Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
showing how to get to your destina-
tion. If possible, arrive and depart dur-
ing daylight hours.
If you drive off a highway and end
up in a dodgy-looking neighborhood,
leave the area as quickly as possible. If
you have an accident, even on the
highway, stay in your car with the
doors locked until you assess the situ-
ation or until the police arrive. If
you're bumped from behind on the
street or are involved in a minor acci-
dent with no injuries, and the situa-
tion appears to be suspicious, motion
to the other driver to follow you. Go
directly to the nearest police station,
well-lit service station, or 24-hour
store.
Park in well-lit and well-traveled
areas whenever possible. Always keep
your car doors locked, whether the
vehicle is attended or unattended.
Never leave any packages or valuables
in sight. If someone attempts to rob
you or steal your car, don't try to resist
the thief/carjacker. Report the inci-
dent to the police department imme-
diately by calling
&
911.
2 Getting to the United States
BY PLANE
For an extensive listing of airlines that
fly into Seattle, see “Getting There” in
chapter 2.
A number of U.S. airlines offer
service from Europe to the United
States. If they do not have direct
flights from Europe to Seattle, they
can book you straight through on a
connecting flight.
You can make reservations by call-
ing the following numbers in Great
Britain:
American
(
&
207/365-0777
in London, or 8457/789-789 outside
London; www.aa.com),
British Air-
ways
(
&
0845/773-3377; www.
british-airways.com),
Continental
(
&
0800/776-464; www.continental.
com),
Delta
(
&
0800/414-767;
www.delta.com),
Northwest/KLM
(
&
08705/074-074; www.nwa.com),
United
(
&
0845/8444-777; www.
ual.com), and
US Airways
(
&
0845/
600-3300; www.usairways.com).
International carriers that fly from
Europe to Los Angeles and San Fran-
cisco include
Aer Lingus
(
&
0818/
365-000 in Ireland; www.aerlingus.
com) and
British Airways
(
&
0845/
773-3377; www.britishairways.com),
which also flies direct to Seattle from
London.
From New Zealand and Australia,
there are flights to Los Angeles on
Qantas
(
&
13 13 13 in Australia;
www.qantas.com.au) and
Air New
Zealand
(
&
0800/737-000 in Auck-
land; www.airnewzealand.co.nz). From
there, you can continue on to Seattle
on a regional airline such as
Alaska
Airlines
(
&
800/426-0333; www.
alaskaair.com) or
Southwest
(
&
800/
435-9792; www.southwest.com).
From Toronto, there are flights to
Seattle on
Air Canada
(
&
888/247-
2262; www.aircanada.ca),
American
Airlines
(
&
800/433-7300; www.aa.
com),
Northwest
(
&
800/225-2525;
www.nwa.com), and
United
(
&
800/
538-5561; www.ual.com).
From Vancouver, B.C., there are
flights to Seattle on
Air Canada,
Horizon Airlines
(
&
800/547-9308;
www.horizonair.com),
United Express,
and
Alaska Airlines
(
&
800/426-0333;
www.alaskaair.com).
Operated by the European Travel
Network,
www.discount-tickets.com
is a great online source for regular and
discounted airfares.
AIRLINE DISCOUNTS
Travelers
from overseas can take advantage of
the APEX (Advance Purchase Excur-
sion) fares offered by all major U.S.
and European carriers. For more
money-saving airline advice, see “Get-
ting There” in chapter 2.
