Travel Briefs | Amtrak's Lake Shore Limited
Posted on Sun, Jun. 01, 2008
DEALS, DEALS
• The Mystic Valley Railway Society wants to take you from Massachusetts to Michigan Oct. 18-26 aboard Amtrak's Lake Shore Limited, with several Bay State boarding locations and a choice of accommodations. Participants will tour Michigan from shore to shore, along the way visiting Henry Ford's Greenfield Village, the Christmas town of Frankenmuth, the capital, Lansing, and the city of Holland. The starting cost of $1,300 per person, based on double occupancy, includes coach class, lodging, many meals, touring, and transfers. www.mysticvalleyrs.org or 617-361-4445.
• Thrifty travelers may want to sample Toptable.co.uk, which focuses on deals and discounts from thousands of restaurants. The booking website offers up to half off on meals at some of London's top spots, including Gilgamesh and the Terrace Restaurant at Le Méridien Hotel. VisitBritain.com advises that you watch for lunch and pre-theater specials. The Michelin-starred restaurant Arbutus, for example, has a three- course pre-theater menu for about $34.
• There are many offers for women traveling together, but every so often one for the guys appears. The Mancation from Northern Outdoors features weekends in the wilderness of western Maine. All-inclusive packages include two nights' lodging, meals, and a full day of whitewater rafting on the Dead River. Prices start at $300 a person for a group of four. Go to www.northernoutdoors.com and click on Vacation Packages, 800-765-7238.
• Many properties are offering lodging packages for Rally in the Valley, the mountain motorcycle adventure in New Hampshire's Mount Washington Valley June 14-22. Packages start at about $50 per person per night. Many include extras like Jacuzzi suites, meals and gifts. For a list of offers, visit www.mtwashingtonvalley.org and click on the Rally in the Valley logo.
-- Boston Globe
Join the discussion
The Miami Herald is pleased to provide this opportunity to share information, experiences and observations about what's in the news. Some of the comments may be reprinted elsewhere in the site or in the newspaper. We encourage lively, open debate on the issues of the day, and ask that you refrain from personal comments and remarks that are off point. In order to post comments, you must be a registered user of MiamiHerald.com. Your username will show along with the comments you post. Not a registered user? It's Free!
Register here. Thank you for taking the time to offer your thoughts.
