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  1. VinnyD avatar

    RE: Anymore

    by VinnyD 24 May 2012

    Wikipedia on "positive anymore": Positive anymore is the use of the adverb any more in an affirmative context. While any more is typicall…

  2. nrclibn avatar

    RE: Chicago in May, surrounding cities/towns to visit??

    by nrclibn 28 March 2012

    >I really want to meet people and see the real America. followed by >I’m guessing Indianapolis is not too interesting? Detroit? Cleveland?…

  3. mrpenney avatar

    RE: What is the places nearby Wisconsin Dells US?

    by mrpenney 17 March 2012

    The closest city to Wisconsin Dells that's worth spending some time in is Madison. It is a sophisticated, laid-back university town with…

  4. rhythm_blues avatar

    RE: One city per letter...

    by rhythm_blues 10 March 2012

    What a great challenge! I got 25 out of 26 letters: Anchorage, AK Birmingham, AL Charleston, SC Duluth, MN Eugene, OR Fort Wort …

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    Re: Renting a car from Chicago. Where to head for?

    by lambskin 02 February 2012

    For Amish-Arthur is fine but small and is only one town. You will see more in Shipshiwanee, Millersburg and Napanee, Indiana. On the…

  6. Usher73 avatar

    RE: Renting a car from Chicago. Where to head for?

    by Usher73 01 February 2012

    Try Madison, Wisconsin.

  7. travellingtrixie avatar

    RE: USAians

    by travellingtrixie 21 January 2012

    Boink @ #31: We had to get out of Bristol. My husband had no chance of advancement at his job unless someone died or retired and the…

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    RE: 22yr-old Female. Looking for a solitary place in U.S. to travel. HELP!

    by travellingtrixie 26 December 2011

    Madison, Wisconsin is about 3 hours away and it is a lovely town. During Christmas week there won't be many students about and from what…

  9. nrclibn avatar

    RE: 22yr-old Female. Looking for a solitary place in U.S. to travel. HELP!

    by nrclibn 24 December 2011

    Keep your eye on last-minute airfares--[this site|http://www.smartertravel.com/airfare/search/] will let you track some of them. If you…

  10. seannachie avatar

    Re: Self catering recommendations near Isle of Anglesey/Snowdonia

    by seannachie 12 December 2011

    I need sets of good driving maps; the ones you bring up with google or embedded in the websites are just too hard to see without magnificati…

  11. nrclibn avatar

    Re: 7 guys travelling America for a few months...Tips please!

    by nrclibn 02 September 2011

    >we of course want to hit up the major cities and take in lots of professional and university level sporting events Some of the biggest…

  12. travellingtrixie avatar

    RE: MRP's America

    by travellingtrixie 19 August 2011

    I like St. Louis, too. I lived there for a year and I would go back there to live. Strange choice, I agree, but I really liked it. During…

  13. travellingtrixie avatar

    RE: Upper Midwest/Great Lakes road trip report

    by travellingtrixie 17 August 2011

    I'll skip Chicago. We didn't spend much time there and just visited my parents in the suburbs. I don't think there is much to say about…

  14. travellingtrixie avatar

    Upper Midwest/Great Lakes road trip report

    by travellingtrixie 17 August 2011

    My husband and I just returned from 2 weeks (13 days, actually) driving from Southwest Virginia up to Chicago, IL-La Crosse, WI-Copper…

  15. mrpenney avatar

    MRP's America

    by mrpenney 12 August 2011

    My own personal 25 favorite places in the USA. Just because I'm tired of saying "What are your interests?" to people who ask vague questi…

  16. Damian625 avatar

    USA road trip in October '11

    by Damian625 27 July 2011

    I'm flirting with the idea of a cross-country road trip from Seattle to the East Coast and back. I would like to do it this coming October.…

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    RE: Chicago area 2+ days hiking/photography?

    by jennesy 05 July 2011

    You might want to look at Devil's Lake State Park which is just outside of Madison, WI. It's beautiful, lots of trails to hike, you can…

  18. travellingtrixie avatar

    RE: Finding a new home XCountry

    by travellingtrixie 26 June 2011

    I wouldn't call Austin the "Deep South", it is far more "Southwestern" than anyplace in the "South". But whatever. Don't discount other,…

  19. travellingtrixie avatar

    RE: Madison, Wisconsin

    by travellingtrixie 14 June 2011

    Thanks. I ended up getting a room via Hotwire. I'm pretty good with Hotwire and Priceline and often bid and get a great room at a great…

  20. Usher73 avatar

    RE: Madison, Wisconsin

    by Usher73 13 June 2011

    Have a look at this place: [The Edgewater|http://www.theedgewater.com/] I've stayed there once. It's a cool place, but above your price…

  21. smartcookiee avatar

    RE: Madison, Wisconsin

    by smartcookiee 11 June 2011

    What do you mean by "come up on Priceline"? Are you using Priceline for its regular booking engine and not the bidding part? It's not…

  22. nrclibn avatar

    RE: Madison, Wisconsin

    by nrclibn 11 June 2011

    Check Memorial Union at the UW and see if they have a room for you.

  23. travellingtrixie avatar

    Madison, Wisconsin

    by travellingtrixie 10 June 2011

    This a long shot, I know. I've done the usual search of Priceline and Hotwire, but not much is coming up for someplace to stay a couple…

  24. barney_uk2 avatar

    Where to live for two or three months?

    by barney_uk2 10 June 2011

    Sometime over the next year, I would like to spend two to three months in a single location in the U.S. I will enter under VWP (or maybe…

  25. Usher73 avatar

    RE: Wisconsin

    by Usher73 05 May 2011

    If you had more time, you could see Door County, to the northeast of Green Bay. Or Madison.

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