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When planning your vacation in southern California, you may decide to spend a little time at Six Flags checking out the thrill rides; after all, there are almost 20 coasters at this north L.A. County attraction. Your thought may be to spend a couple days here and adjacent Hurricane Harbor, and then head off to some other spots in SoCal. It makes sense to spend a night or possibly two near the park. You will want to remember you will have to drive north for about 40 minutes to reach Magic Mountain hotels when leaving downtown Los Angeles and a longer drive than that to the theme parks in Orange County.

If you visit the official website of Six Flags and click on the Lodging page, you will find Magic Mountain hotels information. Some offers by hotels include packages that are a combination of admission tickets to the park as well as hotel accommodations and perhaps breakfast. If you are pretty sure you have found the hotel you would like to stay at on the website, call and see if they offer admission discounts. Most sell discounted tickets for guests at the desk where you register.

You may be able to save on parking fees because many of the hotels in the area provide shuttles that go to the main gate. Choose a hotel that includes breakfast so you can fill up before departing. A snack around lunch time will help to save some cash.

If you find hotels near Magic Mountain, you can take a break in the afternoon when the temperature is up at Six Flags. Little ones can take a nap and older kids can play in the hotel pool. After resting a bit, cooling off and a good dinner outside of the park, returning for a few hours after the sun is down will be enjoyable. You will want to make sure of the time they close and not have a huge dinner because the roller coasters at Six Flags Magic Mountain can play havoc with a full stomach, if you understand my meaning.

If your plans for this vacation include other Southern California attractions, you need to figure out where the best place to find a hotel room will be within the area. If Universal Studios or Disneyland are going to be on your agenda, you may prefer to go to Six Flags at the beginning of your trip. This will take care of those in your party that are addicted to the thrill of these rides and then they can have fun on the rest of the trip.

You will also find some exciting rides at Knott's so you might want to stay overnight in Valencia, near Magic Mountain hotel after enjoying your day at the park. Then you could head down to Orange County.

If you spend a half a day the second day at Hurricane Harbor, you will be ready to leave very early afternoon, so you can get a move on and catch I-5 heading for Los Angeles, San Diego or Orange Country. If staying out of the traffic during rush hour is important, you will want to be gone from Los Angeles by 2:00 or 2:30 p.m. to be sure (which quite frankly, it's not that bad if you do end up in some traffic at rush-hour).

More than likely you will not want to drive to a hotel in Valencia from the Los Angeles beaches or Orange County every day if your vacation is a week long. Now if you are planning to see the sights in the area of downtown Los Angeles or Hollywood, that is close enough where you could stay in Valencia the whole time you are there. It's a 3-hour trip from Six Flags Magic Mountain to San Diego if the traffic is not heavy. Hopefully, this background information will help you decide where you want to stay.

Michael Key has written about a diverse range of topics for three decades, with a recent emphasis on travel issues. For more information on finding hotels near Magic Mountain visit the SoCal Vacation Guru at http://www.socal-vacation-guru.com.

Green Construction At Emerald Chicago Condos And Residences

Your stylish new home at the Emerald Chicago condos and residences on Green Street puts you right in the middle of the New Loop, from which you can easily walk to the financial and business districts of downtown Chicago, which means no hassle with driving or parking after work. All you have to do is just...go. Living at the Emerald Chicago condos also gives you a front-row seat to the fine dining establishments of Restaurant Row on Randolph Street and shopping boutiques, not to mention everyday sort of things that you need like grocery stores and the major transportation routes around the city.

One of the things that you will have easy access to just by living at one of the Emerald Chicago condos is the Hancock Observatory at the John Hancock Center. You will see some of Chicago's most inspiring cityscapes, enjoy the pleasure of using the center's talking telescopes and see the wonderful historical exhibits. You can also get a look at the largest and most complete T. Rex ever to exist in human possession, or learn about NASA and the universe at the Adler Planetarium & Astronomy Museum, or check out the Omnimax screen at the Museum of Science and Industry.

That's what they mean when they say location is everything when it comes to real estate. The Emerald Chicago condos will put you right in the middle of everything. The location of your home should make accessing all the things you need and enjoy very easy. Life shouldn't be difficult or frustrating. It should be easy to take care of the things in your life that need to be done, including enjoying yourself. That's why Chicago has things like the Hollywood Walk of Fame CityPass.

The CityPass gives you nine days from the date of first use to see several of Chicago's famous attractions, before March 31, 2008. This includes the Starline Movie Stars' Homes Tour, the Hollywood Wax Museum, and the Hollywood Behind the Scenes Tour or tour The Hollywood Museum in the Max Factor Building. Living in the neighborhood at the Emerald Chicago condos will allow you to enjoy these attractions at your leisure.

The Emerald Chicago condos aren't just another collection of condos for just another condo dweller. It has style and provides you with a wonderful world to live in, a world in which you know that all of your needs are taken care of as soon as you enter the building. You also know that, by living at one of these beautiful Emerald Chicago condos, you are helping to take care of the environment because it has been created with environmentally responsible materials and uses marketing literature printed on recycled paper with soy inks.

Responsible yet stylish, the Emerald Chicago condos dazzle the eye with beautiful paints, fabrics and bamboo flooring on the interior of the buildings and of the 212 units. The Emerald is comprised of two residential highrises, 12 stories each. To top it all off, there is a two-story atrium, a Green Room, a grand living room with custom furniture, and a large television with surround sound. The Emerald Chicago condos give you everything you need, including peace of mind.

Those who work at home from one of these Emerald Chicago condos will enjoy a comfortable boardroom equipped with a fireplace, conference table and high-speed Internet access. After work, they can unwind at the 1,500-square-foot, state-of-the-art fitness center, or perhaps at Club Emerald without ever leaving the building. There is no reason to spend any time in a frustrating commute. Living in one of the Emerald Chicago condos allows you to remain relaxed by eliminating unnecessary travel for its residents.

Developers expect the two buildings housing the Emerald Chicago condos to be completed in 2008. For more information, visit the on-site sales center at 120 S. Halsted Street in Chicago. Pick up a brochure with more details about the Emerald Chicago condos, including floorplans, layout, pricing and optional upgrades to luxury condos. These Emerald Chicago condos are expected to sell out quickly during the preconstruction phase. Sales center hours are Monday-Thursday, noon-6 p.m.; Friday, 11:30-5:30 and Saturday-Sunday, noon-5 p.m.

For more information about these Chicago condos, visit http://www.bestchicagocondos.com/pre-construction-condos/emerald.html

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Going to Hollywood in July and need recommendations?

You always hope your not the one who gets bamboozeled on a tour so I want to ask just a few questions. Is it cheaper and just as good buy tickets direct from Universal studio's or go with a tour group like Starline for the tour? Also what is a safe and decent hotel to stay during the trip? Any suggestions would be most great!

Since LA is so spread out, there is no single place that is close to EVERYTHING. Most people who come here tend to stay in Hollywood, Santa Monica, or Anaheim. In Hollywood, I recommend the Orchid Suites, Hollywood Celebrity Hotel, or Holiday Inn Walk of Fame, all near Hollywood and Highland. You can take the Red Line Subway from Hollywood & Highland one stop north to Universal, so forget about taking the Starline version of the Universal Studios tour. I don't know what they are going to show you, except maybe a couple of houses, and the infamous LA traffic.

Buy tickets direct from Universal's web site. Or maybe funex.com.

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