed on flights which go through US airspace?
My father and I, both Canadian citizens, were denied to board a direct Turkish Airlines flight from Istanbul to Toronto non-stop without any prior warning or information. Literally, at the gate, we ...
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What is the easiest place to cross the US Rocky Mountains, going to Oregon, in a large truck?
I'm working on the arrangements to move my household. I will need to drive a large moving truck from Kansas to Oregon in early June. I'm concerned that driving such a large truck through the ...
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Nashville to Detroit - which is quicker / the major route?
Question for those with local knowledge,
in the US, when driving from the South to Detroit,
you can either go on 65 (via Indianapolis region) or on 71/75.
Which is the more major, free-flowing, ...
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Easy driving, direct route from Syracuse, NY, to Lake Placid?
I would like a route where I won't have to keep stopping to ask for directions, as happened to me last year with the standard Rte 81 Rte 3 approach. Also, I don't like extremely twisty-turny routes. I'...
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How to get to Mendocino CA from Seattle? [closed]
Options I know of are driving there, or flying to someplace where one might rent a car, and then driving. The closest place I know I can fly to is San Francisco, which is about 4 hours' drive away. I ...
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Amtrak train rerouted through final destination of intermodal itinerary -- is there any way to avoid backtracking?
Last week, I rode AMT005 (the westbound California Zephyr) from Omaha to Salt Lake City as part of an itinerary that went as follows:
Omaha to SLC via Denver and the Central Corridor on AMT005
SLC to ...
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Traveling from Salt Lake City to Denver in late Autumn
It is October and I need to travel in an RV, towing a small car, from Salt Lake City to Denver. I'm concerned about road conditions at this time of the year and don't want to get caught in snow. Is ...
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New Orleans to Flagstaff (Arizona) - which route is more scenic
We'll be visiting USA in summer this year (first time). I'm in the middle of planning our trip. We'll be in New Orleans for two days and then we'll be heading to Grand Canyon. Google maps suggests ...
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What are the "rules" for multi-city flights?
As I understand things, airlines generally give discounts for round-trips that consist of a flight from A to B followed by a flight from B to A. How does this logic work for multi-city flights? As ...
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Driving from US to Central America
Is it possible to drive from the US through Mexico to Central America? What route is recommended, and how long would it take? What safety or immigration/customs concerns would you face?
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