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TRANSPORTS
OF DELIGHT August
- September 2003 Volume 3 Edition 4  > |
To help you find a good vacation ...
WORLDROVER MAGAZINE
features travel writers from the UK, Canada and
the USA who guide you to
good travel experiences,
offering tips and information
for the traveler on hotel, inns, lodging, bed, breakfast, foreign recipes,
food and dining, the accent is on interesting travel by car, plane boat, or
even bike. Serendipity and adventure. Whatever the country we hope we can
help you plan your travel before you make reservations with your travel agent,
or make a reservation on line. Just as the obvious tip is to shop around the
travel agents, we suggest you use the links we provide to track down local
info about festivals, fetes, and carnival.
A good event can add a lot of fun to your break.
In our mag, you will find articles on events, vacations and
destinations, the odd bargain and updated travel news. We
hope you enjoy this 18th edition.
If you can offer suggestions for improvement or suggest a link
to a holiday
directory we would love to hear
from you.
Allan
Rogers.
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EVENTS &  AUSTRALIA:Skywalk to be constructed on Sydney Tower In a much-needed boost to the Sydney tourism industry, Sydney Tower Observatory Pty Ltd won development approval to create what will become one of Sydney's premier tourist attractions - Sydney Tower Observatory expects Skywalk to be operating in the summer of 2003/2004, with construction of walkways and other infrastructure to commence over the next month. Skywalk will attract millions of overseas visitors and local families, who will have the unique opportunity to walk on top of Sydney Tower at a height of 270 metres over street level - the highest point in Sydney - offering views of the Blue Mountains to the West, Central Coast to the North and Wollongong to the South. Expected to operate between 9am to 10.30pm seven days a week, Skywalk will be fully-supervised and conduct safe walking tours of 75 minutes duration, featuring two specially built perspex viewing platforms, where abled bodied visitors and the disabled will be able to literally touch the clouds. UK: It's 400 years
since the death of Elizabeth I, yet she remains a fascinating figure,
and not just for monarchists. The National Maritime Museum in Greenwich
is hosting a major exhibition until September 14th. Paintings, manuscripts,
precious objects, all to help put a criticial time in England's history
into better perspective. UK: Grab your bucket and spade and head to Suffolk for plenty of family fun this summer. Head for the pretty village of Walberswick on 3 August and cheer on the contestants fishing for gold, silver and bronze at the 23rd British Crabbing Championships. Rules include no person born before 1890 allowed to compete with the winner getting a £50 pot for pulling the biggest specimen from The Creek while all who compete get a pot of Shippams Crab Paste. For more information contact Suffolk Tourist Information on 01728 45363 GERMANY It's been far too long since I have visited Berlin. Here's another reason to get there soon. The big consulting firm, Mercer Human Resources Consulting, has done its research and pronounced that Berlin has the cheapest hotels amongst the big cities of Europe. At about 100 Euros per night for a single room in a "fine" hotel, it's nearly 50% less expensive than comparable rooms in London, Paris and Rome. A trip to Berlin right now would be a great chance to check out the exhibition of maps and the story of the creation of Europe in the recently opened I.M. Pei wing of the Deutsches Historisches Museum (German Historical Museum). The website http://www.dhm.de not only has webcams, it's got one that looks down on the entrance, so you can check out the line ups before you head over there from your "fine" hotel! US Families travelling to America in the autumn could find themselves stranded at the airport if they have not followed new US passport rules, British Airways has warned. The airline wants to raise awareness of the new legislation which calls for all children, including babies to have their own passports. In addition, the US State Department now wants citizens of 27 mostly western European countries, who normally do not need a visa to travel to the US, to have updated 'machine readable' passports. The new rules, effective from 1 October, are part of tighter passport and security controls in the US following 9/11. Another measure coming into effect soon will require most people applying for visas to be personally interviewed by US consular officials overseas. http://www.us-immigration.com ROUND THE WORLD - UNFINISHED BUSINESS When Clive Tully's epic voyage around the world last year in the 33ft powerboat "Spirit of Cardiff" came to an untimely end, the boat ended up spending the winter in St John's, Newfoundland. Now, kitted out with new engine and drive, the boat, renamed "Jolly Sailor", will complete its journey, crossing the North Atlantic via Greenland and Iceland, finishing at Cape Wrath before making a first British landfall in Bangor, Northern Ireland. Clive and his crew mates will set off at the end of July. To make matters more interesting, the boat will be racing Everest wunderkind and TV face of "Sure for Men" Bear Grylls, who will be taking a larger and more powerful rigid inflatable boat along a similar route starting from Halifax, Nova Scotia, in an expedition with major corporate sponsorship and Royal support. Grylls aims to complete his "world record" crossing in three to four weeks. "Jolly Sailor's" target time is under five days. Clive's round the world website journal last year was hailed by the boating press as a "major contribution to marine journalism". Once again, he'll be producing a daily journal which will be posted on a special Soltron Atlantic Challenge page on http://www.rib.net/ ORLANDO SANFORD International Airport, is to be the Air 2000 Florida gateway until at least March 2008. Air 2000 has been flying to Orlando Sanford since 1999. As the UK's fourth largest leisure airline, it typically operates service to Sanford from Gatwick, Manchester, Birmingham and Glasgow airports using Boeing 767-300ER equipment. Air 2000 is the in-house airline for First Choice, Unijet, Falcon, JWT, and Eclipse Holidays. Orlando is also the main base of the resurrected Pan Am. http://www.orlandosanfordairport.com USA:
USA: .New Freedom Trail Audio Guide available for visitors: A new portable Freedom Trail audio guide is now available for visitors to Boston. Boston’s Freedom Trail, toured by more than 2 million visitors a year, includes the 200-year-old USS Constitution ship, the Paul Revere House, the Old North Church and thirteen other historic sites along a 3.5 mile walking trail that is marked by a red brick line. The 90-minute guide is available at the Greater Boston Convention & Visitors Bureau Boston Common Visitor Center at the beginning of the Freedom Trail (open daily 9-5) Cost is for $12.00 for adults ($10.00 second adult), $6.00 for children. Details www.BostonUSA.com
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DEALS USA: Italy
In Boston Ex UK PEAK SEASON self-catering sunshine holidays in Spain – at the special rate of £249 per adult and £219 per child (aged under 18 years) – are being featured by Club Cantabrica. Prices apply to
ten-day (seven-night) holidays in Blanes and Estartit for Ex UK Get ‘steaming’ in Hungary at Christmas and visit two of Europe’s most popular destinations – Vienna and Budapest - on the 12-day ‘Imperial Celebration’ itinerary from Great Rail Journeys (01904 521940, www.greatrail.com). Travel is by first-class rail all the way with one
of the highlights being a Departure is on 23 December from Waterloo at a cost
of £1750 per person USA Santa Fe Santa Fe Indian Market - The largest show and sale of its kind marks summer in Santa Fe, home to Native Americans for more than 10,000 years. Originally established in 1922 to encourage the continuation of traditional Indian arts and crafts and to provide artists with a marketplace, this year marks the 82nd annual Indian Market in Santa Fe. Organized by the Southwestern Association for Indian Arts (SWAIA), the free market will be held on August 23 from 7 AM to 5 PM and August 24 from 8 AM to 5 PM. An expected 1,200 artists from 100 different tribes will show their work from more than 600 booths set up surrounding the Santa Fe Plaza and on adjacent streets. Buyers, collectors and gallery owners take advantage of buying directly from the artists during this largest sale of Native American art in the world. For many, it is a rare opportunity to meet with some of the finest and most well-known Native American artists in the country and a chance to come away with a spectacular piece of original art. All artist's entries are screened for quality and authenticity prior to the event while experts conduct on-site inspections of each booth during the show. In an age of cheap knock-off products and imitations, the quality and genuineness of each article sold during Indian Market is virtually guaranteed. Prior to the weekend sale, individual works are judged and assigned prizes in numerous categories. A preview of the award-winning art takes place on Friday evening, August 22, from 7:30 to 9:30, at the Sweeney Convention Center. While the event is only open to SWAIA members, anyone can sign up for a $50 membership at the door. There is a silent auction planned as well. Afterwards on Friday night, a new welcoming dance will be held at the Paramount Lounge and Nightclub for all the artists and the public; $10 at the door. The Book Booth returns to Indian Market with 250 Native American titles and author appearances on the hour. More performances of various kinds are planned on the Plaza throughout the actual market days, Saturday and Sunday. The most photographed event at Market is the Clothing Competition. The event features traditional dress plus contemporary fashion from mostly Southwest and Plains tribes and will take place Saturday from 9 AM to Noon on the Plaza. On Saturday night there will be a live auction at the Sweeney Convention Center for artwork valued at more than $3,000. A silent auction will be held in conjunction with the live auction for work valued at less than $3,000. A buffet dinner is included. For additional information contact SWAIA at 505-983-5220 or go to http://www.swaia.org . For general Santa Fe information and a free 2003 Santa Fe Visitor Guide contact the Santa Fe Convention & Visitors Bureau - 505-955-6200, 800-777-2489. UK to
FRANCE The new lead-in
prices for Paris are from £69 for a one-night stay or from £89
for two nights; in Lille, one night costs from £105 and two
nights from Like
Thai cookery? Tutorage is by
renowned Thai chef instructors, and comprehensive instruction Asia Direct offers
packages to this property, and cost is from £792 per
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