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Nw York, New York

Fungwa Bus (or any other Chinatown Bus)- Only $10 between Boston and NYC or vice-versa. Wow!!!

NYC Metro - The famous rambling, thorough subway system of NYC

Berkely Bar- Great in-the-know sub-street-level bar in Union Square

Miami, Florida

Tree of Zion :  2426 NE 2nd AVE. (305.573.5874) - Vegan Jamaican restaurant

The Miami Beach HI Hostel - 1438 Washington Avenue, Miami Beach (305) 534-2988

Greyhound Buses - Total crap transit system on the US. Expect plenty of layovers, no sleep, cancelled busses, and overpriced rides. Horrible... but the only choice between major (and minor) cities if you aren't hitchhiking, and can't find a ride through a ride-board.

Public Transit system - Doesn't have a subway, but does have some busses, and a nifty raised tram-way that's free in the winter.

New Orleans, Louisiana

New Orleans HI Hostel - 2249 Carondelet Street, LA 70130, New Orleans ($30) - (504) 523-3014

LaSalle Hotel - 1113 Canal Street, Louisiana 70112, New Orleans ($40) - total crap hotel conveniently located 1 block from Bourbon St

India House Hostel - Dirty, but friendly hostel. Only one I'd recommend (from what I've heard). Try the $4 cajun breakfast!!

Off Beat Magazine - New Orelans music magazine

Cajun Coast - Visitors info site

Snug Jazz Club - New Orleans jazz club

Map New Orleans - New Orleans map

India House Hostel - Dirty, but friendly hostel. Only one I'd recommend (from what I've heard). Try the $4 cajun breakfast!!

New Orleans Tours - Some voodoo and ghost tours of the area

Where Magazine - A Visitors magazine (nation-wide)

Austin, Texas

Austin HI Hostel - 2200 South Lakeshore Blvd, Austin (512) 444-2294

Roy Janik - The friendly U.T. student that put me up in Austin. Thanks Roy!

Capitol Metro - Public transportation of Austin

Austin Chronicle - Local magazine

Daily Texan Online - Online local news

Mojo's Coffee - A great local coffee joint

San Francisco, California

USA Hostels - Best Hostel in San Francisco; among the top I've seen in the USA

Alcatraz Prison - Notorious island prison in SF bay ($16). Worth a visit.

San Francisco Bay Gaurdian - SF newspaper

Paper City Magazine - SF fashion magazine

San Francisco Indie Film Festival - Great film fest from Feb 5-15

Hugh Illistration - SF based design company

Farley's Coffee Shop - Fantastic coffee shop I could be found at every morning

Big Sur - Apearently not as close to SF as I've heard (a good 4 hours South on Rt-1), but worth getting to if you can

Hearst Castle (a.k.a. La Cuesta Encantada) - The famous estate half the size of Road Island whose owner bode in his will, never to stop being built. Also far from SF in San Simeon, but worth seeing. (Stay in a Bed and Breakfast in Cambria)

Maui, Hawaii

Kayak Kauai Outbound - Pilot Guides recommended tours and rentals

Arnott's Lodge and Hiking Adventures - Pilot Guides recommended camping/lodging

Island Source - Tourist info

Maui Cruisers - Pilot Guides cheap car rentals

Akiko's Buddhist Bed and Breakfast - Pilot Guides recommended B&B

Alternative Hawaii - Truly alternative tourist info (a rare find in Hawaii)

Pacific Whale Foundation - Pilot Guides recommended marine wildlife adventures

Waikiki Beachside Hostel - Pilot Guides recommended nice hostel

Go Hawaii - Tourist info

Aloha Airlines - Hawaii's Airline

Banana Bungalow Hostel - Biggest hostel on Maui; great free tours, but dirty hostel and problematic staff (see my review)

Northshore Hostel - Friendly, clean Maui hostel in same town as the Banana Bungalow (see my review)

Raihnbows End Surf Hostel - Maui hostel located less than a mile from Paia town (looked nice when I stopped by)

Bounty Music Store - Maui guitar/ukulele store

North American Airlines - Very cheap, abnormally friendly west coast airline

Aloha Toy Store - High-end car rentals

Mt Haleakala - Amazing volcano on Maui

Maui Film Festival - The islands own film festival (mostly oscar-nominated films)

Maui Time - Local newspaper

Pacific Whale - Whale watch tours promoting awairness of the creatures

Vladimir Kush - Artist with gallery in Lahaina

Peter Lik - Artist with gallery in Lahaina

Thomas Arvid - Artist with gallery in Lahaina

This Week - Visitors information

Israel Kamakawiwo`ole - Hawaii's most famous musician, an amazing ukulele player (1957-1997)

San Diego, California

Banana Bungalow - 707 Reed Ave, Pacific Beach (800) 5HO-STEL

Las Vegas, Nevada

Bringing Down the House - A great book based on a true story about 3 MIT kids who took Vegas for millions in the mid-90's

Tijuana, Mexico

Mexicoach - Tijuana/San Diego transport