Jim's Travel Tips » City Travel http://www.jimstraveltips.com Having traveled the globe over 1 million miles with one airline alone, Jim is a self-proclaimed travel expert. Here are his practical tips for travelers of all types. Fri, 18 Feb 2011 19:33:45 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 Subway Maps http://www.jimstraveltips.com/subway-maps/ http://www.jimstraveltips.com/subway-maps/#comments Thu, 31 Jul 2008 18:11:43 +0000 Jim http://www.jimstraveltips.com/subway-maps/ I have previously provided a link to various subway maps. Here is an additional resource that I find very useful. TIP: go to http://www.amadeus.net/home/triptools/index_gb.html and click on the subway maps tab on the left.

]]> http://www.jimstraveltips.com/subway-maps/feed/ 0 Segway Tours http://www.jimstraveltips.com/segway-tours/ http://www.jimstraveltips.com/segway-tours/#comments Fri, 06 Jun 2008 12:26:08 +0000 Jim http://www.jimstraveltips.com/segway-tours/ On a recent trip to the Phoenix, Arizona area my wife and I took a Segway “tour” in the desert around our resort. In a word – fantastic! The learn curve to maneuver these devices is extremely easy. We thoroughly enjoyed every second of our 90 minute experience on these 2-wheeled “personal transporters”. TIP: Try it if you have the opportunity. It’s a blast!


The link to Segway Tours : http://www.segway.com/includes/guided-tours.htm


The link to city Segway tours is: http://www.citysegwaytours.com

]]> http://www.jimstraveltips.com/segway-tours/feed/ 0 Finding Restaurant Options in Cities http://www.jimstraveltips.com/finding-restaurant-options-in-cities/ http://www.jimstraveltips.com/finding-restaurant-options-in-cities/#comments Sun, 11 Nov 2007 22:42:17 +0000 Jim http://www.jimstraveltips.com/finding-restaurant-options-in-cities/ I ran across this web site researching dining out options in my home area. It looks to be a good resource for restaurant options in most of the larger metropolitan areas of the United States. TIP: Go to www.chowbaby.com

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