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From: gerhard@vmars.tuwien.ac.at (Gerhard Fohler)
Subject: checking luggage from Tokio to Vienna with an open jaw ticket
Organization: Technical University Vienna, Dept. for Realtime Systems, AUSTRIA
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1992 09:10:32 GMT


Hi!

I will fly with Singapore Airlines from Tokio to Singapore, spend two
weeks travelling by train up to Bangkok and fly back to Vienna from
there. Naturally I don't really feel like carrying my Japan specific
luggage on the train through south east asia. Does anybody know if one
can pursuade the airline to check the luggage through to Vienna? How
much does mailing cost? Does anybody have other suggestions?

Thanks for helping,

Gerhard

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From: stevep@snowhite.cis.uoguelph.ca (Steve Portigal)
Newsgroups: rec.travel
Subject: Hip?interesting NYC food or other
Date: 15 Sep 1992 14:49:34 -0500
Organization: UTexas Mail-to-News Gateway
NNTP-Posting-Host: cs.utexas.edu

 
  I've been to New York City quite a few times. I'll be going again next
 month, and would like to find an interesting restaurant to take my
 travelling companion to. We're in our twenties, and we'd like someplace
 unique or hip. Some places I've eaten are:
 
 La Fondue: really cool bread and cheese (and meat?) fondue for the meal, and
 an incredible chocolate fondue for dessert
 
 Carnegie Deli: right near Carnegie Hall, the deli which Woody Allen's
 Broadway Danny Rose was filmed in, the most MONSTROUS portions imaginable
 and wonderfully pushy and cantankerous yet kind (as only NY can be)
 staff
 
 Katz's Deli: a tradition in the Lower East Side, food is okay, atmosphere
 is pretty cool. Don't expect to be coddled.
 
 Thanks for any suggestions regarding restaurants or anything else...
 
 Steve
 
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 |  Steve Portigal  University of Guelph  Guelph, Ontario      |
 |  stevep@snowhite.cis.uoguelph.ca (519) 824-4120 x 3580      |
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Newsgroups: rec.travel,soc.culture.usa
From: rz@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Richard Zach)
Subject: Re: Loud irritating obtrusive American tourists.
Reply-To: zach@csdec1.tuwien.ac.at
Organization: Technische Universit"at Wien
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1992 12:15:40 GMT

In article <9097@ncratl.AtlantaGA.NCR.COM>, mwilson@ncratl.AtlantaGA.NCR.COM (Mark Wilson) writes:
|> Another cultural blinder I guess.  In my area, most of those clerks are high
|> school and college students.
|> BTW, I suppose you believe staying at home on welfare is better than working
|> at a less than desirable job.

No, but being able to go to high school and college without having
to work night shifts in supermarkets would be ;-)

-- 
Richard Zach                      [zach@csdec1.tuwien.ac.at]
Technische Universitaet Wien, Institut fuer Computersprachen
Resselgasse 3/185.2,     A-1040 Vienna,       Austria/Europe
Newsgroups: rec.travel
From: cwm@beta.lanl.gov (Christina W Mercier)
Subject: Re: travel information and partner need in New Mexico
Organization: Los Alamos National Laboratory
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1992 20:32:46 GMT

In article <92258.235143YAGHC@CUNYVM.BITNET> YAGHC@CUNYVM.BITNET writes:
>Hi, I am planning a trip to New Mexico for the week of Sept. 20. I am flying
>to Albuqerque on 20th and renting a car over there. Any any traveling suggestion
>and partner are wellcome. I am think of the Grand Canyon.
>Thanks.

New Mexico is a big State, each part quite unique and different.  You
better decide what you want to see.  A week could easily be spent
at the Grand Canyon, in which case you don't need to come to New
Mexico at all.  (The Grand Canyon is in Arizona).
From: hegeo@edb.tih.no (Hege Marlen Oey,o90b)
Newsgroups: rec.travel
Subject: What's on in London?
Date: 7 Sep 92 16:40:51 GMT
Reply-To: hegeo@edb.tih.no
Posting-Front-End: Winix Conference v 92.05.15  1.20 (running under MS-Windows)

Can anyone help us?

Our class is going to London 4. october (returning 11. oct).
We would be happy to get some information about 
the activities in London, what we can do there, 
where to eat, what to see and so on. 

If anyone could recommend some nice restaurants, pubs, 
shoppingplaces or anyting else it would help us a lot.


Please reply to:
hegeo@edb.tih.no
From: jack@dcs.glasgow.ac.uk (Jack Campin)
Newsgroups: rec.travel
Subject: Re: travel gifts
Date: 15 Sep 92 17:14:07 GMT
Reply-To: jack@dcs.glasgow.ac.uk (Jack Campin)
Organization: COMANDOS Project, Glesga Yoonie

andy@comp.vuw.ac.nz (Andy Bond) wrote:
> What would be a nice gift for a prospective traveller?  Things like swiss
> army knives, flashlights, etc., I guess.  I'm looking for inspiration ...

A marlinspike for rope splicing when on tall ships?
An implement for removing stones from camels' hooves?
A Bowie knife, .357 Magnum, flak jacket and can of Mace for trips to New York?
A gross of condoms?

... what sort of travelling does your pal do?


> On a similar note what could the prospective traveller take to present
> to friends that they bludge from, errr stay with, on their travels?
> Something small, useful and light.

I believe corkscrews are hard to come by in Saudi Arabia.

... again, where do you have in mind?

-- 
--  Jack Campin    room G092, Computing Science Department, Glasgow University,
17 Lilybank Gardens, Glasgow G12 8RZ, Scotland   TEL: 041 339 8855 x6854 (work)
INTERNET: jack@dcs.glasgow.ac.uk or via nsfnet-relay.ac.uk    FAX: 041 330 4913
BANG!net: via mcsun and uknet     BITNET: via UKACRL    UUCP: jack@glasgow.uucp
Newsgroups: rec.travel
From: kumar@linerle.ii.uib.no (Myles, UIB)
Subject: Going to Thailand
Reply-To: kumar@linerle.ii.uib.no (Myles, UIB)
Organization: Dept. of Informatics, University of Bergen
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 92 18:42:04 GMT


Hello Explorers,

I will be going to Sydney sometime in October/November together with my
girl friend, and we are planning to stop over in Thailand for roughly 
7 days. We have never been to Thailand before and would like to hear 
from people who have been there. We are hoping to have a relaxing
holiday close to a beach, and perhaps get around to do some shopping.
We definitely do not want to stay at a standard tourist hotel, would 
prefer something small, simple & clean.

What we would like to know is:

	Suggestions of any 	- Nice beach area
				- Cheap accommodation
				- What's worth buying there
				- What to see, where to go, etc.

Thank you, 	

Myles.


Newsgroups: rec.travel
From: aaronk@sequent.com (Aaron Kumove)
Subject: Re: Travel to New Zealand
Keywords: expenses
Organization: Sequent Computer Systems Inc.
Distribution: bit.listserv.travel
Date: Wed, 16 Sep 92 03:00:41 GMT

In article <5340@news.duke.edu> mccau002@acpub.duke.edu (Gary McCauley) writes:
>I am in the process of planning 3-4 mths of travel and have
>placed New Zealand and the surrounding regions at the top of
>the list. Can anyone think of reasons why this is a bad idea?
>For example,
>
>       (1) Not enough of interest for this long a stay
>       (2) Hope you have lots of money for this long of stay
>       (3) Area not particularly friendly to tourists
>
>etc.
>
>Any input would be greatly appreciated.
>


I can't think of any bad reasons, but lots of good ones.  New Zealand
while a small country has an enormous amount to see.  It's like the
whole world in microcosm.  Beautiful beaches, volcanoes, rugged snow
capped mountains, lush rainforest, fiords, fantastic national parks
with well thought out trails and accommodation, etc. . .

I've travelled to a lot of places and have not seen anyplace that
equals New Zealand for such a variey of spectacular beauty.

The only negative I can think of is that if you want big city
attractions, nightlife, excitement, etc.  then you might be a bit
disappointed.  New Zealand is a place where the natural attractions
far outshine the urban ones.

For the record , I am not a native New Zealander.  I came here 5 years
ago for 6 months and am still here!!


aaronk@gateway.sequent.com
From: mueller@delta.cs.fsu.edu (Frank Mueller)
Newsgroups: rec.travel
Subject: Re: SOUTH FLORIDA SITUATION
Date: 15 Sep 92 15:51:05 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: Florida State University Computer Science

In article <1992Sep15.141105.7419@pony.Ingres.COM>, walker@Ingres.COM (Lynn Walker) writes:
> 
> I was thinking of traveling to South Florida in the next few months. Good or
> bad idea?
> 
> I haven't been following the hurricane situation closely, so I'm not sure what
> areas to stay away from, what hotels are full, etc.
> 
> I'd apreciate it if someone could post an update here. I'm planning to go to
> Ft. Lauderdale, or the Keys. Thanks.

There was a report this morning on NPR saying that hotels on the keys are
underutilized (something like 5-10% compared to a usual 60-80%) due to scared
tourists. They are reported to start an add compaign promoting the keys since
Andrew only did minor damage to most keys and tourists are welcome again. (I
understand that the nothern part of Key Largo was hit badly w/ at least one
marina comletely destroyed and some of the coral reefs damaged in Key Biscance
Nation Park, not so badly in the Pennekemp State Park. The latter was to resume
boat tours again some time soon.)

Ft. Lauderdale should be no problem as well, even Miami Beach hotels got their
power back as some of the first in Miami. 

Avoid sothern Miami (coral Gables and below) and only drive through Homestead
to get to the keys. (BTW, the Everglades are closed for at least 6 month.)

Frank
mueller@cs.fsu.edu
Newsgroups: rec.travel
From: kene@sequent.com (Ken Ewing)
Subject: Re: qx: best current malaria pills?
Organization: Sequent Computer Systems Inc.
Date: Tue, 8 Sep 92 16:54:02 GMT

In article <92250.120144LMWHITE@SLACVM.SLAC.STANFORD.EDU> LMWHITE@SLACVM.SLAC.STANFORD.EDU (Lois White) writes:

>Chloroquine is the currently recommended malaria pill and you need to

I'm no physician, but I understand that Mefloquin is currently the 
best malaria protection.  There are strains of malaria (particularly 
around Indonesia, I'm told) that are resistant to Chloroquine.  

  Ken Ewing 
  Sequent Computer Systems, Inc. 
  Beaverton, Oregon 
  kene@sequent.com 
  ...!uunet!sequent!kene 

Newsgroups: rec.travel
From: bernward@rcc.de (Bernward Averwald)
Subject: Re: Tahiti- which Island?
Organization: Home
Date: Sat, 12 Sep 92 19:30:52 GMT

In article <dunbar.716320930@beagle> dunbar@boulder.Colorado.EDU (S Dunbar) writes:
>If you saw my recent report you could say that we liked Bora Bora the best,
>its what you get for a south seas island.  Tahiti is not worth is, sure the
>outer sides of the island are pretty, but there are no real beaches there,
>the sand is black, so its not as pretty as bora bora`s white sand beaches
>and azure lagoon.  Also, Tahiti gets a lot of rain, and Bora Bora is known
>to be a drier island.  We saw some great sunsets from the dock at the
>hotel Bora Bora.  

But don't miss the sunset cruises with Rich Postma and his vessel 'Vehia'.
They start from the hotel Bora Bora and are worth every penny.

>    		  Moorea is nice also, but much larger than Bora Bora, and
>it can get quite crowed, especially on weekends when the tahitians come
>over with their cars for the weekend,  Go to Bora Bora, its expensive but
>you won`t be disappointed.

Yes, that's very right.
But don't miss the look out from the Belvedere to Cook Bay and Opunohu Bay on
Moorea.

>
>scottt
> 
>Scott\      /\/\  /|email: dunbar@boulder.colorado.edu
>  /***\  /\/*/**\/*|Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology
> /  /\ \/**\/    \ |University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO  80309-0347

And read the book 'Tahiti & French Polynesia - a travel survival kit'
from Rob Kay, published by Lonely Planet Publications, one of the best travel 
guides I ever read.
Have fun,

Bernward
-- 
Bernward Averwald, Heinrichstr. 42, 4600 Dortmund 1, Germany, b@rcc.de
Organization: Penn State University
Date: Sat, 12 Sep 1992 01:00:50 EDT
From: Fred Houlihan: 814-238-4123, Fax:238-1604 <FTH@psuvm.psu.edu>
Newsgroups: rec.travel
Subject: Re: Malaria

I have been traveling around the Persian Gulf since January and have
visited Oman a number of times and will be establishing residence there
in October.  Since the CDC lists Oman as a malaria infected area with
parasites resistant to chloroquine I was given a prescription in the US
for Mefloquine (Lariam) tablets to take once a week while over here.
The US price was steep - $6.00 per 250mg tablet.  I asked for a generic
and was told that none existed.  My stay over here was extended and
eventually I ran out of my non-refillable prescription, so when I was
in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (the UAE borders Oman - has anyone
ever heard of a malaria threat in the UAE?) I went to a pharmacy where
they sold me over the counter what they claimed was a generic
equivalent called Mephaquin (Mefloquine hydrochloride) made by a Swiss
company for $1.25 for a 275mg tablet to be taken once a week.

Now I have run out again and I went to a pharmacy in Oman and they told
me they don't sell Lariam-Mefloquine here but they sold me something
called Maloprim.  This is also a once a week tablet at about 25 US
cents each which consists of 12.5mg of Pyrimethamine BP + 100mg of
Dapsone BP, coded Wellcome H9A which they told me worked against the
resistant strain here.

I'm concerned about mixing what I have been taking for months with
something totally different and also about the potential side effects
of this type medication in general.  I originally thought I was coming
over here for 6-8 weeks and at that time posted a query to sci.med
in Jan about liver, kidney, and eye damage from this type medication,
but now that I will be living in Oman I am worried about the potential
long-term effects.

So if any of you could comment specifically about the effects of mixing
Lariam with Maloprim, or in general about a several year extended use
of either of these drugs I'd appreciate any info.  Also, since liver
and kidney damage are listed as potential side effects, how about
drinking while on this stuff?  Outside of Saudi Arabia and Kuwait,
alcohol is legal in all the other countries over here, and even in
those places it is available as well.  None of the people in my company
in Oman take any anti-malaria precautions even though most travel all
around to the beaches, desert, and mountains, but virtually all the
Shell Oil employees here and their families are taking Maloprim.

Thanks, Fred Houlihan

Until Sept. 29: fth@vm.psu.edu
After that: fred@bahvm1.vnet.ibm.com
From: hoffman@persoft.com (Christine Hoffman)
Newsgroups: rec.travel
Subject: Airline Tickets For Sale
Date: 15 Sep 92 21:38:31 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: Persoft, Inc.

ROUNDTRIP TICKETS:
Anywhere in continental US to Montigo Bay, Jamaica
Hotel booking through Dreamscape Vacations, Inc.
Must pay for seven nights.

Hotels to choose from:
Holiday Inn   $120/day
Wyndham Rose Hall  $135/day
Halfmoon Club   $195/day
these are subject to change

Card must be sent in 45 days prior to leaving + $25 processing fee 
(and deposit: $85.)
Pay full hotel 30 days prior to departure
Offer expires: 3 / 26 / 93
Must be at least 18 years old
No block out dates are printed, but reservations are subject to availability.

Interested, make an offer to caster@vtvm2.cc.vt.edu
From: leej@sgi.com (Lee Jones)
Newsgroups: rec.travel
Subject: Re: Are my KAUAI Hotels still there?
Date: 15 Sep 92 17:46:22 GMT
Organization: Silicon Graphics, Inc.

In article <19218aINN67r@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu> ce398@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Joseph Richmeyer) writes:
>
>
> Help, I'm scheduled to go on my Honeymoon this upcoming weekend
> to Kauai.  News on the Hurricane damage is not abundant here.
>THe two hotels I have reservations for are:
>

It's clear from newspaper reports here and information from Hawai'ian
residents (see rec.scuba) that Kauai has been all but flattened.  It is 
going to be *months* before things are back to normal.  

The other islands (including Oahu) have escaped major damage.  Go to one
of them.

Regards, Lee
From: maslak@unix.SRI.COM (Valerie Maslak)
Newsgroups: rec.travel
Subject: Harbour Island, was Re: *NEW* TRAVEL ADVISORY -- Bahamas
Summary: It's bad
Date: 4 Sep 92 22:16:04 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: SRI International, Menlo Park, California


Harbour Island was *very* badly hit by Hurricane Andrew. Several
hotels were completely destroyed, including the Pink Sands.
You can get information from the Bahamian Embassy in Washington, DC.

Valerie Maslak
Newsgroups: rec.travel
From: kaufmanj@ucs.orst.edu (John Kaufman)
Subject: Sailing in Baja
Organization: University Computing Services - OSU
Distribution: usa
Date: Wed, 9 Sep 1992 14:23:31 GMT

HELP!!!!

I am trying to put together a sailing excursion in the Sea of Cortez the first
two weeks of November. So far, I have a crew of three, and I would like at
least one more, perhaps two to share the cost (and fun!) of the trip. I am
chartering an Erickson 35' boat that can sleep 6 people. We will spend about
9 days sailing, starting in La Paz about the 3rd of November.

Ideally, I would like to have another woman on board; so far the crew is
myself, my SO, and a male friend from the Bay Area. We are all professionals
(crazy, but professional) and I would like to even up the crew. THIS IS NOT
THE LOVE BOAT!!!! I realize that single female travelers need to be careful,
so bring a friend(M/F).

Your share of the cost will be: about $580 for the boat plus a share of the
supplies. You will also be responsible for your own transporatation to La Paz
by November 2.

November is a great time for snorkeling, and we plan to do a bit of island
hopping. If 10 days of sun, sailing and good friends appeals to you, please
respond, and I'll give you more details.     

John Kaufman


Newsgroups: rec.travel,soc.culture.french
From: katiyar@Theory.Stanford.EDU (Dinesh Katiyar)
Subject: french rail?
Originator: katiyar@Trane.Stanford.EDU
Organization: Computer Science Department, Stanford University
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1992 21:58:36 GMT


i intend to spend three months in paris starting next week,
and was curious about whether there was any BritRail equivalent
in france - meaning some kind of railway pass valid throughout
the country. if so, could someone please give me the details -
i would be very interested in knowing the cost (to help me decide
whether i should get a Eurail pass before i leave). also, what
is the carte jeune (sp?)? 

please send email only. thanks!

-dinesh
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From: rforster@galaxy.gov.bc.ca (Russ Forster)
Newsgroups: rec.travel
Subject: Re: Public transport in South-West Canada
Date: 6 Sep 92 22:44:40 -0700
Reply-To: RFORSTER@GALAXY.GOV.BC.CA
Organization: BC Systems Corporation

In article <ederveen.715614377@athena.research.ptt.nl>, ederveen@athena.research.ptt.nl (Ederveen D.) writes:
> 
> I'll be visiting Banff 12-16 october, and I'm planning to make a trip
> to Vancouver and Victoria, visiting for example Banff National Park, Jasper
> and Kamloops on the way. I already found out it's very expensive to hire a
> car in Calgary or Banff and leave it in Vancouver. So, I'm wondering if
> it's possible to do the trip by bus and/or train. Any information on
> timetable, frequencies and prices would be *very* welcome. And of course,
> any tips on what to do or see, and what *not* to do or see are very
> interesting.
> 
	You can travel by bus.  Vrom Calgary to Bictori is just over $100 CDN.
	I believe there is a train from Banff to Vancouver, but couldn't tell
	you the price.
> --
> Derk Ederveen                                             tel. +31-70-3323202
> D.N.M.Ederveen@research.ptt.nl / ederveen@hlsdnl5.bitnet  fax. +31-70-3326477
>   ** "I wish I was a warrior, in every language that I speak" - Lou Reed **
-- 
Regards,

Russ Forster (postmaster), Sr. Technical Analyst, MultiVendor Group
BC Systems Corp., 4000 Seymour Place, Victoria, B.C., V8X 4S8
Internet: RForster@Galaxy.Gov.BC.CA       Phone: (604) 389-3186
Newsgroups: rec.travel
From: nancyl@osiris.cso.uiuc.edu (Nancy Lellenberg Bentrup)
Subject: London zoo update
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Tue, 8 Sep 1992 14:44:03 GMT

I heard something last night that said that the Emir of Kuwait had made a
generous donation to the London Zoo and that it would be staying open,
at least for a while.

Have we already wondered why the British Royal family doesnt part with
some bucks for their zoo?!

Newsgroups: rec.travel
From: rreiner@nexus.yorku.ca (Richard Reiner)
Subject: Re: Ecuador / Malaria
Organization: York University
Date: Mon, 7 Sep 1992 15:33:28 GMT

mark.seltzer@rose.com (mark seltzer) writes:

>L.>Chloroquine is the currently recommended malaria pill

>The response above was downright DANGEROUS. Ecuador, along with all the 
>other countries in South America (except Chile and Uruguay, no malaria, 
>and Argentina, cholorquine-sensitive malaria in the north) has 
>CHLOROQUINE-RESISTANT malaria. Chloroquine is NOT the drug of choice

I can confirm this.  Even a full year ago, chloroquine was considered
ineffective for travel to most countries in South America.  At that
time, I was given mefloquine, even though mefloquine was new enpugh that
it had not yet received full governmental approval in Canada (I had to
sign on as an experimental subject).  But DO NOT TAKE MY WORD on this:
consult a tropical-health specialist.

-- 
Richard Reiner........rreiner@nexus.yorku.ca........416-538-3947

Learning, n.  The kind of ignorance distinguishing the studious.
  -- Ambrose Bierce, _The Devil's Dictionary_.
From: kinch@hpwrce.mayfield.hp.com (Kinch Malapitan)
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1992 14:08:29 GMT
Subject: Re: greek tours
Organization: the HP Mtn.View Resp. Cntr.
Newsgroups: rec.travel

Book your tour when you get there... You don't have to go to a travel agency
since they have numerous tour companies... I suggest you try the tours that
are sponsored/offered by the Greek National Tourist Agency... Also, before you
book anything, check with your hotel if they are offering discounts on the
tours...
From: bill@ka2qhd.de.com (Bill Luzenko)
Newsgroups: rec.travel
Subject: partners for florence in Bonaire
Keywords: scuba dive partners
Date: 9 Sep 92 21:31:12 GMT
Organization: ka2qhd - Ocean NJ

Florance a systems analyst is going on vacation to Bonaire to scuba and 
relaxe she needs to have diving partners who will be there between the
weeks of oct 3,1992 to oct 18,1992 she is a together person and asked if
I would send this request.        
					Thanks in advance
Newsgroups: rec.travel
From: calvin@atlastele.com (Calvin Goodrich)
Subject: Need advice/hints/tips on travel to Hong Kong.
Organization: Atlas Telecom Inc.
Disclaimer: Views expressed do not necessarily represent those of my employer.
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1992 01:57:24 GMT


I'm going to be travelling to Hong Kong and parts of China including Beijing in
a couple of weeks. I'll be spending a couple or three days in Hong Kong, then
going on a cruise around the Yellow Sea for a couple weeks then end up in
Beijing to spend a couple of days there. Does anybody have any hints,
advice, tips (horror stories :)  ) on travel to these places?

Please send email to calvin@atlastele.com as I do not normally read this
newsgroup.

Thanx very much in advance.

Calvin.
Newsgroups: rec.travel