GREECE
OFFICIAL NAME: HELLENIC REPUBLIC In the past Greece has attracted many visitors who were unwanted. It has been overrun and ruled at various times by the Persians, the Romans, …
Melbourne Map
While alert to the dangers of cultural genericization, the discussion acknowledges the insistence by many Pacific artists on commonalities and connections throughout a sea of islands’ (Hauofa 1994: 152). …
MEXICO
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 …
Mexico City Map
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 …
WEST GERMANY
West Germans spend more on international travel than people from any other country, including the U.S. Income from foreign visitors for 1981 was $6.3 billion; outgo was $17.8 billion, …
AVOIDANCE OF POOR COUNTRIES
Ironically some of the countries that desperately need visitor money get little because of their poverty. These include most of the Black African nations and most of Asia. Bangladesh’s …
Spain Map
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 …
Portugal
Sharing the Iberian Peninsula with Spain, the little country of Portugal has a growing number of visitors. Lisbon, the gateway city, has a number of direct flights from New …
Johannesburg East Rand Metro Map
GETTING MONEY FROM HOME If you run out of money while traveling, the easiest and cheapest solution is to have someone back home make a deposit to your credit …
Netherlands Map
PIN NUMBERS AND ATMS To use a cash or credit card to withdraw money from a cash machine (ATM) in Western Europe, you must have a four digit Personal …