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From: poole@bnr.ca (Thomas Poole)
Subject: Re: CUBA/NICARAGUA/EL SALVADOR
Organization: Bell-Northern Research, Ottawa, Canada
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL6]
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1992 16:49:23 GMT

I went to Cuba for 2 weeks last Christmas and had a great
time. Great weather, great people, great diving. We stayed
at a resort, Playa Giron on the Bay of Pigs, which was
a few hours from the main cities Havana and Varaderro.
Currently Cuba is going through some tough times. Oil
and gas is very scarce for the locals, but the tourists
can get some if you rent a car. We rented a dune buggy for
a day and it had a full tank of gas and we were given a ration
card for 20 more litres. If you do rent a car it is also
advisable to get a driver as well, since these vehicles
are held together with shoestring and gum and there is no 
automobile association to call when you break down, if you can
find a phone.
Havana is a great city for architecture. A lot of the buildings
date back to the 16th century. You will not see as much as
a cigar butt on the streets. The cleanest city I have ever
seen. You could eat off the sidewalk.
Kids in the cities can be a nuisance. The will ask you for 
Chicklets (gum) and when you say no they will ask for money.
Keep a tight grip on your wallet cause they will grap it and run.
This was only in the city, people in the smaller towns do not beg.
When travelling all you need to carry is $US. If you want
Cuban pesos you can get them on the black market for a lot
less than the banks. They accept Visa but not American 
Express, but they will take your American Express travellers
cheques.
The food there is pretty good. A lot of pork, chicken and
seafood. Beef is hard to get. None of us had any problem
with the food. I know I ate a lot better than any of the 
locals working there.
People there are the nicest, most friendly and happiest
I've met anywhere. There was a small town near the resort
where we stayed and even though we did not speak spanish,
they tried to communicate with us and we were even invited in 
a few times for supper. You have to realize these people 
have nothing but they are still willing to share it with
tourists. You can tell how proud these people are by looking
at their homes. Even the most run down, thatched roof shack
has a beautiful garden in front.
As for a place to stay, I would have to recommend one of
the tourist resorts away from the cities. They have great beaches
and swimming is great. The facilities there were courtesy of 
the American Army, built sometime in the 50's. We stayed in
1 and 2 bedroom villas complete with fridge and stove and
our own bathroom. Not much to look at but very clean.
You can also scuba dive there without
a diving license. From there you can take day trips to the city
to do the tourist thing. Make sure you take the architectural
tour and not a shopping tour. You will want to see the city
but there is not a lot of things to buy there. Their concept
of stores is greatly different than ours. 

If you need anymore info feel free to mail me.
Tom...
poole@bnr.ca
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From: kathleen@casbs.Stanford.EDU (Kathleen Much)
Subject: Re: Best Paris Restaurant?
Organization: Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 03:03:08 GMT

In article <1dmkvmINNdnv@morrow.stanford.edu> puerta@camis.stanford.edu writes:
>In article <1992Nov9.205408.2396@mercury.unt.edu> jacob@ponder.csci.unt.edu  
>(Tom Jacob) writes:
>> We are going to Paris in January on an eating expedition and plan to visit
>> one top-rated no-expense-barred restaurant.  Where should we go?  Or to put
>> the question another way: If you had $100-$200 per person to spend on one
>> meal in Paris, where would you go?

For food, Taillevent.  For lush fin-de-siecle atmosphere (food's
great, too--try the mushroom mousse), Lucas-Carton.  For romantic
elegance, Ledoyen.  Ledoyen doesn't have 3 stars, primarily because of
its "inferior" wine list, but I couldn't afford most of what was on it
anyway, so I was happy.  It has marvelous food, a delightful pianist,
pleasant and helpful waiters, and an incredible location in the
Tuileries.  I've never had a less than outstanding meal there in half
a dozen visits over 15 years.  Skip Lasserre--too pretentious--unless
you absolutely HAVE to see the roof open up (and if it's raining, it
won't anyway).

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Subject: Re: Money exchange in New Zealand
From: Aaron.Roydhouse@comp.vuw.ac.nz (Aaron Roydhouse)
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1992 02:43:42 GMT
Organization: Dept. of Comp. Sci., Victoria Uni. of Wellington, New Zealand.
Keywords: New Zealand
Originator: aaron@downstage.comp.vuw.ac.nz


manske@norton.sni.de (Detlef Manske) writes:
>Does anybody know the actual exchange rates for 
>traveller cheques in US$ and DM in New Zealand. What`s the
>rate if you use a credit card?

I bought some DM travellers checks with NZ$ a couple of days ago.
Rates ranged from 0.8410 to 0.8463. Some places, especially American
express agents have slightly better rates for buying traveller cheques
than cash. In the next wee while these rates should continue to
improve (from my point of view :-). Uniformly they want 1% commission,
although you can often get that waived if you are booking travel with
the same agents.

Most places want cash or bank checks for their rates, although this
can again be waived if you are booking travel with the same agents.  
I don't know any credit card rates.

Aaron.
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From: jgostin@mal-s1.gatech.edu (Jill Gostin)
Newsgroups: rec.travel
Subject: Alberta, CANADA
Date: 5 Nov 92 14:33:12 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: Georgia Tech Res. Inst., Modeling & Analysis Lab

My husband and I will be going to Alberta in early July, 1993. We're
going to an international barbershop (music) competition, so we'll
probably be near a convention area. We most likely will not have a 
car. 

We'd like recommendations for restaurants, places to see, how to get
around town, and what the weather will be like. Neither of us have
been to Canada before, do we need our passports for a week long stay?
Also some general info would be appreciated -- like what is the
area known for and what is its history? If there is a tourist bureau
we can call for info, we'd like the #!

Thanks!
Jill
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Georgia Institute of Technology, GTRI Modeling and Analysis Lab
"Happiness is excitement that has found a settling down place..."
-E.L. Konigsburg, _From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler_
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From: mdf@hpuerca.atl.hp.com (Mike Fox)
Newsgroups: rec.travel,bit.listserv.travel-l,rec.scuba
Subject: Re: Homossosa Springs (Manatees)
Date: 7 Nov 92 18:49:49 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: Hewlett-Packard NARC Atlanta
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1.3 PL5

I have been to Crystal River in Florida to 0 with the Manatee.  It
was a really nice experience.  The adult Manatee just kind of ignored
us, but both times I have been there we ran into (not literally) a baby
Manatee and its mother.  The baby was as interested in us as we were in
it.  We just floated in the water and it moved from person to person as
we stroked its belly and back.  It seemed to really enjoy the encounter
as much as we did.  The mother just stayed near by and watched.  
   I do not recommend SCUBA because the water there is fairly shallow
(10-25 feet) and it seems to bother the Manatee.  Also be careful not to
harass the Manatee.  The rangers take their jobs of protecting the
Manatee VERY seriously (as they should) and the penalties are stiff.

Have Fun,

Mike Fox - HP Response Center
   email:     mdf@hpuerca.atl.hp.com
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From: nelson_p@apollo.hp.com (Peter Nelson)
Subject: UTA?
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 20:04:17 GMT
Organization: Hewlett-Packard Corporation, Chelmsford, MA
                                                        

  My wife and I anticipate traveling to French Polynesia
  in December.  All our travel agent could get was UTA.
  I've never traveled on, and barely heard of, UTA.
  Any info, comments, insights, etc?   Thanks in advance.


---peter

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From: akt@photon.com (Andrea Terry)
Subject: New Mexico info wanted
Organization: Photon Research Associates, Inc.
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL6]
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1992 23:11:52 GMT


I use to live in Albuquerque and there is a lot to do in New Mexico.
You can visit Santa Fe, Taos, Albuquerque -- there are lots of 
pueblos to see.  You could take the road out of Bernalillo through
the Jemez Mountains around to White Sands, then you can go one way
to Taos or the other way to Santa Fe.  Take the Tram up to Sandia
Crest in Albquerque -- you can see forever.  Don't forget to enjoy
the food -- New Mexican cooking is terrific!!!!  Have fun.
Newsgroups: rec.travel
From: duck@well.sf.ca.us (Robert Lauriston)
Subject: Re: Options for taking money to Italy?
Organization: Whole Earth 'Lectronic Link
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1992 17:50:50 GMT


Take traveller's checks in U.S. dollars.  Buying foreign-currency
traveller's checks in the U.S. is a waste of money.  Also, take
American Express traveller's checks (if you shop around you can
probably get them without the 1% commission, like through AAA or
your savings bank).  Also, ever more places accept credit cards.
Newsgroups: rec.travel,soc.culture.canada
From: craigen@ace.acadiau.ca (DOUGLAS CRAIGEN)
Subject: Re: Toronto-area trip
Keywords: Toronto
Organization: Acadia University
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 16:55:06 GMT


>As for visiting places, Waterloo and area is really interesting in itself.
>There are several Mennonite villages (St. Jacobs, Elmira, etc...) where
>they still have some that farm with the old harness and horses and
>wear the old traditional clothes. If you can rent a car, get a map
>and drive through St. Jacobs, Elmira and Elora - in Elora (I hope this
>is the right spelling) there is a main street that has lots of
>craft shops and quaint little restaurants along it. If you go to 
>Elora, you CANNOT miss it as these towns only have one main street.
>If you want an interesting place to eat go to St. Jacobs and eat
>at the Mennonite restaurant "The Stone Crock" where they serve
>"homestyle" dinners where you pick two/three (depending on how many
>you are) meat dishes and they serve the table  (like eating at
>home) the meat, potatoes, apple cider, apple cake, salad etc...
>Also in St. Jacobs, the old mill there has been converted into
>lots of small handicraft shops with one really really nice
>pottery shop (my husband and I bought some really nice wine goblets
>there this summer) - but the shops are not as nice as they were
>in the mid.80s. SO, if you have to decide between the One of a Kind
>show in Toronto and St. Jacobs, go to the One of a Kind, if you 
>like crafts you will not be disappointed.

   Another "must-see" in St. Jacobs is the film on Mennonite history and 
Mennonite museum at the "Meeting Place" on the main street.  There is a 
showing every hour and admission is by donation (most people put in a 
loonie).  There are also many crafts sold in a set of shops across the road 
from the Old Mill now.  One of my favorite shops in the Old Mill is the 
"Mennonite Self-Help Shop".  This is staffed by volunteers and sells 
crafts from third world countries at no (local) profit (one of the 
Mennonite's many innovative methods of assisting in development without 
killing the incentive of the local people).  If you would like to see this 
shop, don't go on a Sunday.  There is also a good market at the Stock yards 
across the road from the Waterloo market now.  The Stock yards market is 
also held mid-week (thursday I believe) and that is when the cattle auctions 
are held.  Perhaps you could bring back a real souvenir, like a goat.  These 
markets are about 1 minute outside Waterloo along Weber St., and St. Jacobs 
is about 2 minutes past them, so they work well together as a good local 
sight-seeing trip.
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From: plk1@cec2.wustl.edu (Pam Kornreich)
Subject: Re: PASSPORTS 4 PERM. RESIDENTS
Organization: Washington University, St. Louis Mo.
Distribution: usa
Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1992 16:02:02 GMT

In article <1992Nov5.021842.8866@ads.com> henry@ADS.COM (Henry Mensch) writes:
>tsui@ils.nwu.edu wrote: 
>->Both me and my fiance are permanent residents of the US.  Is there a problem
>->with getting passports if you're not a citizen?  We're planning on cruising in
>->the Bahamas for a part of our honeymoon.
>
>no problem at all--of course, you don't get US passports (those are
>only for those with US nationality) ... you get passports from your
>own country (which you presumably already have, since you needed it to
>enter the usa).
>

Yes, you need your passport from your original country, PLUS
your green card (they aren't green anymore eh?).. and just to be 
SURE, some other form of photo id can't hurt, (cause it's semi-common
to get forged green cards..).

Pam Kornreich

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From: lewkowicz@binah.cc.brandeis.edu
Newsgroups: rec.travel
Subject: Re: DRIVING FROM TORONTO TO FLORIDA
Date: 10 Nov 92 17:25:31 GMT
Reply-To: lewkowicz@binah.cc.brandeis.edu
Organization: Brandeis University

In response to your question about travelling from Toronto to Florida,
be really careful if driving on Route 295.  There have been a lot of 
reports of shootings on 295, and according to the newspaper, Florida is
sending out their national guard to patrol the road.
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From: ncole@nyx.cs.du.edu (Noah Cole)
Subject: Re: DRIVING ACROSS THE FRUITED PLAINS (USA)
Organization: Macalester College, St. Paul Minnesota USA
Distribution: usa
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 92 23:40:15 GMT

pugh@pico.math.ucla.edu (David Pugh) writes:

>Hello fellow travelers,

>I will be driving from LA to Montreal in early December. Can anyone
>suggest a good route (freeways prefered)? My main concerns are

> 1) I don't have tire chains so I would like to avoid as much snow
>    as possible (i.e. avoid Denver?) (I have a Toyota Corolla - doesn't
>    like going up lots of hills too much)
> 2) I want the scenery to be reasonably interesting...
> 3) A fairly straight route.
> 4) I would like to look around 'interesting' cities on the way.
> 5) Total travel time - around 9-10 days
> 6) Number 1) has priority over 2) !

Well, if you wanted to see Canada (I know this is entitled USA), it would
be very interesting to drive across Canada at least part of the way; I have
friends who have done it but the drawback to this is that the price of
petrol (gas, oops) in Canada is nt cheep at all which you will learn once you
entre Montreal (Great city!!!!!)

I have looked at driving from here (Minneapolkis) to Vermont (near Montreal)
and the fastest way would be from here to Chicago, Cleveland, Buffalo, Albany
etc.  If you choose the Northern route and did come by the Twin Cities
here, you could go  down to Chicago and then over down the lakes to Albany
and then straight up to Montreal.  It would also be interesting to enter
Canada at Sault Ste Marie, MI and then go to Montreal from there. I think
that teh drive to Montreal NONSTOP from the Twin Cities here is 24 hours.
Any other questins- the twin cities are a great place to visit!

-Noah Cole
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From: steve.connelly@synapse.org (Steve Connelly) 
Newsgroups: rec.travel
Subject: Hawaii trip for saleI hav
Date: 6 Nov 92 04:29:00 GMT
Distribution: world
Organization: SYNAPSE BBS - GATINEAU, QUEBEC - 819-561-4321
Reply-To: steve.connelly@synapse.org (Steve Connelly) 

CF>Newsgroups: rec.travel
CF>Subject: Hawaii trip for saleI have a voucher for a great trip for two to Hawaii that for
CF>Message-ID: <92302.155137CF8TOPER@MIAMIU.BITNET>
CF>From: COLLEEN FEDDERS <CF8TOPER@MIAMIU.BITNET>
CF>Date: Wednesday, 28 Oct 1992 15:51:37 EST

CF>various reasons I can no longer make.  The voucher includes
CF>8 days/7 nights in Honolulu, hotel/airport transportation, baggage
CF>handling, continental breakfast, and all applicable taxes.  Plus,
CF>airfare is buy one get one free.  I am offering the voucher for $400.
CF>If interested, please send mail to my account (CF8TOPER@MIAMIU).
 
Can you send me more info?
I would like to go on holidays in January with another person.
Flight from Ottawa?
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From: rbs@uk.ac.ed.aisb (Robert Scott)
Newsgroups: rec.travel
Subject: Florida in January
Date: 5 Nov 92 15:30:11 GMT
Reply-To: rbs@aisb.ed.ac.uk
Distribution: rec
Organization: Dept AI, Edinburgh University, Scotland


Here is a tough one for you.

My girlfriend and I are going to be in Florida for the first 2 weeks of
January.
She is attending a conference in Orlando for the first week and then
we have a week to do as we please.
My questions are:

What interesting things are there for me to do while
she is at this conference? 
Yes, I know about Disney World but what else is there?
Is there anything interesting in Orlando to see?
Are there any trips I can make in a day from there?

What about the rest of Florida. 
Mail me your favorite towns, cities, restaurants, ... well just about anything.
I know about the main attractions: beaches, Kennedy Space Centre, 
Disney World, Everglades and the Keys.

Places not to go are equally welcomed.





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From: greve@kddss2.csg.kddlabs.CO.JP (Ron Greve)
Subject: Japan to China - Traveller cheque problem
Organization: /users/greve/.organization
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1992 02:46:19 GMT
Distribution: rec

								04-11-06

Hello out there,

I have a bank account in Holland, at the moment I am in Japan, and very soon
I will go to Korea and China. My problem is now where should I buy my traveller 
cheques and in which currency? There are a few options:

1) With my master card I cash money from my bank account in Holland. In this way
   I can only obtain money in Japanese currency (Yen). Next I change my Japanese
   money into US$ and buy traveller cheques in US$. Problem is that I have to 
   change between currencies many times (Dutch -> Japanese -> American -> Chinese).
   Not so efficient I guess.

2) Instead of buying traveller cheques in US$ I buy traveller cheques in Yen.

3) I don't buy traveller cheques in Japan and use my master card in Korea and China 
   to obtain traveller cheques in the local currency.

4) I don't buy any traveller cheques at all and only use my credit card in Korea 
   and China to obtain cash money in the local currency.

- Is there anybody who can give me some advice? 

- Is my credit card (master card, not visa card) widely accepted in Korea and 
  especially in China? 

- Can I use traveller cheques of Japanese currency (Yen) in Korea and China. Are
  the equally accepted as US$ traveller cheques?

Another problem is that China has two currencies. When I cash money in China, 
what is the best ammount, in percentage, for each currency? In case of traveller
cheques, what is the best place to change them.

Thanks a lot!

Sayonara,
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Newsgroups: rec.travel
Subject: Re: Cash machines for the traveller?
From: graeme@hart.actrix.gen.nz (Graeme Hart)
Date: 7 Nov 92 5:55:18 GMT

afd@bellcore.com (Alex F. Dietz @ Bellcore) once wrote....
>All the posting regarding traveling and using credit cards brings up a 
>good question.  What bank machine networks are linked together?  I'm traveling to
>Australia & New Zealand early next year and this info would be most
>helpful.  Namely, are there ATM networks in NZ (or any other country for that
>matter) that are linked to the USA?  -or in general- is there a listing
>somewhere of networks in a given country that are networked to bank
>machines in other countries? 

If you have a Visa card, you can use it in most ATMs in New Zealand,
also in ANZ bank ATM's in Australia (and possibly some other banks).

>
>-A Dietz
>Bellcore, Morristown NJ USA
>afd@hera.cc.bellcore.com

Graeme
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From: duck@well.sf.ca.us (Robert Lauriston)
Subject: Re: Paris, France
Keywords: Accommodation?
Organization: Whole Earth 'Lectronic Link
Distribution: w
Date: Sat, 7 Nov 1992 17:12:46 GMT


Given the weather you're likely to find in January, planning a trip to
Eurodisney is probably a mistake.