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Fiji is an example of how dependent some destinations are on air transportation. Several airlines once used the Nandi airport enroute to and from Australia, New Zealand, North and …
Like Florida, Queensland, Australia, has its Gold Coast with dozens of hotels in a semi-tropical setting. While the interior thirsts for rain, the northeast and north coasts get more …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Aficionados of Mexico proclaim it to be the destination to end all destinations: a land of contrasts and wonder, offering beaches, mountains and fascinating Indian ruins inexpensive, colorful the …
The bullfights are a major pan of the Mexican entertainment scene, part sport, part ritual, a place to vent primitive passions. For some the bullfight is an art-form; for …
The Alhambra, on the outskirts of Granada, is seventy-seven miles from Malaga, one of the international gateways to Spain. It also has direct flights from Madrid. The Alhambra suggests …
The name Scandinavia evokes images of Vikings, the midnight sun, blue water, and redcheeked maidens. The five nations of Northern Europe Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland and Iceland collectively call …
ON THE BOSPHORUS No stay in Istanbul can be considered complete without an excursion by boat along the magical and legendary Bosphorus, the fabled and renowned winding strait that …