This follows on from my posting on the international board: TEX’S TRAVELS Part Two. Back now in the U.S.A and westward to Park City Utah for the next week of ski racing.Arrived Monday and rented a nice condo for the week which...

of the discussions here focus on restaurants in the 6th/7th, is it worth making the journey or is this more a reflection of the fact that many visitors stay in this area and therefore establishments in these areas are more likely...

I will be travelling to Salvador from New York for a three month stay starting in Feb '05. I will be renting a house in the historical district and am looking for any cool/creative/artistic type people that can show me the ropes...

the leftover food off his tray onto the floor as ours is wont to do at random intervals. Parking is easy and stroller access is no problem. Since you’re traveling through another reason to recommend these places is that they...

will not enjoy myself if I am in constant fear of what I am eating. Thank you all for your tips - I will definetly check out some of those places, and I now know to look out for dashi! Even though I choose to restrict what I eat,...

Hounds, I have provided many recommendations for visitors to the Phoenix area on where to go for authentic Southwest cuisine. Now I am travelling to the Twin Cities and would like some good recommendations on places that will...

Following is my travel log from my trip to London that I took with my wife almost two months ago. Once again there is a lot of sight seeing mentioned, but everyday ends with a nice meal and there is plenty of food consumed before...

be based on the total bill or the distance traveled? What if its raining or snowing? If the delivery takes forever, should the delivery person be cheated, even if it was a slow kitchen that caused the delay? Should I tip, say %10...

We’ve been traveling in Burgundy for 5 weeks now and have been watching to see what the locals do (and in previous trips as well), and it is indeed “all over the map”. There is no place on a credit card bill to...

understand, food is quite expensive as many of the rifugios are remote. We have made a few reservations at some. But there are so MANY that we are wondering if we will miss out on anything. Anyone have any tips, advice,...

My question is do you tip the car hops at Sonic. My husband usually does, I don’t. It’s becoming a point of discussion at work. I thought I 'd see what the consensus on Chowhound is.

I see a trend with the replies... Still so confusing; All different authorities too: http://www.tipping.org/tips/restaurant.html http://www.azaz.essortment.com/tipping_rdef.htm http://www.orbitz.com/App/View...

Mandatory tipping? I don’t like it! I tip well (very well) unless I get bad service. What do you think?

This has probably been discussed a 100 times, but do you always tip 15-20% for bottles of wine ordered without the assistance of the sommelier? I was out at dinner the other night with a group of friends and the wine total was...

these days. To me a grade of B for this subpar treatment speaks to the overall limited expectations we have for service these days. I tip well (18-20% of total) when I get excellent and even good service but it’s so...