Little Honduras
Wintergreen Resort is only about 130 miles southwest of McLean and has a golf school, spa and children's activities. The resort in the Blue Ridge Mountains has a five-day, Sunday-through-Thursday golf school that runs about $1,264 per golfer, and a Friday-Sunday program for $846. Non-golfing spouses pay $934 and $665, respectively, for a deal that includes free or discounted tennis and entrance to the Wintergarden Spa & Fitness Center. The Treehouse children's program is $31 for a half-day, $45 for a full day. Info: 800-266-2444, www.wintergreenresort.com.
Other resources for locating golf vacations include the Virginia Golf Guide, available free from the Virginia Tourism Corp. (800-93-BACK-9, www.virginia.org); publications such as Golf Digest and Golf magazine; and the Web site www.shawguides.com/golf.
I plan to take my grandson to New Mexico as a graduation present. We're both interested in Native American culture. Any recommendations?
Virginia Nalls
Frederick
The Indian Pueblo Cultural Center (505-843-7270, www.indianpueblo.org), representing the 19 pueblos of New Mexico, is a good starting place. Its 10,000-square-foot museum in Albuquerque showcases the cultural development of the Pueblo Indians. The cultural center also keeps an events calendar and info for visiting the individual pueblos.
Also, the Museum of Indian Arts & Culture (505-476-1250, www.miaclab.org) in Santa Fe houses 10 million Native American artifacts from 12,000 excavations.
You will also want to visit several sites administered by the National Park Service that feature Indian artifacts and culture. They include the Petroglyph National Monument (505-899-0205, www.nps.gov/petr), just west of Albuquerque; Bandelier National Monument (505-672-0343, www.nps.gov/band), west of Santa Fe; and Chaco Culture National Historical Park (505-786-7014, www.nps.gov/chcu), closer to the Four Corners region.
For more information, including organized tours, contact the New Mexico Tourism Department (800-733-6396, www.newmexico.org).
Postscript Martha K. Johnston of Baltimore says it's not convenient to get to the ferry terminals from downtown Vancouver or Victoria unless you have a car (Travel Q&A, May 30). She suggests taking a seaplane instead, which she described as "fun, and at 35 minutes, a more time-efficient alternative." The plane is $99 each way, Johnston added, "but it saves hours of travel and makes the trip doable without a car." Contact Harbour Air Seaplanes (604-274-1277, www.harbour-air.com) for more information.
If you don't want to take a plane or rent a car, you can contract with Pacific Coach Lines (800-661-1725, www.pacificcoach.com) to get from Vancouver or Victoria to the ferry terminals.
Send queries by e-mail (travelqa@washpost.com), fax (202-912-3609) or U.S. mail (Travel Q&A, Washington Post Travel Section, 1150 15th St. NW, Washington D.C. 20071).
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