Rundown for the Week of May 6, 2000
Go Native in London
With Burger King and McDonald's on the streets of Berlin, Baby Gap
all over Scotland and now Ikea in China, it's hard these days to get
that authentic "This Feels Foreign" travel experience. But if you
find yourself in London and want to go native, The Savvy Traveler's
Wesley Weissberg has a suggestion.
China: The Travel Agent Junket
When you think of traveling to China, you no doubt picture yourself
at the well-known tourist sites: hiking along the Great Wall, sailing
up the Yangzi. But the Chinese, hungry to expand tourism, are busy
marketing new destinations such as Hunan Province. How exactly is
that marketing done? The Savvy Traveler's Marty Goldensohn takes us
on the kind of tour that most of us never get to take.
The Race to Space
The space race is in full-throttle. Again it's Russians versus
Americans, but with added competition from Britain, Germany, and
Argentina. And some philanthropists are raising a big cash prize for
the first team to build a rocketplane that makes space accessible to
the average traveler. The competition is reminiscent of prize
contests from the early days of aviation. This one even involves a
man named Lindbergh. The Savvy Traveler's Tom Banse takes us there.
A Cautionary Tale
There was this horrible incident reported last weekend. Five hundred
residents of a small mountain village in Guatemala attacked 19
Japanese tourists who were visiting the town's outdoor market. What
could have provoked such a horrifying incident? Savvy Traveler
contributor Jim Metzner once found himself in a similar situation. It
came back to him when he heard about last week's tragedy.
Way Out in the Wilderness
We've got a postcard from one traveler who took the kind of vacation
that, well, most of us wouldn't really consider a vacation. Hear one
woman's journey to the frozen realm of Canada's Northwest
Territories. Sometimes even the coldest, oddest trips can tilt your
vision of the world forever.
Deal of the Week
Doing good while living well
Question of the Week
Suggestions for the Airlines
Travelers' Aid
Airline Innovations
Rudy's View
Marathon Flying: It's the journey, not the destination
Culture Watch
Old meets New in Egypt
Next Week
Visit us next week when we jump into the car with a bunch of old
friends who head out onto the open road every year to explore a
higher purpose: Baseball.
"I liked Silver stadium a lot better. When you walked in it almost
hugged you. And this is just cement and steel. This is just a
stadium, there's no love here."
Hitting the road for the love of the game. Come along for this road
trip into the soul of America. Then, some help for when you venture
out of the country and want to communicate with the natives.
"In the Scottish Borders if you meet someone and you know them, you
might say, 'Hi, howdydoin?' And if they're doing okay, they'll say,
'Aye, Cannan complane.'"
English language lessons from our British friends. Plus, we're
finally going to announce a winner in our Island Getaway contest.
Will you win a free trip to the Caribbean? Find out when you come
along for the ride during next week's edition of the Savvy Traveler.
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