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...things in that so-called "society" of yours? I hear that Singapore, my glorious city of a home, is in the news these days in your country--chaotic, crime-infested America! I hope all this media attention will encourage some of your non-criminal elements to spend some tourist money here...
...Arctic expedition, sent to find the Northwest Passage. Vollmann relates that event to a glum romance in present time between one of the author's fictional alter egos, whom he calls Captain Subzero, and a young, deaf Inuit woman named Reepah. Vollmann insists at length that Subzero, an & Arctic tourist who, as Vollmann himself did, makes a two-week trek to the north magnetic pole, is a modern counterpart of Franklin. Further and sillier, he imagines that Reepah bears some resemblance (or shows some useful contrast) to Franklin's wife Lady Jane...
...terms of purchasing power, we're not talking about a lot of money. Most of us would agree that it's hard to go out in this tourist trap known as Cambridge without throwing away at least...
...Lastly, don't try to act like you belong when you don't. It's better to practice responsible tourism than to make a fool of yourself by pretending not to be a tourist. Ask reasonable questions, and be polite and respectful at all times. People are happy to talk about their homes, but tourists can quickly look dumb--for example, when they ask if the islands are anchored down of if they're floating freely. (A student from the Virgin Islands tells of a time when clouds were obscuring the ocean, so that part of it looked dark...
...really is. Delhi is an interesting city, paradoxical and fun, for both the tourist and the inhabitant. So if you want a spring break that's slightly out of the ordinary, and out of the U.S., start preparing for that long plane ride. Delhi is worth the wait...