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Travel destinations in Australia are mostly to the large cities of Sydney and Melbourne. Travel trademarks include the Opera House, the Koala bear, the kangaroo, and Ayers Rock. North …
Australia is well aware that in 1787 a fleet of eleven ships transporting 1473 convicts, men and women, and accompanied by two hundred marines, began a settlement at Botany …
The country is said to be more British than Britain, though various Europeans have settled there and mixed with the native Maori. Altogether there are about three million people. …
FIGURE 5.11 Funchal, Madeira. Funchal rises like an amphitheater behind the crescent bay. To feel the ambiance of another time try one of the twenty-five government-owned pousadas, several of …
Many hotels offer pension and demi-pension rates. Pension is equivalent to American Plan with three meals included in the rate. Demi-pension is similar to the Modified American Plan, MAP, …
The Balearic Islands Mallorca, Minorca and Ibiza in the Mediterranean are sizable tourist centers. Englishmen found them less expensive for spending the winter than remaining at home. Cheap charter …
The French repertoire of foods ranges from songbirds to snails. It is said that the French eat anything that moves. Cole Porter, the song writer, remarked that Americans keep …
In Spain, eat when the Spaniards do. This means late suppers, beginning about 9:00 p.m. For nondieters there are topa bars to frequent before dinner. Topas, Spanish hors d’oeuvres, …
Copenhagen, like all of Denmark, is the biker’s paradise (except for the rainy days). Denmark is flat, making biking easy, and a number of bike tours are available. Of …
The original totem poles were commissioned by families or chiefs to commemorate an event, to make a statement, and sometimes to deride another family who failed an obligation, such …