Word: excursioners
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Ever since travelers started traveling, they have been telling others how and where to do it. Herodotus in 450 B.C. described the wonders of the Nile, where the natives worshiped crocodiles and shaved off their eyebrows when their cats died. Mark Twain, who made the Grand Tour a century ago...
Whatever their individual merits, all general guidebooks to Europe share one important fault: they lag far behind in reflecting the major tourist trends. One case in point is an almost generalized failure to report that the Iron Curtain countries have begun to welcome tourists-and are beginning to swing. Hungarian...
Sir William claims that IATA has, under his management, reduced international fares. His critics insist that fares would be even lower, were it not for IATA-recommended rates. It is hard to tell who is right. When IATA was established, a first-class round-trip ticket between New York and...
Leaving the bulk of the speechmaking to his lieutenants, he has stayed mostly in London, saving himself for a big push during the last ten days before the March 31 election date. He did, however, make one notable excursion into the traditional blooding ground of British politicians, the Rag Market...
The long day's courtship moves from the beach to an impromptu airplane excursion to the Copenhagen zoo, then home and bed, but not before the would-be seducer confides: "Every time you reach a port, you think you'll find what you want. By the time you...