Category: Travel
WESTERN EUROPE ALTERNATIVES TO TOURISM In 2002, nearly 700 million trips were made across international borders, and that number is projected to rise to one billion by 2010; that’s …
WESTERN EUROPE PROGRAMS MULTI-COUNTRY Global Volunteers, 375 E. Little Canada Rd., St. Paul, MN 55117 (a 800-487-1074). A variety of 1- to 3-week volunteer programs throughout Europe. Fees range …
Taiwan is presented to the world as a democracy which it is not. The Taiwanese, who constitute 85 percent of the eighteen million residents, have only 10 percent of …
Visitors to Colombia usually go to Bogota, the capital, which sits at 8,630 feet, where the weather is never warm, often cool and overcast. Bogota has South America’s largest …
Venezuela is visited mainly by business travelers. In 1980, some sixty-five thousand visitors to the country were from the United States. Caracas, the capital, is the cultural, political, and …
New Zealand incorporates the natural beauty of several countries. The southern Alps in the South Island resemble the European Alps, but most of the New Zealand mountains are neither …
Korea calls itself The Land of Morning Calm. Scenic beauty abounds. Depending upon location, winters can be very cold and summers hot and humid. The climate is varied. While …
Air departures from the United States to Ecuador totaled only 40,527 in 1981. Still, the country is worth reviewing for students of travel because of the beauty of the …
Austria Belgium France Germany Liechtenstein Luxembourg Monaco Netherlands Switzerland TROUBLE WITH THE LAW. Travelers who run into trouble with the law, knowingly or not, do not retain the rights …
Austria Belgium France Germany Liechtenstein Luxembourg Monaco Netherlands Switzerland FINANCIAL SECURITY PROTECTING YOUR VALUABLES. There are a few steps you can take to mini mize the financial risk associated …