I am currently residing in the vicinity of Spokane, WA, USA -- my local map. - Official visitor's site (restaurants, bars, hotels, shopping, etc.) -- http://www.visitspokane.com/
- Accommodation -- many hotels and B&Bs are available in town. See the above official visitor's site.
- Meal -- Consider those places for fun.
- Spokane International Airport (GEG) -- http://spokaneairports.net/
- Amtrak (Empire Builder between Chicago, IL and Seattle, WA/Portland, OR) and Grayhound (to/from Seattle, WA) are serving but very limited -- Spokane Intermodal Center.
- Local transportation
- Bus -- Spokane Transit Authority
- Route 60 serves GEG to/from downtown. About 20 min. 1.75USD per ride.
- Routes 26, 28 and 29 serve EWU Spokane to/from downtown. About 5min. Same fare.
- Route 66 (or, sometimes 165) serves EWU Cheney campus (the main campus). About 35min. Same fare.
- Taxis are available but very difficult to catch except a few designated places such as the train station, the airport and major hotels.
- Spokane Cab 24-hour dispatch service. +1 509 568 8000
- I would recommend using UBER and Lyft.
- Parking
- Cellphone
- H2O Wireless (AT&T MVNO) PAYG plan is recommended (5 cents per minute or SMS, 10 cents per 1MB data at 2G/3G/4G speed).
- SpeedTalk (T-mobile, AT&T MVNO) Manageable Plan is recommended (5USD/mo for 250 unites of Voice/SMS/Data, where 1 unit is either 1-min voice, 1 SMS, or 1MB of data).
- BNESIM -- an international roaming SIM. SURF is recommended. 19EUR per GB within the internet home countries (IHC). No expiration -- The credits are to be locked when no top-up within 6 mos. The locked credits are to be reinstated upon a top-up.
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