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From: sws8n@faraday.clas.Virginia.EDU (Stefan William Sittig)
Newsgroups: rec.travel,soc.culture.brazil
Subject: Re: Brazil travel question
Date: 2 Sep 92 17:12:47 GMT
Organization: University of Virginia

In article <1992Aug28.164310.11085@aio.jsc.nasa.gov> bloom@hlpdsk.jsc.nasa.gov writes:
>Hi, I am posting this for a friend of mine. Please respond either here
>or by a direct e-mail to my account:
>
>
>	We have been thinking of going to Brazil; Have our visas, etc. and are
>	flying standby so we don't have to go there.  Due to the impeachment and
>	government problems, does someone know if it is safe to go there?
>	American news said there is fear of a military coup.
>	  Thanks.
>
>--
>              Lynn Bloom                        LOCKHEED
>       bloom@hlpdsk.jsc.nasa.gov      Engineering & Sciences Company
>       bloom@hdaw2.jsc.nasa.gov          2400 NASA Rd 1, Houston,
>          (713) 333-7717                    TX 77058-3799

There has always been a fear of a military coup in Brazil, that's because
for 20 or more years, the military ran the country and instilled terror
viloence, torture, degradation, theft and all those wonderful things that
dictatorships provide.  I lived in Rio de Janeiro from 1979-1990 and until 1984
I lived under the military regime.  But Brazil has been a "democracy" since
President Collor was elected in 1990.  Rumors of military coups will always
be present, and as Americans, do not worry.  SHould you decide to visit
and for some slip of luck, a coup should be attempted and succeed, then just report to the American Consulate of your choice, I'm sure they'll provide you with first class tickets out of the country, I mean, they're probably behind the coupanyway!!
					-Stefan      
Newsgroups: rec.travel
From: basab@phonon.eng.ohio-state.edu (Basab Chatterjee)
Subject: travel to New England area
Organization: The Ohio State University Dept of Electrical Engineering
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1992 21:19:12 GMT



    I am planning to travel to Rhode Island(New England) via
 New York during the laborday weekend 
 
 I shall start on the 4th Sept(Fri) from Colombus, Ohio . I shall
 be returning on the 7th(mon). I have space for anybody who wants a 
 ride to any place that falls on the way.



                    Basab            basab@ee.eng.ohio-state.edu
                                     Tel: 297-7965 (if not around
                                                     leave a mssg)
Newsgroups: rec.travel
From: walker@Ingres.COM (Lynn Walker)
Subject: Re: The naming of the transit system in the Bay Area.
Summary: 
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.4-b1  
Keywords: 
Organization: ASK Computer Systems, Ingres Product Division
Distribution: na
Date: 2 Sep 92 14:45:29 GMT

In article <4851@daily-planet.concordia.ca>, williaml@cs.concordia.ca  writes...
>I recently visited the Bay Area in California and one thing that I haven't 
>been able to figure out is why do people over there call their transit system 
>the BART.  Was it named after a character such as Bart Simpsons or does 
>it stand for something else?  In Montreal, we call our underground subway 
>the METRO which is an actual French word for subway but we use it in the
>English language as well.  And in London, England, if I am correct, the people 
>over there call their subway the TUBE.  Oh well, if anyone has an answer to
>my earlier question please reply.....Thanks!
>                                                William 
> 
>williaml@cs.concordia.ca
>Montreal, Canada 
==============================================================================

William--	I believe that the San Francisco subway (BART) refers to the
		Bay Area Rapid Transit.

				lynn walker
				toronto, canada
				walker@ingres.com
Newsgroups: rec.travel
From: sisaacs@bnr.ca (Steve Isaacs P190)
Subject: Winter trip to Europe 
Organization: Bell-Northern Research, BNR-RTP 
Distribution: na
Date: Tue, 25 Aug 1992 16:52:33 GMT

I have a free ticket to Amer. Airlines destinations in Europe I must use
between now and February.  It looks like Jan. or Feb. will be the only time
available for a short (2wk) trip.  Any suggestions for non-skiers traveling
with a 2.5 year old???  Please reply or e-mail.  Thanks.
From: rnewman@bbn.com (Ron Newman)
Newsgroups: rec.travel
Subject: Re: Info on Sloan House YMCA, NY ?
Date: 2 Sep 92 17:51:57 GMT
Organization: Bolt, Beranek & Newman, Inc.
NNTP-Posting-Host: spcsun25.bbn.com

In article <1992Sep2.150449.17101@lth.se>, larsf@tts.lth.se (Lars Falk) writes:
|> In article <hiew.715429088@wambenger> hiew@cs.uwa.oz.au (HIEW Hong Liang) writes:
|> >I'm going to visit New York City sometime mid-November, and I'm planning
|> >to stay at the William Sloan House (YMCA) at 34th St. ...

I remember reading (in the New York Times?) that this place was
about to close.   Did it get a reprieve?

-- 
Ron Newman		rnewman@bbn.com
Newsgroups: rec.travel,soc.culture.nordic
From: daver@ldgo.columbia.edu (dave reynolds)
Subject: Hotel information for Copenhagen
Keywords: Copenhagen, hotels
Organization: Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory
Date: Tue, 1 Sep 1992 18:27:03 GMT

Hi there,

I am looking for information for the following hotels in Copenhagen:
Hotel Viking, Hotel Astoria, Mission hotels, Esplanaden, and
Skovshoved (in Charlottenlund).  I would be interested to hear
of how these rate in terms of location, cost, quality, etc.  For
Skovshoved, I would be curious to know how easy it is to get to
and from Copenhagen.  Any other suggestions would be welcome.  I will
in Copenhagen in late September/early October, will off-season rates be
in effect?
Please post or e-mail.  Thanks in advance.

David Reynolds
Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory
(working on a disclaimer)


Newsgroups: rec.travel
From: henry@ADS.COM (Henry Mensch)
Subject: Re: Europe - Strategies for dealing with exchange rates, money etc.
Organization: Advanced Decision Systems; a div of Booz, Allen & Hamilton
Date: Sat, 29 Aug 1992 23:25:09 GMT

rbs@aisb.ed.ac.uk wrote: 
->
->sriram@cremona.Eng.Sun.COM (Sriram Ramachandran) writes:
->
->   I'm looking for hints on dealing with currency exchange on a prolonged 
->   trip to Europe. A few that I've gathered so far:
->
->   * Banks usually have better exchange rates.
->
->Better exchange rates than what?

better than many (but not necessarily all) exchange kiosks.  places
like "chequepoint" come to mind ... in this specific case,
chequepoint users are paying for 24-hour convenience in the exchange
rate that they get for such exchanges.

(and, of course, travellers should be aware of exchange kiosks with
rates that seem very low; ask if there is a per-transaction fee,
usually a fixed amount per exchange or a percentage of the exchange.

->Domestic banks usually have better rates than commercial banks.

this is NOT true in usan banks (i don't know how this works for
canadian banks).  most usan banks think the world lives to accept
their us dollars, and it may take several DAYS to get currency at a
branch for purchase at a ridiculously bad exchange rate.

->  - get a small amount of cash in the local currency when you arrive
->    by the best means possible.

yes!  i forgot to mention this ... 

--
# henry mensch / booz, allen & hamilton, inc.  / <henry@ads.com>
Newsgroups: rec.travel
From: henry@ADS.COM (Henry Mensch)
Subject: Re: Cancelled Reservation Disputes (was HoJo)
Organization: Advanced Decision Systems; a div of Booz, Allen & Hamilton
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1992 08:24:35 GMT

fishkin@aludra.usc.edu (Stephanie Fishkin) wrote: 
->Given that I am not the only on this net, or in the world, to have had
->this problem w/ disputing hotel reservations, how does a naive traveller
->become aware that such policies exist if the hotel staff/reservation systems
->do not inform her/him?

you use a travel agent.  travel agents know what to expect from small
b&b operations, and they know how to protect you best (and it's in
their interest to do so: if they don't, you won't come back).  

--
# henry mensch / booz, allen & hamilton, inc.  / <henry@ads.com>
Newsgroups: rec.travel
From: jreece@sousa.intel.com (John Reece)
Subject: Re: Bringing munchies to France
Keywords: France, food
Reply-To: jreece@sousa.intel.com
Organization: Intel - Information Technologies
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1992 23:41:44 GMT

In article <markl.715106832@bucket>, markl@bucket.rain.com (Mark Lilly) writes:
> Greetings:
> I am going to France in three days, and
> want to bring granola, nuts, salami, dried
> fruit, M&M's so that i don't get totally
> pounded trying to buy food with my withered
> greenbacks.  

Talk about hauling coal to Newcastle!

The dollar hasn't withered so much that buying munchies
from local groceries is going to make a big difference in total trip
cost.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
John Reece			"Oop. Ack. Pfffthpt"	
Not an Intel spokesman 			- Bill the Cat
From: elm@cs.berkeley.edu (ethan miller)
Newsgroups: rec.travel
Subject: Re: Transit system names (was: The naming of the transit system...)
Date: 1 Sep 92 01:23:09
Organization: Berkeley--Shaken, not Stirred
Distribution: na
	<1992Sep1.070343.23364@sq.sq.com>
Reply-To: elm@cs.berkeley.edu
NNTP-Posting-Host: terrorism.cs.berkeley.edu
In-reply-to: msb@sq.sq.com's message of Tue, 1 Sep 92 07:03:43 GMT

In article <1992Sep1.070343.23364@sq.sq.com> msb@sq.sq.com (Mark Brader) writes:
=>> Now, does anyone know if MUNI in SF is an acronym or just short for
=>> municipal?
=>
=>Actually it's short for Municipal Railway, a name presumably dating
=>back to pre-bus days.

Muni, which is indeed short for Municipal Railway, still runs not one,
but *two* rail systems in San Francisco.  The first is (of course) the
famous San Francisco cable cars.  The second system is the streetcar
system, consisting of about half a dozen light rail lines.  They run
at street level except for a few places (such as downtown) where they
go underground.  Several downtown BART stations (Powell and
Montgomery, at least) have both BART and Muni rail stops on different
levels.  Muni also runs the bus system in SF.

ethan
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elm@cs.berkeley.edu             |  gonna have a REALLY bad day.  GET IT?"
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Newsgroups: rec.travel,rec.travel.air
From: ruthb@jessica.Stanford.EDU (Ruth Boneh)
Subject: looking for info on flights Quito-Galapagos
Reply-To: ruthb@jessica.Stanford.EDU (Ruth Boneh)
Organization: Stanford University
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 92 21:23:23 GMT

I will be travelling to Ecuador in a few weeks, and am looking for
a cheap ticket to fly to the Galapagos. I am flying to Ecuador with
American Airlines. Any information would be appreciated.
===============================================================================
Ruth Boneh      
L&IR Stat/Math consultant
Email:     ruthb@jessica.stanford.edu
From: fraser@cobra.mitre.org (Stephanie Fraser)
Newsgroups: rec.travel
Subject: Request for info on Harmony Club, Bermuda
Date: 27 Aug 92 14:02:56 GMT
Reply-To: sfraser@mitre.org
Organization: The MITRE Corporation, McLean, Va


I'm planning a four-day trip to Bermuda (10/8-10/12) and am tentatively
planning to stay at the Harmony Club.  Anybody been there and care to 
comment?  I'm particularly interested in impressions of the atmosphere
(too stuffy???) and the required dress (Are ties really REQUIRED??);
How are the rooms?  What age-ranges are the guests?  (We're in our early 30's)
Also, what's the weather like in early October?  Warm enough for the beach?
Is it cool at night?

Any other general comments on what to do and what not to miss in 
Bermuda will be appreciated.

Thank you!!!

Stephanie
sfraser@mitre.org
Newsgroups: rec.travel
From: migod@turing.toronto.edu (Mike Godfrey)
Subject: Re: hostels/guesthouses, Seattle and Victoria
Organization: CSRI, University of Toronto
Date: 3 Sep 92 19:03:06 GMT


If you mean Vancouver and not Vancouver Island, the Kingston Hotel is very
central, very cheap and includes a limited breakfast.  Two years ago, I
paid $35/night for a double room.  It's listed in Frommer's Canada.

Victoria is a little too cutesie to have much in the way of cheap
accomodation.  We stayed at the James Bay Inn and found it quite nice,
central and relatively inexpensive.  I think this is in Frommer's too.

-- 
Mike Godfrey	          "I will not expose the ignorance of the faculty.
Dept of Comp Sci, UofT     I will not expose the ignorance of the faculty."
migod@turing.toronto.edu			   -- The Simpsons

Newsgroups: rec.travel,soc.culture.usa
From: cathy@octel.com (Cathy Kearns)
Subject: Re: Loud irritating obtrusive American tourists.
Organization: Octel Communications Inc., Milpitas Ca.
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 1992 18:13:49 GMT

In article <RBS.92Sep1145844@mink.uk.ac.ed.aisb> rbs@aisb.ed.ac.uk writes:

>This may explain the differences in behaviour between the American
>and Japanese package toursist (or it may not).

Interesting.  You believe there is a difference.

						Cathy

Newsgroups: rec.travel
From: rjames@sunsage.biotstats.uwo.ca (Rob James)
Subject: Bicycles and London (UK) tube system
Organization: University of Western Ontario, London
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1992 19:02:35 GMT
Keywords:  bicycles, London UK

	I will be arriving at Heathrow airport in the next few weeks
with my bicycle.  Can I take it on the tube?  Are there time-restrictions
for having the bike on the tube?

Rob James
Date: Wed, 02 Sep 92 02:11:09 +0200
From: ianf@random.se (Ian Feldman)
Newsgroups: rec.travel
Apparently-To: rnews@sunet.se
X-Mailer: Fernmail 1.2b2
Organization: random design -- "Opinions, cheaply"
Subject: ferries Denmark--Germany


  I'd like to know what ferries, apart from the known train
  ferry route Roedby--Puttgarden, there are between Denmark
  and Germany.

  In paricular I'd be interested in a route between Kiel, or
  some smaller coastal town in the vicinity, and the Danish
  island AEro or Langeland [sp?].  There seems to have been
  a ferry Koppelheck to  Marstal/AEro, but it has disappeared
  from the general tourist map available from a local Deutsche
  Tourist Zentrale represenative.

  Thanks much in advance!


  Please (R)eply via EMAIL ONLY ---------> ianf@random.se
From: root@igahpse.epfl.ch
Newsgroups: rec.travel
Subject: **CHINA** (Nanjing, Xian, Bejing) INFO wanted !!!
Keywords: travelling China
Date: 31 Aug 92 14:49:26 GMT
Reply-To: root@igahpse.epfl.ch ()
Organization: Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne

We leave next week to China. All hints appreciated (places to visit,
shopping, money). Is there anything reasonable to do at Singapore
airport during few hours ?

Thankx !

-- 
***  Andrzej KULIK, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne,
*** Institut de Genie Atomique, CH-1015 LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND.
*** Phone: (21)693'33'59, Fax: (21)693'44'70, e-mail: root@igahp1.epfl.ch
From: demay@pyramid.unr.edu (Mark DeMay)
Newsgroups: rec.travel
Subject: Sights in South Australia
Keywords: Adelaide Australia travel
Date: 26 Aug 92 20:10:13 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: University of Nevada, Reno  Department of Computer Science

Howdy,

	I'm attending a wedding in South Australia, Adelaide to be exact.
I'll be spending more of the time in Adelaide, but I will have 1 full day
in Sydney. I have a few questions for any travellers of the Southern
Hemisphere. They are:
	
	1. Is Quantis a good airline ?

	2. What would be a good days woth of stuff to do in Sydney?

	3. What to do in South Australia ?

Thanks in advance,

	Mark DeMay
		demay@cs.unr.edu




Newsgroups: rec.travel
From: liz@zip.eecs.umich.edu (Elizabeth Zaenger)
Subject: France in October
Keywords: Ugly, American, Obnoxious
Organization: University of Michigan EECS Dept., Ann Arbor
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1992 19:38:41 GMT


My husband and I have booked a trip to France for October 12-October 24.
We are landing in Paris, and have no set itinerary.  We will be staying
in Paris for a few days, and traveling to the Lyon area for probably 2 
nights to visit our former exchange student (and I think he will show us 
around Lyon).  I would be interested in any suggestions for places to visit, 
lodging suggestions, restaurants, etc.  We plan to travel by train for the 
most part, and will probably rent a car as needed (if needed).  Also, please 
advise on clothing--our exchange student *never* wore shorts anywhere, so I 
am not planning on bringing any, but are blue jeans acceptable? Im expecting 
temperatures in the 50-70 degree Farenheit range--is that right? Should I 
expect lots of rain?

Feel free to email--I will post a summary if people are interested.
Newsgroups: rec.travel
Subject: short stay in prague
From: weller1@agri.huji.ac.il
Date: 27 Aug 92 11:08:42 IST
Distribution: world
Organization: The Hebrew University of Jerusalem - Faculty of Agriculture

I'll be in Prague the 1th and 2th of september.Does anybody knows a cheap but
nice place to sleep? Is it possible to change euro-cheques in Prague?
That's all I want to know. Thanks.
Gerwin
Newsgroups: rec.travel,nj.general
From: greg@netcom.com (Greg Bullough)
Subject: Getaway spot in NJ/NY/PA
Date: Fri, 04 Sep 92 05:03:02 GMT
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest) 
Distribution: usa

My SO and I are looking for a quiet spot to spend several days
at the end of the month. A cottage by the shore, in the woods
of (not to far) upstate NY, or PA would be wonderful. Any
recommendations for this Californian planning from afar 
would be most welcome.
 
Oh yes... ...we promise not to betray your favorite hideaway!

Thanks,
 
Greg

Newsgroups: rec.travel
From: pchris@dcc.uchile.cl (Chris Perleberg)
Subject: rec.travel data base!
Originator: pchris@pehuen
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1992 15:17:39 GMT
Reply-To: pchris@dcc.uchile.cl
Organization: Universidad de Chile, Depto. de Ciencias de la Computacion


While reading rec.travel.air, it occurred to me that it would be very powerful
to have a data base, supported by all of us who read rec.travel and
rec.travel.air, that contains information on current offers of cheap tickets 
and on tickets that individuals want to buy from, and sell to, other
individuals.  Anyone that hears of a cheap ticket offer would put the 
info in the data base with an expiration date.  What we need is an 
ftp server....  Any offers?

It then occurred to me that rec.travel could use a data base to contain
experiences of people in all of the countries in the world.  How many postings
have you seen of people requesting information on Costa Rica?  It's got
to be every few days.  How many postings have you seen of people requesting
information on XXXXX?  If all of us contribute from our experiences and
write them up, we could organize a huge data base of information about every
country in the world.  This data base could become the largest travel book
every published!  Anybody needing information could wander through this
data base.....

Any support out there?  And anybody that has some extra CPU cycles and
disk space to create an ftp server for the data base or data bases?

Saludos,
	Chris Perleberg
	pchris@dcc.uchile.cl
Newsgroups: rec.travel,soc.culture.usa
From: Nigel.Allen@bbs.oit.unc.edu (Nigel Allen)
Subject: Re: Loud irritating obtrusive American tourists.
Organization: Echo Beach
Date: Sat, 29 Aug 1992 08:12:47 GMT

Canadians travelling outside North America are usually advised to display
a Canadian flag prominently on their clothing or backpack so that they
won't be mistaken for "loud irritating obtrusive American tourists".

I'm not going to get into a debate about the national characteristics of
tourists. I would say, though, that you will enjoy travelling more if
you make a point of being pleasant and bear in mind that you are in a
different country with different cultural and social traditions (and,
rather often, different plumbing).
--
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     North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the Campus Office for Information
        Technology, or the Experimental Bulletin Board Service.
           internet:  bbs.oit.unc.edu or 152.2.22.80
Newsgroups: rec.travel
From: blagdon@engin.umich.edu (Kenneth James Clark )
Subject: Looking for things to do in Pittsburgh
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 92 21:35:48 EDT
Organization: University of Michigan Engineering, Ann Arbor
Distribution: na

Any of you Carnegie folks (or Pitt, or anyone else) care to suggest
some things to do in Pittsburgh?  I have a long weekend to blow soon
and I'd like some suggestions from natives.  Please e-mail, I'll 
summarize.

Is there a FAQ for this group?  If so, can anyone point me to it?

Ken
From: nbeck@weber.ucsd.edu (Nathaniel Beck)
Newsgroups: rec.travel
Subject: Another boring money exchange question
Summary: Do Visa cash advances really work
Date: 25 Aug 92 17:32:38 GMT
Article-I.D.: network.17dqrmINNkj0
Organization: University of California, San Diego
NNTP-Posting-Host: weber.ucsd.edu

I will be travelling in the rural parts of sourthern France
(Provence and the Dordogne) next month and just started to think
about getting French fancs. (Yes I should have bought them a month
ago, but forex speculation isn't my strong suit.)

My usual strategy, which may be incorrect, is to carry AMEX
Traveller's Checks in US dollars and change them at the American
Express (or just write a US check at AMEX). But there seem not to be
an AMEX offices where we will be (horrors! - see postings on awful
American tourists). 

One possibility is to bye FF TC in the US, at a horrible rate (4.55
yesterday). The other possibility is to just use French ATM machines
to get cash advances against my Visa Card. Even with the horrible
charges for that service, the rate works out better (perhaps 4.65)
and you don't have to worry about how many ff you need in advance.
Does this strategy work in practice. (Obviously I will get some ff
before I leave so I don't spend my first day searching for the
appropriate ATM. Cheap as I am, I don't find it worthwhile to
frantically search for the appropriate ATM in a new place, though it
could be a good way to learn the local ways, and not be an awful
American tourist). Does this strategy work for rural southern
France, and particularly will it work in the Dordogne?

Sorry to post another how should I change currency questions, but
with the fall of the dollar every franc I can squeeze out matters.

Flames to rec.travel.awful.american.tourists

Thanks in advance

Neal

-- 
Neal Beck 
Dept of Politcal Science, UCSD
beck@ucsd.edu
Dislaimer: The Regents pay me (in scrip?) to distribute my opinions!
Newsgroups: rec.travel,soc.culture.usa
From: glenh@glenhpcSanDiego.NCR.com (Glen Hagen)
Subject: Re: Insurance in CA ... and Driving across USA
Reply-To: glenh@yukon.SanDiego.NCR.COM
Organization: NCR Engineering and Manufacturing, San Diego, CA
Distribution: na
Date: Tue, 25 Aug 1992 17:20:45 GMT

In article <l9jorbINNc5a@aludra.usc.edu>, moghal@usc.edu (Nadeem Moghal)
writes:
> 
> Let me give you my own example: I bought an '82 car for $1000 last year.
> I immediately went around looking for the rates, and the best quote I
> could get was for $1400 PER YEAR. Yes, that was more than the value of 
> my car! The main obstacles were my age (23 at the time) and absence of
> a driving record (licence was three months old). 
> 
> Ok. I now come to the point. I have since changed the car, but insurance
> is still out of my range. But after October, when I turn 25, there would
> be "ssoommee" improvement.
> 
Yet another uninsured motorint in California.  Yes, insurance is expensive.
And those who need to have insurande, to protect their assets, have to pay
EXTRA in case they should encounter those who choose not to have insurance
because they don't have assets to protect.  So expensive insurance becones
even more expensive.  Just had to get that off my chest.

I do know, from personal experience, that moving violations in at least some 
other states are reported to the state that you are licenced in.


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