BY TRAIN International visitors (excluding Canada) can also buy a USA Rail Pass, good for 15 or 30 days of unlimited travel on Amtrak (& 800/USA-RAIL; www.amtrak. com). The pass is available through many overseas travel agents. Prices in 2004 for a 15-day pass were $295 off peak, $440 peak; a 30-day pass costs $385 off peak, $550 peak. With a foreign passport, you can also buy passes at some Amtrak offices in the United States, including locations in San Francisco, bull shoals lake Los Angeles, Chicago, New
Priceline and Hotwire are even better for hotels than for airfares; with both, you re allowed to pick the neighborhood and quality level of your hotel before offering up your money. Note: Hotwire overrates its hotels by one star what Hotwire calls a four- star is a three-star anywhere else.
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