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Subject: Re: Some advice req - New York and Florida Posted on: Wed, 15 Dec 2004 14:45:37 EST

On Wed, 15 Dec 2004 10:17:40 -0800, "PeterL"
wrote:

>
>"mo" wrote in message
>news:lbSdncEdz9Ro4F3cRVnytg@giganews.com...
>>
>> "Rita" wrote in message
>> news:psu0s0dv6ht9t0bk9a14fequ18nlhn88hp@4ax.com...
>>
>> > St. Petersburg and Clearwater in Florida have nice beaches and Tampa is
>> > a hop, skip and jump from St. Pete and has a couple of theme parks.
>> > Busch Gardens and some kind of wild animal park -- others will correct
>me
>> > if I am wrong. And you could drive up the Coast to Tarpon Springs where
>> > there are fake sponge divers and good Greek food. You'll have to have a
>> > car in Florida to get around at all, but not in New York City.
>> >
>>
>> How old do you have to be to rent cars? I will be 21 - but I aint too
>> confident about driving on the other side of the road (I live in the UK)
>and
>> I probably wont understand all the road signs...so I dont really wanna
>risk
>> it!
>>
>
>21 is the age.

It may not be the age. The car rental firm may have a different
idea as to the required age. Best to make specific inquiry.

>Our road signs are in English.

But not UK English; some translation may be required.

>The roads here are broad and
>relatively easy to drive in. Try booking your car from the UK.

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