You may have to find one out side of the city for inexpensive rates. You can also pick up a Room Saver booklet at a rest stop, find one in your area and clip out the coupon. If you don t like city driving you don t want to try driving in Boston.I ve been to Boston a couple of times and I was great full that my boy friend drove because I really don t like city driving.
Sunday, June 1, 2008
Inexpensive Inn/Motel close to Boston? -
Help! how long will it take to get to this location:? -
The trip would take about 1.5 hours.
Moving to alaska... Help? -
I moved to Dawson City, Yukon last summer. It is about 100km (60 miles) from the Alaskan border, The nearest big place is Fairbanks.I know people from here drive to Fairbanks to shop. It is about the same distance as Whitehorse, and the road is not as good, but the population of Fairbanks alone is half again more than the entire Yukon. Lots of great shopping! Well, relative to here, that s for sure.Parts of Alaska are remarkably mild. I live on the Queen Charlotte Islands, just south of the Alaskan Panhandle (near Ketchican). It barely snows there at all. OTOH, Fairbanks can be pretty chilly, even in October. And, dark in winter too - but light in summer. We did not really have snow in mid-October here (although there was some in Whitehorse - 500km south!). It was cold enough to though. The main problem with moving up here is finding a company that will do it! I was lucky - 2 people were moving to Whitehorse, and relative to coming from the East, going to Dawson made it worthwhile for the company. Still cost me nearly $20,000 to do the move though, plus what I spent driving 6000km across the country. Early October would be fine - the end, no so much, although Anchorage is much milder than Fairbanks.I have taken the ferry between Prince Rupert and Vancouver, which was absolutely awesome. I have also driven it now (last summer), and the route is also awesome. I saw a lot of Alaskan licence plates in Dawson in the summer. However, the road to Alaska from here closes pretty early - early October at the latest I think. But, the southern route (Alaska Highway) is open all year round.As for life in Alaska itself, I m afraid I cannot help much. It is a lot more civilized than the Yukon, mostly because of the larger population. Still, if it is anything like here, you will be able to live your own way, and people will not bother you much. You just have to get used to eating lots of moose!