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A couple of years ago my daughter and I were in New York and had lunch at a diner on 6th Ave on the Upper East Side somewhere around E 70th (we had just been to the Frick). We are going back in February and she wants to repeat the experience. We can't find it on google street view. Does anyone have any ideas about where this (perhaps mythical) diner is, and what it is called?

Val d'Isere is a ski resort. Does any car rental company have an agency there?

New York magazine has used one of my photos. I would like to have a hard copy. Does anyone know a newsagent with a wide range of international magazines in the Sydney CBD or Lower North Shore?

I have a Subaru Forester. A soft roader. I will be spending a week or so around Hervey Bay. I have no off road experience (I have the car because of skiing). Fraser Island is not far away. What are the tracks on the island like? Do they need any special skill to drive or can any turkey drive them safely? Will a Forester have sufficient ground clearance? I will err on the side of caution.

I will be spending a couple of free days in WA after a business meeting in Perth. Does anyone have any suggestions for how to spend a couple of days? I don't particularly want to stay in Perth or Fremantle, and have already had a look at the south west. I was thinking of going inland to Wave Rock area. Is there anything to see on the way, or is it just wheat fields? What about heading north along the coast?

I am thinking a maximum of about 4 hours driving.

Are department stores like WalMart and Kohls open for business in Northern California on New Years Day - 1 January - or are they closed for the holiday?

I will be in San Francisco for New Years Eve. Are there any public celebrations? Where are they? I will be staying down near Fishermans Wharf.

I am from Sydney, and I am used to huge celebrations with fireworks and stuff.

I will be travelling to Yosemite in January. The Park Service warns that it is possible that they mat require cars to carry chains. Are there outlets that rent snow chains in the Yosemite region? I will be driving in from San Francisco.

Do hotels around Union Square / Fishermans Wharf get sold out around New Years? I am spending a few days in San Francisco around New Years and need to know if I have to make reservations well in advance, or can I wait until closer to try and get a better deal.

Is there anywhere else to stay in San Fran that is good for shopping and tourist stuff?

At 100 km/hr my Satnav shows a sped about 6 km slower than my speedometer. I suspect the Satnav is more accurate as it is an external measure of time and location, but I also can see an argument that its rate of sampling and curving roads may affct accuracy. Does anyone know?

My TV programmes tell me it is on. My eyes tell me that the rules have really been modified, to the extent that the cricket looks like a lamo American sitcom. What is going on?

I will be around Union Sq in San Francisco for the night of 4 January 2008 (a Friday). What time do the shops around there close?

Thanks for helping a bewildered Australian.

I will be spending a few days in Yantai in Shandong in a few weeks. What sights and things to do are there?

I am travelling to Perth for business. I will be finishing mid afternoon Friday, and will be flying out on Monday afternoon. I will have a car. I thought that a visit to the South West would be a good idea. What are the must see sights? Is it feasible to get to Denmark/Albany with time left over for sightseeing? I like scenery, plants and critters and am a keen photographer, particularly of bird life.

I will be staying at a Disneyland hotel, and my daughter wants to shop. I will not have a car.

Are there any malls close to Disneyland with a good range of shops (not Downtown Disney).

Before the invention of the telegraph, when it could take weeks or months for a message to far flung corners of the world, was there a significant naval or military engagement after peace had been declared by European powers?

NFL, NHL, NBL, Baseball or any others, and what was the price?