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fame.

MONEY

American Express (Amex; 600 Stewart St; 8:30am-5:30pm Mon-Fri)
Travelex-Thomas Cook Currency Services (400 Pine St, Level 3;

9:30am-6pm Mon-Sat,

11am-5pm Sun)
There's also a booth at the main airport terminal, behind the Delta Airlines counter.

POST

Post Office (301 Union St;

8:30am-5:30pm Mon-Fri)

TOURIST INFORMATION

Seattle Visitor Center & Concierge Services (

206-461-5840; www.visitseattle.org ; Wash-

ington State Convention Center, E Pike St & 7th Ave; 9am-5pm)

Getting There & Away

AIR
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA; www.portseattle.org/Sea-Tac ) , 13 miles south
of Seattle on the I-5, has daily services to Europe, Asia, Mexico and points throughout
the USA and Canada, with frequent flights to and from Portland and Vancouver, BC.

BOAT
Victoria Clipper ( www.clippervacations.com ) operates several high-speed passenger ferries
to Victoria, BC (from one to three daily), and to the San Juan Islands. It also organizes
package tours, which can be booked through the website.
The Washington State Ferries ( www.wsdot.wa.gov/ferries ) website has maps, prices,
schedules, trip planners, weather updates and other news, as well as estimated waiting
times for popular routes. Fares depend on the route, size of the vehicle and duration of
the trip, and are collected either for round-trip or one-way travel, depending on the de-
parture terminal.

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